Considered one of the most “intimate” digital formats, podcasts have gained fame and have positioned themselves among the taste of the Mexican public following the arrival of streaming platforms in the new millennium, such as Apple.
Its boom was significant since the emergence of coronavirus pandemic In 2020, most people were forced to remain in confinement, and they in turn began to experiment with different formats and channels to inform and entertain themselves.
Podcasts are audio products that are available through files or streaming platforms and one of their great advantages is that the user can listen to it whenever they want and as many times as they want.
However, the podcast is not something new, but rather a product that enjoyed wide popularity at the beginning of the 21st century, but which then he was relegated due to the arrival of compact discs, iPods, among others.
However, its easy access, broad genres and diverse narratives have facilitated its new heyday and many companies have begun to bet on them again to reach more users.
1. La Cotorrisa
Ricardo Pérez and Slobotzky start chatting as always, but now they are recording it. Listen to them every Wednesday talking about strange news, curious facts, hilarious anecdotes and lighten the navel of the week.
2. Stories of the Night
In the tradition of radio classics, the stories, tales and legends that inhabit the streets of Mexico and Latin America are told here. See acast.comprivacy for privacy and opt-out information.
3. The Cornet
Music, current affairs, lifestyle and humor
4. Almighty
Cinema, books, series, comics. With Arturo González-Campos, Rodrigo Cortés, Javier Cansado and Juan Gómez-Jurado. ALMIGHTY, a program to unite them all.
5. Forensic Stories Podcast
True crime stories told by their investigators
6. Mexican Scandal
Why do those who aim for the stars often end up burned by infamy? Mexico has been forged by the rise and spectacular fall of the powerful. In the darkest rooms, in rooms full of lies, maneuvers were plotted that went terribly wrong. Journalist Carlos Puig presents Escándalo Mexicano, an exploration of the most sordid stories of politics, entertainment, business, culture and sports in contemporary Mexico. In each chapter we unravel its protagonists, grim characters with dreams and…
7. Legendary Legends
A comedy podcast where each week we will explore stories of serial killers, ghosts and peculiar, notorious or fantastic historical events. (Spanish)
8. Cracks Podcast with Oso Trava
Cracks is a business-focused, mindset interview podcast that will teach anyone who aspires to greatness the habits and tricks that the best in sports, business, technology, and media use to achieve success. The podcast is presented by Oso Trava, entrepreneur and founder of InstaFit, who has been named entrepreneur of the year by Expansión magazine in 2010 and 2018 and included among Forbes’ 30 business promises in 2019. Oso goes deep with the urgency of someone who wants to apply what they learn immediately to their life, which makes the program…
9. Paranormal
Channel for research and dissemination of non-human phenomena (extraterrestrial UFO), goblins, ghosts, clairvoyance, mediums, witchcraft and other paranormal anomalies that happen inside and outside our planet. Created and hosted by: fepomx
10. Penance
Penance: Stories that will make us understand violence in Mexico in depth. Stories that will make us reflect on the evil and injustices in our country. Stories that we need to understand and talk about, in order to prevent and reinsert.
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Streaming platforms have served as a great driver of podcastsbecause thanks to them, users can enjoy these auditory productions whenever they want and as many times as they want.
Like its great competitor Spotify, the apple company is not far behind and has its Apple Podcast Servicewith which it seeks to position itself in the taste of more users.
Such is the importance that podcasts have gained that the company has the Apple Podcast Award, which recognizes the “Best Program of the Year”.
In this 2023 the podcast iWiser Than Me/i of the actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus along with Lemonada Media, was named as the Best program of the year after its resounding success, which according to Apple, no one could match.
Its start was colossal, because in the first episode had the Hollywood legend as a guest Jane Fondawith which he spoke about age and the importance of the passage of time, ensuring that the first decades of life are “a kind of legacy that you are going to leave behind.”
Wiser Than Me attracted a massive audience in Apple Podcastsmanaging to remain the number one program in the United States for 29 consecutive days, a feat that others have not been able to achieve.
