Binge launches new podcast, Skip Intro

Stuck on what to watch next? This new podcast might just help you find it.

If you love everything to do with streaming, this new podcast will be right up your alley.

Australian streaming service Binge* has just announced the launch of its very own podcast, Skip Intro, with new episodes dropping each Thursday,

The half-an-hour show will guide listeners on everything new coming to the platform, as it recaps and dissects the biggest moments from the world’s most talked about shows.

Skip Intro is hosted by TV lovers and Binge employees, executive director Alison Hurbert-Burns and head of content John Beohm, with the pair providing an expert insider’s guide to the must watch shows on Binge.

Alison Hubert-Burns is jumping behind the mic for Binge’s new podcast, Skip Intro. Picture: Nikki Short

John Beohm co-hosts the podcast.

Beohm said he hoped the podcast would help streamers with one of their biggest predicaments – what to watch next.

“Skip Intro is here to help audiences discover their next binge watch. From cultural phenomenon’s like Euphoria, the latest British miniseries This Is Going To Hurt, under the radar series like the Danish drama Kamikaze or compelling docos like Phoenix Rising we are your weekly guide to the best shows you need to be watching on Binge.”

Hurbert-Burns said she’d been working with Beohm for years, and was looking forward to giving audiences a “shortcut” to finding their next TV obsession.

“Like our viewers, we live, breathe and obsess over great shows and TV moments and each week on Skip Intro we give our insider guide to the best content from Binge’s extensive collection. It’s giving our listeners a shortcut to find the very best shows on Binge.”

Skip Intro is produced by Dan Barrett with editing by Chris Yates.

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or preferred podcast platform here

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