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Around the World With Our Spotify Studios Producers, Editors, and Engineers

September 30, 2021

Mano a Mano. Kaulitz Hills. Coming Out. Virus 2062. The Inspired Unemployed. These are just five of the 1000+ Spotify Original podcasts that have found their way into listeners’ podcast queues this past year. And there’s always more where that came from.

Spotify is dedicated to producing creative, engaging shows for our audiences around the world. Each podcast takes hours and hours of taping, producing, and editing. So to do this, we bring together a stellar team of producers, engineers, hosts, and editors across many of the countries we have offices in to work on every type of podcast from scripted to documentary to news podcasts. 

In honor of International Podcast Day, we asked several rising Spotify Studio team members from around the world to tell us how they fell in love with podcasting and about the exciting projects they’re currently working on. Get to know them below.

Quiz: This Week on ‘For the Record’

September 24, 2021

Think you're up-to-date on the latest in Spotify news, data, and trends? Take our quiz to test just how well you’ve been following along.

1. This week, we launched a digital experience dedicated to nostalgic ’90s country music, as well as released Spotify Singles and shared streaming data about who’s listening to the genre. True or false: As many fans between the ages of 19-24 listen to our 90s Country playlist as fans over 45.
2. Where did Matt Ford and Jack Steele of the new The Inspired Unemployed podcast meet?
3. Which of the following Spotify Original podcasts helped to provide accurate COVID-19 vaccine information to listeners through PSA’s, in-show host-reads, or original editorial content?
4. Spotify embraced the “a” in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) at National Children’s Museum with the launch of a toe-tapping, family-friendly experience. What is the name of our musical space?
5. Fill in the end of this quote from Steve Schnur, President of Music for EA Games: “And the day a new FIFA edition is released, we’re already…”
6. This week, select Spice Girls fans in London got to embark on a Spice Bus experience to celebrate the band’s 25th anniversary. Which Spice Girls album is their most popular, with over 860 million streams and counting?
7. Francophiles, this one’s for you. Spotify France announced 13 podcasts in the works, set to debut throughout the fall and early next year. That includes the country’s first vodcast, which stars influencers Bilal Hassani, Sulivan Gwed, Sundy Jules, Johann (aka SparkDise), and Wesley Krid. What’s the name of their new show?

The Viral Duo Behind The Inspired Unemployed are Bringing Their Talents to a New Spotify Original Podcast

September 21, 2021

Australians Matt Ford and Jack Steele may seem like a pair of average Joe’s, but their 1.2 million social media followers, modeling contracts with high-end brands, and spreads in magazines like GQ and Vogue tell a different story. The duo, known as The Inspired Unemployed, are not yet accustomed to their new lives, however—their ascent to fame only began when their comedy sketches started going viral in 2019. Now the two friends are taking on a new media format with their Spotify Original Podcast of the same name: The Inspired Unemployed.

Starting today, fans of The Inspired Unemployed account will get to listen to honest, real, and funny conversations that reflect on Jack and Matt’s feelings of being “fish out of water” in the world of internet stardom.

“The podcast is about us and how we are navigating the sudden whiplash of fame and success,” the best friends told For the Record. Apparently, that also includes changes in their family dynamics. “We have both overtaken our sisters and are now our mothers’ favorite children,” they added. 

Their success didn’t come overnight, however. The pair took a big risk in quitting their day jobs once they started gaining a steady following in 2019. Now, even with millions of followers and 700,000 daily views, they’re still the bros-next-door who hit it off when they met in grade school over a decade ago.

That’s what makes them so engaging to watch and listen to. When it comes to finding creative inspiration, they shared, “Most of the time it’s just us sitting around talking about funny scenarios and then bringing them to life.” 

And while their fan base is mainly concentrated close to home in the Australia and New Zealand regions, the pair hopes their weekly podcast will resonate around the world: “While you can see there is a very Aussie feel to our comedy, we still think it’s relatable. Humour is universal, after all.” 

Ready for your weekly dose of tongue-in-cheek humor, spontaneous dares, and hilarious musings directly from the minds of Matt and Jack? Listen to the first episode of The Inspired Unemployed podcast below.