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# Former Hard Fork hosts in talks for seven-figure podcast deal
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/former-hard-fork-hosts-in-talks-for-seven-figure-podcast-deal/
- Published: 2026-09-11T00:20:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-11T00:20:05.000Z
- Description: Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, who exited the New York Times’ Hard Fork, are negotiating a new podcast deal worth seven figures, according to Bloomberg’s Soundbite newsletter.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Creators, Ashley Carman, Former Hard Fork hosts in talks for podcast deal

**Why it matters.** Podcast networks and platforms now compete for name-brand hosts at prices that treat individual creators as standalone media properties.

*Signal from* [*bloomberg.com*](https://bloomberg.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Ashley Carman*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-ashley-carman/) *·* [*read the original*](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-09-10/former-hard-fork-hosts-in-talks-for-seven-figure-podcast-deal?ref=medianexis.com)*.*