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Podcasts have become one of America’s principal sources for information. About 68 million Americans listen to at least one podcast per week. These weekly listeners, 24% of the population, average 6 episodes each week, listening for an average of 6 hours and 39 minutes.

In the last few weeks, dozens of organizations and individuals have started podcasts about the virus responsible for COVID-19. That number seems likely to increase in the next few weeks.

There still is no easy way to find podcasts about specific topics. If you are listening to podcasts to learn more about a topic that is meaningful to you, such as the virus responsible for COVID-19, this guide will help you find podcasts that meet your needs.

Information sources are difficult to evaluate. This project uses podcasts as a medium for helping all of us become better at investigating what we believe and how we learn.
Podcasts are still relatively new and questions about their value are less well understood than similar questions about books, articles, television, films, and other media. This project uses podcasts about the pandemic to develop our understanding of podcasts as a medium.
This project includes only podcasts in English, and primarily focuses on the United States. This limits the scope of the project and acknowledges the limitations of the project’s organizers.