Apple Podcast Category Updates (WWDC 2019)

Following WWDC 2019, Apple announced a revised list of available podcast categories for creators. Here's what that means and what to do.

These are the current podcast categories available right now, along with any status changes from Apple's last update in August 2019. They are subject to change by Apple and we'll keep this page updated if they do change.

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)

Updated on: 18/02/2025