Podcast Corner: Spotify makes its presence felt with Michelle Obama, Bressie, etc 

Often seen as a music entity, the streaming service has recently been expanding its podcast offering with some heavy hitters

Michelle Obama's studio has a multi-year production deal with Spotify. 

Spotify has had quite the year so far, paying hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire Bill Simmons and his Ringer podcast network along with the Joe Rogan Experience (which won't go exclusive with Spotify for another few months). It was busy last week too - let's take a look at some of the highlights.

Spotify podcast charts In podcasting, Apple's charts are seen as key and now Spotify has launched the rival 'Top Podcasts' and 'Trending Podcasts' charts.