Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2018

Esquire: The 21 Best Podcasts of 2018

28 December 2018

Esquire: The 21 Best Podcasts of 2018

[see also 2022]

Atlantic: The 50 Best Podcasts of 2018

24 December 2018

Caliphate

The Atlantic: The 50 Best Podcasts of 2018

[see also 2022202120202019]

New Yorker: Sarah Larson: Best Podcasts of 2018

19 December 2018

In the Dark

Sarah Larson: Best Podcasts of 2018, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 20232022202120202019]

Mercury News: Peter Larsen: 15 Best Podcasts of 2018

13 December 2018

In the Dark

Peter Larsen: 15 Best Podcasts of 2018, as published by San Jose Mercury News

Entertainment Weekly: The Best Podcasts of 2018

07 December 2018

You Must Remember This - Karina Longworth

Entertainment Weekly: The Best Podcasts of 2018

[see also 2021]

Honorable mentions

Vulture: Nicholas Quah: The 10 Best Podcasts of 2018

06 December 2018

Slow Burn

Nicholas Quah: The 10 Best Podcasts of 2018, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 20232022202120202019]

Time: The Top 10 Podcasts of 2018

21 November 2018

Serial

Time Magazine: The Top 10 Podcasts of 2018

[see also 2019]