Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn today’s podcast news roundup, Reese’s Book Club gets embedded with Google’s voice assistant; Apple Podcasts adds new content-discovery features; submissions are open for the 2022 Ambies awards; and more.Google inked a deal with Reese Witherspoon and her media company, Hello Sunshine, to offer a “hands-free, immersive reading experience” on Google Nest smart speakers, smart displays and Google Assistant-enabled mobile devices in English-speaking countries across the globe.
Users of Google’s voice assistant can hear Witherspoon’s monthly book picks, take a quiz for personalized book recommendations and get exclusive commentary about each book pick from Reese herself.
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