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"Each of the series’ half-hour episodes is a small masterpiece of soundscaping and storytelling...."
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"This show is packed with great stories, there is no sagginess...You get a lot of hip hop history..."
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"This is a portrait of a monster but also about Danny, how he coped in big ways...But its’ also..."
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"...there isn’t a lot of gruesome details but there is exceptional storytelling on the part of Alex..."
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"Firebomb is punchy, political and deeply personal. How terrifying, to try to make your way ahead in..."
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"...wildly entertaining...it is refreshing to find a true-crime podcast about a criminal who goes..."
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"...the podcast equivalent of Hello magazine or a Jackie Collins bonk-buster, which, in its two-part..."
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"Nocera narrates the series in a tone of cheerful curiosity that works well — except when it..."
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"...a love sonnet to the city that’s been crushed and neglected but full of resilient people who..."
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"As the story begins, it feels a bit like a juicy secret to learn. The primary magic of these tapes..."
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"...superb — and very different...Presented by Ellen Wong, whose parents fled genocide in Cambodia..."
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"...inside Aline’s brain—their voice carries you along to make you feel like you’re an eavesdropper..."
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"Queen Havoc and Her Murder Cult pulls together a compelling story that takes listeners on a journey..."
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"Lindsey speaks with journalists, abductees, and those on a quest for contact while he attempts to..."
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"Consider this podcast essential listening for anyone interested in where we are at this moment in..."
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"... a balance between being scientifically rigorous and empathetic...packed with..."
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"New podcast tells the riveting story of the Point Dume Bombers...A new podcast is telling the..."
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"...begins its gripping story in a New York hospital...Rosamund Pike, the skilful, starry presenter..."
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"Its tale of the resulting 20-year battle is incredibly colourful, due in no small part to what an..."
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" There’s a lot to take away from this small but mighty investigation that doesn’t reduce the issue..."
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" This engaging podcast from one of the US’s largest trade unions looks at rights, politics and how..."
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"Hosted by science communicator Shane Bergin, the series is a thoughtful examination of how the..."
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"THRU lets you listen in on nearly every step taken along the way. ...it’ll be like you’re pushing..."
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"We all were impressed by "City of Tents: Veterans Row." We got great reporting from Anna Scott who..."
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"...it’s messy, obnoxious, and all over the place; which is to say, for the right person, it’s..."
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"Havana Syndrome is a brilliant subject for a speculative podcast series, which is presumably why..."
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"The podcast takes a loving and serious approach to the goofy monument to film’s most famous..."
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"The reveal is absolutely unexpected and wild. Most importantly, Sweet Bobby looks into why there..."
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"...covers a familiar area of podcast investigation. A gripping tale that will no doubt end far away..."
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"In the hands of adept reporter and storyteller Emily Hanford, that deep dive unfolds with crystal..."
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"In a story that is part Fargo, part Stranger Things...This is more than a tale of Soviet intrigue,..."
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"After 14 years in prison, the twins speak out for the first time to tell this thrilling, high-wire..."
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"Along with telling the stories behind certain images, the series’ objective is to pair black LGBTQ..."
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"Making documentaries may seem more straightforward than a scripted movie but, behind the scenes,..."
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"I was reluctant to listen because it was so heartbreaking but I had to listen because it was so..."
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"(Season: Cowboy Up) ...the show’s personal anecdotes and quavering young voices often made me want..."
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"...better than any production a large podcast network could create, develop, finance and produce...."
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"It’s a tale full of deception and intrigue..."
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"What discussions on the supposed existence of weather witches lack in exhaustive historical..."
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"Goldhar’s persistence to find the truth unravels into situations that you never expected. You’ll be..."
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"The five-part series is led and hosted by the journalist Collier Meyerson, who brings a personal..."
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"We don’t know what was in his heart, but on Half Vaxxed, his story screams grifter vibes. It’s..."
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"That Davis has earned the trust of his sometimes breathtakingly forthcoming interviewees is clear,..."
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"You don’t have to get too far into conspiracy land before you’re mired in some quite boring stuff —..."
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"The first few episodes she (Aminatou) is talking with various Black women from across the world..."
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"The storytelling takes you there in real time. Some of the actual audio footage is so shocking you..."
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"It’s hard to pick which aspect of The Experiment makes it more enjoyable to listen to: the show’s..."
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"Host Zoe Chace brings a genuine curiosity to investigating the (sometimes vague, often racially..."
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"...a tour of a bureaucratic structure that is at once both specific and general. Mingle’s reporting..."
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"A series of ten short (30 min) podcasts on doing prison time in the UK. Loads of really interesting..."
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"With their intimate knowledge of prisons, they provide valuable background to the topics being..."
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"...brings a fresh eye to favourite museum pieces...touching and exceptionally interesting. There is..."
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"To South African ears, American host Tim Rohan’s pronunciation of local terms can be jarring at..."
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"A Show About Animals is, at times, shocking, at times hilarious, but, primarily, it will make you..."
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"There are some funny moments, but you can’t help but be heartbroken over what the mad doctor does..."
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"Hearing this pulse-pounding audio takes understanding the toppling of the Taliban to another level,..."
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"(Season 2) While listening, I experienced a number of emotions and sometimes struggled to wrap my..."
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"The complicated character pulls no punches talking about his deadly work."
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"Across six episodes, "Summer of Gold" celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics and the..."
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"...as they joked about their obsession with her bizarre captions, they became alarmed by some of..."
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"Tejan-Thomas and his team bring a deeply personal aspect to today’s news and headlines,..."
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"I’ve long admired Radio Diaries. For one thing, the format that is its calling card — the..."
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"...prepare to get in your feels, because each episode is moving and heartfelt."
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"...not only examines the crime itself, which pulverized Tampa’s view of itself as a safe community,..."
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"Arablouei and Abdelfatah are contagiously curious in their conversations with knowledgeable guests..."
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"This podcast is great for acquiring new knowledge and inspiration about the climate issue, along..."
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"If you love the true-crime genre, this new investigative series from Vice News is a must. As “The..."
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"With all the compassion and sensibilities of Generation Z, these well-told narrative episodes..."
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"The importance of the Negro Leagues has been understated throughout the course of history, but..."
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"A good podcast bounces around your head for a long time after you hit stop. It doesn’t let go until..."
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"Though this is a true-crime story from the late 1970s, it couldn’t be more prescient: a young man..."
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"A podcast about teenagers means a podcast about the internet. None of it sounds nice: cancellation,..."
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"Hosted by two 20-something Cuban expatriates who grew up in Miami, “Teikirisi” (the Cuban-accented..."
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"And, with her tongue firmly embedded in her cheek Haskin treats each with reverence and respect...."
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"Lo que quieren las pibas is a sound documentary made by journalist and communicator Josefina Avale...."
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"Other Men Need Help’s third season deftly, poignantly, and hilariously dissects the construct of..."
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"Beautifully scripted, narrated, and sound designed, every episode is a new experience. Even if you..."
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"Catalina May and Martín Cruz are extraordinary documentarians; they develop all the stories on Las..."
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"The show not only gives a sense of how dangerous travel was and still is for Black Americans, but..."
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"The mixture of storytelling, reporting, and audio taken from inside a violent neo-nazi group is..."
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"In My Year in Mensa, Loftus brings you right into this crazy conference while making statements..."
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"It’s wise to keep an eye on the nascent podcasts picked for the PRX/Google Podcasts creator..."
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"Regardless of what the investigation uncovers, Wind of Change irreversibly introduces a new..."
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"It’s the first story to go from newspaper to podcast to TV show, complete with a plot twist that..."
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"The level of immersion that Caliphate conveys remains unparalleled, as no other podcast brings you,..."
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"Imagining these fresh-faced college graduates accomplishing something no human being thought..."
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"There is literally nothing I would change about this podcast. The epilogue episode was excellent...."
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"...listening to the highs, and the lows, the triumphs, and defeats of archetypal heroes and..."
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"...excellent series that might make you think differently about what you consider..."
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"It’s a weird and wonderful show about the unknown, part documentary and part drama, sometimes scary..."