r/podcasts is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The community frequently discusses podcasts, podcast, annoying, struggling, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review podcast recommendations, podcasts, and podcast, and the most common flair used is general podcast discussions, horror & paranormal, other podcast genre, history & geography, and true crime.
r/podcasts: a subreddit to discover, discuss, and review podcasts with other podcast enthusiasts. As part of this mission, r/podcasts is curated to promote respectful and on-topic discussions. This is not a place to promote your podcast.
Popular Topics in r/podcasts
#1
Podcasts
84 posts
#2
Podcast
56 posts
#3
Annoying
20 posts
#4
Struggling
16 posts
#5
Hate
14 posts
#6
Worst
12 posts
#7
Looking
10 posts
#8
Tired
9 posts
#9
Recommend
6 posts
#10
Hard Time
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/podcasts
Podcast Recommendations
490 reviews
#1
Podcast
4.6★ from 41 reviews
#2
This American Life
4.8★ from 14 reviews
#3
BBC
4.7★ from 10 reviews
Podcasts
418 reviews
#1
Stuff You Should Know
4.6★ from 8 reviews
#2
Sawbones
4.8★ from 5 reviews
#3
Serial
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Podcast
322 reviews
#1
Swindled
4.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Small Town Murder
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
American Scandal
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/podcasts
#1
General Podcast Discussions
: "Science and History Recs?"
23 posts
#2
Horror & Paranormal
: "My list of horror / mystery podcast that are absolutely addicting"
9 posts
#3
Other Podcast Genre
: "Best deep dive podcasts that make you smarter?"
8 posts
#4
History & Geography
: "Have any podcasts covered the separate Hasidic Jewish society in New York City?"
7 posts
#5
True Crime
: "Canadian podcasters reporting on scams/fraudsters?"
4 posts
#6
Arts & Culture
: "Podcasts in German? Culture, interviews, interesting conversations with non-celebrities"
4 posts
#7
Comedy
: "So sad about MESS podcast w/ Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin being cancelled. Where are my Messties at, and what are we listening to now? 😭"
4 posts
#8
Tip of My Tongue
: "I think it’s wrong to forgive Ashley Flowers"
3 posts
#9
Health & Welbeing
: "Educational podcast with a bit of humor recommendations"
3 posts
#10
Science & Tech
: "Are there any daily tech podcasts (maybe with video) and maybe like TWIT I can listen to on a treadmill for 30 to 45 minutes every day, or while driving to or from work to home? I wanna be more produtive than just play regular news, which is rarely interesting to me. Thank you."
3 posts
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+39k members(1.0%)
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Last updated: September 17, 2026