You get movie reviews from Rotten Tomatoes, music reviews from Pitchfork, but where do you get podcast reviews from? If you are tired of iTunes review and you are looking for websites and blogs that give in-depth reviews about trending podcasts, here are 5 amazing podcast review websites and blogs that you should follow.
1. Podcastreview.org
Founded in 2018, Podcast Review is an online magazine featuring in-depth podcast reviews and interviews with prominent radiomakers. The website has published amazing reviews and interviews about popular podcasts such as The Tim Ferris Show, NPRs Throughline, Slow Burn and The Shrink Next Door.
The website also accepts podcast reviews from third parties. For the review to be accepted, the written article must be between 700 and 1500 words and it must be aimed at introducing podcasts to new listeners while providing thoughtful commentary and critique.
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2. DiscoverPods.com
DiscoverPods is a website curating, reviewing, and recommending amazing podcasts for listeners. If you are the type that is always on the lookout for new and exciting podcasts to listen to, DiscoverPods is the right place for you.
Aside from taking time to publish well-curated reviews about trending podcasts, the website also provides “Top 10s” reviews on various podcast categories such as True Crime, Comedy, Kids and Family and much more.
3. Wilwilliams.review
Wilwilliams.review is a podcast review and news website managed by Wil Williams herself. Wil Williams is a podcast reviewer based in Phoenix, Arizona. Wil has a background in radio, audio editing, and writing. She also offers consulting services on podcasts.
Every week, she publishes amazing articles titled “This week in Podcasts” where she reviews and talks about everything podcasting.
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4. PodParadise.com
Just like reviews on iTunes or Apple Podcasts, PodParadise is a unique website where you can find user-generated reviews from listeners and followers of a particular podcast. Even though the website is a podcast delivery website just like Podcast Gang, the review section gives you exactly the podcast opinions you are looking for from an unbiased perspective.
5. Reddit
Reddit is home to thousands of communities, endless conversation, and authentic human connection. Whether you’re into podcasting, breaking news, sports, TV fan theories, or a never-ending stream of the internet’s cutest animals, there’s a community on Reddit for you.
Reddit features a good number of small podcast communities (known as Subreddits) where they review and discuss some trending podcasts and highlights you wouldn’t like to miss. Few popular subreddits where podcasts are discussed and reviewed in details include, r/Podcasts with over 600k members and r/JoeRogan with over 350k members