{"id":311651,"date":"2026-02-26T15:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=study-shows-americans-now-listen-to-podcasts-more-than-talk-radio"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:13:23","slug":"study-shows-americans-now-listen-to-podcasts-more-than-talk-radio","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/study-shows-americans-now-listen-to-podcasts-more-than-talk-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Study shows\u00a0Americans now listen to podcasts more than talk radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information<\/em>.<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today<em>\u2019<\/em>s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>Featured story:<\/strong> Study shows\u00a0Americans now listen to podcasts more than talk radio<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>In other news:<\/strong> U.K.\u00a0news organizations form AI publishing rights coalition\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> Politico plans Australia expansion\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> How many teens use AI chatbots\u00a0for information and news?<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd25\u00a0<strong>Featured story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year,\u00a0<strong>podcasts surpassed AM\/FM talk radio\u00a0in total listening time\u00a0for the first time\u00a0<\/strong>in the U.S.,\u00a0according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/02\/25\/americans-now-listen-to-podcasts-more-often-than-talk-radio-study-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new study from Edison Research<\/a>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Among Americans ages 13 and older, 40% of\u00a0time spent\u00a0listening\u00a0to \u201cspoken-word audio\u201d was\u00a0dedicated\u00a0to\u00a0podcasts, compared with 39%\u00a0dedicated to\u00a0talk radio.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/podcasts-and-news-fact-sheet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>just over half of U.S. adults (54%) said\u00a0they\u2019d\u00a0listened to a podcast in the\u00a0prior\u00a012 months. <\/strong>Americans are still more likely to say they at least sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/news-platform-fact-sheet\/#who-uses-each-news-platform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">get news from radio<\/a> (44%) rather\u00a0than podcasts (32%). But the share of U.S. adults\u00a0who\u00a0get news\u00a0from podcasts has increased by 10 percentage points since 2020, while the share who get news from radio has ticked down over that time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccc\u00a0<strong>In other news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><strong>U.K.\u00a0news organizations<\/strong>\u00a0form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/news\/uk-news-organizations-form-media-coalition-ai-publishing-1236673371\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI publishing rights coalition<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>The Washington Post<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/washington-post-losses-topped-100-million-in-2025-85076aae?st=ppV96Q&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost over $100 million<\/a>\u00a0in 2025;\u00a0<strong>The Athletic <\/strong>hires several laid-off\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/02\/26\/athletic-washington-post-dc-sports-writers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post sports writers<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2026\/feb\/25\/record-number-journalists-killed-2025-israel-gaza-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Record number<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>press<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>members killed<\/strong>\u00a0globally in 2025\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>California Gov. Gavin Newsom <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/21\/online-age-newsom-social-media-00791870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorses age restrictions for social media<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Nexstar\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thedesk.net\/2026\/02\/nexstar-layoffs-ktla-wpix-tegna-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lays off employees<\/a>\u00a0at Los Angeles, Chicago\u00a0and New York City stations\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Ibram X. Kendi\u00a0<\/strong>set to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.poynter.org\/business-work\/2026\/ibram-kendi-relaunching-the-emancipator-howard-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relaunch The Emancipator<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>Howard University<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A look at\u00a0<strong>Texas<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Rep. Jasmine Crockett&#8217;s <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/24\/2026\/texas-senate-candidate-jasmine-crockett-escalates-her-war-on-the-press\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tensions with journalists <\/a>covering her Senate campaign\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Early numbers show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/state-of-the-union-2026-tv-ratimgs-trump-1236514822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">decline in TV ratings <\/a>for this year\u2019s\u00a0<strong>State of the Union address<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump administration\u00a0<\/strong>seeks more control at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/02\/25\/us\/politics\/trump-radio-free-europe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two federally funded news organizations<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5\u00a0<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Politico <\/strong>will soon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/24\/2026\/politico-is-launching-in-australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch an Australia version<\/a>, adding to its politically focused coverage of the U.S. and Europe.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Nearly 20 years after Politico launched in the U.S., 49% of Americans say they have heard of it, and 8% say they regularly get news there, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/feature\/news-media-tracker\/politico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Center survey<\/a>. <strong>Politico\u2019s\u00a0U.S.\u00a0readership\u00a0tends\u00a0to lean left:<\/strong> 12% of Democrats and 4% of Republicans regularly get news there. Democrats also are more likely than Republicans to say they trust Politico as a source of news (21% vs. 4%).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcca\u00a0<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s chart comes from a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2026\/02\/24\/how-teens-use-and-view-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new Center survey<\/a>\u00a0investigating\u00a0<strong>how teens use and view AI. <\/strong>A majority of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17\u00a0(57%)\u00a0say they have used AI chatbots to search for information. Far fewer, but still about one-in-five (19%),\u00a0have used chatbots to get news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbe4e9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbe4e9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_0-01-1.png?resize=480,514 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_0-01-1.png?resize=782,838 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_0-01-1.png?resize=840,900 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"686\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/02\/PI_2026.02.24_teens-and-ai_0-01-1.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart that shows More than half of teens say they have used AI chatbots for finding information, doing schoolwork\" class=\"wp-image-289971 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Christopher St. Aubin, Joanne Haner and Sawyer Reed. It is edited by Michael Lipka and copy edited by Anna Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do you like this newsletter? Email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:journalism@pewresearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">journalism@pewresearch.org<\/a> or fill out this <a href=\"https:\/\/us1.list-manage.com\/survey?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&amp;id=449f3c3d35&amp;attribution=false\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/us1.list-manage.com\/survey?u=434f5d1199912232d416897e4&amp;id=449f3c3d35&amp;attribution=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two-question survey<\/a> to tell us what you think<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!\u00a0The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today\u2019s email: \ud83d\udd25\u00a0Featured story Last year,\u00a0podcasts surpassed AM\/FM talk radio\u00a0in total listening time\u00a0for the first time\u00a0in the U.S.,\u00a0according to a\u00a0new study from Edison Research.\u00a0Among Americans ages 13 and older, 40% of\u00a0time spent\u00a0listening\u00a0to \u201cspoken-word audio\u201d was\u00a0dedicated\u00a0to\u00a0podcasts, compared with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5674,"template":"","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","prc_watchers":[],"footnotes":"","prc_email_subject":"Podcasts vs. radio: Which do Americans listen to more?","prc_email_preview_text":"Plus, Politico plans Australia expansion\u00a0","prc_email_template_slug":"","prc_email_mailchimp_audience_id":"","prc_email_mailchimp_segment_id":"","prc_email_mailchimp_campaign_id":"","prc_email_mailchimp_campaign_admin_url":"","prc_email_mailchimp_campaign_status":"","prc_email_mailchimp_pending_send_at":"","prc_email_mailchimp_delayed_send_cancelled":""},"categories":[],"bylines":[],"prc_newsletter_list":[3083],"_post_visibility":[2643],"formats":[],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-311651","prc_email_campaign","type-prc_email_campaign","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","_post_visibility-hidden-on-index"],"label":"Newsletter","post_parent":0,"word_count":501,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/study-shows-americans-now-listen-to-podcasts-more-than-talk-radio\/","charts":[],"art_direction":{"A1":{"id":"5674","rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"chartArt":false},"A2":{"id":"5674","rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":false},"A3":{"id":"5674","rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"chartArt":false},"A4":{"id":"5674","rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"chartArt":false},"XL":{"id":"5674","rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"chartArt":false},"social":{"id":"5674","rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/07\/briefing_featured_image_2-1.png?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"prc_checklist":{},"watchChildPosts":false,"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[],"datacite_doi":"","prc_seo_data":{"title":"Study shows\u00a0Americans now listen to podcasts more than talk radio","description":"\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!\u00a0The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today\u2019s email: Featured story: Study shows\u00a0Americans now listen to podcasts more than&hellip;","og_title":"Study shows\u00a0Americans now listen to podcasts more than talk radio","og_description":"","schema_type":"WebPage","noindex":false,"canonical_url":"","primary_terms":[],"custom_schema":[],"og_image":"5674","indexnow_submitted_at":null,"gsc_index_status":{"verdict":"PASS","coverage_state":"Submitted and indexed","robotstxt_state":"ALLOWED","indexing_state":"INDEXING_ALLOWED","last_crawl_time":"2026-06-06T09:08:22Z","page_fetch_state":"SUCCESSFUL","crawled_as":"MOBILE","mobile_verdict":"VERDICT_UNSPECIFIED","mobile_issues":[],"rich_results_verdict":"PASS","rich_results_issues":[],"inspection_link":"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/inspect?resource_id=sc-domain:pewresearch.org&id=DovFUMEs1JCbWoHVlwgqjQ&utm_medium=link&utm_source=api","fetched_at":1780935303}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prc_email_campaign\/311651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prc_email_campaign"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prc_email_campaign"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prc_email_campaign\/311651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312905,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prc_email_campaign\/311651\/revisions\/312905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311651"},{"taxonomy":"bylines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bylines?post=311651"},{"taxonomy":"prc_newsletter_list","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prc_newsletter_list?post=311651"},{"taxonomy":"_post_visibility","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_post_visibility?post=311651"},{"taxonomy":"formats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/formats?post=311651"},{"taxonomy":"workflow-status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/workflow-status?post=311651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}