SPOTIFY has recently announced an exciting collaboration with renowned South African comedian Trevor Noah for an upcoming original podcast. The weekly series, set to launch later this year, will showcase Trevor’s distinctive humour, sharp wit, and global perspective as he delves into the most intriguing and relevant topics of the moment. Moreover, listeners can look forward to engaging conversations between Noah and influential figures from around the world.
This new adventure marks Trevor Noah’s foray into the podcasting realm following his successful tenure as the host of the American talk show, The Daily Show. Expressing his enthusiasm, Noah said, ‘It’s really exciting to be joining Spotify on a fun new adventure where we’ll engage in interesting and meaningful conversations with some of the world’s most fascinating people. We’ll also probably fix every single issue humankind has ever faced, so you definitely want to join us for every episode.’
Spotify, known as the ultimate audio destination, has partnered with Trevor Noah to deliver captivating storytelling to its vast audience of more than 100 million podcast listeners worldwide. The platform has previously collaborated with popular podcast creators such as Alex Cooper, Louis Theroux, Emma Chamberlain, Dax Shepard, Markiplier, Drew Afualo, and Lena Situations.
Julie McNamara, VP and head of Global Podcast Studios at Spotify, expressed excitement about the partnership, stating, ‘Partnering with Trevor Noah, one of the world’s most brilliant and distinctive voices, will make for captivating storytelling that will delight our listeners around the world. We are excited to collaborate with Trevor to create an original podcast that seamlessly combines his unique humour, insightful commentary, and consummate interview skills on a global scale.’
The announcement of the new podcast series was made during a conversation between Trevor Noah and Daniel Ek, the co-founder and CEO of Spotify. The discussion took place as part of the Spotify Beach daytime line-up at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity in France. During their conversation, Noah and Ek explored the art of navigating different mediums to forge deeper connections with audiences and the effective utilisation of new technologies in an ever-evolving media landscape.