Overview
- Variety reported about 15 roles were cut across the podcast unit, roughly 3% of staff, though another outlet said as few as six at The Ringer could be affected.
- Ringer staffers Andrew Gruttadaro and Miles Surrey said on X that they were laid off.
- The Ringer ended New York, New York With John Jastremski, and Jason Goff said The Full Go was canceled last week.
- Spotify declined to comment on the staffing changes, and internal messaging frames the move as a push for faster execution rather than cost-cutting with continued investment in video and multiformat shows.
- These changes follow earlier trims at The Ringer and Spotify Studios in June 2025 and larger company layoffs in 2023 and 2024.