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Comedy podcasts reach 41.5% of Americans every month. That means more than four in ten Americans listen to a comedy podcast in any given month. News ranks second, while True Crime, the genre most associated with podcasting's cultural breakthrough, sits fifth at 15.9% monthly reach.
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