# OpenAI Bought a Podcast. The Price Tells You What It Really Bought.

- slug: openai-bought-a-podcast-the-price-tells-you-what-it-really-bought
- date: 2026-04-09
- category: Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is reportedly paying $300M for an 11-person podcast with 70K viewers per episode. That valuation makes no sense by media logic. The comparable deals tell you what OpenAI is actually buying.

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