# Kaleidoscope

> Kaleidoscope is a New York media company founded in 2022 by Oz Woloshyn and Mangesh Hattikudur. It produces narrative podcasts, reported technology shows and media collaborations, pairing recognizable hosts with stories about science, culture and the human consequences of innovation.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Oz Woloshyn (CEO and Co-founder), Mangesh Hattikudur (Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder)
- **Products:** The Last Soviet, On Musk with Walter Isaacson, Afghan Star, TechStuff, Shell Game
- **Notable:** Raised a $5 million Series A in July 2025., Acquired podcast marketing agency The Listening Party in February 2026., Company and founder accounts report On Musk reached No. 1 on US Apple podcast charts.

## Products & services

- **The Last Soviet** — Lance Bass narrates the story of Sergei Krikalev, whose 313-day space mission spanned the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- **On Musk with Walter Isaacson** — Four-part interview series in which Evan Ratliff draws out Isaacson’s experiences researching Elon Musk.
- **Afghan Star** — John Legend hosts a documentary about Afghanistan’s televised music competition, with iHeartPodcasts and Samizdat Audio.
- **TechStuff** — Technology and culture reporting; joined the Kaleidoscope network with new hosts in 2025.
- **Shell Game** — Evan Ratliff’s experimental reporting about AI; season two follows a startup with five AI employees.
- **No Such Thing** — Friends and journalists investigate pop-culture and internet arguments through research, experts and experiments.
- **Levittown** — Bloomberg and iHeart collaboration investigating manipulated sexual images and the people pursuing accountability.
- **kill switch** — Dexter Thomas explains technological power and practical ways listeners can regain control.
- **ON CRISPR** — Walter Isaacson tells the story of Jennifer Doudna and gene editing.
- **The Builders with Walter Isaacson** — Announced interview series about entrepreneurs, scientists and technologists; scheduled premiere October 20, 2026.
- **Media partnerships** — Original reporting, co-produced shows and sponsor-supported collaborations with media organizations and brands.

## Achievements

- Raised a $5 million Series A in July 2025.
- Acquired podcast marketing agency The Listening Party in February 2026.
- Company and founder accounts report On Musk reached No. 1 on US Apple podcast charts.
- Built collaborations with iHeartPodcasts, Bloomberg and WIRED.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — The Listening Party acquisition, executive appointments, first head of video and Second Lane partnership reported by Semafor.
- **2026-10** — Official site announces The Builders with Walter Isaacson for October 20, 2026; a Peter Thiel preview is available before launch.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kaleidoscope.nyc/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaleidoscopenyc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kscope_nyc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleidoscopemedianyc/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kaleidoscopemedianyc

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Last updated: 2026-10-04