India, April 16 -- Jas Kang is the host of this popular podcast which gives Los Angeles Lakers' fans across the planet a chance to be informed and connect in a podcast format.

Podcasts are not hipster; and yet, it's undeniable that we are all listening to the modern form of radio descended from the dominant form of

entertainment early in the past century. Podcasts inform and entertain us while performing mundane tasks, exercising, or even meditating. For

sports fans, they offer additional commentary and opinions. At their core, sports are about connection.

Podcasts provide the semblance of connecting one on one with an expert who is talking "directly" to the listener. American digital company Vox Media (currently valued at more than $1 ...