The Best Podcasts of 2019 (So Far)

If you’re just getting into podcasts, creating a personal library from the thousands of shows scattered across multiple platforms can seem a daunting task. But once you’re hooked, something wild happens—suddenly, you have nowhere near enough podcasts, and spend way too much time refreshing your app of choice hoping for a new episode of Reply All or How I Built This. So whether you’re about to subscribe to your first shows, or looking to expand your library, here are some of the best new podcasts of the year so far.