The
Daily,
The
Ezra
Klein
Show,
Hard
Fork,
and
Modern
Love
are
some
of
The
New
York
Times’
most
popular
podcasts
—
and
next
month,
only
the
most
recent
two
or
three
episodes
of
each
show
will
be
free
of
charge.
The
Times
announced
today
that
it’ll
now
offer
a
podcast
subscription
service
through
Spotify
and
Apple
for
$6
a
month,
or
$50
per
year,
but
it’s
also
erecting
a
paywall
for
all
archived
episodes.
While
The
New
York
Times
says
“the
most
recent
episodes
of
most
of
our
shows”
will
remain
free,
Axios
reports
that,
in
most
cases,
that
means
the
most
recent
two
episodes
will
be
freely
accessible;
in
the
case
of
The
Daily,
it
will
offer
three
episodes
at
no
cost.
To
access
additional
episodes,
you
can
buy
a
subscription
through
Spotify,
Apple,
or
the
Times
itself,
and
it
says
those
who
pay
for
All
Access
or
Home
Delivery
subscriptions
to
The
New
York
Times
can
continue
to
access
episodes
without
paying
anything
more.
“The
goal”
is
to
reinvest
the
new
subscription
revenue
back
into
“more
journalism
and
more
shows,”
Times director
of
audio
Paula
Szuchman
tells
The
Hollywood
Reporter.
In
that
interview,
Times
head
of
subscription
growth
Ben
Cotton
also
suggested
the
“only
the
most
recent
episodes
are
free”
model
might
evolve:
With Serial we
feel
like
the
way
someone’s
naturally
going
to
listen
to
that
show
is
a
little
bit
different,
where
if
you’ve
listened
to
an
episode,
you’re
really
going
to
want
to
want
to
find
out
what
happens
next.
So
there,
it
feels
like
you
want
to
give
someone
the
chance
to
listen
to
the
beginning
of
the
show,
but
then
be
charging
for
what
comes
after
that.
Speaking
of
Serial,
subscribers
will
also
be
the
first
to
hear
new
shows
from
the
podcast
studio
that
created
it,
which
the
Times
purchased
in
2020.
If
you
want
to
listen
through
Spotify
or
Apple,
there
will
be
a
way
to
connect
your
accounts
on
the
Times’
podcast
page
itself;
if
users
are
subscribed
to
the
Times
in
the
publication’s
own
iOS
app,
it
should
automatically
connect
“the
next
time
they
open
Apple
Podcasts.”
(Originally posted by Sean Hollister)
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