Last week, after a bruising campaign, the United States elected our next president. The campaign was a reminder of the deep divisions that exist in our society. These tensions hit close to home for me, because I straddle some of the worlds that are seemingly in opposition to each other.

Why start a digital audio service now? Particularly one around news, sports, commentary and analysis?

Digitizing audio and making it available over the internet has been around for over 20 years now. Digital audio was widespread years before YouTube, Hulu and…