Overview

• Apple introduced podcast support in iTunes 4.9 on June 28, 2005, bringing on-demand audio shows to the mainstream.
• Today the company unveiled “20 Years, 20 Podcasts We Love,” a curated selection of 20 shows that shaped the medium.
• The list spans four intervals from 2005–2010 through 2021–2025 and features series such as Serial, This American Life, and The Daily.
• New creator tools include studio-grade analytics and the option to offer paid subscriptions within the Apple Podcasts platform.
• Later this year listeners will see expanded playback speed controls and an enhanced dialogue-clarity feature to improve audio quality.