• Tech Services & Software Streaming Services Podcast Listenership Outranks Talk Radio for the First Time in History From daily news to true crime and celebrity interviews, there’s a podcast for it • Podcasts have become more popular in the last 10 years, with just about anyone being able to start one • A decade ago, you may not have been able to name a single podcast (unless it wasSerial) • Now, if you’re on social media ormusic streaming platforms, you’re inundated with them • Because of their growing popularity,a survey from Edison Research’s Share of Earfound that for the first time ever, more Americans aged 13 years or older listen to podcasts (40%) than to AM/FM radio (39%) as of the end of 2025 • Although there is only a 1% difference, it’s a historic number because podcast listenership has never surpassed radio, and the gap between the two has become increasingly smaller over the past decade

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  • A decade ago, you may not have been able to name a single podcast (unless it was Serial). Now, if you’re on social media or music streaming platforms, you’re inundated with them. Because of their growing popularity, a survey from Edison Research’s Share of Ear found that for the first time ever, more Americans aged 13 years or older listen to podcasts (40%) than to AM/FM radio (39%) as of the end of 2025. Although there is only a 1% difference, it’s a historic number because podcast listenership has never surpassed radio, and the gap between the two has become increasingly smaller over the pas

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