In August of 2019, Apple Podcasts rolled out a bunch of new categories for podcast creators to choose from. They expanded, rearranged, and removed categories. This change allowed podcast creators to better categorize their shows and give them a place that makes sense. While this list still needs more, it a definite improvement over the options that Apple had offered for years.

If you just starting out, remember that you get to choose three category>subcategory options. Listed below is what they are right now.

The Updated Apple Podcast Categories

  • Arts
    • Books
    • Design
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Food
    • Performing Arts
    • Visual Arts
  • Business
    • Careers
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Investing
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Non-profit
  • Comedy
    • Comedy Interviews
    • Improv
    • Stand-Up
  • Education
    • Courses
    • How To
    • Language Learning
    • Self-Improvement
  • Fiction
    • Comedy Fiction
    • Drama
    • Science Fiction
  • Government
  • History
  • Health & Fitness
    • Alternative Health
    • Fitness
    • Medicine
    • Mental Health
    • Nutrition
    • Sexuality
  • Kids & Family
    • Education for Kids
    • Parenting
    • Pets & Animals
    • Stories for Kids
  • Leisure
    • Animation & Manga
    • Automotive
    • Aviation
    • Crafts
    • Games
    • Hobbies
    • Home & Garden
    • Video Games
  • Music
    • Music Commentary
    • Music History
    • Music Interviews
  • News
    • Business News
    • Daily News
    • Entertainment News
    • News Commentary
    • Politics
    • Sports News
    • Tech News
  • Religion & Spirituality
    • Buddhism
    • Christianity
    • Hinduism
    • Islam
    • Judaism
    • Religion
    • Spirituality
  • Science
    • Astronomy
    • Chemistry
    • Earth Sciences
    • Life Sciences
    • Mathematics
    • Natural Sciences
    • Nature
    • Physics
    • Social Sciences
  • Society & Culture
    • Documentary
    • Personal Journals
    • Philosophy
    • Places & Travel
    • Relationships
  • Sports
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cricket
    • Fantasy Sports
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Hockey
    • Rugby
    • Running
    • Soccer
    • Tennis
    • Volleyball
    • Wilderness
    • Wrestling
  • Technology
  • True Crime
  • TV & Film
    • After Shows
    • Film History
    • Film Interviews
    • TV Reviews

I reccommend choosing 3 categories because your podcast will appear in all three locations. It rarely to hurts to be listed everywhere.

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