Kim Kardashian West reached a deal with Spotify Technology SA for a criminal-justice podcast, according to The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter, exploring a topic that has come to the forefront of the national conversation in recent weeks.
The show, to be available exclusively on Spotify, will follow the work of television producer Lori Rothschild Ansaldi as she investigates the case of Kevin Keith, who was convicted of three murders in 1994. Mr. Keith has long denied that he was the shooter in the case, which has been appealed several times and which the Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear in 2018.
Ms. Kardashian West and Ms. Rothschild Ansaldi are to co-produce and co-host the show, according to one of the people familiar with the matter.
Ms. Kardashian West is studying law via an apprenticeship, in lieu of law school, and has said she intends to take the California bar examination.
The podcast is part of a push by Spotify to fortify its business with nonmusical content. The service recently struck a licensing deal worth more than $100 million with Joe Rogan, host of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, and is seeking more agreements to reach additional listeners. Spotify has been focused on podcasts for more than a year, spending over $600 million to snap up companies and content. So far, it has purchased Gimlet Media, a maker of highly produced podcasts, and the Ringer, a sports and pop-culture outlet that has made more than 30 podcasts.
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