Some of the top podcasts in the United States so far in 2023 on streaming sites like Apple and Spotify discuss things like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/faith">faith</a>, the Bible, and Christianity, beating out ones from The New York Times, NBC, and more.
In a <a href="https://twitter.com/AscensionPress/status/1610775929629941766?s=20&amp;t=eW4P90CS7C3R3Z16K2mzKA">tweet on Wednesday</a> from Ascension Press, it shared that the number one podcast on Apple is the Catholic media&#8217;s &#8220;The Catechism in a Year podcast&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) [CIY].
&#8220;You people are crushing it with your CIY &amp; BIY listens!&#8221; the outlet tweeted. &#8220;Nearly a WEEK at the top of the charts and still going strong!&#8221;
&#8220;What&#8217;s your favorite takeaway so far? Tell us below!&#8221; it added.
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🎧 You people are crushing it with your CIY &amp; BIY listens! 🎧 
Nearly a WEEK at the top of the charts and still going strong! 🎉🎉
 What&#39;s your favorite takeaway so far? Tell us below! 👇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CatechismInAYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CatechismInAYear</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlanOfSheerGoodness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PlanOfSheerGoodness</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BibleInAYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BibleInAYear</a> <a href="https://t.co/wGp8oNLE9A">pic.twitter.com/wGp8oNLE9A</a>
&mdash; Ascension (@AscensionPress) <a href="https://twitter.com/AscensionPress/status/1610775929629941766?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://chartable.com/charts/itunes/us-all-podcasts-podcasts">Chartable.com</a> also showed that &#8220;The Catechism in a Year&#8221; was in the top spot on Apple Podcasts in the United States. It was followed in second place by &#8220;The Bible Recap,&#8221; with the third spot occupied by &#8220;The Bible In A Year&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) [BIY]. Rounding out the top five was NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Dateline NBC&#8221; and The New York Times&#8217; &#8220;The Daily.&#8221;
The same faith-based podcasts made it into the Spotify list for Top Podcasts In The United States. At the time of this publication, &#8220;The Catechism in a Year podcast&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz),&#8221; held the number 2 spot.
In first place was &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience&#8221; podcast and &#8220;The Bible Recap&#8221; in third place. In fourth place was &#8220;Real Ones with Jon Bernthal.&#8221; And closing out the top 5 spot on Spotify was &#8220;The Bible In A Year&#8221; (with Fr. Mike Schmitz).
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Catholic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Catholic</a> podcast by <a href="https://twitter.com/AscensionPress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AscensionPress</a> dominating U.S. charts early in 2023. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CatholicTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CatholicTwitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PodcastRecommendations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PodcastRecommendations</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/frmikeschmitz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@frmikeschmitz</a> <a href="https://t.co/OikvlJQekJ">https://t.co/OikvlJQekJ</a>
&mdash; Podbam (@podbampodcasts) <a href="https://twitter.com/podbampodcasts/status/1610532038196752388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;CIY&#8221; is described as the sequel to the successful 2021 podcast launch of &#8220;The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz),&#8221; <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-catholic-podcast-the-catechism-in-a-year-hits-1-on-apple-all-categories-301712706.html">PR Newswire.com</a> noted. In January 2021, &#8220;BIY&#8221; kicked off and took over the #1 spot on Apple that month. One year later, the Bible podcast landed in the top spot again. And as of 2023 it occupies the #3 position in all categories as of this writing, the outlet noted.
&#8220;BIY&#8221; was also Chartable&#8217;s top global podcast in Religion &amp; Spirituality in 2022, and has been downloaded 430 million times, the outlet noted.
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