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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Luminary wants to be the Netflix of podcasting, but is it too late to cash in?

Doesn’t it seem like everybody has a podcast these days? Comedians, actresses, business owners, journalists, chefs. The podcast startup, Luminary, is capitalizing on that.

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By Madeleine Brand • Mar 13, 2019 • 1 min read

Doesn’t it seem like everybody has a podcast these days? Comedians, actresses, business owners, journalists, chefs. The podcast startup, Luminary, is capitalizing on that. It’s launching in June with shows from celebrities like Lena Dunham, Trevor Noah, Malcolm Gladwell, and Conan O’Brien. The catch: you have to pay a subscription fee to listen.

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