I Analyzed 1k Top Podcasts: Here's How Long Their Episodes Actually Are

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2 months ago

After my last post on how often top podcasters publish, a reader suggested a great follow-up question: what are the episode length characteristics of these top 1,000 shows?

So I decided to tackle that next.

I pulled duration data for the same 1,000 shows.

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