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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The rise of podcast-inspired TV shows

    This month, Amazon released “Homecoming,” a TV adaption of a popular Gimlet podcast. The TV version of “Dirty John” is also about to come out. It’s part of the flood of TV projects based on podcasts.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 13, 2018 • 1 min read

    This month, Amazon released “Homecoming,” a TV adaption of a popular Gimlet podcast. The TV version of “Dirty John” is also about to come out. It’s part of the flood of TV projects based on podcasts.

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    Rep. Schiff’s priorities for the House Intelligence Committee
    1. 0:00Woolsey Fire: Man nearly dies trying to find father-in-law
    2. 6:25Rep. Schiff on what he’ll do if the acting attorney general shuts down Mueller’s investigation
    3. 17:28Author Susan Orlean on the fire that nearly destroyed the LA Central Library
    4. 32:55The rise of podcast-inspired TV showsYou’re reading this
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