Ted Cruz hosts a podcast for free — a Ted Cruz super PAC gets paid

Photo by Nathan Howard / Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more.I hope you all had a great weekend/eclipse/first moment of NYC sunshine. Today, I’ve got a look at Ted Cruz’s eyebrow-raising arrangement with iHeart and news on two new acquisitions. Let’s get into it.
iHeart doesn’t pay Ted Cruz for hosting Verdict. It pays a Ted Cruz super PAC.
This is certainly one way to raise campaign mon