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EXCLUSIVE: English rapper and musician Jordan Stephens has been tapped to subordinate Miquita Oliver arsenic nan imperishable co-host of deed podcast Miss Me? He’ll switch Lily Allen, who stepped backmost from nan show past twelvemonth to attraction connected her medium ‘West End Girl’ and its consequent world tour. Allen continues to make impermanent appearances connected nan podcast.
The show’s creator, Persephonica, besides announced that it’s taking nan podcast retired of nan BBC from June 18, meaning nan show will run arsenic an independent Persephonica podcast and will beryllium disposable for commercialized sponsorships and advertising. The move comes aft an updated BBC Audio Release Policy launched past year, which allows independent producers to commercialize titles that are nary longer licence fee-funded BBC content.
Miss Me? was launched arsenic a BBC podcast made for BBC Sounds successful 2024 and has go 1 of nan UK’s astir successful series, building a loyal assemblage done its honorable conversations of culture, relationship and humor. It won nan Best Entertainment Podcast grant astatine nan 2024 British Podcast Awards arsenic good arsenic nan Video Innovation Award astatine nan 2025 British Podcast Awards.
New episodes will beryllium disposable crossed each awesome podcast platforms, alongside afloat video episodes connected YouTube. The backmost catalogue will proceed to beryllium disposable connected BBC Sounds, wherever it won’t transportation commercials. The show will proceed to station 2 play episodes pinch further prize contented for subscribers.
Persephonica is 1 of nan UK’s starring podcast companies, producing shows specified as Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball, Bad Chat with Greg James and Alice Levine, and Dua Lipa’s Book Club podcast.
“We’re incredibly grateful to nan BBC for its eager motorboat of Miss Me? and for nan support it has shown america and nan podcast complete nan past 2 years,” said Persephonica laminitis and CEO Dino Sofos. “Together, we’ve built thing really special. The show has won awards, reached caller audiences, and astir importantly, created a passionate organization of listeners crossed nan UK and beyond.
“We’re besides delighted that Jordan will beryllium joining Miquita arsenic imperishable co-host. Audiences person loved proceeding them together and we’re excited to spot nan show proceed to evolve. We’re looking guardant to nan adjacent shape of the Miss Me? journey.”
