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Luminary Launches New Free Podcast App and Premium Subscription Network with More Than 40 Podcast OriginalsLuminary, a podcast technology and content company, today launched its free podcast app and premium subscription content network. Luminary Premium subscribers will have access to more than 40 podcasts from some of the most recognizable voices in podcasting, legendary entertainers, and diverse and emerging voices. "We're thrilled to introduce Luminary's free podcast app and incredible premium content to podcast listeners," said Matt Sacks, Co-founder and CEO. "We created Luminary to make it easier for podcast listeners to find great content and be the place where podcast creators can do their best work. The quality, breadth, and diversity of our content means you can always find something great to listen to on Luminary." Luminary's free app has a simple user experience with smart discovery and personal curation. All app users will have access to hundreds of thousands of publicly available ad-supported podcasts, including shows from NPR (News - Alert), TED, WNYC, The New York Times, and many others. "Luminary has made a major investment in technology to develop a free app that anyone can use to find and listen to the content they want to hear when they want to hear it, whether it's a publicly available ad-supported show or a show on our premium network," said Sacks. Luminary will launch 25 of its more than 40 Luminary Premium shows starting April 23 and over the following week. The shows launching during the first week are:
Luminary offers all listeners a one-month free trial of Luminary Premium, with a monthly subscription of $7.99 following the first month for U.S. subscribers. The free Luminary app is also available to download for listeners in Canada (CA (News - Alert)$8.49/month), the U.K. (£6.99/month) and Australia (AU$7.99/month), also with a one-month free trial. Podcast fans can listen on Luminary for free at luminarypodcasts.com or by downloading the free app on Apple (News - Alert) and Android devices. About Luminary Luminary is a podcast technology and content company offering a free podcast app with simple user interface and smart content discovery, and a premium subscription network of top quality and premium podcasts available only on Luminary. Driven by the singular mission to improve the podcasting experience for both listeners and creators, Luminary is making it easier for podcast listeners to find great content and for podcast creators to do their best work. Luminary Premium will have more than 40 shows and more than 1,000 hours of premium originals available only on Luminary, featuring some of the most recognizable voices in podcasting, legendary entertainers, and diverse and emerging voices. The free Luminary app -- where listeners can listen to Luminary Premium shows and their favorites among hundreds of thousands of publicly available podcasts -- is available for free on iOS, Android (News - Alert), and web. For more information, visit luminarypodcasts.com or follow @hearluminary.
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