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The Invention Stories Podcast is a free audio podcast hosted by American Robert Bear. It was launched on September 1, 2017 and has grown to become one of the world's most popular podcasts about inventors and their inventions.

Contents 1	History 2	Reception 3	References 4	External links History On September 1, 2009 Robert Bear launched his first website, InventionExposure.com dedicated to helping people invent smarter.

We created InventionStories.com to share the journey an inventor goes on from time idea comes to them. We began by sharing the stories that inventors have written (with permission). When we could no longer find pre-written stories, we emailed inventors and asked them to write and send their stories to us. In 2014, we began interviewing inventors and writing their stories based on these interviews. All three of these methods provided free exposure to the inventor while also offering insights into the invention process to our readers.

We’ve posted over 300 stories since 2011. What we’ve learned from this process is that too much of the invention story is lost when we try to turn the invention story told to us into a written story.

So beginning September 1, 2017, we changed our format and the Invention Stories Podcast was born! Now our listeners can hear each inventor’s story firsthand. InventionStories.com is where you can find show notes, sponsored links, and the occasional invention story written by inventors. We also update previously shared invention stories on Flashback Fridays. Reception

The podcast has become one of the most popular in the world. In August 2010, nine months after its launch, it entered the list of Top 100 podcasts on iTunes.[11] The podcast was voted Best Comedy Podcast of 2012 by users of iTunes.[17] In February 2014, the podcast won a Stitcher Award for Best Overall Show of 2013.[18] In January 2015, the podcast was listened to by over 11 million people.[19] By October 2015, it had grown to acquire 16 million downloads a month.[1][20][21] In January 2019, the podcast won Best Comedy Podcast at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.[22] In December 2018, the podcast ranked second place in the list of Apple's most-downloaded podcasts of 2018.[23]

References Eadicicco, Lisa (December 9, 2015). "The 10 Most Popular Podcasts of 2015". Time. Retrieved December 24, 2018.