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Hartford, CT
Business
Spotify Adds Direct Messages For Sharing Songs, Podcasts: How It Works
There's a new app where you can "Slide" into someone's DMs like a song by the Goo Goo Dolls or Calvin Harris and Frank Ocean. Spotify is rolling out its new Messages feature, the music streaming giant announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The messaging tool will help users share their favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks without leaving the app. Free and Premium users ages 16 and older will start getting access to Messages throughout late August. The one-on-one conversations will allow friends and family to swap tracks, send texts, and react with emojis. Spotify said its direct mess…
Windsor Locks, CT
Business
United Airlines Adds Free Spotify Streaming To Flights: See What's Onboard
You can now contribute toward your year-end Spotify Wrapped while flying at 30,000 feet. United Airlines has teamed up with Spotify to allow flyers to stream music, podcasts, and audiobooks for free, United said in a news release on Thursday, June 5. Passengers can now access Spotify on more than 130,000 seatback screens on about 680 planes. The new collaboration marks the first time Spotify has offered audiobooks and video podcasts onboard an airline. Travelers can listen to curated playlists and top podcasts like "Good Hang with Amy Poehler," "The Dave Chang Show," and "The…
Lincoln-Sudbury, MA
Lifestyle
Meet Dave Portnoy's New GF, Mass Native Camryn D'Aloia
Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy is off the market. El Prez name-dropped the lucky lady on a recent episode of Barstool's "Drop A Pin' podcast, unpacking all the greatest aspects of Nantucket. In the episode, Portnoy tells the story of how he was rescued from his boat by the US Coast Guard last summer. "It was myself and Cam, a girl I'm dating," he said (you can listen to him tell the story here around the 35-minute mark. Subscribe here - https://barstool.link/Donnie This week on Drop A Pin, Donnie and Chaps are joined by Barstool founder and El Presidente himself, Da…
Hackensack, NJ
Lifestyle
Vinny Guadagnino Swaps Late Nights For Long Runs: How He Crushed The NYC Half
Vinny Guadagnino is swapping club nights for clocked miles. The Jersey Shore star, 37, ran the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on Sunday, March 16, and later sat down with Peloton coach Becs Gentry on the New York Road Runners "Set the Pace" podcast to talk all things running—Jersey style. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Becs Gentry (@becsgentry) Vinny Guadagnino crosses the finish line at the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. New York Road Runners Guadagnino, a Staten Island native, said he didn’t take running ser…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Cold Case: Mom Slashed, Pushed Down Stairs Found By 11-Year-Old Son In Berks County Home: PSP
The Pennsylvania State Police are renewing efforts to solve the 2001 cold case homicide of a Berks County woman who was brutally attacked in her home, investigators announced. Lisa Carabello, 40, was fatally slashed from behind at the top of the stairs in her Mohnton Borough residence on Feb. 8, 2001, police said. She was found by her 11-year-old son. The attacker inflicted a severe neck wound and multiple stab wounds, causing her to fall down the stairs to her death, according to authorities. There were no signs of forced entry at her home, which has complicated the investigation, police …
Waterford, CT
Police & Fire
'A Sign From Kyle:' Mother's Hope Fuels Renewed Push For Justice In 12-Year Waterford Cold Case
Twelve years after 34-year-old Kyle Seidel was senselessly murdered in the parking lot of the Halftime Lounge and Bowling Alley in Waterford, his mother, Darlene, is keeping his memory alive—and her determination to see justice served stronger than ever. Kyle was found on Dec. 21, 2012, with a single gunshot wound and rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said. Despite years of relentless investigation by the Waterford Police Department, the State of Connecticut’s Office of the Chief State’s Attorney - Cold Case Unit, and other area agencies, the case remains…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Sports
PA McDonald's Workers Messed Up Jason Kelce's Order Amid Pandemonium, He Says
Two sausage egg and cheese McMuffins and a hot coffee. That's Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce's order every time he goes to McDonald's. Specifically, the McDonald's in Broomall. Well, last week, the employees — who Kelce says he adores — got his order wrong in the midst of a moment that went viral: When Kelce signed the Kelly green jersey of employee, and diehard fan, Danielle Bonham. "They messed order up in the pandemonium of the moment," Kelce said on Wednesday's episode of his podcast New Heights with his brother, Travis Kelce. When Kelce pulled up to pickup window,…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Lifestyle
Mastermind Behind Pascack Hills Senior Prank That Nearly Killed Principal On Award-Winning Pod
The self-proclaimed mastermind behind the Pascack Hills Class of 2000 senior prank that nearly killed the school's principal is sharing her story with the world. Identified only as her college nickname, Vipes, the Bergen County native details the Pascack Hills High School "Bouncy Ball Senior Prank" to Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on their weekly podcast, "Armchair Anonymous." The show has listeners call in with their own stories, and each episode is a different theme. This week's theme: Prank Gone Wrong. View this post on Instagram A post …
Dorchester, MA
Lifestyle
Comedians Known For 'Celebrity Memoir Book Club' Podcast To Perform First-Ever Boston Show
Two New York City comedians known for their "Celebrity Memoir Book Club" podcast will test the "Dirty Waters" of the Boston comedy scene with their first-ever live show in the city. Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton created their podcast with the premise that they read a different celebrity memoir each week so their listeners don't have to. The comedians launched several podcasts in the past, including a podcast about Britney Spears, before finding success with CMBC. "We wanted to do a pop culture podcast," Parker said. "We have a Britney Spears background. So, we were really concerned …
Towson, MD
News
Murder Conviction Overturned For Baltimore Man At Center Of 'Serial' Podcast
Adnan Syed spent over 20 years of what was supposed to be the rest of his life in a prison cell. That was until Sept. 19, when a judge overturned his murder conviction. The 41-year-old had been serving time for the 1999 murder of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, who was found dead in a Baltimore park. Hae Min LeeWikipedia In 2014, the podcast, Serial, was created, which took a deep dive into all of the details within Syed's case. Host Sarah Koenig caught the attention of people across the county, all wondering if Syed was truly guilty of Lee's tragic murder. "This is not a po…
Newark, NJ
News
Why NJ's Martha Stewart Wishes Her Married Friends Would 'Just Die'
Martha Stewart wants to date and may be willing to kill for it — or at least she has been joking about it. The TV personality dished the dirt on her dating life on friend Chelsea Handler's podcast, "Dear Chelsea," where she said she sometimes wishes her friends would "just die" so she can date their husbands. The homemaker and lifestyle guru has been famously single since her husband Andrew Stewart of 29 years separated from her in 1987 and divorced her in 1990— only to go on to marry her assistant, Robyn Fairclough in 1993, according to her biography. …
Worcester, MA
News
Dropping The 'W' - Major PBS, NPR Producer Rebrands
PBS carrier WGBH is dropping its affiliation with the “West” and is rebranding the station: GBH. The call letters stand for West Great Blue Hill - so named after the highest point in Boston. On Monday, Aug. 31, station owners said to better represent their digital audience, they’re dropping the “West.” More than half of GBH’s audience is through digital platforms, according to the company.’ GBH provides entertainment from the Cape to the Berkshires. The rebranding will extend to other stations as well: 99.5 WCRB will become CRB Classical 99.5, and WGBX Channel 44 will become GBH 44. “While…
