The best podcasts of 2021

Happy To Be Here

Greta Johnsen

Improvement, Nerd, Culture, Wbez, Pop, Books, Society & Culture, Nerdette, Self, Tv & Film, Technology, Nerds, Tv

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Thousands of hours of podcasts came out this year. But how many were actually good? The New Yorker’s Sarah Larson and Vulture’s Nick Quah give us a taste of the best of the best. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	You may not know this, but with WBEZ, you can check up on the news live anytime you want,
0:07.4	with the WBEZ app or at 91.5 on your car radio, whether you beam it or stream it.
0:13.3	The news is on WBEZ.
0:21.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette.
0:24.0	I'm Greta Johnson.
0:25.0	It is officially the end of the year 2021.
0:28.8	It was a weird year, but we got through it together.
0:32.2	We've been spending lots, a couple of weeks talking about some of the best stuff of the
0:36.4	year.
0:37.4	First, we did books and then TV shows.
0:39.5	And now this week, we are diving in to the wild world of podcasting.
0:44.8	Our guests today are Sarah Larson.
0:47.0	She writes about podcasts for the New Yorker.
0:49.0	Sarah, hi.
0:50.0	Hello.
0:51.0	Thank you for having me.
0:52.2	We also have Nick Kwa, Vultures podcast critic, Nick.
0:55.5	Welcome back.
0:56.5	Hello.
0:57.5	Hello.
0:58.5	So you both came with your top five picks from this year.
1:00.7	Before we get to them, I was curious if there are any particular trends you've noticed.
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