Topic: Gimlet Union

Spotify announced plans to spend up to $500 million on podcast acquisitions, including the purchase of Parcast and Gimlet Media. Following the Gimlet deal, employees moved to unionize to ensure they receive a share of the acquisition profits. The hosts reflect on being early pioneers in the podcasting space without seeing similar massive exits.

Following Spotify's $230 million acquisition of Gimlet Media, the staff has decided to unionize with the Writers Guild of America East. The hosts argue that unionizing a podcast network is a "beginning of the end" move that will destroy profitability due to rigid job descriptions and high overhead. They contrast this corporate model with the "Value for Value" model, which they claim is more sustainable for the medium.