The New and Next Podcast Personalities

Her name is now synonymous with those red-laced boots on the cover of her memoir Wild, but she and her BFF Steve Almond also host a touching, very honest advice-column show called Dear Sugar. Short, sometimes sweet, not to be missed.
Portland, OR

He’s been called the Howard Stern of food (albeit much more palatable) and foodies consistently say they wake up early on Saturday mornings to feast on his live interviews with various Chefs on The New American Kitchen.

Washington, DC & New York City

Part sketch show, part unexpected insider interviews, Comedy Bang Bang’s weekly unstructured episodes have been comedy-nerd heaven for years—listening feels like eavesdropping inside one of the industry’s  most hilarious writers’ rooms.
Los Angeles, CA

The former This American Life producer solves mysteries with each quirky “problem” resolved by the episode’s end. You might not think it’s essential to know how exactly how tall Jake Gyllenhaal is, but maybe you haven’t yet listened to Mystery Show.
New York City, NY

20-minute episodes of 99% Invisible focus on one idea: the notion that great design—the kind that surrounds us without necessarily realizing it—is almost always invisible.
Oakland, CA