Ben Cannon
@bencannon.bsky.social
Podcast obsessed writer covering the medium on @avclub.com. Montreal by way of Chicago.
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Ben Cannon
@bencannon.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Podcasting has suffered a series of blows the last few years—but this year’s standout programs reminded us that the listening experience isn’t going anywhere.
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
bit.ly
I had the incredible honor of curating this list of the best podcasts of 2025 for The Atlantic. These are the shows and creators which give me hope in the medium.
Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!
Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!
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I'm sorry, the Washington Post hopes *I* will reconsider the value of their journalists?
February 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I'm sorry, the Washington Post hopes *I* will reconsider the value of their journalists?
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My time with The Washington Post is up. I was laid off with hundreds of folks I am so honored to call my colleagues.
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
My time with The Washington Post is up. I was laid off with hundreds of folks I am so honored to call my colleagues.
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
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I've been friends with Kim for 13 years and I am absolutely flabbergasted, she is a versatile, TREMENDOUS reporter (and human being). A huge asset to any newsroom fortunate enough to have her
My time with The Washington Post is up. I was laid off with hundreds of folks I am so honored to call my colleagues.
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
I covered it all at The Post (really), so now I'm looking for my next adventure.
➡️ kbellware [at] gmail dot com
Website update coming soon
@postguild.bsky.social
forever
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I've been friends with Kim for 13 years and I am absolutely flabbergasted, she is a versatile, TREMENDOUS reporter (and human being). A huge asset to any newsroom fortunate enough to have her
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O’Hara was incredible forever, on SCTV, the Christopher Guest movies, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, etc. But she didn’t become as famous as her talent warranted until her 60s. Suddenly it was like everyone caught up to her, and she could’ve worked forever. To have her taken away at this moment? No.
January 30, 2026 at 7:22 PM
O’Hara was incredible forever, on SCTV, the Christopher Guest movies, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, etc. But she didn’t become as famous as her talent warranted until her 60s. Suddenly it was like everyone caught up to her, and she could’ve worked forever. To have her taken away at this moment? No.
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The specificity of Duguay’s comedy—droll and exacting yet completely surreal at the same time—proves to be the show’s creative engine.
Risk-taking thrives in the comedy podcast Valley Heat
Risk-taking thrives in the comedy podcast Valley Heat
www.avclub.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The specificity of Duguay’s comedy—droll and exacting yet completely surreal at the same time—proves to be the show’s creative engine.
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This is a white supremacist paramilitary operation. Their goal—their stated goal!—is to force America to submit to the President's racist domineering vision for the country.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
This is a white supremacist paramilitary operation. Their goal—their stated goal!—is to force America to submit to the President's racist domineering vision for the country.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
The sooner everybody starts confronting it on the terms that they themselves have stated, the better.
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The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
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They murder a man in cold blood and wait around to watch him die. There is no hell hot enough. Abolish DHS. Impeach, convict, remove. Trials as soon as possible.
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
They murder a man in cold blood and wait around to watch him die. There is no hell hot enough. Abolish DHS. Impeach, convict, remove. Trials as soon as possible.
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This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
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Yes yes yes yes!!
somehow over these last couple weeks I was able to finish this, a look into Serengeti's beloved Ultimate Chicago Guy alter ego Kenny Dennis, and it was strangely therapeutic being able to lose myself in Midwestern rap lore storytelling for a while
The World of Kenny Dennis
Read Nate Patrin on The World of Kenny Dennis
theshfl.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Yes yes yes yes!!
Shit sucks so hard these days, but this is a panacea.
GWAR takes us to Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" in the latest episode of A.V. Undercover. Watch the full performance here: youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I
January 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Shit sucks so hard these days, but this is a panacea.
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this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates
'The Pete Davidson Show,' a weekly video podcast, premieres later this month on Netflix—get details.
The Pete Davidson Show Weekly ‘Podcast’ Sets Netflix Premiere
'The Pete Davidson Show,' a weekly video podcast, premieres later this month on Netflix—get details.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
this one weird trick will let you make a talk show but not have to pay union rates
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.
December 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This studio awards-season email is really matching the current mood in a way I’m not sure they intended.
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This is a great story, and yet another reminder that -- for something that felt like a fun goofy feature when it launched -- as we lose more and more actors, the AV Club's "Random Roles" has turned out to be an amazing oral history project.
Terrible, always a total magnet. His story about getting cast in Goodfellas, basically his first movie, is so charming www.avclub.com/isiah-whitlo...
December 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is a great story, and yet another reminder that -- for something that felt like a fun goofy feature when it launched -- as we lose more and more actors, the AV Club's "Random Roles" has turned out to be an amazing oral history project.
Great piece from Fiona on the general enshittification of podcasts, thanks to a paradigm shift towards video. Very good insights as well from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and Eleanor McDowall of @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social.
In today's @guardian, I had a little grumble about the audio-visual podcasts that are forgetting – or have ceased to care – about the experience of listeners. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Great piece from Fiona on the general enshittification of podcasts, thanks to a paradigm shift towards video. Very good insights as well from @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and Eleanor McDowall of @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social.
My favorite restaurant in all of Chicago.
Take a look inside Diner Grill, the tiny eatery that’s kept stragglers fed for 88 years: blockclubchi.co/3JFooqq
December 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My favorite restaurant in all of Chicago.
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Well this is cool and unexpected - Summer Album / Winter Album is on The Atlantic's list of 20 Best Podcasts Of 2025. Some great company. Craig and I have been recording all month, new batch on the way in early 2026! www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Well this is cool and unexpected - Summer Album / Winter Album is on The Atlantic's list of 20 Best Podcasts Of 2025. Some great company. Craig and I have been recording all month, new batch on the way in early 2026! www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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I can't believe our little show made this epic list 🥹 THANK YOU @bencannon.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com!!
Podcasting has suffered a series of blows the last few years—but this year’s standout programs reminded us that the listening experience isn’t going anywhere.
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I can't believe our little show made this epic list 🥹 THANK YOU @bencannon.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com!!
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This is a really good list!
Podcasting has suffered a series of blows the last few years—but this year’s standout programs reminded us that the listening experience isn’t going anywhere.
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is a really good list!
I had the incredible honor of curating this list of the best podcasts of 2025 for The Atlantic. These are the shows and creators which give me hope in the medium.
Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!
Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!
Podcasting has suffered a series of blows the last few years—but this year’s standout programs reminded us that the listening experience isn’t going anywhere.
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
Ben Cannon shares the best podcasts of 2025:
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations
bit.ly
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I had the incredible honor of curating this list of the best podcasts of 2025 for The Atlantic. These are the shows and creators which give me hope in the medium.
Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!
Many thanks to my editor @legsfrank.bsky.social and the whole team at the publication, without whom this simply would not have existed!
The number of times I have said this exact line (including the Richard III reference, strangely) in the last year and a half is staggering. People’s whole demeanor changes when they know they’re being filmed! Video is not additive to the podcast experience. 100%. Full stop.
My kingdom for pod hosts to stop telling me about the visual gags I'm missing by not subscribing to the video feed. Baby, I genuinely do not care or want to see it
December 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The number of times I have said this exact line (including the Richard III reference, strangely) in the last year and a half is staggering. People’s whole demeanor changes when they know they’re being filmed! Video is not additive to the podcast experience. 100%. Full stop.