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)