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