{
  "id": 9173872,
  "title": "Apple Maps & Apple Podcasts join forces for Hidden Histories guides & episodes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/apple-maps-apple-podcasts-join-forces-for-hidden-histories-guides",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/22/apple-maps-apple-podcasts-join-forces-for-hidden-histories-guides-episodes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple Podcasts and Apple Maps have collaborated to create Hidden Histories guides, offering listeners a unique way to discover podcast episodes related to landmarks and lesser-known locations in five major U.S. cities - San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. These guides connect specific places in Apple Maps with relevant podcast episodes, providing a deeper dive into the history, architecture, and people behind each location. To access these guides, users can either browse the full collection of Hidden Histories or search for \"Apple Podcasts\" within Apple Maps. This partnership demonstrates Apple's strategy of leveraging platform synergy to connect users across different services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Maps blurring alleged detention centers in China, claims local laws require it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/apple-maps-blurring-alleged-detention-centers-in-china-claims-local",
        "published": "2026-09-22T20:52:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}