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The best podcasts in the world - Apple Podcasts 2020
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Apple Podcasts have released a list of their “Shows of the Year”, together with their “Biggest Shows”, “Biggest News Shows”, and editorial favourites.
The 'biggest’ lists are drived by the Apple Podcast charts, which encompass a mix of new subscriptions, playback activity and completion rate; ratings and reviews aren’t factored into these charts. Eligible shows were those with multiple episodes available on December 1.
Your own country’s list of shows is in the Apple Podcasts app - but here are the biggest shows (including the biggest NEW shows, shows that were only released in 2020) for a number of countries across the world.
Click each show to listen in Apple Podcasts (or in a podcast app of your choice).
US
Show of the year:
![Code Switch](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/5954-0b3074ec.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
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Apple Podcasts’ “Our favorites this year”:
![California Love](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/207641-cb98ec0e.jpeg)
![Canary: The Washington Post Investigates](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/210901-ed7d462d.jpeg)
![Dying For Sex](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/31357-a5af739e.jpeg)
![FANTI](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/31248-4d7808cc.jpeg)
![Floodlines](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/32966-2942ec1a.jpeg)
![Ghost Tape](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/212216-44f77418.jpeg)
![How To Citizen with Baratunde](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/214352-806f6ad3.jpeg)
![In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/34293-3f7ebf01.jpeg)
![Louder Than A Riot](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/211755-2eec9fc4.jpeg)
![Nice White Parents](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/207076-9a276793.jpeg)
![Rabbit Hole](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/169669-7c2ff862.jpeg)
![You're Wrong About](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/22313-18b58aaa.jpeg)
Canada
Show of the year:
![The Hopeful](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/211170-9c2fa2e9.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Apple Podcasts’ “Our favorites this year”:
![Hustled](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215438-1891794b.jpeg)
![Unreserved](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/22711-d65c0889.jpeg)
![History of the 90s](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/16853-460ab805.jpeg)
![We Are Not the Virus](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/211839-f96cecc1.jpeg)
![#CitylineReal on Pride](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215439-c6d4497e.jpeg)
![Parkdale Haunt](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215440-a8e7de8a.jpeg)
![Notes From The Frontline](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215441-b9829aef.jpeg)
![Jay Du Temple discute](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215442-85e31222.jpeg)
![Avec son Sam](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215443-cb32caad.jpeg)
Brazil
Show of the year:
![A Terra é redonda (mesmo)](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/31911-e9667d78.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
UK
Show of the year:
![The Joe Wicks Podcast](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/207903-b06e4425.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Apple Podcasts’ “Our favorites this year”:
![I Weigh with Jameela Jamil](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/31948-39fe084d.jpeg)
![The Fault Line: Dying for a Fight](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/216022-5d44c25b.jpeg)
![How Did We Get Here?](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/32690-69f42ac9.jpeg)
![CHRIS EVANS - HOW TO WOW](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215447-56a43d01.jpeg)
![Anthems](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/202140-b4c4e88f.jpeg)
![Americast](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/30227-894f04ce.jpeg)
![Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/205102-6dc10f25.jpeg)
![Grounded with Louis Theroux](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/192646-72c56318.jpeg)
France
Radio France has its podcasts listed in Apple Podcasts, but Apple does not supply third-parties like Podnews with their RSS feeds.
Show of the year:
![Vulgaire](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215311-0d9b4b55.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Spain
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Italy
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Germany
Show of the year:
![Apokalypse & Filterkaffee](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/188386-3f7a5312.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
South Africa
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Russia
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Turkey
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Austria
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Arab World
Show of the year:
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بحب | B’Hob (Kerning Cultures)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest shows:
Australia
Show of the year:
![The Eleventh](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/31505-e0056c1b.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
Apple Podcasts’ “Our favorites this year”:
![CrossBread — A Comedy Musical](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/204349-90f18510.jpeg)
![Ariise](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/203875-ef715d6d.jpeg)
![Chasing Charlie](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/201049-810b652c.jpeg)
![So Now What? with Waleed Aly](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215448-61a99116.jpeg)
![In Good Health](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215449-a81e69f8.jpeg)
![Naked City](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/37260-5005b7f3.jpeg)
![Everyone Has An Ex](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215451-523e1ffd.jpeg)
![Full Story](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/23944-39cdb720.jpeg)
![Zero Waste Baby with Veronica Milsom](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215453-d69e3ac8.jpeg)
New Zealand
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China
Show of the year:
Biggest New Shows:
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Taiwan
Biggest New Shows:
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Korea
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Japan
Show of the year:
![J-WAVE TOPPAN INNOVATION WORLD ERA](https://i.podnews.network/r/t/75/215312-c7221769.jpeg)
Biggest New Shows:
Biggest Shows:
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