Disney+ and Hulu Aug. 10 announced a video podcasting deal with iHeartMedia for six iHeartPodcasts titles, beginning with “Hey Jonas!,” which starts streaming Aug. 14.
The collaboration also will bring video editions of iHeartPodcasts’ “Pod Meets World” to Disney+, as well as “Desperately Devoted,” “Fake Doctors, Real Friends With Zach and Donald,” “StraightioLab” and “Thanks Dad With Ego Nwodim” to Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. New episodes will stream weekly across all podcasts.
“These new video podcasts from iHeartMedia bring fans closer to their favorite worlds and the creators behind them,” said Lauren Tempest, head of content planning and partnerships for direct-to-consumer at The Walt Disney Co.
“Desperately Devoted” on Hulu will begin streaming with video for the first time on Nov. 2, diving deeper into the classic series “Desperate Housewives,” with actress Teri Hatcher, her on-screen daughter Andrea Bowen, and her real-life daughter, Emerson Tenney.
Fans of “Scrubs” also can revisit each episode of the series alongside co-stars and real-life best friends Zach Braff and Donald Faison with “Fake Doctors, Real Friends With Zach and Donald,” streaming on Hulu beginning later this year.
- “PodMeets World” —Streams Aug. 24 on Disney+. After recapping all seven seasons of “Boy Meets World,” the sitcom they starred in as teenagers, and now with more than 55 million audio downloads to their name, series actors Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle and Rider Strong look to dig deeper into their chemistry through more shared ’90s memories, random tangents, new side quests and exciting guests.
- “StraightioLab” — Streams in the fall on Hulu. StraightioLab is an intellectual podcast in which comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart unpack the tapestry of straight culture. Each episode investigates a different “straight topic,” from college fraternities and gender reveal parties to overhead lighting and themed restaurants. Over the last six years, George and Sam have welcomed countless superstar guests to the studio, toured the country, and been showered with accolades from once-prestigious magazines that have since made the switch to vertical video.
- “Thanks Dad With Ego Nwodim” —Streams in the fall on Hulu. Raised by a single mom, Ego Nwodim may have daddy issues, but she suspects she’s in good company. Ego has funny, heartfelt conversations with her guests about the good, the bad and the not-so-pretty that have shaped their trajectories and made them who they are.
