To cite a podcast with multiple hosts in APA, the core elements required are the names of the hosts or the executive producers, date of the podcast, title of the podcast, production company, and URL. The below table shows how the in-text citation and the reference list entry are included for a podcast with multiple hosts.

In-text citation

Template:

(Host 1 Surname et al., year)

Example:

(Goff et al., 2019–present)

Reference list entry

Template:

Host 1 Surname, F. M., & Host 2 Surname, F. M. (Hosts). (Year). Title of podcast [Medium]. Production Company. URL

Example:

Goff, S., Thomas, D., & Trevathan, M. (Hosts). (2019–present). Raising boys & girls [Audio podcast]. GetPodcast. https://getpodcast.com/podcast/raising-boys-and-girls

Notes:

If the podcast has two hosts, both hosts’ last names can be included in the in-text citation instead of using “et al.”

Write the title of the podcast in italics.

Mention the medium inside square brackets after the title.

Do not add a period after the URL.

To cite a podcast episode in APA, the core elements required are the name of the host or the executive producer, the date the episode was published, the title of the episode, episode number, title of the program, production company, and URL. The below table shows how the in-text citation and the reference list entry are included for a podcast episode.

In-text citation

Template:

(Host Surname, year)

Example:

(Sinek, 2021)

Reference list entry

Template:

Host Surname, F. M. (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of the episode (episode number) [Medium]. In Title of the program. Production Company. URL

Example:

Sinek, S. (Host). (2021, June 1). Learning to love with Tim Shriver [Audio podcast episode]. In A bit of optimism. GetPodcast. https://getpodcast.com/podcast/a-bit-of-optimism/learning-to-love-with-tim-shriver_7af45a91af

Note:

Add the episode number, if available, after the episode title.

Mention the medium inside square brackets after the episode number or the title.

Do not add a period after the URL.

To cite a podcast in MLA style, the core elements required are the author’s name, the podcast episode name, the narrator’s name (if different from the author), the host’s name (if applicable), the date, the podcast title, the publisher/publication name, and URL (if applicable).

If relevant, cite the time or time span of the audio recording. Give the numbers of the hours, minutes, and seconds. Separate the numbers with colons, without spaces on the sides.

The below table shows the correct format for the in-text citation and the works-cited entry for a podcast in MLA style.

In-text citation

Template:

(Author Surname Timestamp Hour:Minute:Second/s)

Example:

(Barthelme 00:05:20-57)

Work-cited entry

Template:

Author Surname, First Name. “Title of the Podcast Episode.” Narrated by Narrator’s First Name Surname. Title of the Program, hosted by Host First Name Surname, Day Month. Year. Publisher, URL.

Example:

Barthelme, Donald. “The Balloon.” Narrated by Donald Antrim. The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine, hosted by Deborah Treisman, 1 Oct. 2021. The New Yorker, www.newyorker.com/podcast/fiction/donald-antrim-reads-donald-barthelme-th

Note that the author’s name is given as surname followed by the first name, whereas the narrator and host’s names are in first name–surname order.

A citation example of a podcast interview (both in-text and as a works cited entry) is shown below.

In-text citation template and example:

(Interviewee’s Name)

(Chernow)

Work cited entry template and example:

Interviewee Surname, First Name. “Title of the Interview.” Conducted by Interviewer’s Name, Title of the Media, Day Month Year, URL.

Chernow, Michael. “The Other Side of Fear is Freedom.” Conducted by John Lee Dumas, Fire Nation, 29 Oct. 2021, www.eofire.com/podcast/michaelchernow/.