Spotify has made another round of staffing changes inside its podcast division, trimming a small portion of its workforce as the company continues refining its long-term audio and video strategy.
According to Front Office Sports, roughly 15 employees were impacted by the layoffs, representing about 3% of Spotify’s overall staff. While modest in scale compared to previous cuts, the move still touched high-profile areas of the company’s content operation, including The Ringer.
Multiple employees associated with the platform, which Bill Simmons launched in 2016 before selling it to Spotify four years later, confirmed their departures publicly.
Among them was pop culture writer Miles Surrey, who shared that his tenure with the outlet spanned more than eight years and included a significant volume of published work that helped shape the site’s voice and identity.
“It was a rewarding eight and a half years,” wrote Surrey via X. “I’m proud to have literally written the most articles in the site’s history. I’d love to keep writing about pop culture elsewhere.”
Another longtime contributor, Andrew Gruttadaro, also announced his exit after nearly a decade with the company. His work ranged from in-depth profiles to editorial initiatives that often served as tentpole content for the brand.
“It’s impossible to sum up nine years in a tweet,” wrote Gruttadaro. “I worked on so many things—profiles, theme weeks, special projects—that I am incredibly proud of.”
The latest moves follow a similar round of cuts within the podcast division in mid-2025, when approximately the same number of employees were affected. Programming changes have accompanied the staffing shifts. According to Variety, The Ringer is winding down its New York-based sports podcast hosted by John Jastremski as well. Front Office Sports is reporting Jastremski’s contract at The Ringer is expiring and will not be renewed. He will host his own podcast as he figures out next steps.
Last week, Chicago-based host Jason Goff confirmed the conclusion of his show as well.
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