13 Podcasts That Changed Podcasting
In an age where chances are good that you personally know a few people who host their own podcasts, it can be hard to remember those foggy days when it seemed like there really wasn’t that many podcasts to listen to. So we all flocked to This American Life, Radiolab , and eventually Serial, which set off a podcast listening boom that hasn’t leveled off yet. There are literally millions of shows to choose from in 2023, seeking to cater to the ( sometimes impossibly niche ) interests of nearly half a billion listeners, but let’s never forget those groundbreaking shows that have come to the forefront of audio, defining sounds and styles. which merged into almost everything that followed. Here are a dozen podcasts that have defined (or redefined) the medium. What series would you like to add?