WNYC Studios Podcasts Named to Multiple “Best of 2019” Lists

(January 8, 2020) — Fifteen podcasts from WNYC Studios were named to year-end “Best of 2019” lists, as chosen by a number of critics and publications.  

Dolly Parton’s America — Jad Abumrad’s critically acclaimed exploration of the legendary singer’s unique appeal to Americans across political divides — appeared on 23 lists and was named #1 (“the most joyful listening experience of the year”) by The New Yorker.  Scattered, Chris Garcia’s touching audio memoir and investigation into what happened to his late father during his years in post-revolutionary Cuba before emigrating to the U.S., was named by seven publications, including Time, which described it as a “deeply personal account that’s essential at a moment when immigration is so politicized.”  Other podcasts that made the lists include Trump, Inc., Nancy, Snap Judgment, The Stakes, and two co-productions with WQXR, The Open Ears Project and Aria Code. 

The full list of selections is below. 

• Apple – “Best Listens of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America 
• ArtsHub (Australia) – “14 of the Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• The Atlantic – “The 50 Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • The Open Ears Project (a co-production with WQXR) 
  • Radiolab
  • Scattered
  • Sooo Many White Guys
  • The Stakes
• Bello Collective – “100 Outstanding Podcasts of 2019”
  • The Anthropocene Reviewed
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • The New Yorker Radio Hour
  • Radiolab
  • Scattered
• CBC Radio – “The Most Memorable Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Scattered
• Colorlines – “Favorites of 2019”
  • The Anthropocene Reviewed
• Cosmopolitan – “Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • 2 Dope Queens
  • Aria Code (a co-production between WQXR and The Metropolitan Opera)
• Economist – “The Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• Elle UK – “30 Best Podcasts of 2019 You Need to Listen to Right Now”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Sooo Many White Guys
• Forbes – “The Best Podcast of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• The Guardian – “The 20 Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• HuffPost – “The Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Scattered
• Indie Wire – “The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Nancy
  • Scattered
  • Snap Judgment 
• LifeHacker  – “The Best Podcast Episodes of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• The New Yorker – “The Best Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Trump, Inc.
• Pocket Casts  – “100 Most Popular Podcasts of 2019”
  • The Anthropocene Reviewed
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Radiolab
• Pod People – “Favorite Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Scattered
• Podtrac  – “Top 20 New Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• The Poynter Report – “Best Podcast Not Named ‘The Daily’”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• Quartz – “Favorite Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Scattered
• San Bernardino Sun – “The 12 podcasts of 2019 you need to listen to”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• Spotify – “Picks of the Year”
  • Dolly Parton’s America 
• Stereogum – “Best Music Podcasts of 2019”
  • Aria Code (a co-production between WQXR and The Metropolitan Opera)
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• Stuff (New Zealand) – “Podcasts you should have listened in 2019”
  • Aria Code (a co-production between WQXR and The Metropolitan Opera)
  • Dolly Parton’s America
• Time – “Best Podcasts of the Year”
  • Scattered
• Uproxx – “The Best New True Crime Podcasts of 2019”
  • Scattered 
• Verge – “The Verge’s 11 Favorite Podcasts of 2019”
  • Dolly Parton’s America
  • Trump, Inc.
• Vulture – “Best Podcasts of 2019” and “Best Comedy Podcasts of 2019”
  • 10 Things That Scare Me
  • Adulting
  • Sooo Many White Guys

ABOUT WNYC STUDIOS

WNYC Studios is the premier producer of on-demand and broadcast audio, home to some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and popular podcasts, including Radiolab, On The Media, Nancy, Trump, Inc., The New Yorker Radio Hour, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, and The Stakes. WNYC Studios is leading the new golden age in audio with podcasts and national radio programs that inform, inspire, and delight millions of intellectually curious and highly engaged listeners across digital, mobile, and broadcast platforms. Programs include personal narratives, deep journalism, interviews that reveal, and smart entertainment as varied and intimate as the human voice itself. For more information, visit  wnycstudios.org.