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TikTok and iHeartPodcasts expand the TikTok Podcast Network with three new creator shows
TikTok and iHeartPodcasts are adding three shows to the TikTok Podcast Network: Oh My Kosh with Hannah Kosh (October 28), Born to Become with Diana Flores (November 5) and Caroline's Closet (December 10), part of a network aiming for up to 25 creator podcasts.
By Podcast News Daily reported this on 2026-10-22; PodSubs summarised the announcement from that source. · Published · Announcement date
The pipeline from short-form feed to long-form podcast now has a release schedule. TikTok and iHeartPodcasts announced three new shows for the TikTok Podcast Network, the joint venture launched in March 2026 to turn TikTok creators into podcast hosts, under the multiplatform partnership the two companies struck last November.
First is Oh My Kosh with Hannah Kosh, premiering Wednesday, October 28, 2026: a weekly show on the stories behind trending internet conversations, hosted by a creator who describes herself as an internet historian. Born to Become with Diana Flores launches November 5: Flores is a two-time flag football world champion, quarterback of Mexico's national team and a global flag football ambassador for the NFL and the International Federation of American Football, interviewing athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers and business leaders. Caroline's Closet premieres December 10, with fashion editor and author Caroline Vazzana taking listeners inside guests' closets to talk style and identity. The new shows join existing network titles including Sports Slice, The Clifford Show, Suite 305 with Lele Pons and Delivering Happiness. All network podcasts are published by iHeartPodcasts and distributed through the iHeartRadio app and other podcast platforms, with clips and behind-the-scenes content shared on TikTok; GEICO signed on as the network's exclusive launch partner, and the network is planned to grow to up to 25 creator podcasts.
WHY IT MATTERS
This is the clearest current example of short-form discovery being industrialised into long-form podcasting: the world's biggest short-video platform and the largest US podcast publisher are building a repeatable pipeline, not one-off signings. For independent creators the model is legible and copyable in miniature: build proof of audience in short form first, then take that evidence to a long-form partner.
Oh My Kosh premieres October 28, 2026; Born to Become launches November 5 and Caroline's Closet December 10, 2026.
Announcement date: October 22, 2026.
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