Apple has had abandoned their podcast platform for many years, forcing many content creators to migrate to other platforms that did offer a monetization method. Apple added a new feature a few months ago that allows users to financially support the podcasts they like the most through subscriptions.
The Cupertino-based company has officially announced, which are, according to the company, both the best podcasts as the best episodes of 2021. It goes without saying that each and every one of them is only available in English, as if English were the only language used for podcasting. I understand that they reach a higher audience as it is the universal language, but Spanish is not far behind.
Best podcasts of 2021
- “A Kids Book About: The Podcast” with Matthew Winner
- “Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain”
- “Good Inside with Dr. Becky”
- “The Bodybuilders with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang”
- “Pantsuit Politics” with Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers
- “Teenager Therapy” with Gael Aitor, Kayla Suarez, Mark Hugo, and Thomas Pham
- “The Experiment” with Julia Longoria
- “The Midnight Miracle” with Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle
- “This Land” with Rebecca Nagle
Best podcast episodes of 2021
- “A Friendly Ghost Story” from “Invisibilia” with Yowei Shaw and Kia Miakka Natisse
- “Bubba Wallace” from “Club Shay Shay” with Shannon Sharpe and Bubba Wallace
- “Glorious Basterds” from “Storytime with Seth Rogen”
- “How Do I Love Someone?” by “WILD” with Megan Tan
- “My Parents, Ellen and Tom” from “Forever is a Long Time” with Ian Coss
- “The Body Mass Index” by “Maintenance Phase” and Michael Hobbes
- “The People in the Neighborhood” from “Still Processing” with Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris
- “The Symphony” from “The Midnight Miracle” with Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle
- “The Unwritten Rules of Black TV” from “The Experiment” with Hannah Giorgis
- “This Strange Story” from “9/12” with Dan Taberski
