Apple recently announced they were updating their podcast categories to better match the content that has become popular. We’ve updated our available categories in our Podcast system as well. If your podcast was categorized in a category that was renamed, the podcast should be mapped to the new category name. If it was in a category that was removed, you’ll need to re-categorize your podcast.
The changes to the podcast categories
Arts
- Books (new)
- Design
- Fashion & Beauty
- Food
Literature(removed)- Performing Arts
- Visual Arts
Business
Business News(removed)- Careers
- Entrepreneurship
- Investing
Management & Marketing(removed)- Management (new)
- Marketing (new)
Shopping(removed)- Non-profit (new)
Comedy
- Comedy Interviews (new)
- Improv (new)
- Standup (new)
Education
- Courses (new)
Educational Technology(removed)Higher Education(removed)- How to (new)
K-12(removed)Language Courses(removed)- Language Learning (new)
- Self Improvement (new)
Training(removed)
Fiction (new)
- Comedy Fiction (new)
- Drama (new)
- Science Fiction (new)
Games & Hobbies (removed/renamed to ‘Leisure’)
Automotive(removed)Aviation(removed)Hobbies(removed)Other Games(removed)Video Games(removed)
Government & Organizations (renamed to Government)
Local(removed)National(removed)Non-Profit(removed)Regional(removed)
Government (renamed from Government & Organizations)
History (new)
Health (renamed to Health & Fitness)
Health & Fitness (renamed from Health)
- Alternative Health
Fitness & Nutrition(removed)- Fitness (new)
- Medicine (new)
- Mental Health (new)
- Nutrition (new)
Self-Help(removed)- Sexuality
Kids & Family
- Education for Kids (new)
- Parenting (new)
- Pets & Animals (new)
- Stories for Kids (new)
Leisure (new)
- Animation & Manga (new)
- Automotive (new)
- Aviation (new)
- Crafts (new)
- Games (new)
- Hobbies (new)
- Home & Garden (new)
- Video Games (new)
Music
- Music Commentary (new)
- Music History (new)
- Music Interviews (new)
News & Politics (removed / renamed “News”)
News (new / renamed from News & Politics)
- Business News (new)
- Daily News (new)
- Entertainment News (new)
- News Commentary (new)
- Politics (new)
- Sports News (new)
- Tech News (new)
Religion & Spirituality
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Religion
Other(suggested and then removed again)- Spirituality
Science & Medicine (renamed “Science”)
Medicine(removed)Natural Sciences(renamed Science > Natural Sciences)Social Sciences(renamed Science > Social Sciences)
Science (new / renamed from Science & Medicine)
- Astronomy (new)
- Chemistry (new)
- Earth Sciences (new)
- Life Sciences (new)
- Mathematics (new)
- Natural Sciences (new / renamed)
- Nature (new)
- Physics (new)
- Social Sciences (new / renamed)
Society & Culture
- Documentary (new)
History(removed)- Personal Journals
- Philosophy
- Places & Travel
- Relationships (new)
Sports & Recreation (removed/renamed Sports)
Sports (new / renamed from Sports & Recreation)
Amateur(removed)- Baseball (new)
- Basketball (new)
College & High School(removed)- Cricket (new)
- Fantasy Sports (new)
- Football (new)
- Golf (new)
- Hockey (new)
Professional(removed)- Rugby (new)
- Running (new)
- Soccer (new)
- Swimming (new)
- Tennis (new)
Outdoor(removed)- Volleyball (new)
- Wilderness (new)
- Wrestling (new)
Technology
Gadgets(removed)Tech News(removed / renamed News > Tech News)Podcasting(removed)Software How-To(removed / renamed Education > How To)
True Crime (new)
TV & Film
- After Shows (new)
- Film History (new)
- Film Interviews (new)
- Film Reviews (new)
- TV Reviews (new)