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Top Podcast Of 2020

The long-running satirical podcast "News from Political Life" has a new 10-minute spin - joining the growing number of new podcasts that have surfaced in the second half of 2019. The Emmy Award-winning producer of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" is back on air hosting a podcast in which he and his co-host discuss a topic of the week. Sources: 7, 17

The weekly podcast used to be called "The Super Best Friendcast" and includes interviews with friends about everything to do with video games and pop culture. The podcast brings a host of new guests from the world of video game culture, making it one of the best podcasts of its recent release. Sources: 10, 15

This podcast is highly entertaining, as it puts you in touch with a wide range of people from business, politics and entertainment. Packed with interesting interviews with top managers, business leaders and celebrities, it can be like sitting down to talk to friends. The insights that executives can gain simply by listening are invaluable and make it one of the best podcasts for business leaders. Sources: 0, 19

This podcast is also one of the best podcasts for public health if you want to improve your health facilities. Sometimes it can forget to bother you, but listen to it and you will find out why many consider it a good podcast about public health. Sources: 8

In this overview there are a number of good podcast hosting providers that we think would fit your podcast well. While we cover most of the more well-known podcast directories, we also offer some additional options that can be considered for the podcast experience. Read our guide to starting a podcast, recording and editing a show using the best podcast software, and give some insider tips on how to get your podcasts off the ground. We share some of our favorite podcasts from AdamEnfroy.com, which you can read about on his blog. Sources: 6, 13, 14, 20

Podcast directories are podcast listener apps where your audience can find, download and listen to podcasts. Go to Apple Podcasts or any other directory and find your podcast in any category you might want to add it to. Sources: 9, 14

A big part of promoting your podcast is submitting your show as a podcast, and you can get digital marketing support to help you promote it. You can't store all your podcasts on people's servers, so you want a place where people can find podcasts, tips and other useful information. Sources: 6, 20

Most of the apps on this list are podcast apps that let you download and stream your favorite podcasts. If you're a fan of podcasts and are in the market for a new podcast app, here are the best podcast apps for iOS and Android. With more than 1,000 podcasts from the top 10 podcasts of 2020, this is a great app to take time to listen to, especially if you're on a popular podcast site like iTunes, Spotify or Google Play. Sources: 0, 4

If you don't have time to listen to longer podcasts, this is one of the podcasts you should subscribe to. This podcast is the National Public Radio podcast family and is definitely one not to be listened to, but it is worth listening to. American Life is the Go - to the storytelling podcast that's running, and while it contains many great interviews with famous people and interesting stories from around the world, we've added links to the top three episodes of each podcast to make it easy for you to get started. Sources: 1, 18, 19

The dropout is a must - listen to the investigative podcast that delves deep into the Holmes conspiracy and the Theranos company. The podcast version of Netflix's Selling Sunset, this is the podcast you have to hate to listen to it. This is one of those podcasts that you will listen to for as long as it needs to make sense. Sources: 2, 11

While the first child in the podcast can't yet grasp his storytelling skills, he is still strong. Edison Research says Americans listen to podcasts for fun, and 51% say they find podcasts relaxing. More than half of Americans who listen to the podcast use the medium to stay in touch with the latest news. Sources: 3, 16

When it comes to audio, podcast listeners currently listen to more audio than people who do not listen to podcasts at all. Indeed, a recent study by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that listeners to the "Light Podcast" listened to 10 hours and 13 minutes of radio each week. Sources: 5

The proportion of Americans over 55 who listen to podcasts monthly has increased by 29% between 2019 and 2020. According to the latest Pew Research Center poll, 24% of Americans 12 and older listened to a podcast monthly in 2019, compared to 37% in 2020. While Americans listen to podcasting at least weekly, the time they spend each week has grown from 5 hours to 6 hours and 39 minutes, up from 30 minutes in 2019.