The New York Times will now charge for past episodes of its popular podcasts

The Daily, The Ezra Klein Show, Hard Fork, and Modern Love are some of The New York Times’ most popular podcasts — and next month, only the most recent two or three episodes of each will be free of charge. The Times announced today that it’ll now offer a podcast subscription service through Spotify and Apple for $6 a month or $50 per year, but it’s also erecting a paywall for all archived episodes.

While The New York Times says “the most recent episodes of most of our shows” will stay free, Axios reports that in most cases that means the most recent two episodes will be freely accessible; in the case of The Daily, it will offer three episodes.

You can buy a subscription to more through Spotify, Apple, or the Times itself, and it says…

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