''Podcast Playlist'' is a Canadian radio program and podcast, which airs weekly on

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."CBC Radio One Unveils Fall Lineup"
. ''Broadcaster'', September 3, 2015. It's currently hosted by Leah-Simone Bowen. Podcast Playlist was the first and longest running podcast curation show. It often explores a particular theme in each episode through curated excerpts from

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s. The show frequently includes special guest curators and interviews. Some featured guests include:

Glynn Washington Glynn Washington (born 1970) is a media personality and producer. He is the host, creator and executive producer of '' Snap Judgment'', a radio / podcast/ stage / television show distributed by PRX. Early life and education Washington was born i ...

Rainn Wilson Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. He starred as Dwight Schrute on NBC's American adaptation of ''The Office'' from 2005 to 2013, and received t ...

, Anna Sale,

Nicole Byer Nicole Byer (born August 29, 1986) is an American comedian, actress, and television host. She is known as the host of the Netflix comedic reality bake-off series '' Nailed It!'' (2018–present), for which she has received four Primetime Emmy ...

, Nate DiMeo, Nick Quah,

Phoebe Judge Phoebe Valentine Judge is an American journalist, best known as the host and co-creator of the podcasts ''Criminal'' and '' This Is Love.'' Early life and education Judge was born to parents Valentine and Tony Judge, and named after her aunt, P ...

Roman Mars Roman Mars is an American radio producer. He is the host and producer of ''99% Invisible'', a KALW radio show and podcast, and a founder of the podcast collective Radiotopia, which he describes as efforts "to broaden the radio landscape ndmake ...

, Sean Rameswaram,

Jamie Loftus Jamie Bethany Loftus is an American writer, stand up alternative comedian, animator, podcast co-host, and actor based in Los Angeles. She is known for her solo work, such as her one-woman shows ''I Lost My Virginity on August 15, 2010'' and ''B ...

Dan Savage Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964) is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and LGBTQ community activist. He writes Savage Love, an internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column. In 2010, Savage and his husband, ...

W. Kamau Bell Walter Kamau Bell (born January 26, 1973) is an American stand-up comic and television host. He has hosted the CNN series '' United Shades of America'' since 2016, and hosted FXX television series '' Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell'' from 20 ...

Elaine Lui Elaine "Lainey" Lui (, born September 26, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian television personality and reporter. She has a website called LaineyGossip, is an anchor on CTV Television Network, CTV's ''etalk'', and was a co-host on CTV's daily talk ser ...

Adam Conover Adam Conover (born ) is an American actor, writer and comedian. He created and Television presenter, hosted the half-hour truTV show ''Adam Ruins Everything'', based on the CollegeHumor series of the same name. He was also the host of the Amer ...

Hrishikesh Hirway Hrishikesh Hirway (born February 1, 1979) is an American musician, producer, and podcast and television host. He has made four albums under the name The One AM Radio, and has a side project with Lakeith Stanfield called Moors. He is the creator a ...

Dylan Marron Dylan Marron (born May 31, 1988) is an American actor, writer and activist known for his voice work as Carlos in the podcast ''Welcome to Night Vale'' and his video series Every Single Word, an art and data visualization project which compiles al ...

Avery Trufelman Avery Trufelman is a podcaster and radio producer. She is best known for her work on ''99% Invisible'' (2013–2020) and its spin-off, ''Articles of Interest'' (2018–present). Background Avery was born into a "radio family" of two WNYC produce ...

, Sam Sanders, Lauren Ober,

Helen Zaltzman Helen Zaltzman is an English podcaster, broadcaster and writer. She produces the linguistics podcast ''The Allusionist'', the entertainment podcast '' Answer Me This!'', and the ''Veronica Mars'' recap podcast ''Veronica Mars Investigations''. ...

Aisha Tyler Aisha Tyler (born September 18, 1970) is an American actress and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of ''Ghost Whisperer'', Dr. Tara Lewis in ''Criminal Minds'' since 2015, Mother Nature in the final two ...

David Suzuki David Takayoshi Suzuki (born March 24, 1936) is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at the ...

Scaachi Koul Scaachi Koul (born February 7, 1991) is a Canadian former culture writer at BuzzFeed Canada. She is the author of the book of essays ''One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter'' and was one of the reporters in BuzzFeed's Netflix d ...

, Gaby Dunn,

Latif Nasser Latif Abdul Nasser ( ; born July 21, 1986) is a Canadian-American researcher, writer and presenter. He is the Director of Research and co-host at ''Radiolab'' and host of the Netflix show ''Connected''. Early life and education Nasser was bor ...

Mara Wilson Mara Elizabeth Wilson (born July 24, 1987) is an American actress. As a child, she played Natalie Hillard in the film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (1993) and went on to play Susan Walker in ''Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film), Miracle on 34th Street'' (19 ...

Max Kerman Arkells is a Canadian rock band, formed in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2006, they signed with Dine Alone Records, and have since signed with Universal Music Canada. They have released nine albums: '' Jackson Square'' (2008), '' Michigan Left'' (2011), ...

and more. The program debuted in May 2015 as a short-run summer series, and was subsequently extended as part of Radio One's permanent regular season schedule in September. The program was originally cohosted by Lindsay Michael and Sean Rameswaram, a Canadian radio producer and podcaster currently based in

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, where he was a producer for ''

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'' and the host of its spinoff podcast ''Sideshow''."And then there was Shad: inside the search for the new host of Q"
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'', March 13, 2015. Rameswaram was previously heard on CBC Radio as a guest host of '' Q'' in early 2015, and was one of the five finalists for the permanent new host of the program before

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's selection was announced in March. Rameswaram left the show in November 2015, and was succeeded by

Matt Galloway Matt Galloway (born 1970)"Matt Galloway ...

. After Galloway was named host of '' The Current'' while Michael was concurrently on maternity leave, the show was hosted for several months by

Nana aba Duncan Nana aba Duncan is a Ghanaian Canadian writer, broadcaster, and academic. In 2021, she was appointed Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion Studies at Carleton University's School of Journalism. From 2016 until 2020 she was host of t ...

, until

Elamin Abdelmahmoud Elamin Abdelmahmoud (born March 10, 1988) is a Canadian writer, culture and politics commentator, and broadcaster based in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known as a culture writer for BuzzFeed and as a CBC Radio podcast and network radio host. In N ...

joined as the new host in September 2020. In September 2021 Leah-Simone Bowen joined as the permanent host. Bowen also co-hosts the CBC podcast The Secret Life of Canada.

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