Illustration: “It’s Fall, Time for Pod-pple Picking”

The embattled but groundbreaking show will end its current iteration next month.

Plus Spotify gets into NFTs, I get into Upfronts, and advertisers get more into podcasts

Plus, a new audio outlet from Longreads founder Mark Armstrong

Max Cutler will spearhead a new creator content mission, while Bill Simmons will lead the streamer’s push into global sports.