Today, Apple Podcasts released its first “Best So Far” list: it’s a new bi-annual list that recognizes some of the best podcast shows and seasons since the beginning of the year.
Curated by the Apple Podcasts editorial team, the “Best So Far” list is a collection of compelling new shows and seasons Apple Podcasts editors believe should not be missed.
The Best So Far list is the latest editorial collection from the Apple Podcasts editorial team, who listens to thousands of hours of podcasts every year to select shows to spotlight in the Apple Podcasts app through features and collections across a range of genres and topics throughout the year
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Get it free There are different lists of ten shows for many parts of the world: you’ll find your country lists in the Apple Podcasts “Browse” tab (or, if you’re running the public beta, the “New” tab).
For Podnews readers, here are the lists from many places around the world. Interestingly, all of mainland Europe is without its own list; non-English podcasts are listed in Brazilian-Portuguese, Arabic and some Hindi, but most notably, no Spanish podcasts make the list.
United States
Trailer Play trailer Bone Valley True Crime
From: Lava for Good Podcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer No Such Thing Commentary
From: iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer Scratch & Win History
From: GBH News
Hosted by: PRX
Trailer Play trailer Sabotage Society & Culture
From: Good Luck Media
Hosted by: Megaphone
Trailer Play trailer This Guy Sucked Culture
From: Multitude
Hosted by: ART19
4.5 ★
Trailer Play trailer Debt Heads Society & Culture and Society & Culture
From: Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster
Hosted by: Substack
5.0 ★
United Kingdom
Stalked True Crime
From: BBC Sounds
Hosted by: BBC
Trailer Play trailer Lucky Boy Society & Culture and True Crime
From: Gary Marshall
Hosted by: Acast
Trailer Play trailer The Teen Commandments Kids & Family and Comedy
From: Sara Cox
Hosted by: Megaphone
4.9 ★
Trailer Play trailer Uncover (Apple recommends “Sea of Lies”, in this feed)
True Crime
From: CBC
Hosted by: Triton Digital
4.5 ★
Australia and New Zealand
Trailer Play trailer Uncover (Apple recommends “Sea of Lies”, in this feed)
True Crime
From: CBC
Hosted by: Triton Digital
4.5 ★
Trailer Play trailer Fwends Interviews
From: Rhys Nicholson, Georgia Mooney and Kyran Nicholson
Hosted by: Acast
4.9 ★
Trailer Play trailer SCAMMERLAND Society & Culture and Society & Culture
From: Superreal
Hosted by: Acast
4.6 ★
Trailer Play trailer Big Small Talk News
From: MIK MADE
Hosted by: Megaphone
Gina News
From: The Guardian
Hosted by: Acast
4.6 ★
Trailer Play trailer No Such Thing Commentary
From: iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer Lucky Boy Society & Culture and True Crime
From: Gary Marshall
Hosted by: Acast
Canada
Trailer Play trailer Uncover (Apple recommends “Sea of Lies”, in this feed)
True Crime
From: CBC
Hosted by: Triton Digital
4.5 ★
Trailer Play trailer Bone Valley True Crime
From: Lava for Good Podcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer No Such Thing Commentary
From: iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer Pipeline Society & Culture and True Crime
From: Daily Mail
Hosted by: Acast
Go-Boy! True Crime
From: iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer The Oath True Crime
From: TVO
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Ireland
Trailer Play trailer Stolen Sister True Crime
From: RTÉ
Hosted by: Omny Studio
4.6 ★
Trailer Play trailer Lucky Boy Society & Culture and True Crime
From: Gary Marshall
Hosted by: Acast
Stalked True Crime
From: BBC Sounds
Hosted by: BBC
Trailer Play trailer Where is Jón? True Crime
From: RTÉ
Hosted by: Omny Studio
Trailer Play trailer Uncover (Apple recommends “Sea of Lies”, in this feed)
True Crime
From: CBC
Hosted by: Triton Digital
4.5 ★
Trailer Play trailer DIVERTED Sports
From: OTB Sports
Hosted by: Sharpstream
Brazil
É nóia minha? Culture
From: Camila Fremder
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators
4.9 ★
Trailer Play trailer O Fim do Futuro Science
From: Matinal e Vós
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators
Trailer Play trailer Fio da Meada Society & Culture
From: Rádio Novelo
Hosted by: Megaphone
4.9 ★
As Cunhãs News and Society & Culture
From: As Cunhãs Podcast
Hosted by: Simplecast
5.0 ★
Trailer Play trailer Comida sem Filtro Fitness
From: Jose Carlos Souto
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators
Rádio Escafandro Society & Culture
From: Tomás Chiaverini
Hosted by: Megaphone
4.9 ★
Saudi Arabia
أ. ياسر الحزيمي and جحا للأطفال - also in this list - do not load for us.
South Africa
Because we said so Society & Culture
From: Zama Marubelela; Landiwe Gama
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators
Trailer Play trailer ARC Documentary
From: ARC
Hosted by: Acast
4.0 ★
India
Trailer Play trailer Man Vs Scam Technology
From: IVM Podcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio
(Some shows from India do not load for us).
China
(The Apple list in China only lists one show. Here’s how podcasts work there .)
Nigeria, Ghana, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico, Germany, France, Norway, Iceland, Russia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Argentina
Because we said so Society & Culture
From: Zama Marubelela; Landiwe Gama
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators
2 Broke Twimbos Visual
From: Phil Chard & Danny that Guy
Hosted by: Squarespace
4.9 ★
Trailer Play trailer ARC Documentary
From: ARC
Hosted by: Acast
4.0 ★
(We believe this is the global default list. It’s almost identical to that of South Africa. We’d assume this list is unlikely to appear in the app).
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