Americans listen to podcasts to learn, for entertainment and to fill time while doing other things | Pew Research Center

April 12, 2023

Podcasts as a Source of News and Information

Americans listen to podcasts to learn, for entertainment and to fill time while doing other things

Americans listen to podcasts to learn, for entertainment and to fill time while doing other things

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Podcasts as a Source of News and Information
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Roughly half of Americans say they have listened to a podcast in the past year
Americans listen to podcasts to learn, for entertainment and to fill time while doing other things
About a third of podcast listeners have tried a lifestyle change because of a podcast they listened to
Most listeners who get news on podcasts expect it to be mostly accurate
Just over half of listeners say the podcasts they listen to include political opinions at least sometimes
No large differences between Republicans and Democrats in podcast listening, hearing news on podcasts
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-07
Two-thirds of adults ages 18 to 29 have listened to a podcast in the past year