10 Best Podcast Episodes Of 2019

Here for your aural pleasure.

by Andrew Pollard
The Joe Rogan Experience #1255 - Alex Jones
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For so many, part of our daily routine involves listening to a podcast or two. Whether that's during a work commute, as something to kill the time at your job, as part of your relaxing time, or merely as background noise, the majority of us find podcasts as part of our everyday habits.

The world of podcasts is one that's constantly growing, with so many topics of both fiction and fact covered across a huge array of shows. Whatever you're into, there's a podcast for that.

Love your movies? There's a podcast for that. Love your sports? There's a podcast for that. Love your real life drama? There's a podcast for that. Love your true crime? There's a podcast for that. Love your spooky shenanigans? There's a podcast for that. Love your history of garden gnomes? You get where we're going with this... and seriously, that gnome pod does exist.

What's been assembled here, then, are ten of the most must-listen podcasts to have been heard in 2019.

Of course, this list is all the opinion of just one person who couldn't possibly have listened to every episode of every podcast out there in the online ether - so be sure to chime in with any suggested pod episodes that struck a chord with you in 2019.

10. The Joe Rogan Experience #1372 - Kevin Smith

The Joe Rogan Experience #1255 - Alex Jones
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To be honest, this list could easily just be filled with episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience. In a podcast world where we've all got our own particular tastes and interests, it seems unanimous that everybody loves The Joe Rogan Experience - as shown by the show's high ranking on podcast charts across the globe.

Rogan has offered up so many memorable episodes of his show across 2019, and one of the true highlights of The Joe Rogan Experience from the past year is Kevin Smith's return to the podcast this past October.

Smith himself is a legendary talker and host in his own right, and Rogan matches the filmmaker on that front. As such, just the idea of having these two in the same room is enough to get listeners excited. And in #1372 of The Joe Rogan Experience, Smith and Rogan didn't disappoint.

The Joe Rogan Experience has been used as a political platform, has been responsible for a drop in Tesla stock, and has even been cited as the main influence behind this year's 'Storm Area 51' campaign. What the podcast never fails to be, however, is an entertaining listen.

For Kevin Smith's appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, there was plenty of talk about Jay & Silent Bob Reboot, yet there was a whole wider array of topics covered, such as Smith's heart attack and previous health issues, his longstanding bromance with Jason Mewes, and his genuine appreciation of his fanbase.

You can listen to this podcast in full here.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.