Kinsider

Down the coast from Silicon Valley there’s a burgeoning and, until now, under-covered tech renaissance. We check in with dot.LA’s co-Founder and CEO Sam Adams, who, along with his fellow co-Founder Spencer Rascoff (Co-Founder and former CEO of Zillow) are on a mission to elevate the SoCal tech and startup scene. Plus, how the NBA is getting it right.

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Welcome to Kinsider, a new podcast that brings you behind the most important stories in media & tech, from Kindred Media and LionTree. On this weekly podcast, we’re going to break down the biggest stories of the week with the brightest minds in media & tech, the people that are moving their industries forward. Make sure you never miss an episode and subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. And also, check out our daily newsletter, Take a Break with Kindred Media, highlighting the most important stories of the day, each evening in your inbox. Talk soon.

When Stationhead CEO and Founder Ryan Star waxes rhapsodic about radio’s potential to create community, he isn’t just pitching his app -- he’s recounting his own journey as a successful rock star. And even though he boasts around 200,000 listeners a month on Spotify, his attention has been focused on his bustling social radio service. Stationhead has earned kudos from some of the biggest artists in the land, from BTS to Cardi B, Coldplay to Brandi Carlile. Kinsider Host Chris Peterson goes deep with Ryan to learn why fans are flocking to the app to become DJs of their own stations, and how his music career did or didn’t prepare him for the challenge of running a dynamic tech start-up.

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Today we go live to Boston to hobnob with Double Elvis, the company behind one of the most successful music podcasts out there, “Disgraceland,” and a slew of other content. Co-founders Jake Brennan - who created the hit series - and Brady Sadler, who serves as the company’s CEO, tell Kinsider’s Chris Peterson about their journey from the upstart show which focuses on music and true crime to the multi-format, multi-partner company they’ve become. Many of the Double Elvis team members - including Jake himself - are musicians with roots in the independent scene, and that ethos has allowed the company to grow in a sustainable way that puts audience first as they branch out beyond the audio medium.

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Meet Kimberly Seals Allers, a journalist turned entrepreneur whose goal is to provide better birthing outcomes for black and brown women. As the Founder of Irth (“Birth” without the ‘b’ for bias), Kimberly has channeled her own delivery experience into a community site that enables new moms and doulas to provide candid reviews of their care providers and hospitals. As she tells Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton, Irth’s thoughtfully solicited feedback can be an important resource for addressing unconscious bias in maternal health care.

To hear more from Kimberly, check out her Birthright podcast (www.BirthrightPodcast.com) and follow her @iamKSealsAllers on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. You can find Irth at @theIrthApp on Instagram and Facebook and @irthapp on Twitter.

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