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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC), a leading publisher and podcast sales network, announced today that its award winning podcast The Adam Carolla Show hosted by revered comedian Adam Carolla has marked its 4000th episode milestone. Carolla, who was inducted into the Annual Podcast Hall of Fame in 2024, launched his world famous eponymous show in 2009 and is believed to be one of the only podcasts in the world to achieve this episode count.

"PodcastOne is proud to be the home of the hardest working host in podcasting. Since the dawn of our genre, Adam Carolla has never failed to deliver thought provoking and entertaining daily content. Celebrating 4,000 episodes is an achievement that we applaud and that confirms Adam's place as a leader in podcasting," said Kit Gray, President and Co-Founder of PodcastOne.

Since 2009, The Adam Carolla Show with its host and social commentator Adam Carolla has entertained millions of listeners. Completely uncensored, Carolla welcomes a wide range of guests, such as Jimmy Kimmel, Nicolas Cage, Alec Baldwin and Matt Damon in the studio for in depth interviews and a front row seat to his unparalleled ranting. With an unsurpassed library of episodes available, The Adam Carolla Show has remained one of the most popular podcasts on the planet for well over a decade. Carolla is set to join the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2025, earning a star in recognition of his trailblazing career in radio. 

Over the last 15 years, The Adam Carolla Show has seen remarkable achievements from Top 20 rankings for over a decade, to originating the concept of live podcast recordings in front of a ticketed crowd to leveraging Carolla's success as a podcast host to catapult him to New York Times bestseller status and six additional best-selling published non-fiction books.

PodcastOne's full roster of top ranked podcasts includes programming across top genres such as news, comedy, true crime, sports and society and culture and includes shows such as The Jordan Harbinger Show, Karma and Chaos, Stassi, Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe, LadyGang, Gals on the Go, The Prosecutors, Court Junkie, Pop Apologists and Varnamtown. PodcastOne shows are available through PodcastOne, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard.

About PodcastOne

PodcastOne (NASDAQ:PODC) is a leading podcast platform that provides creators and advertisers with a comprehensive 360-degree solution in sales, marketing, public relations, production, and distribution. PodcastOne has surpassed 3.9 billion total downloads with a community of 200 top podcasters, including Adam Carolla, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Jordan Harbinger, LadyGang, A&E's Cold Case Files, and Varnamtown. PodcastOne has built a distribution network reaching over 1 billion monthly impressions across all channels, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeartRadio. PodcastOne is also the parent company of PodcastOne Pro which offers fully customizable production packages for brands, professionals, or hobbyists. For more information, visit www.podcastone.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and X at @podcastone.

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