![]() ![]() Podcasters produced serious works about swindlers, con artists, and cheats. Many of these shows were in the works long before the virus started to spread. Shows produced later in the pandemic had an even higher bar to meet: They had to adapt to the new context and make listeners care, knowing what we’re facing and what we’ve lost. But if you wouldn’t want to revisit them today, they’re not on this list. Important podcasts made during March, April, and May relayed the latest guidance and stats or shared personal dispatches from frontline professionals. Some shows from the start of the year couldn’t hold our attention as the crisis wore on. ![]() ![]() We also had to contend with the challenges raised by the coronavirus pandemic. As with every year, we’ve recused ourselves from considering The Atlantic’s podcasts.) (We still considered existing podcasts that tackled entirely new premises or plots. So, of course, this year’s list is constrained by what we heard and by our requirement that all selections be newly released in 2020. Even if only half of those were active in 2020 we still couldn’t possibly hear them all, no matter how pathological our dedication to listening. Now, something like 1.5 million podcasts exist. Just five years ago we could address a fledgling podcastsphere with the 50 best episodes of the year-not shows. This year’s 50 Best came together a little differently than before.
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