Founded in 2006, Spotify is present in 186 countries. (Infobase)

Podcasts are audio products available through files or streaming platforms, such as Spotify and One of its great advantages is that the user can listen to it whenever they want and as many times as they want..

Just like in the new millennium, people can follow the news of their country by having multimedia applications or consulting movie catalogs from their mobile phones, they can also enjoy listen to news, stories, stories, interviews, among others through their mobile devices without having to be glued to their screen and with the ability to do other tasks simultaneously.

In order not to waste any more time trying to decide which podcast to listen to, here is a list of audio productions the most popular of the moment via Spotify.

1. Tales of the Night

In the tradition of radio classics, the stories, tales and legends that populate the streets of Mexico and Latin America are told here.

2. The parakeet

Ricardo Pérez and Slobotzky start chatting as always, but now they’re recording it. Listen to them every Wednesday talking about weird news, curious facts, hilarious anecdotes and lightening the navel of the week.

3. FENIX SEMINAR – BRIAN TRACY

FENIX SEMINAR – THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS.

4. Doubts are given

Se Regalan Dudas was born from the endless need to question everything. Everything around us. Where do we come from and where are we going? How to make more informed decisions? We have so many doubts that we want to give them to you. I am Lety Sahagun. And I, Ashley Frangie. And into this space we invite those who know and don’t know as much. Everything we should talk about. In collaboration with Acast. Follow us on seregalandudas and watch our video episodes on Youtube. A Dudas Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.comprivacy for more information.

5. Legendary Legends

A comedy podcast where every week we explore true crime cases, paranormal phenomena and particular, notorious or fantastic historical events. José Antonio Badía: Elbadiablo Eduardo Espinosa: NoneEduardo Mario López Capistrán: MarioLopezCapi

6. Beyond Pink

We seek women’s empowerment by talking about all kinds of important and necessary issues for women today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.comprivacy for more information.

7. Milk Brothers

Iván Fematt “La Mole” and Adrián Marcelo, week after week, bring you a forbidden show that they wouldn’t let us see anywhere else.

8. Case 63

Year 2022. Psychiatrist Elisa Aldunate records the sessions of an enigmatic patient, registered as case 63, who claims to travel through time. What begins as routine therapy sessions quickly turns into a story that threatens the boundaries of the possible and the real. A story that evolves freely between the future and the past of two characters who, perhaps, have the future of humanity in their hands. With Antonia Zegers and Nestor Cantillana. Case 63 is an original podcast from Spotify.

9. Al Desnudo Psychology | psi.mammoliti

In this podcast, we talk about emotions. Of your internal mechanisms: Why do you do what you do? Why can’t you express some emotions and others can? Why do you feel bad sometimes? Why are there things that make you anxious, that generate fear, nostalgia or that give you pleasure? How to regulate your emotions to feel balanced? Emotional management is the key to living a meaningful life. And it’s up to you to learn it! The gateway to this process? Naked psychology. From the hand of clinical psychologist Marina Mammoliti. www.psimammoliti.com

10. Paranormal

Channel of research and dissemination of non-human phenomena (alien UFOs), goblins, ghosts, clairvoyance, mediums, witchcraft and other paranormal anomalies that occur inside and outside our planet. Created and hosted by: fepomx

Podcasts have taken off again among streaming platform users, especially after the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)
Podcasts have taken off again among streaming platform users, especially after the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

A podcast is an audio product which has a defined periodicity and can be composed of several episodes, although it has its origins in the radio, currently those who like this format can find it on internet pages or streaming platforms like Spotify.

Although podcasts started as a discussion between several participants on a specific topic, over time the ways of doing them have diversified and now a person or a group can speak, likewise they are not only used as a space to exchange views, but also encompass genres of interview like the #EnCasaDeMara podcast where he asks questions to various characters such as Edy Smoloh fictionas is the case with the thriller of the Caso 63 Chilean Podcastor deal with issues of science, politics, journalism, welfare, among others.

The word “podcast” was first used on February 12, 2004. by Guardian journalist Ben Hammersley in an article in which he explained how economically viable it was to create an online radio broadcast and access it when users wanted it.

Spotify has become one of the most competitive streaming platforms.  (Spotify)
Spotify has become one of the most competitive streaming platforms. (Spotify)

Swedish society Spotify announced in November 2020 the takeover and acquisition of the advertising and podcasting platform Megaphone for 235 million dollars, which was used for the monetization of audios and the heyday of this type of production, which has become one of the formats back-to-school 2022 favourites.

Last year Spotify’s podcast offering extended to new markets and recorded the existence of more than four million podcasts, although few have managed to leave a bigger mark in 2022 and become the most popular.

Worldwide, the title that topped the most played ranking was The Joe Rogan Experiencewhich also added its third straight year as a favorite podcast.

In the most listened to list he was followed by call her daddy by Alex Cooper; on the third step is Anything goes with Emma Chamberlaina future Spotify exclusive that touches on a variety of tracks from the famous American creator.

The Case 63 Chilean audio series It was one of those who managed to lead the ranking of the most reproduced for weeks and obtained the fourth place in the world. This Spanish podcast has even been dubbed into Portuguese, Brazilian, Hindi and English.

On the fifth rung is the true crime podcast called Addicted to crime Voiced by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat.

podcast vs audiobooks

The coronavirus pandemic has not only benefited podcasts by increasing their number of users, but also audiobooks also added more consumers on various platforms, including Spotify, as it is estimated that they can leave annual profits of up to $70 billion.

The streaming platform, where audiobooks increased by 20%turned to narrating books with the voices of Hollywood celebrities.

Its rise could also be due to criticism of the ease with which the platform allowed podcasters to express themselves, falling into misinformation errors in the midst of a pandemic, as was the case with Joe Roganwhich also caused the company to lose up to $2.1 million.

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