--- description: Find out why Hark is one of the best inventions of 2021 title: Hark: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt030176f988684f8f/698a1eb2929fad7b69bf7e3e/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-Hark-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # Curated Listening Hark by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  _SPECIAL MENTION:_ [Hark](https://harkaudio.com/ "undefined"), launched in April, aims to help podcast lovers find and curate content of interest amid a vast number of offerings. The company creates podcast audio digests on topics from climate change to celebrity impressions and brings together selected moments for users to listen to on their chosen interest area. It’s free for users, and if you’re interested in a particular podcast on a Harklist, it’s easy to click through to that creator’s whole selection. _—Alejandro de la Garza_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115291/hark/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115291/hark/"},"headline":"Curated Listening","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:15:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:56:47.456Z","description":"Find out why Hark received a special mention on TIME's 2021 Best Inventions list.","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115291/hark/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt030176f988684f8f/698a1eb2929fad7b69bf7e3e/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-Hark-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt030176f988684f8f/698a1eb2929fad7b69bf7e3e/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-Hark-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115291/hark/","name":"Curated Listening"}}]}] ```