Transcript
Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts
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· 1 min · 121 words · 2 timestamped sections
This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts", an episode of NPR published November 16, 2025 (1 min, about 121 words). It mentions 16 people, works and ideas, including Americans, Comedy Podcasts, Anastasia Silkas, NPR News, New York, New York.
What is discussed, and when
Notable quotes from "Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts"
Nearly a third of all Americans now listen to or watch podcasts every week, but more often than not, it's men's voices that they're hearing. Researchers at the USC Annenburgg Inclusion.
about Americans · at
Who and what is mentioned in this episode?
People
- Anastasia Silkas — Person · 1 mention · first at
Of the top 100 hosts were white, leaving a lot of communities out of the conversation. Anastasia Silkas, NPR News, New York.
Companies & orgs
- NPR News — Company · 1 mention · first at
Of the top 100 hosts were white, leaving a lot of communities out of the conversation. Anastasia Silkas, NPR News, New York.
- University of Southern California — Company · 1 mention
- USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative — Company · 1 mention
Concepts & topics
- Americans — Concept · 1 mention · first at
- Comedy Podcasts — Concept · 1 mention · first at
Industries. Women are particularly underrepresented in business, tech, sports, fitness, and comedy podcasts.
- Business Podcasts — Concept · 1 mention
- Fitness Podcasts — Concept · 1 mention
- Gender Inequity in Podcasting — Concept · 1 mention
- Movie Industry — Concept · 1 mention
- Music Industry — Concept · 1 mention
- Podcast — Concept · 1 mention
- Sports Podcasts — Concept · 1 mention
- Tech Podcasts — Concept · 1 mention
- TV Industry — Concept · 1 mention
Places & events
- New York, New York — Place · 1 mention · first at
A lot of communities out of the conversation. Anastasia Silkas, NPR News, New York.
Full transcript with timestamps
Nearly a third of all Americans now listen to or watch podcasts every week, but more often than not, it's men's voices that they're hearing. Researchers at the USC Annenburgg Inclusion Initiative have found that in the 100 most popular podcasts of 2024, nearly 2/3 were hosted by men and nearly 3/4 of all guests were male, too. The researchers say that's a far greater gender inequity than in similar research they've done in the movie, TV, and music industries. Women are particularly underrepresented in business, tech, sports, fitness, and comedy podcasts.
The researchers also found that over 77% of the top 100 hosts were white, leaving a lot of communities out of the conversation. Anastasia Silkas, NPR News, New York.
Questions about this episode
What is discussed in "Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts"?
In order: 0:00 Americans, Anastasia Silkas, Comedy Podcasts, New York, New York.
What is mentioned in this NPR episode?
16 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Americans, Comedy Podcasts, Anastasia Silkas, NPR News, New York, New York, Business Podcasts. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.
How long is "Study: Bros really do dominate podcasts"?
The episode runs 1 min; the transcript is about 121 words in 2 timestamped sections.
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About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated November 17, 2025.