Women’s stories are powerful — they can inspire, motivate, and inform. But too often women’s stories get pigeonholed into either an account of their personal lives or a professional biography. The reality is that our professional and personal lives are deeply intertwined and often, we make professional decisions based on highly personal events. 

Gentile and Pecoraro return to the airwaves with a new weekly podcast from Tenderfoot TV and iHeart Radio called Facing Evil. In their latest venture, the siblings bring their unique perspective of growing up in a family with a dark history, to true crime with a focus on the victims and individuals at the heart of the stories. 

How to Win Friends and Disappear People is a new fiction audio series created, written, and directed by Sophia Lopez, and produced by QCODE Media.

My friends are probably sick of me showing up to dinner and starting every sentence with, “I was listening to a podcast and I learned…” But. Can’t stop. Won’t stop. And to celebrate this mentality — and the podcasts that create these tidbits — I asked friends from around the podcast world to share their favorite podcast fun facts from 2022.

When EarBuds asked me to put together a short list, I realized I had a challenge. As I looked ahead at the many podcasts coming out this year, it was hard to winnow it down to just five.