I use antennapod for my podcasting, since it's open source, but they still have the top iTunes podcasts listed on the 'add podcast' screen.

From least worst to worst, after only reading the descriptions (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong):

  • The Apology Line - stories about a voicemail box people would call to apologize for things about. Sounds uplifting, I hope.
  • The Bible in a Year - maybe this guy preaches liberation theology, but I doubt it
  • Pillows and Beer (the one without a title) - some sort of reality show star podcast?!
  • 5 different True Crime Porn podcasts
  • Dan Bongino - I gotta love the picture and the fact that I have to hear ads for this guy when I listen to sports on the radio. I swear there were more conservative podcasts on this list the last time I checked.
  • New York Times/The Atlantic podcasts
  • The LINCOLN PROJECT PODCAST!?
      • Notcontenttobequiet [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I stopped using pocket casts because they kept making UI changes and they hide played episodes, rather than greying them out. I know this seems like a small detail, but it is completely antithetical to how I want a podcast app to function. Unless they turned that feature back on, or I'm wrong.

    • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I looked around at the Spotify, Edison Research, chartable, and podtrac charts too and they were no better (or worse) than what iTunes has. They could all be rigged, and I expect it at this point.

      Ben Shapiro is the #2 podcast on a few of those. I went to high school with guys that listen to every Ben Shapiro episode, and still can't get why people listen. Jordan Peterson I get, but Ben is like a cross between a Fox News host and Ted Cruz. And none of these guys watch Fox News or listen to Rush Limbaugh.

      I listened to a couple of Ben's 'best' episodes recommended by an old classmate (they were hard to listen to) in good faith. In return they listened to the Qanon Anonymous podcast. They still listen unless the topic/title is too 'political' - they're a 'centrist' Republican that didn't understand Qanon.

      This person was interested in history and cults, so I recommended a couple episodes with that in mind, and it helps that QAA can be genuinely hilarious.

      The left can pod well enough that even Republicans will subscribe, is what I'm trying to say. I'm glad QAA is on a trending list, and I wish more folks would give leftist podcasts a chance. Sorry for the rant.