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Imagine Entertainment on Monday unveiled a slate of six podcasts created by talent like the designer Isaac Mizrahi, producer Alan Sacks and Imagine co-chair Ron Howard that will release this year.

The six shows are being released as part of a deal that Imagine’s podcast division, Imagine Audio, struck with iHeartMedia in December 2021 for a slate of co-produced, unscripted shows to be distributed on the iHeartPodcast Network within two years.

The first series, Hello Isaac, is an interview show hosted by Mizrahi that premiered on Monday with featured guest Carson Kressley, who serves as a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Upcoming guests will include the drag queen BenDeLaCreme and presenter Andy Cohen.

And beginning this month until October, Imagine Audio will release one new series each month, with topics including the sugar industry (Big Sugar, June 20), climate change and urgent solutions from climate scientist Chris Turney (Unf**king the Future,...

An interview series hosted by Isaac Mizrahi, a workplace improv comedy created by Ron Howard and a true-crime deep dive into a notorious murder case from L.A.’s early 1980s punk rock scene with Penelope Spheeris highlight the first slate of original podcasts produced by Imagine Entertainment through its joint venture with radio and podcasting giant iHeartMedia.

Imagine and iHeart set a podcast production deal in December 2021. The first fruits of that partnership debut today with the launch of “Hello Isaac,” a weekly interview series featuring the fashion and media entrepreneur sitting down with notable figures such as Carson Kressley and Andy Cohen. New episodes will debut Mondays.

The full Imagine slate of six original podcasts includes a mix of unscripted titles as well as a “Employees Only,” an improv comedy created by Ron Howard that revolves around employees at a big box store; a multi-episode look at the...

[Brightcove "4926743081001"] Muhammad Ali - the charismatic, self-proclaimed King of the World, who persevered to win the heavyweight boxing title three different times - has died at the age of 74. Ali's official website confirmed the news on Friday. A family spokesperson told People that Ali died Friday at the Phoenix-area hospital, that he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. "After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening," spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement. "The Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts,...

[Brightcove "4926743081001"] Muhammad Ali - the charismatic, self-proclaimed King of the World, who persevered to win the heavyweight boxing title three different times - has died at the age of 74, according to reports. A family spokesperson confirmed to NBC News that Ali died Friday at the Phoenix-area hospital, that he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. The death comes just days after the boxing legend was hospitalized with a respiratory issue. His rep told People the that Ali was in "fair condition" and was expected to have a "brief" stay at the hospital. The outspoken boxing great...

Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized with a respiratory issue, his rep says in a statement obtained by People. The 74-year-old boxing legend is in "fair condition" and is being treated by a team of doctors, according to the statement. He's expected to have a "brief" stay at the hospital. Ali has been battling Parkinson's disease for 30 years, which affects the central nervous system, notably causing tremors. His friend Davis Miller told People in March that the sports icon is now largely confined to a wheelchair but "still fights every day all day long." "That man continues to put me in awe.

Muhammad Ali has been hospitalized with a respiratory issue, his rep says in a statement obtained by People. The 74-year-old boxing legend is in "fair condition" and is being treated by a team of doctors, according to the statement. He's expected to have a "brief" stay at the hospital. Ali has been battling Parkinson's disease for 30 years, which affects the central nervous system, notably causing tremors. His friend Davis Miller told People in March that the sports icon is now largely confined to a wheelchair but "still fights every day all day long." "That man continues to put me in awe.

The debilitating disease of Parkinson's may have "diminished him," but a friend of Muhammad Ali says the boxing legend has never stopped fighting. The sports icon is largely confined to a wheelchair 85 to 90 percent of the time, his friend Davis Miller tells People, but he "still plays with kids even in a wheelchair. He lights up around kids." "He's 74 and in late stages of Parkinson's and still fights every day and all day long. There's a magic about Muhammad Ali - everything from his elegance in the ring to his sense of humor, which has a childlike quality to it.

The debilitating disease of Parkinson's may have "diminished him," but a friend of Muhammad Ali says the boxing legend has never stopped fighting. The sports icon is largely confined to a wheelchair 85 to 90 percent of the time, his friend Davis Miller tells People, but he "still plays with kids even in a wheelchair. He lights up around kids." "He's 74 and in late stages of Parkinson's and still fights every day and all day long. There's a magic about Muhammad Ali - everything from his elegance in the ring to his sense of humor, which has a childlike quality to it.