Cate Blanchett Climate-Change Podcast Gets Two-Season Order at Audible (Podcast News Roundup)

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast roundup, Cate Blanchett is launching a podcast about the climate-change crisis with Audible; Marvel and SiriusXM explore the origins of “Black Panther’s” T’Challa; Julie Bowen and Chad Sanders team up for “Quitters”; Snoop Dogg joins Shondaland Audio’s drama “#Matter”; and more.Audible, Amazon’s premium audio storytelling arm, has commissioned two seasons of original podcast “Climate of Change With Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy” from Blanchett’s Dirty Films production shingle (in association with StoryHunter).

The show is co-created and co-hosted by Blanchett (“Don’t Look Up,” “Nightmare Alley”) and climate entrepreneur and activist Kennedy, CEO of nonprofit New Energy Nexus and managing director of the California Clean Energy Fund.

Season 1 is slated to launch exclusively on Audible in April 2022, ahead of Earth Day (April 22). “Climate of Change” will feature an exclusive soundtrack by Imogen Heap and feature interviews with experts and special guests in each episode discussing the biggest challenges humankind faces with the crisis. Marvel Entertainment and SiriusXM uncover the evolution of Marvel’s first Black superhero, T’Challa, in their latest original unscripted podcast series, “The History of Marvel Comics: Black Panther,” premiering Monday, Feb.

14. The documentary podcast is hosted by best-selling author Nic Stone (“Shuri,” “Dear Martin”), who brings writers, artists and historians together to discuss T’Challa’s journey, celebrate the Afro-futuristic world of Wakanda, and analyze the larger social impact of the character.