Al Jazeera Podcasts
Al Jazeera Podcasts is a podcast network run by Al Jazeera Media Network. The network is available via its website as well as SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio. The network is based out of San Francisco alongside AJ+ and is available in English.
Originally launched under the name Jetty, the service was launched on November 1, 2017 and works closely with AJ+ and Al Jazeera English. The network also incorporates visual elements; it is one of the first partners of Facebook Watch. In 2019, Jetty was renamed Al Jazeera Podcasts.Podcasts
Jetty debuted with the podcast Closer Than They Appear, a hybrid interview/narrative show hosted by writer Carvell Wallace. Other podcasts which will debut in 2018 include The Game of Our Lives which will use soccer to explain global economics and cultures, a podcast on freedom dubbed, sex with Virgie Tovar, and global music with Meklit Hadero.
