If you’re anything like me, podcasts are a major staple in your life, as ingrained in your daily routine as taking a shower or brushing your teeth. I know I’m not alone; according to a recent report from Edison Research, one-third of Americans ages 25 to 54 listen to podcasts monthly, and those numbers are growing every year. With the advent of creative programming, that makes total sense. There’s almost literally a podcast for everyone.But what types of podcasts are people most interested in? In a new 2018 report from Spotify, one of the major hosts for podcast-listening, the most-streamed podcast genres this year were crime & mystery, comedy, news & politics, health, and arts. They also noted the top 10 cities that streamed the most podcasts:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Los Angeles, California
- New York, New York
- Dallas, Texas
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Houston, Texas
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Brooklyn, New York
- Denver, Colorado
But what are the most popular podcasts per state? We asked Spotify to crank the numbers even further, and found that Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark’s My Favorite Murder was the top-streamed podcast in almost every state, with the exception of Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey. That’s big news for the beloved true crime series, but we wanted to get even more specific, so with Spotify’s help, we were able to find which podcasts were the most distinctively popular per state (meaning, more popular in that state than any other). Here’s what we came up with:
| Alabama: The Folktale Project |
| Alaska: In Our Time |
| Arizona: Super Best Friendcast! |
| Arkansas: King Falls AM |
| California: TigerBelly |
| Colorado: Stuff To Blow Your Mind |
| Connecticut: Section 10 Podcast |
| Delaware: King Falls AM |
| District of Columbia: The Wilderness |
| Florida: Masacote con Chente Ydrach |
| Georgia: Atlanta Monster |
| Hawaii: Just a Tip with Megan Batoon |
| Idaho: The Art of Manliness |
| Illinois: The Rizzuto Show |
| Indiana: Heartland Radio 2.0 |
| Iowa: Drinkin’ Bros. |
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Kansas: Stories Podcast – A Free Children’s Story Podcast for Bedtime, Car Rides, and Kids of All Ages!
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| Kentucky: Conspiracy Theories |
| Louisiana: The History Chicks |
| Maine: No Such Thing As A Fish |
| Maryland: The Tony Kornheiser Show |
| Massachusetts: Section 10 Podcast |
| Michigan: Drew and Mike Show |
| Minnesota: 48 Hours |
| Mississippi: Court Junkie |
| Missouri: The Rizzuto Show |
| Montana: Golic and Wingo |
| Nebraska: Drinkin’ Bros. |
| Nevada: Martha Debayle |
| New Hampshire: ESPN FC |
| New Jersey: El Mañanero |
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New Mexico: Stories Podcast – A Free Children’s Story Podcast for Bedtime, Car Rides, and Kids of All Ages!
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| New York: 2 Dope Queens |
| North Carolina: Drinkin’ Bros. |
| North Dakota: The West Wing Weekly |
| Ohio: The ThomaHawk Show |
| Oklahoma: Two Girls One Ghost |
| Oregon: Ridiculous History |
| Pennsylvania: The Pat McAfee Show 2.0 |
| Rhode Island: Around the NFL |
| South Carolina: Super Best Friendcast! |
| South Dakota: Brains On! Science podcast for kids |
| Tennessee: Astonishing Legends |
| Texas: Joyce Meyer Radio Podcast |
| Utah: Locked on Jazz |
| Vermont: BrainStuff |
| Virginia: The Tony Kornheiser Show |
| Washington: TANIS |
| West Virginia: Mile Marker 181 |
| Wisconsin: Locked on Packers |
| Wyoming: The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory & Mal |
Pretty fascinating stuff when it’s all laid out like that. Who would have guessed Kentucky was into Conspiracy Theories? Not us. Nope, no way.To see more of Spotify’s stats about podcast listening in 2018, check out their genre and cities infographics.
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