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Voices of the Crowd #13 – Sam Psyk

The Secret History of Flight 149 tells one of those stories that makes you go “wait, what?” It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie; a plane full of holidaymakers leaves London Heathrow in August 1990, stops to refuel in Kuwait just as the Iraqi army is invading, and the passengers and crew all […]

Voices of the Crowd #12 – Kristina Hrywnak

“Love the podcast it’s just like sitting and chatting with friends” ………That’s exactly how we wanted listeners to FEEL when we first created The Sam and Billie Show – part of a big gang. With zero judgement, relatable conversations and loads of laughs. And just over four months later, the podcast has hit a million […]

Voices of the Crowd #11 – Steve Jones

We love telling stories. Yes, we also love sticking people in a room, letting them show off their brilliant personality and building a community around them, but storytelling is what we do. But it’s challenging in the UK podcast industry right now. Documentaries, however immersive they might be, don’t attract the sponsors they deserve. TV […]

21 January 2022

Voices of the Crowd #10 – Ffion Clarke

Nearly a year ago, we got in touch with Laura Adlington about starting a baking podcast. As soon as we spoke to her, we knew she was perfect. She was just as relatable and warm as she had been on Bake Off and we all hit it off straight away. At Crowd, it’s important to […]

Voices of the Crowd #9 – Tom Fordyce

Here’s the thing about the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club. We wanted to make it a proper cycling club, not just a podcast. A proper cycling club where everyone who listens is a member. No secret rules, no initiations, no who-knows-who. You listen to the podcast, you’re in. You’re one of us. Trouble is, we’ve just […]

26 October 2021

Voices of the Crowd #8 – Anna Staufenberg

Back in February of this year, about five days after the first episode of We Didn’t Start The Fire came out (Harry Truman, if you didn’t know), an email came pinging into my inbox. It was from a woman called Claire in New York, who said she was “Billy Joel’s agent.” She and Billy had “heard […]

13 September 2021

Voices of the Crowd #7 – Mike Carr

12 months into the Crowd journey, our CEO reflects on learnings to-date and what's on the horizon.

Voices of the Crowd #6 – Joe Marler

As The Joe Marler Show hits one million downloads, the England rugby star takes us into his journey on the podcast so far

F**ks Given returns to break more podcast taboos

Sex positivity podcast joins Crowd Network ahead of relaunch

Introducing Alan Cumming’s Shelves – A brand-new podcast with Alan Cumming

The new series from Crowd Network sees actor relive tales from his colourful career with star-studded guests

UNACCOUNTABLE: A new podcast that calls for an end to qualified immunity

Aloe Blacc and Ben Cohen tell the shocking stories of victims of police abuse and discuss the urgent need for police reform with actors, activists, scholars, athletes, musicians, poets, and politicians.

Voices of the Crowd #5 – Tom Fordyce

With the launch of Death of a Film Star - our creative director examines our 'Death of...' narrative series and why it has caught the imagination of so many

Crowd Network launches Death of a Film Star

Crowd Network, one of Europe’s leading audio-on-demand networks, has launched Death of a Film Star, a new podcast exploring the lives, deaths and legacies of the world’s greatest stars of the silver screen.

Crowd Network brings 21st Century Football to the fore

New podcast takes deep dive into the sporting legends of the 2000s onwards

26 February 2021

Voices of the Crowd #4 – Mike Carr

How do you commission a podcast? CEO Mike Carr explains how it works at Crowd

22 February 2021

Crowd Network signs The Fertility Podcast

Crowd Network, a leading audio-on-demand network, has signed up its third established title in The Fertility Podcast ahead of a relaunch on Monday 22nd February.

16 February 2021

Crowd Network scores Le French Rugby Podcast

Crowd Network, a leading audio-on-demand network, has signed its second established podcast this month - Le French Rugby Podcast (LFR).

15 February 2021

Football Book Club signs for Crowd Network

First established podcast to join the audio-on-demand network

25 January 2021

We Didn’t Start The Fire: lyrical history podcast launched by Crowd

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray… can Billy Joel help us disentangle one of the most complex yet relatively unexplored periods in modern history?

12 January 2021

Crowd launches the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club

Read about our new podcast where the Tour de France winner tries to build a cycling club from scratch.

8 December 2020

Crowd partners with Creative Artists Agency

Read about our new partnership with CAA and the opportunities in live events, film, television and publishing.

24 November 2020

Voices of the Crowd #3 – Louise Gwilliam

Crowd's Talent Director on her own personal journey in creating and recording The Mentor podcast

15 November 2020

Crowd launches daily quiz podcast with Miquita Oliver

A new format giving you your quizzing fix on a daily basis.

13 October 2020

Crowd Network and The Black Heart Foundation combine in The Mentor

A new podcast featuring businessman Ric Lewis and David "Sideman" Whitely.

Crowd Network launches The Joe Marler Show

British Lions rugby star releases podcast about weird jobs and wonderful people

Murder in House Two tops Apple charts

We're top of the True Crime chart after just two episodes.

Crowd Network launches Death of a Rock Star

Read about our second narrative-style podcast celebrating the lives of music icons we loved yet lost too early.

23 September 2020

Voices of the Crowd #2 – Louise Gwilliam

Our Talent Director on diversity in the creative industries and the need for allyship.

21 September 2020

Crowd Network releases Murder In House Two

We've joined forces with Academy Award-nominated director Michael Epstein to tell a story that will rock the US Marine Corps. The truth behind the 2005 Haditha massacre will finally be known.

14 September 2020

Crowd Network launches Death of a Sports Star

Read all about our first narrative-style podcast documenting the unforgettable stories of the sporting superstars we loved yet lost too early.

Crowd Network launches in Manchester

Crowd aims to become Europe's largest audio-on-demand network after securing £500K seed funding from Enigma Holdings.

Voices of the Crowd #1 – Mike Carr

Our CEO Mike Carr on setting up Crowd Network and our vision to be the largest network in Europe.

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The Secret History of Flight 149

The Sam & Billie Show

The Joe Marler Show

Go Love Yourself

The Geraint Thomas Cycling Club

American Vigilante

Alan Cumming’s Shelves

We Didn’t Start the Fire

Death of a Film Star

Murder In House Two

21st Century Football: The Complete Guide (So Far)

Death of a Rock Star

Death of a Sports Star

Quiz Chat Repeat

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