Performing Arts, Arts
Critic Review
"If the criterion for a programme’s success is that it encourages us to explore further, then this..."
Music
Critic Review
"No such issues here. FDN is an authentic passion project...producing greatness in the process."
True Crime
Critic Review
"(Season: Gone Fishing) ...serviceable...has the feel of a Dateline NBC episode. Rebecca and Toby..."
History
Critic Review
"(Liz Truss) ...Truss is not an interesting person. Levine and Forde do their valiant best,..."
Sports Talk
Critic Review
"Torre is, among other things, a voluminous thinker, but he makes for an excellent gasbag..."
Society
Critic Review
"...this compelling podcast on modern masculinity....immediately sees each one hit its stride from..."
Society
Critic Review
"(Season 3) ...Marie enters the narrative. Her narrative choices have evolved beyond those of the..."
Music
Critic Review
"McCartney proves he’s one hell of a storyteller as he describes the characters he’s created...With..."
True Crime, Society
Critic Review
"It’s safe to say we know a thing or two about extraordinarily absurd audio but even Hooked on..."
Society, Science
Critic Review
"...a series that is essentially a true-crime anthology which is variously sad, gripping and..."
Politics
Critic Review
"This is the comfortable sparring of veterans, and the people whom they will infuriate are not one..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"We loved the way Simon's story dovetailed with Alana's in their search for answers...It also offers..."
Performing Arts, Storytelling
Critic Review
"...the scripting, flow, and sound design feels like an adventure, no matter which episode you’re..."
Trivia, Games
Critic Review
"The sound design and nostalgic references of Simone Polanen’s time traveling trivia machine is a..."
TV & Film (Movies), Fiction, Sci-Fi
Critic Review
"A thriller with an identity problem. Does it at least stick the landing on its ideas of human..."
Interview, Society
Critic Review
"This conversation between Elizabeth Hume, who runs peace building initiatives, and Andrew Volmert,..."
Society
Critic Review
"The moment I knew I needed to keep listening to this series is when I heard Mohsin describe when he..."
Society
Critic Review
"An absorbing, thought-provoking listen."
Personal Journals, True Crime, Documentary
Critic Review
"...there isn’t a lot of gruesome details but there is exceptional storytelling on the part of Alex..."
Society
Critic Review
"(Series: Sesame Street - 3 Part) The expert advice on how to become closer to those around you by..."
Daily News
Critic Review
"...runs as smoothly as clockwork...Sundays are reserved for “The Sunday Story” with Ayesha Rascoe...."
Daily News
Critic Review
"If you’re tired of clickbait, you should consider this show. Today, Explained is concise but..."
Daily News
Critic Review
"One of the show’s biggest assets is its diverse range of journalists who offer analysis on stories..."
Daily News, News
Critic Review
"...astute, insightful, rigorous...Clearly one of the best in its genre, the show offers the..."
Science, History
Critic Review
"This podcast looks back at The Space Race with more perspective, more creativity, and more..."
Daily News
Critic Review
"It casts a wide net, covering global events from the Iran protests to the war in Ukraine,..."
Daily News
Critic Review
"The FT News Briefing serves it all, making global markets digestible with your morning cereal...."
Daily News
Critic Review
"Is What a Day a serious news show? Not really. It’s more like a gateway drug for people who still..."
True Crime, Daily News
Critic Review
"...closer to quality British journalism. Instead of soundbites, the show goes beyond the headlines..."
News
Critic Review
"Hamby maintains a critical posture in his handling of these stories. The show’s production value is..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"The most compelling thing about the first two episodes is hearing about how one woman’s story..."
Comedy Fiction, Fiction, Comedy
Critic Review
"It’s too fun, pinch me…"
TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"I have been keeping up with the strike, but was unprepared to hear how bleak things are for not..."
Fiction, Kids & Family
Critic Review
"...its joyous mayhem celebrates Dr. Seuss' legacy with pizzazz, and is undeniably..."
News, Business, Finance
Critic Review
"Already it’s shaping up to be an incisive, conversation-starting weekly show, perhaps more so for..."
Daily News
Critic Review
"....a show that knows what it is and who it’s for, has moved to seven days a week. When It Hits the..."
Politics
Critic Review
"...unfurls on less salubrious turf: the mucky ground of schadenfreude. This podcast falls under..."
Conversational, Comedy
Critic Review
"Truth is, they’re less talkative than you’d think. In contrast to what you might expect from five..."
Society, Personal Journals, TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"...turns out to be surprisingly moving..."
Technology
Critic Review
"If you can set aside your revulsion, there is something charming, even innocent, about the..."
Society
Critic Review
"...in the era of Girls she came across not as self-indulgent, but hard-working and frank, dealing..."
True Crime, TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"(Season: Gallery of Lies) Stephen is granted unfettered access to Achenbach and gets up close and..."
Society, True Crime
Critic Review
"While not terrible, this story about women who meet regularly to gossip about their ex-boyfriend..."
Society, Business
Critic Review
"Are they good, bad, or average billionaires? Don’t worry, Rihanna is indeed one of the good ones."
Entertainment (Pop Culture), History, Performing Arts
Critic Review
"Patrick Oliver Jones, is an experienced theater actor...I was fascinated to hear the Evita..."
TV & Film (Movies), Mental Health
Critic Review
"You Are Good is such a lovely, smart, earnest study in humans and culture."
Fiction, Horror
Critic Review
"Beth Eyre gives a chilling performance...The depiction of Lucy could not be any different from the..."
Society
Critic Review
"Bacon gets to play it fast and (Foot)loose while featuring celebrity guests as they highlight their..."
Society, Nature, Personal Journals
Critic Review
"Being a BBC show, the production value is high. The music is evocative, and the binaural field..."
Society, Food
Critic Review
"Sharing Plate is not an overtly political series but the broken British asylum system is the..."
Health & Wellness, True Crime, Society, Women
Critic Review
"I cannot but feel this podcast viscerally. In my bones, in my blood, in my womb. And if you are..."
Fiction, Thriller, Drama
Critic Review
"(Season 2) The suspenseful storytelling is still fully intact with the show heading into a..."
True Crime, Cult
Critic Review
"The Commune is less of an exposé and more of an attempt to explore the nuance of Centrepoint,..."
History
Critic Review
"(Season: Vigilante) [Leon Neyfakh]He's able to tell a rich, steady story with great interviews with..."
Sports
Critic Review
"By mixing in interviews with lots of people who had some connection to the story, you get a really..."
Comedy Fiction, Improv
Critic Review
"NPR’s scripted parody will trigger anyone who has ever joined a conference call with a startup."
Health & Wellness, Society
Critic Review
"From an “art of the pod” perspective, this podcast is a steady mix of approachability, interesting..."
Kids & Family, Music
Critic Review
"With its used bookstore filled of books that residents donate, it feels like a place right out of a..."
Storytelling, Food
Critic Review
"I know I talk about a lot of cool food stories, but this is one of my favourite history lessons in..."
Comedy Fiction
Critic Review
"...another multi-hour marathon of precision-tooled comedy...The character’s staying power is also..."
Sports Talk
Critic Review
"...when Brady was in New England, we didn’t get to see much of his personality. Since leaving the..."
History
Critic Review
"(Season: Afghanistan) As always, the series is enormous, propulsive, and rage-inducing. It also..."
Sports Talk
Critic Review
"...to hear from two of the best players on two of the best teams every week in season is pretty..."
Comedy Fiction, Comedy
Critic Review
"This silly show is filled with quirky characters and original music from the band Cephalopods Are..."
Society
Critic Review
"...an irresistible fly-on-the-wall perspective into what happens in a real couples-therapy session."
Comedy
Critic Review
"...hearing comedians talk about the less glamorous side of comedy feels so good. Comedy is..."
Drama, Fiction
Critic Review
"The cast, for the most part, is very good. Adapted for audio, directed and narrated by the..."
Personal Journals, Society, Storytelling
Critic Review
"(Episode: Finn and the Bell) It’s an exceptional listen: a glittering jewel of a story, absolutely..."
Society, Comedy
Critic Review
"...the most tantalizing, distant, and low-stakes gossip possible to listeners each week. McKinney..."
Society, Conversational
Critic Review
"With her singular charm and a guest list that only Palmer could pull (Think: Vice President Kamala..."
Arts
Critic Review
"Using a curated selections of Moth stories about these topics, along with on-the-street interviews,..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"If catfishing mysteries like the viral 2021 true crime pod Sweet Bobby are your jam, then prepare..."
Business
Critic Review
"...it follows a compelling format that can liven up a 1:1 interview format. "
Women, Conversational, Celebrity, Comedy
Critic Review
"...Louis-Dreyfus has a gold mine of experiential wisdom to dig from in this heartfelt and impactful..."
TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"If there’s one thing HBO knows how to do best, it’s starting a conversation. From its post-episode,..."
TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"...offers an inside look at the creative process behind Wakanda Forever."
True Crime, Documentary
Critic Review
"Firebomb is punchy, political and deeply personal. How terrifying, to try to make your way ahead in..."
Comedy, Society
Critic Review
"Production quality, length, and flow is really well done. There’s a little quiz segment and lots of..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"...you’re struck — and impressed — by what a huge cast of professionals have dedicated themselves..."
Fiction, Drama
Critic Review
"I always get quite excited - when great actors decide to take a crack at fiction podcasts...whoever..."
Science
Critic Review
"They do a great job providing plenty of details about what their day to day work is at the space..."
Business, Technology
Critic Review
"...a premise so simple and familiar that it’s almost generic....but the result can still feel very..."
Sci-Fi, Fiction
Critic Review
"Orbital offer listeners contrasting audio optics. The plotline is light, sophisticated, and..."
Comedy
Critic Review
"Lisa Loeb and Reggie Watts on space and sandwiches, Drew Carey and poet Yesika Salgado on dirty..."
Fiction
Critic Review
"(Season 3) Season three is all about the tricksters, but it also stands out from its predecessors..."
Society, Documentary, True Crime
Critic Review
"...wildly entertaining...it is refreshing to find a true-crime podcast about a criminal who goes..."
TV & Film (Movies)
Critic Review
"This show really presses my nostalgia buttons. Even though it’s a nostalgia I experienced..."
True Crime
Critic Review
"...the first episode does set things up nicely....as much as everyone involved wants this Knight’s..."
Parenting, Kids & Family
Critic Review
"...proving a compassionate and curious interviewer with plenty to say for herself. The appetite,..."
True Crime
Critic Review
""Stephenville" brings some great reporting from A-list writer Bryan Burrough...The podcast is good,..."
Documentary, Entertainment (Pop Culture)
Critic Review
"...the podcast equivalent of Hello magazine or a Jackie Collins bonk-buster, which, in its two-part..."
Travel
Critic Review
"Leah and Trizzy have great energy together (you can tell they’ve been friends for ages!)…"
Comedy
Critic Review
"You know those shows that you can listen to at pretty much any time and feel like you’re in the..."
Society
Critic Review
"...it attempts to articulate a social system we can’t necessarily see, but that colors everything..."
Society
Critic Review
"...nuanced conversations and thoughts...Ronald is unafraid to put himself out there, his body and..."
Health & Wellness, Science
Critic Review
"What makes the Huberman Lab Podcast stand out is its engaging and thought-provoking content. The..."
Music
Critic Review
"Their love of the band is immediately apparent, and somewhat contagious...this podcast is in truth..."
Educational, Kids & Family
Critic Review
"... a personal stake in creating positive representations of women from Africa for children...."
History
Critic Review
"The Santiago Boys may prove hard going for those who like their narrative series delivered in..."
Sports Talk, Football (Soccer)
Critic Review
"...it offers intelligent analysis and a newsy nimbleness...Some minor quibbles about sound quality..."