10 best podcasts by women you probably haven't heard — and need to now

Like other forms of media, the podcast industry is largely dominated by white, male voices. Take a quick look at the top 10 podcasts in iTunes, and you’ll notice that only two are hosted by women and one is co-hosted by both a man and woman.

In 2013, men hosted 70% of the most popular podcasts in podcast-delivery phone app Stitcher, according to Bitch magazine. To be fair, this was before Serial — which currently takes the top spot in iTunes — catalyzed a podcast revival when it launched in October 2014 and became the fastest podcast to reach five million downloadsSerial exposed more people to not only a woman’s voice but also the podcast medium itself. Read more...