Heidi and Spencer Pratt Hosting ‘Master Class on Being Famous’ Podcast From Spotify’s The Ringer
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Speidi is still a thing, according to Spotify. Spotify’s Ringer Podcast Network announced “Speidi’s 16th Minute,” a video podcast hosted by Heidi and Spencer Pratt, the reality TV couple from MTV’s “The Hills,” which originally aired from 2006-2010.
The podcast will premiere Wednesday, Aug. 2, with new episodes dropping weekly. Under Spotify’s new nonexclusive approach to distributing podcasts, “Speidi’s 16th Minute” will be available on multiple podcast platforms (although video episodes will be available exclusively on Spotify).
Spencer Pratt said in a statement, “Heidi and I have always wanted to do a master class on being famous, but since their people never call us back, we’re taking it to this podcast which will be both educational and free for you to listen to.
A win for everyone! We can’t wait to share this with you!” Note that under SAG-AFTRA’s strike rules, TV rewatch podcasts are deemed promotional and thus the Pratts would be restricted from talking about their time on “The Hills” while the strike remains in effect. “Hosts and guests can talk about their personal lives or union activism or how the strike is affecting them or the state of the industry, but not about work for struck employers,” the union says in a FAQ about podcasts.
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