r/podcasts is a subreddit with 3.9M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses podcasts, recommendations, podcast, looking, and history, and they frequently recommend/review podcast recommendations, podcasts, and podcast.
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 Themes in r/podcasts
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for long form podcasts (1 hour plus) that are genuinely interesting but calm enough to fall asleep to. Not meditation, not rain sounds, just substantive content with good narration."
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Spotify podcasts where I can learn, no chat or loud noises/music"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/podcasts
#1
Podcasts
: "Well researched Podcasts where I can actually learn something"
318 posts
#2
Recommendations
: "I'm back and need more Recommendations."
62 posts
#3
Podcast
43 posts
#4
Looking
31 posts
#5
History
: "Podcasts about Religious History... that aren't religious."
31 posts
#6
True Crime
: "Any other fans of mysteries but not True Crime? Help!"
31 posts
#7
Hate
24 posts
#8
Struggling
23 posts
#9
Annoying
21 posts
#10
Worst
10 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
: "What is a podcast you binged the entirety of?"
83 posts
#2
True Crime
: "I just finished "Who Blew Up the Guidestones?" and this is insane."
29 posts
#3
Other Podcast Genre
: "Looking for a riveting story podcast"
16 posts
#4
Health & Welbeing
: "This episode is a must listen for every human."
13 posts
#5
Arts & Culture
: "This has probably been posted before, but just wanted to shout out how much I've enjoyed What Went Wrong, a podcast about how movies were made, what when wrong, etc."
10 posts
#6
Comedy
: "Whenever theres a podcast with a male majority the men always end up ganging up or broing out on the women, even if it's unintentional."
10 posts
#7
History & Geography
: "What to Carry, What to Burn"
9 posts
#8
Horror & Paranormal
: "What’s your favorite scary podcast and episode"
8 posts
#9
Tip of My Tongue
: "Trying to find a sleep story podcast I heard once where the host plays a very bored Dracula or Dracula-type character having a mundane evening. Spoken in super-thick "Dracula" accent."
7 posts
#10
News & Current Affairs
: "If Books Could Kill"
6 posts
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Yearly
+25k members(0.6%)
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Last updated: June 16, 2026