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Deciding what kind of format you want for your podcast can be a daunting task! Check out these examples of some of the most popular formats for broadcast audio. If you want more help creating your podcast, send me a message on Twitter!

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Created January 24, 2020

Updated November 15, 2021

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  1. This American Life

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    Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture
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    StorytellingArts

  2. Revisionist History

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    Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. From Pus
    HistorySocietyCulture

  3. Everything is Alive

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    Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells us its life story--and everything it says is true.
    SocietyCulture

  4. The White Vault

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    Explore the far reaches of the world’s horrors in the audio drama podcast The White Vault. Follow the collected records of a repair team sent to Outpost Fristed in the vast white wastes of Svalbard and unravel what lies waiting in the ice below
    Audio DramaArts

  5. We're Alive: Goldrush

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    Set 17 years after the main events of WE’RE ALIVE, GOLDRUSH is a recollection story that describes the efforts of the “soldiers” (Greg Muldoon, Anthony Robbins, Carl Thomas, and Samuel Puck) attempt a side mission to retrieve a suspected stash
    FictionDrama

  6. Critical Role

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    Voice actor Matthew Mercer leads a group of fellow voice actors on epic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. These familiar voices bring the audience into the full experience of D&D, allowing imaginations to soar as the characters embark on adventures
    FantasyGamesHobbies

  7. StarTripper!!

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    Join Feston Pyxis on a road-trip through the cosmos, as he leaves behind his old life in search of the best and wildest experiences the galaxy has to offer!
    FictionScience Fiction

  8. Hello From The Magic Tavern

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    Arnie Niekamp fell through a dimensional portal behind a Burger King into the fantastical land of Foon. He's still getting a slight wifi signal, so he uploads a weekly podcast from the tavern the Vermilion Minotaur where he interviews wizards,
    Audio DramaComedy

  9. Imaginary Worlds

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    Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create
    Science FictionFantasy

  10. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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    Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me
    +524
    ComedyTV

  11. The Moth

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    On Tuesday's and Friday’s The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast.Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and
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    StorytellingArtsPerforming Arts

  12. THE ED MYLETT SHOW

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    The Ed Mylett Show showcases the greatest peak-performers across all industries in one place, sharing their journey, knowledge and thought leadership. With Ed Mylett and featured guests in almost every industry including business, health, colle
    BusinessEntrepreneurEducation

  13. The Working Songwriter

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    Joe Pug hosts a monthly conversation with one of today's best songwriters. The latest 100 episodes are always free... all catalog episodes available to stream in the Nation of Heat Vault. Visit joepugmusic.com/vault
    MusicArtsPerforming Arts

  14. Ear Coffee Podcast

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    The Ear Coffee Podcast is your best place to learn about Minnesota and Minnesota adjacent DIY/DIT music. Join Joe and Aly every Wednesday to hear conversations with your next favorite band.
    MusicArtsPerforming Arts

  15. Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

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    Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating food stories—including children who harvest cod tongues after school in Norway and a detective who tracks down food thieves. And on Milk Street Radio, you ca
    ArtsFood

  16. The MxU Podcast

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    The MxU Podcast. Hosted by Jeff Sandstrom, Spencer De Young, and other special guests. Join in on conversations about audio, lighting, life, concerts, and interviews with the industry’s best.
    Technology

  17. Ear Biscuits with Rhett & Link

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    Join Rhett & Link, hosts of the popular daily YouTube show Good Mythical Morning and authors of the New York Times bestseller “Book of Mythicality” in a candid weekly conversation for your Internetainment.
    YouTubeComedy

  18. LeVar Burton Reads

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    The best short fiction, handpicked by the best voice in podcasting and presented in 3D immersive audio. In every episode, host LeVar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a gr
    Arts & EntertainmentArts

  19. The Writers Panel

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    The definitive insider's guide to our current golden age of television, Ben Blacker's The Writers Panel is an ever expanding anthology of live convention panels and intimate in-studio interviews with the writers, producers, and show runners res
    screenwritingTV

  20. How Did This Get Made?

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    The award-winning comedy podcast that celebrates bad movies. Comedians and actors Paul Scheer (The League), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth) break down the very best of the worst films ever made—we’re tal
    +68
    FilmComedy

  21. Green Eggs and Dan

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    Taking a new look at “you are what you eat,” comedian Dan Ahdoot brings listeners in on conversations about food, life, and more, with some of his most entertaining friends. Not your typical, holier-than-thou food show, Green Eggs and Dan is th
    ArtsFoodComedy

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