It takes little more than a cursory glance towards the Internet to realise just how popular podcasts are. One of the most enjoyable ways of passing time on a commute, at the gym, or while ignoring telemarketers, podcasts help us to broaden our horizons, get educated, and stay entertained.
However, if you’ve been looking for a new podcast to add to your daily routine, Apple have you covered, unleashing this year’s list of most-downloaded podcasts.
Topping the list of most downloaded podcast shows is a bit of local flavour, with ‘ABC Radio: Conversations’ sitting pretty at the top spot.
Proving that Aussies like to learn, laugh, and listen to intriguing stories, the list gets all the more intriguing from there, with ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, ‘Stuff You Should Know’, and ‘Hamish & Andy’ following closely behind.
Of course, if you’re in the mood for supporting new, home-grown podcasts, Apple have also revealed their most-downloaded podcasts for shows that launched this year. While ‘The Teacher’s Pet’ tops the list, ‘Unravel True Crime’, and ‘The Betoota Advocate’ round out the top three, making for an interesting mix.
Apple have also unleashed a list of their favourite podcasts, polling their staff to find out what they’ve been listening to. So if you’re looking for something new to add to listen to during your morning routine, look no further than the below lists!
Most Downloaded Podcast Shows of 2018: (Australian listeners)
1. ABC Radio:Conversations
2. The Joe Rogan Experience
3. TED Talks Daily
4. Stuff You Should Know
5. Casefile Ture Crime
6. The Teacher’s Pet
7. Hamish & Andy
8. Kate, Tim, & Marty
9. Hack (triple j)
10. The Daily (The New York Times)
11. Australian True Crime
12. My Favorite Murder
13. Global News Podcast
14. Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations
15. My Dad Wrote a Porno
16. This American Life
17. All In the Mind (ABC)
18. The GaryVee Audio Experience
19. Freakonomics Radio
20. Serial
21. RN Breakfast
22. Mamamia Out Loud
23. The Tim Ferriss Show
24. No Filter
25. Dr Karl on triple j
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Most Downloaded Podcast Shows that Launched in 2018: (Australian listeners)
2. Unravel True Crime
3. The Betoota Advocate
4. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
5. Russia, If You’re Listening
6. The Sundal Triple M NRL Catch Up — Paul Kent, Gordon Tallis, Ryan Girdler, Anthony Maroon
7. The Signal (ABC)
8. The Pineapple Project
9. Caliphate
10. Dr. Death
11. Crawf & HIrdy – We Talk Football
12. The Health Code
13. Talk is Jericho
14. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Ears Edition
15. The Rush Hour with MG
16. Wrong Skin
17. Jase & PJ
18. Conspiracy Theories
19. Today, Explained
20. Death in Ice Valley
21. Fierce Girls
22. The goop Podcast
23. Business Wars
24. The Hub (ABC)
25. Mafia
Best Australian Podcasts of 2018 – Editorially Selected by Apple:
3. Is It On? by BuzzFeed Australia (News & Politics)
4. Chat 10 Looks 3 by Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb (Society & Culture)
5. Lady Startup by Mamamia (Careers)
6. Dispatch to a Friend by Gillian Bell & Annabelle Hickson (Personal Journals)
7. Science Friction by ABC National Radio (Science & Medicine)
8. Ask Me Anything by Mamamia (Kids & Family)
9. Please Explain by The Age and SMH (News & Politics)
10. Teacher’s Pet by The Australian (News & Politics)
11. Totally Obsessed by Dan Debuf (Comedy)
12. Deep Listening by Oscar Trimboli (Careers)
13. Cher and Retweet by Lipp Media (Comedy)
14. The Betoota Advocate Podcast by The Betoota Advocate (Comedy)
15. Healthy-ish by myBody+Soul Podcasts (Fitness & Nutrition)
16. Story Club by Giant Dwarf (Comedy)
17. Shirtloads of Science by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (Natural Sciences)
18. Crappy to Happy by PodcastOne Australia (Fitness & Nutrition)
19. The Prospectives by Adam Hurly (Literature)
20. Australian Birth Stories by Sophie Walker: Childbirth and Pregnancy Blogger (Kids & Family)
21. Shameless by Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews (Society & Culture)
