Politics
Critic Review
"The “banter” is even more dysfunctional than American democracy."
Drama, Fiction
Critic Review
""La Fleur de la Solitude” isn’t just “Bright Sessions” without the science fiction. It tells its..."
Reality TV, Documentary
Critic Review
"...delivers a glimpse into the mechanics at play while producing a reality show pegged as "Lord of..."
Horror
Critic Review
"A period folk-chiller for fans of E.F. Benson and Arthur Machen. Ireland in the 1920s was never so..."
Entertainment (Pop Culture), Reality TV
Critic Review
"Our host is the clever and charming media journalist Scott Bryan, who works hard. The layers of..."
Comedy
Critic Review
"It’s a surreal, deadpan and genuinely hilarious satirical show; an entire mad-but-sane universe..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"...blimey, it’s a hot one. Levine is one of the best hosts out there, and her humorous delivery and..."
Personal Journals, Society
Critic Review
"...Allen and Oliver know their stuff. Miss Me? is instantly likeable and pairs perfectly with a..."
Society
Critic Review
"...prompted questions that, no doubt, would be answered at more leisure in the context of lectures..."
Personal Journals, News
Critic Review
"Bloodlines is an award-winning series that deserves its accolades for brave and heart-wrenching..."
News
Critic Review
"listeners can expect consistently high-profile interviews with government officials and top..."
Society
Critic Review
"(Season 2) Ronson asks thoughtful questions, offering his opinion only when necessary. Often, we..."
Politics, Society
Critic Review
"...deserves credit for showcasing the expository qualities of the Revd Dr Jamie Franklin...Franklin..."
Documentary, Technology
Critic Review
"...what the BBC captures in 13 Minutes to the Moon is the sheer ambition that propelled America’s..."
Comedy, Relationships
Critic Review
"These are flashes of the funnier, better disciplined show that might have been. But in 2024..."
History
Critic Review
"Garrett Graff opens a rational discussion about the right to bear arms in the US....hearing..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"(Season 2)...their loved ones share memories of the incident and try to fill in the blanks and..."
True Crime, History
Critic Review
"(Season: The Anthrax Threat) It's a thoughtful reconsideration of the anthrax attacks from..."
Sci-Fi
Critic Review
"Idris and Sabrina Elba pose some powerful ethical questions around AI and grief in this scripted..."
Society, Educational, Women
Critic Review
"It’s a harsh, competitive tale that Oliaee tells so well."
Comedy
Critic Review
"...he is affable and charming as a host, alongside being a witty storyteller in his own right...if..."
Leisure, Games, Fiction
Critic Review
"An audio murder mystery in which there’s a £10,000 prize for the person who solves the case is a..."
Thriller
Critic Review
"A horrific secret hides in the woods of Drisking, Missouri. Girls are disappearing at an increasing..."
Conversational, Spirituality
Critic Review
"Less woo-woo than it sounds, the series features talks with a huge variety of guests...A funny and..."
Educational
Critic Review
"In her fascinating podcast, she talks to his wife Lonnie about the skills that made him a champion...."
Relationships, Technology
Critic Review
"...fascinating new Radio 4 show...Lewis starts with the small-scale horrors of the parents’..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"(Season: Trouble In Sweetwater) We hear Connie gently poke at the failures in the investigation of..."
History
Critic Review
"It’s not just an astonishing story for the number of people who died, but for the lengths that the..."
TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"Speaking of the end of the last century, that's just about when Peak TV started to take shape..."
Relationships, Comedy
Critic Review
"I had imagined the shift from daft spouse banter to IVF-related heartache would be jarring, but the..."
Horror
Critic Review
"A legendary lost film gets an audio adaptation with a brilliant cast. Welcome to London After..."
History, Comedy, Society
Critic Review
"...as host Kattie Laur does best, she makes sure we go deeper and get a very full picture of what..."
Investigative, Storytelling, Documentary
Critic Review
"By episode three, the censorship and corruption is driving the story and the desire to keep..."
History, Politics
Critic Review
"...excellent BBC and ITV archive recordings, officer diaries and LRB pieces from the time by the..."
TV & Film (Movies), History
Critic Review
"Audacy’s Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV is scratching a really specific itch for me...."
Society
Critic Review
"The premise is fantastically simple: every time we get dressed, we are signalling to others..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"Molesworth delivers an excellent series that shows the connection between these two forms of..."
Entertainment (Pop Culture)
Critic Review
"...an outstanding series...The archive material alone is vivid and disturbing."
True Crime
Critic Review
"Status: Unchanged packs a punch that isn’t easy to capture in a podcast. It’ll have you completely..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"The premise was very good...There was no critical editorial thought or technical skill applied to..."
Comedy
Critic Review
"...gloriously enthusiastic podcast about daredevils..."
Society, Personal Journals
Critic Review
"The Sicilian Inheritance è palesemente un contenuto pensato da statunitensi per statunitensi, ma..."
Society
Critic Review
"A dreamlike, immersive soundscape is juxtaposed with the starkness of the reporting. I grew out of..."
TV & Film (Movies), Comedy
Critic Review
"...something’s clicking, and it has plenty to do with Meyers, who serves here as de facto host,..."
Arts
Critic Review
"(Updated) Every episode is so rich I don’t mind relistening. This breakdown is great. I totally get..."
True Crime, News
Critic Review
"(Season 4) I’m enjoying it. I’ve never heard Guantánamo talked about with such light treatment (I..."
History, Society
Critic Review
"This deep pocket of pop culture steeps you in 90s grunge and takes you to meet the people behind..."
Women, True Crime, Investigative
Critic Review
"She Has a Name is giving me real You Didn’t See Nothin’ vibes—that’s one of the biggest compliments..."
Society, True Crime
Critic Review
"(Season: 19 Days) The sad reality is that this wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last,..."
TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"...the official podcast is an excellent source of behind the scenes magic...hearing about the..."
Drama, Fiction
Critic Review
"The electro score is notable too: the Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has collaborated with the composer..."
Fiction, Thriller
Critic Review
"A group of eager teenage Egyptologists find themselves in grave danger in Egypt. Ever wonder what..."
Music, History
Critic Review
"Guests on this insightful series include John Grant, Crowded House, OMD, Rumer, Suede and Ben..."
Drama
Critic Review
""Hobo Code" feels the culmination of every story read for English class. It borrows from "The..."
Arts, TV & Film (Movies), Entertainment (Pop Culture), Sci-Fi
Critic Review
"I like that even though the tv show dropped all episodes at once that the podcast is maintaining a..."
Celebrity, Comedy, Conversational, Women
Critic Review
"(Season 2) Dreyfus is a warm, non-sycophantic host, as brashly funny as her old Seinfeld character,..."
Arts, Entertainment (Pop Culture), Society
Critic Review
"Unafraid to tackle high and low-brow topics, these critics cover subjects as diverse as our news..."
Interview, Conversational
Critic Review
"...conversations like this, where podcasters come prepared with hard questions and data or with..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"...the series is much more. There's a family story here, including the perspective of the youngest..."
Society, Women
Critic Review
"...it delivers like reality TV for the ears...Each episode is a 30-minute insight to a different..."
Fiction
Critic Review
""M" struggles as a global pandemic hits and society crumbles. Certain people will think this is..."
Design, Sleep
Critic Review
"This feels like such a prime example of what 99% Invisible does best - blend design with human..."
Women, Society
Critic Review
"...love hearing the early history of basketball, which they cover in this episode. But the rules..."
Society, Technology
Critic Review
"...really appreciate her ability to summarize lots of news headlines! I’m barely on Twitter anymore..."
Society, Science
Critic Review
"Hearing Adam McKay talk about how his feelings about the climate crisis went from 0 to 100 felt so..."
Personal Journals, Comedy
Critic Review
"Learn the truth of life in the catering industry with the wonderful Chin and Choo Taylor. And don't..."
Music, History
Critic Review
"It turns out that 60 songs isn’t enough. Harvilla — seemingly on the edge of a breakdown — actually..."
Sports Talk, Comedy Fiction, Fiction
Critic Review
"...all hail, it’s a genuinely funny comedy, one that recalls Alan Partridge and Down the Line. We..."
Music
Critic Review
"Dissect is an exhaustive but essential listen for existing fans, as well as an ideal entry point..."
Comedy, Sports Talk
Critic Review
"...a workout for your gossip muscle. The trio of friends are funny and outrageous as they talk..."
True Crime, News
Critic Review
"This series hosted by NBC’s Keith Morrison tells the story of the women who banded together to find..."
Music
Critic Review
"Questlove Supreme gets academic without losing an enthusiastic flair that always brings choice..."
Government, Politics, Storytelling
Critic Review
"This podcast was tedious, drawing out Guangcheng's backstory over multiple episodes through flat..."
History, True Crime
Critic Review
"Milligan's relentless investigation underpins a storyline that constantly leaves you wondering what..."
Society
Critic Review
"...it’s not very good. It’s always very sad when people over-identify with their ethnic identity;..."
Sports Talk, NBA
Critic Review
"Mind the Game represents an escalation of sorts, in that it comes right up to the line of being too..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"It's a delightful romp through this footnote in the war on drugs...The story is as quirky as an..."
Sports
Critic Review
"The danger of these big, professionally fronted shows is that you risk never hearing anything..."
News, Society, Investigative
Critic Review
"I went into this expecting a tale of corruption, abuse and financial exploitation. In some ways, it..."
Nature, Society
Critic Review
"...it’s comfortable, it’s approachable, and it’s the type of podcast that I would throw just an..."
Comedy
Critic Review
"It does look like Smartless sought out and got explicit approval from Wikimedia for certain aspects..."
History, Drama, Fiction
Critic Review
"Real life events serve as an inspiration for the dramatic retelling of what it was like to travel..."
Society
Critic Review
"I write from the perspective of a super listener, and I can say I did not enjoy the listening..."
Relationships
Critic Review
"Bright, a little chaotic, a little retro, and a lot of fun."
Fiction
Critic Review
"There are wonderful things here. And the price is good, maybe too good. Step inside and have a look..."
Investigative, Society
Critic Review
"...this podcast features many accounts of female abuse. It is obvious it was not originally..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"Fascinating stuff, it includes interviews with friends and family of June, gardaí, American law..."
Music
Critic Review
"...an airy, almost weightless new podcast...McNally does her darnedest to serve the jollies,..."
Food
Critic Review
"The Recipe is accessible to the common person who doesn’t yet have an extensive (and expensive)..."
Society, Personal Journals
Critic Review
"...they swing it back in the other direction and tell stories of the human connections that are..."
Comedy
Critic Review
"Thankfully, comedians-actors Jake Johnson and Gareth Reynolds bring some levity to the self-help..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"...discover that more than half of the critical posts against Heard were “inauthentic” – generated..."
Interview, Comedy
Critic Review
"This is the same sarcastic, faux-egotistical Tosh that millennials connected with on the..."
Society
Critic Review
"I can see why it won JAR Audio’s International Women’s Day Pilot Competition. It’s investigating..."
Women, Health & Wellness
Critic Review
"By learning about the different perceptions of an ideal body in St Lucia, they gather some..."
Politics
Critic Review
"I enjoyed their insight on parliament being in pre-election mode more than the personal asides,..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"Abandoned by everyone and institutionalised. A heartbreaking story of sisters in a unique..."
History, True Crime
Critic Review
"...features storytelling with immersive sound production and the hosts acting the various..."
Society
Critic Review
"(Season: George Michael) It’s ideal for those who don’t remember how tough it was at the height of..."
Literature, Books
Critic Review
"...resolutely high-brow but never stodgy, serious but usually irreverent too."