{"id":87529,"date":"2023-04-18T10:52:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:52:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:35:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:35:43","slug":"podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcasts as a Source of News and Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_23-04-18_podcasts_featured\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107513\"><img data-dominant-color=\"4a3a35\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg\" alt=\"(Mackenzie Calle\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-141106 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #4a3a35; width:640px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=540,304 540w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_23.04.18_podcasts_featured-2.jpg?resize=296,168 296w\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Mackenzie Calle\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study explores U.S. adults\u2019 views of and experiences with podcasts as a part of the news and information landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To examine the ways Americans get news and information in a digital age, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,132 U.S. adults from Dec. 5 to 11, 2022.&nbsp;Everyone who completed the survey is a member of the Center\u2019s&nbsp;American Trends Panel&nbsp;(ATP), an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. This way nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>. Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_Podcasts_TOPLINE.pdf\">questions used for this report<\/a>, along with responses, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This is the latest report in Pew Research Center\u2019s ongoing investigation of the state of news, information and journalism in the digital age, a research program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-callout has-beige-background-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"key-takeaways\">Key takeaways<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-sans-serif-font-family\">\n<li>Podcasts are popular: About half of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past year, and one-in-five of those listeners say they listen to a podcast nearly every day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listeners turn to podcasts for entertainment, learning, and simply to have something to listen to while doing something else.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comedy, entertainment, and politics are at the top of the list of topics that podcast listeners say they regularly listen to.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most podcast listeners say they hear news discussed on podcasts \u2013 however, just one-in-five listeners say they listen to a podcast that\u2019s connected to a news organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For\u00a0our<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>latest survey data about podcasts, read\u00a0the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/podcasts-and-news-fact-sheet\">Podcasts and News Fact Sheet<\/a>&#8221; here.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following a steady <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/audio-and-podcasting\/\">increase in podcast listening over the past decade<\/a>, podcasts have become a big part of the normal routine \u2013 and news diet \u2013 of many Americans, especially younger adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-01-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107540\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e7e7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"764\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png\" alt=\"Roughly half of Americans say they have listened to a podcast in the past year\" class=\"wp-image-107540 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e7e7; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=243,300 243w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=329,405 329w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=200,246 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=260,320 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=310,382 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=420,518 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=160,197 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-01.png?resize=320,394 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly half of U.S. adults say they have listened to a podcast in the past year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, including one-in-five who report listening to podcasts at least a few times a week. Among adults under 30, about a third listen to podcasts with such frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today\u2019s podcast landscape is a sprawling one, featuring topics from sports and religion to politics and entertainment, and it attracts large numbers of listeners who turn to podcasts for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-02-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107545\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5dedf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"876\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png\" alt=\"Americans listen to podcasts to learn, for entertainment and to fill time while doing other things\" class=\"wp-image-107545 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5dedf; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=288,300 288w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=768,801 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=388,405 388w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=200,209 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=260,271 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=310,323 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=420,438 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=640,667 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=740,772 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=160,167 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-02.png?resize=320,334 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large shares of podcast listeners say that they turn to podcasts for entertainment, learning and diversion \u2013 i.e., having something to listen to while doing something else. Half of Americans or more who have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months say these are <em>major<\/em> reasons they listen to podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer Americans turn to podcasts in search of news, though most listeners still say that news is at least a part of their experience with podcasts. Among U.S. podcast listeners \u2013 those who have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months \u2013 29% say that staying up to date about current events is a major reason they listen to podcasts. Two-thirds of podcast listeners say they have heard news discussed on the podcasts they listen to \u2013 amounting to a third of <em>all<\/em> U.S. adults. And among <em>those who hear news on podcasts<\/em>, the vast majority say they expect the news they hear there to be mostly accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-callout is-style-300-wide has-beige-background-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-rise-of-podcasts\">The rise of podcasts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Podcast listening in the U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/audio-and-podcasting\/\">increased steadily since 2013<\/a>. In 2014, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/24\/business\/media\/serial-podcastings-first-breakout-hit-sets-stage-for-more.html\">popular true-crime podcast Serial<\/a> was released, becoming the fastest podcast to reach 5 million downloads on iTunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Years later, this was followed by investments into podcasts by platforms like Spotify, which paid at least $200 million for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/17\/arts\/music\/spotify-joe-rogan-misinformation.html\/\">exclusive deal with The Joe Rogan Experience<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, even as podcast audiences continue to grow, some podcast hosts have been accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/essay\/audible-reckoning-how-top-political-podcasters-spread-unsubstantiated-and-false-claims\/\">spreading unsubstantiated false claims<\/a>, and others have drawn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/conormurray\/2023\/02\/08\/joe-rogan-draws-backlash-for-antisemitic-comments-spotify-silent-on-latest-controversy-from-its-biggest-podcaster\/?sh=2880161ef7dc\">backlash for offensive content<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey shows, however, that most podcast listeners are not tuning into podcasts connected to news organizations. Just one-in-five listeners say the podcasts they listen to are connected to a news organization, while almost three times that amount (59%) say they are not (21% aren\u2019t sure).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listeners turn to podcasts to hear about a wide range of specific topics. Nearly half of podcast listeners say they regularly listen to podcasts about comedy (47%) and entertainment, pop culture, and the arts (46%), while about four-in-ten (41%) turn to podcasts about politics and government. Other common topics include science and technology, history, and true crime (such as Serial, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-news\/serial-effect-programmers-ramping-up-786688\/\">helped popularize podcasts<\/a> after its first season in 2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-03-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107551\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e2e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"926\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png\" alt=\"About a third of podcast listeners have tried a lifestyle change because of a podcast they listened to\" class=\"wp-image-107551 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e2e3; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=272,300 272w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=768,847 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=367,405 367w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=200,220 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=260,287 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=310,342 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=420,463 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=640,706 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=740,816 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=160,176 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-03.png?resize=320,353 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many listeners also engage with podcasts in ways other than listening, such as watching a movie or reading a book because of a podcast, following a podcast or its hosts on social media, or purchasing a product that was advertised. About a third of listeners (36%) even say they\u2019ve tried out a lifestyle change \u2013 such as a workout routine or journaling \u2013 because of a podcast they listened to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other types of engagement are less common, including joining online discussion groups, engaging with political causes, paying for a subscription or buying merchandise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;nearly-nine-in-ten-of-those-who-hear-news-on-podcasts-expect-it-to-be-accurate&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nearly-nine-in-ten-of-those-who-hear-news-on-podcasts-expect-it-to-be-accurate\">Nearly nine-in-ten of those who hear news on podcasts expect it to be accurate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-04-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107560\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e2e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"944\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png\" alt=\"Most listeners who get news on podcasts expect it to be mostly accurate\" class=\"wp-image-107560 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e2e0; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=197,300 197w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=266,405 266w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=200,305 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=260,396 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=310,472 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=420,639 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=160,244 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-04.png?resize=320,487 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Americans do hear about news on the podcasts they listen to, they largely view it as accurate. Among those who hear news discussed on podcasts, a large majority (87%) say they expect it to be mostly accurate, compared with about one-in-ten who say they expect it to be mostly inaccurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a much higher level of trust than people have in some other sources of news and information. For instance, in a slightly different question asked of Americans who get news from social media in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2021\/01\/12\/news-use-across-social-media-platforms-in-2020\/\">39% of social media news consumers<\/a> said they expect the news they see there to be largely accurate, while a majority (59%) said they expect the news there to be largely <em>inaccurate<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, most people who get news from podcasts either say they trust that news <em>more<\/em> than the news they get from other sources (31%) or trust it about the same (55%). Fewer (15%) trust news from podcasts <em>less<\/em> than news from other sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-05-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107563\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e6e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png\" alt=\"Just over half of listeners say the podcasts they listen to include \npolitical opinions at least sometimes \" class=\"wp-image-107563 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e6e4; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=270,405 270w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=260,390 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=310,465 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=420,630 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=160,240 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-05.png?resize=320,480 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many podcast listeners also say that the news they get there includes information they wouldn\u2019t have heard about elsewhere. Nearly three-quarters of Americans who get news on podcasts (73%) say this happens at least sometimes, including three-in-ten who say they <em>often<\/em> hear unique news on podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among all podcast listeners, just over half (54%) say they hear guest or host opinions about politics and government \u2013 including 25% who say they hear this type of content extremely or fairly often and 29% who hear it sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many who listen to political opinions on podcasts say they largely agree with what they\u2019re hearing. Among those who hear political commentary, about half (47%) say these views mostly line up with their own, while just 7% say the opposite. Still, almost half (46%) say they are exposed to about an even mix of political views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;Republican-podcast-listeners-more-likely-than-Democrats-to-trust-podcast-news-and-say-it-offers-unique-content&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Republican-podcast-listeners-more-likely-than-Democrats-to-trust-podcast-news-and-say-it-offers-unique-content\">Republican podcast listeners more likely than Democrats to trust podcast news and say it offers unique content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-06-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107570\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3e0e0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"844\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png\" alt=\"No large differences between Republicans and Democrats in podcast listening, hearing news on podcasts \" class=\"wp-image-107570 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3e0e0; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=220,300 220w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=298,405 298w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=200,272 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=260,354 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=310,422 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=420,572 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=160,218 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-06.png?resize=320,436 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no huge differences between Republicans and Democrats in the shares who listen to podcasts and hear news on them. Just under half of Republicans&nbsp;and those who lean Republican&nbsp;(46%) and just over half of Democrats&nbsp;and Democratic leaners(54%) say they have listened to a podcast in the past year, and roughly two-thirds of listeners in each party say they\u2019ve heard news discussed on the podcasts they listen to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, there are some notable differences between podcast listeners in the two major political parties when it comes to their <em>views<\/em> of the news they hear on podcasts: Republicans are more likely than Democrats to trust the news they hear on podcasts more than other sources and to report hearing news they wouldn\u2019t have gotten elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-07-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107575\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4dfdf\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1140\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png\" alt=\"Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to trust the news they hear on podcasts more than other sources and to say that news is unique\" class=\"wp-image-107575 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4dfdf; width:420px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=221,300 221w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=768,1042 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=755,1024 755w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=298,405 298w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=200,271 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=260,353 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=310,421 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=420,570 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=640,869 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=740,1004 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=160,217 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-07.png?resize=320,434 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who get news on podcasts, nearly half of Republicans (46%) say they trust news on podcasts more than news they get from other sources, compared with about one-in-five Democrats who feel this way (19%). And nearly twice as many Republicans (40%) as Democrats (21%) also say they have often heard news on podcasts that they would not have heard elsewhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among podcast listeners overall, Republicans are somewhat more likely than Democrats to say they often listen to podcasts that feature political opinions (31% vs. 21%) and somewhat <em>less<\/em> likely to say they listen to podcasts connected to news organizations (14% vs. 26%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;Younger-Americans-more-likely-to-listen-to-podcasts,-and-they-turn-to-podcasts-for-different-reasons-than-older-listeners&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Younger-Americans-more-likely-to-listen-to-podcasts,-and-they-turn-to-podcasts-for-different-reasons-than-older-listeners\">Younger Americans more likely to listen to podcasts, and they turn to podcasts for different reasons than older listeners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2023\/04\/18\/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information\/pj_2023-04-18_podcasts_0-08-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107581\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ded7d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"616\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png\" alt=\"Two-thirds of adults ages 18 to 29 have listened to a podcast in the past year\" class=\"wp-image-107581 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ded7d9; width:310px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=300,298 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=408,405 408w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=200,199 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=260,258 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=310,308 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=420,417 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=140,140 140w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=160,159 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/04\/PJ_2023.04.18_podcasts_0-08.png?resize=320,318 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As is the case with many other <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2022\/01\/13\/share-of-those-65-and-older-who-are-tech-users-has-grown-in-the-past-decade\/\">digital habits<\/a>, younger adults are more likely than older age groups to listen to podcasts \u2013 and by a wide margin. Two-thirds of Americans ages 18 to 29 have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months, compared with just under a third (28%) of those 65 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, younger listeners tend to be more likely than older listeners to be listening to podcasts frequently. Among podcast listeners, roughly half (48%) of those in the youngest group say they listen at least a few times a week, versus about a quarter (27%) of those 65 and older. That means about a third of <em>all U.S. adults<\/em> under 30 (32%) report listening to podcasts at least a few times a week; the same is true of just 8% of those in the oldest group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger and older podcast listeners are equally likely to say they hear news discussed on the podcasts they listen to. But because younger Americans are more likely to be listening to podcasts in the first place, <em>overall <\/em>they are more likely than older Americans to be exposed to news from podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reasons that Americans turn to podcasts also differ by age. Most podcast listeners ages 18 to 29 say that entertainment (75%) or having something to listen to while doing something else (70%) are major reasons they listen to podcasts. 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