You Name It, There’s A Podcast For It.

• In a typical week, how many hours would you say you listen to a podcast?*
  • No more than 30 minutes
  • 1-2 hours
  • 3 or more hours
  • What are podcasts?
• Out of these top 5 podcasts, which do you listen to - or - would interest you?*
  Please click on an answer for a description.
  • ESPN's 30 for 30
  • Audio Book Club
  • Binge Mode
  • Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • The Daily

• ESPN's 30 for 30

  If you are a fan of ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentaries, you’ll love this spin-off with host Jody Avirgan. Each episode tackles a new sports saga with the same impressive journalistic rigor of the TV series. The podcast takes listeners behind meaningful moments, like when the Miami Heat players snapped that famous “Hoodies Up” photo, and of more obscure stories like that of an all-female trek to the North Pole.

• Audio Book Club

  The rotating hosts of this monthly Slate podcast are smarter than even the most scholarly members of your book club. So many culture podcasts rely on snark, but this show flourishes thanks to its earnest criticism, though the hosts are not afraid to call out bad prose. The backlog of episodes is a treasure trove of new literary discoveries like Conversations With Friends and classics worth revisiting like Anna Karenina. This is the best podcast for bookworms.

• Binge Mode

  Last spring, The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin and Jason Concepcion recapped every episode of Game of Thrones in the weeks leading up to the show’s penultimate season. Episode recap podcasts can be hit or miss, often too meandering and dedicated to fan service. But the hosts have created a set format that works, and they are willing to skewer the material they love. Recently the podcast has turned its attention to other pop culture phenomena like Star Wars and, soon, Harry Potter.

• Comedy Bang! Bang!

  Five hundred or so episodes into its run, host Scott Aukerman still manages to keep Comedy Bang! Bang! completely unpredictable thanks to his mix of improv games and offbeat character work. Nominally an interview podcast, Auckerman’s improv show embraces the bizarre and has built entire databases of recurring characters and jokes in the process. The podcast-turned-television series remains one of the funniest podcasts out there attracting comedians like Patton Oswalt, Nick Kroll and Tig Notaro.

• The Daily

  The New York Times’ The Daily is hands down the best podcast of the last year. Each morning, host Michael Barbaro interviews Times journalists and occasionally their subjects about that day’s biggest story in just 20 minutes. Barbaro has commiserated with a coal miner, replayed an uncomfortable interview between Bill O’Reilly and the reporters who likely got him fired and linked the Times’ coverage of the Sochi doping scandal to Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election. Thanks to Barbaro’s straight-forward style and reassuring voice, the overwhelming news cycle feels manageable, and the issues more personal.

• Typically, how much of each episode of your podcast do you listen to?
  • I usually listen to the entire show
  • I usually listen to half of the show
  • I skip to the next episode if I'm not interested in that topic or guest
  • What are podcasts?
• On average how many different podcast episodes do you listen to in a week?
  • 15 - 30 minutes
  • 45 minutes to 1 hour
  • 2 - 5 hours
  • 5 or more hours
  • Can someone please tell me what podcasts are?!

• Podcasts are on-demand audio or video programs devoted to a particular subject. As short as 1 minute or as long as 3 hours, 26% of Americans listen to podcasts each month.

• Gender*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Prefer not to disclose
  • Non binary
• What is the highest level of education you have completed?*
  • High School/ GED
  • Some College
  • Associate or Technical Degree
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Graduate Degree or Professional
  • Prefer not to disclose
  • Other
• Age*
  • 18 - 29
  • 30 - 39
  • 40 - 49
  • 50 - 59
  • 60 - 69
  • 70+