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The Best of the Best Podcasts 2021 - The Ultimate List of Lists
With so many new podcasts coming out every year, the bar for great podcasts is higher than ever. We’ve scoured the web for the best podcasts of 2021 to find the best of the best podcasts of the year. We compiled recommendations from 20 “best of 2021” lists including everything from Apple Podcasts’ to The New York Times’ to make this ultimate list of best podcasts for the year. There’s a little of everything from true crime to comedy to storytelling podcasts that will send you down rabbit holes of audio delight!
podysseyappLast Updated: Dec 23rd, 2021
Skip straight to the goods. Here’s a handy playlist of all the best of the best podcasts of 2021:
1) 9/12
12 mentions
2) Anything For Selena
9 mentions
3) Spectacle
8 mentions
4) Welcome to Your Fantasy
7 mentions
5) The Ezra Klein Show (NYTimes)
6 mentions
6) La Brega
6 mentions
7) Storytime with Seth Rogan
5 mentions
8) Suspect
4 mentions
9) The Just Enough Family
4 mentions
10) The Apology Line
4 mentions
11) Aack Cast by Jamie Loftus
4 mentions
12) The Experiment
4 mentions
13) A Slight Change of Plans
4 mentions
14) Forever is a Long Time
4 mentions
15) Unread
4 mentions
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Lists referenced: Apple Podcasts, The Atlantic, Bello, Mashable, Esquire, Vulture, Time, Webby Awards, Huffington Post, The New Yorker, Vogue, Variety, CBC, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Pocketcasts, Inside Podcasting, The Guardian, The Economist, Podcast The Newsletter
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