Spotify isn't doing anything unique here, and it's not really a marketing campaign to explain away their UI. It's more of a showcase for hiring professionals, developers/designers/etc. Facebook has a similar one -> https://design.facebook.com/. Source: almost 3 years ago

Also, read anything published by Design @ Facebook. Source: about 3 years ago

I think Criminal is pretty similar in approach. It's the only 'true crime' type podcast I thoroughly enjoy, because it's not about gloating voyeurism, but about examining the quirks of humanity through the lens of crime. It's spinoff This is Love is also worth listening to, I think. Source: about 1 year ago

Criminal - Criminal is a podcast about crime. Not so much the "if it bleeds, it leads," kind of crime. Something a little more complex. Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, and/or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. (216 Episodes - ONGOING). Source: over 1 year ago

Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Source: over 1 year ago

I recorded all 200 "I'm Phoebe Judge, this is Criminal" intros from the Criminal podcast, measured the length, and plotted using python's Bokeh package. Source: over 1 year ago

Criminal is still one of the best around, and really provides a fantastic look without being your usual lurid true-crime. Source: over 1 year ago