Starting your own podcast is a fun experience. You get to talk about your passions to an audience that wants to hear your opinion. Many new podcast hosts begin to struggle with what category they should classify their podcast as. While your podcast can be in up to three categories, you want to make sure you pick the ones that you’re most likely to rank for.

Below, you’ll find a quick reference guide for the categories. Within each of these categories there are also subcategories. These subcategories get even more specific letting you really pinpoint your audience niche, plus you don’t have to select the primary category in order to select one of it’s subcategories. Now, let’s select your three categories!

Science

• Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Earth Sciences
• Life Sciences
• Mathematics
• Natural Sciences
• Nature
• Physics
• Social Sciences

Society & Culture

• Documentary
• Personal Journals
• Philosophy
• Places & Travel
• Relationships

Sports:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Fantasy Sports
• Football
• Golf
• Hockey
• Rugby
• Running
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Wilderness
• Wrestling

Technology

True Crime

TV & Film

• After Shows
• Film History
• Film Interviews
• Film Reviews
• TV Reviews