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This American Life executive producer Alex Blumberg, left, who's starting his own for-profit podcast business, and co-founder Matt Lieber, pose for a portrait in their office building in Brooklyn, NY, on September 10, 2014. (Yana Paskova/For The Washington Post)
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Despite some early enthusiasm, podcasts faded in popularity in the early 2000s, partly because of the many steps required to download them and play them in a vehicle. The introduction of the iPhone in 2007 changed that, making podcasts as convenient to access as a Netflix show. It’s easier to play them in cars, too, as automakers build wireless media functions into more and more models. And faster WiFi and mobile data speeds have made podcasts a snap to stream.
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