Breaking news: the microphone stand breaks a few minutes into the episode. It is still currently broken at press time. Chad will not be taking questions today due to his mourning the stand he's owned for several years. Instead, please listen to this middling podcast episode that also happens to be about podcasts. Plus: APPLE's newest podcast ventures could include paid aspects; SPOTIFY is paying for ads on ANCHOR; and EZRA KLEIN moves from Vox to The New York Times.