This Is Propaganda

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This Is Propaganda

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"I don't say that podcasts are important lightly. This one? This one I think is one of the most..."

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Our Ancestors Were Messy

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Our Ancestors Were Messy

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"Nichole is a masterful storyteller, the way she pulls us through episode one...It’s full of really..."

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In Our Time

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In Our Time

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"...the brilliance of In Our Time lies in both its broad applications, such as better understanding..."

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The True Story of the Fake Zombies

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The True Story of the Fake Zombies

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"This show is part fanboy homage, part deep dive into how two separate ensembles...A lively piece of..."

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The British Food History Podcast

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The British Food History Podcast

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"...lovely piece of nominative determinism...Buttery and his equally enthusiastic guests whip up a..."

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Slow Burn: Various Seasons

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Slow Burn: Various Seasons

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"(Season: Gays Against Briggs) Slow Burn does this thing that makes you feel like you lived through..."

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Pack One Bag

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Pack One Bag

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"But after a slow start, we’ve come to appreciate this story...Pack One Bag is an elegant show that..."

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The Curious History of Your Home

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The Curious History of Your Home

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"The Curious History of Your Home is an accessible primer meant to help you take more delight in the..."

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Gone Medieval

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Gone Medieval

Critic Review

"Gone Medieval is presented in an unfussy manner by the historian Matt Lewis....replete with..."

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Everyone Knows That: The Search For Ulterior Motives

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Everyone Knows That: The Search For Ulterior Motives

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"...it’s a fantastic music/internet mystery about armchair detectives, lost media and how the song..."

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Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

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Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Critic Review

"(Season 2)...an unsettling and largely forgotten political mystery...A thing you might mull over..."

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Pretendians

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Pretendians

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"I'm just blown away by the content … super digestible, and fun to listen to..."

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But We Loved

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But We Loved

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"Every conversation is authentic, and introspective; Jordan is a fantastic interviewer and his..."

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The Forgotten: Dublin Monaghan Bombings 1974

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The Forgotten: Dublin Monaghan Bombings 1974

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"The Forgotten highlights incompetence, accident and indolence, all of which appeared to play a part..."

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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

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"...must be one of the most comprehensive treatments of the Second World War in any medium. To be in..."

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The Big Dig

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The Big Dig

Critic Review

"...this nine-episode GBH News series succeeds in untangling what went wrong, but also what went..."

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Past Present Future

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Past Present Future

Critic Review

"(Season: The History of Bad Ideas) The premise (and it is a good one) is to take bad ideas..."

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Let the Kids Dance!

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Let the Kids Dance!

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"Let the Kids Dance è un racconto in cui ai tanto amati ‘90 e alla nascita di scene musicali a cui..."

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Cover Up: Various Seasons

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Cover Up: Various Seasons

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"(Season: The Anthrax Threat) It's a thoughtful reconsideration of the anthrax attacks from..."

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Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust

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Long Shadow: In Guns We Trust

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"Garrett Graff opens a rational discussion about the right to bear arms in the US....hearing..."

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Three Million

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Three Million

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"It’s not just an astonishing story for the number of people who died, but for the lengths that the..."

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Canardian

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Canardian

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"...as host Kattie Laur does best, she makes sure we go deeper and get a very full picture of what..."

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The Belgrano Diary

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The Belgrano Diary

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"...excellent BBC and ITV archive recordings, officer diaries and LRB pieces from the time by the..."

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Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV

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Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV

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"Audacy’s Who Killed the Video Star: The Story of MTV is scratching a really specific itch for me...."

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The Art of Longevity

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The Art of Longevity

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"Guests on this insightful series include John Grant, Crowded House, OMD, Rumer, Suede and Ben..."

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60 Songs That Explain the 90s

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60 Songs That Explain the 90s

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"It turns out that 60 songs isn’t enough. Harvilla — seemingly on the edge of a breakdown — actually..."

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The Butterfly King

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The Butterfly King

Critic Review

"Milligan's relentless investigation underpins a storyline that constantly leaves you wondering what..."

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Fodor's Guide to Espionage

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Fodor's Guide to Espionage

Critic Review

"Real life events serve as an inspiration for the dramatic retelling of what it was like to travel..."

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The Spy Who

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The Spy Who

Critic Review

"...features storytelling with immersive sound production and the hosts acting the various..."

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Imagine Audio: The Tao of Muhammad Ali

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Imagine Audio: The Tao of Muhammad Ali

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"Admiring his chutzpah, Miller continued to take inspiration from Ali, and in this series he and..."

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The History Chicks

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The History Chicks

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"The History Chicks is an entertaining and educational podcast. The hosts tell interesting stories..."

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Jam Tomorrow

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Jam Tomorrow

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"...an intriguing blend of postwar history and politics...It’s hard to think of many postwar..."

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History Extra podcast

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History Extra podcast

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"This isn’t your usual history podcast, with Dr Dave Musgrove documenting Carlisle’s highly..."

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Against The Odds

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Against The Odds

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"...Pecol take it in turns to host, and each tale is told in-depth across several episodes. While..."

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Significant Others

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Significant Others

Critic Review

"History books remember Benedict Arnold, the American revolutionary war general who switched..."

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BEEF with Bridget Todd

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BEEF with Bridget Todd

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"Beef is a 100 percent USDA grade A podcast. Todd is perfect as the host on the podcast, in which..."

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Who Killed JFK?

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Who Killed JFK?

Critic Review

"After listening to the show, you will walk away knowing with certainty Lee Harvey Oswald’s level of..."

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Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives

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Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives

Critic Review

"...takes a deep dive into one LGBTQ+ anthem in each episode, looking not only at how the tracks..."

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Black History, For Real

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Black History, For Real

Critic Review

"...a lively and refreshing look at black history..."

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Bad Bridget

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Bad Bridget

Critic Review

"...haunting, heartbreaking and occasionally hilarious tales of women...McCormick and Farrell make..."

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The Nightingale of Iran

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The Nightingale of Iran

Critic Review

"Through making this audio-documentary the sisters are learning about themselves, about a heritage..."

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Digital Folklore

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Digital Folklore

Critic Review

"Join Perry and Mason as they investigate folklore for the modern age. Fascinating and funny, this..."

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Chart Music: the Top Of The Pops Podcast

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Chart Music: the Top Of The Pops Podcast

Critic Review

"A must for anyone who loves music, pop culture of the Seventies and Eighties...knowledgeable..."

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Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands

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Where It's At: A Short History of Girlbands

Critic Review

"...is a Halliwell-sized sprint through the oeuvre of the Spice Girls, Mis-Teeq, Cleopatra,..."

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Blindspot: Various Seasons

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Blindspot: Various Seasons

Critic Review

"Brave and timely, this show demonstrates how audio can be utilized for activism and community..."

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Real Survival Stories

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Real Survival Stories

Critic Review

"True tales of brushes with death, and the human will to carry on through enormous adversity. These..."

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L'invasione

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L'invasione

Critic Review

"L’invasione ci sembrerà di cavalcare nell’intricata steppa di studi...Il tutto è accompagnato da..."

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Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

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Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive

Critic Review

"For this moving podcast, he has revisited his copious interview archive to allow leading figures in..."

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Marked for Life

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Marked for Life

Critic Review

"The narrative storytelling style here is completely different from Alabama Astronaut and anything..."

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Uncovering Roots

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Uncovering Roots

Critic Review

"...powerful but not easy listening. This story is harrowing, devastating, and a bunch of other..."

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Think Twice: Michael Jackson

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Think Twice: Michael Jackson

Critic Review

"Think Twice’s presentation is occasionally a bit dry, but the journalism is exceptional, reminding..."

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Trashy Divorces

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Trashy Divorces

Critic Review

"...this show is sure to sate your schadenfreude appetite. …"

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Empire of Tea

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Empire of Tea

Critic Review

"Fascinating...Sathnam Sanghera’s recollections in his Radio 4 five-parter Empire of Tea suggest a..."

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History for You with Douglas and Hugh

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History for You with Douglas and Hugh

Critic Review

"A sharp producer could have sliced something short and pithy out of these flabby episodes...."

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My Love Letter Time Machine - Victorian History

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My Love Letter Time Machine - Victorian History

Critic Review

"...a charming take on family history...It’s a terrific insight into the lives of two witty..."

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Normal Women

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Normal Women

Critic Review

"I have been enjoying Normal Women...All are bursting with factual nuggets. One of the podcast’s..."

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Being Roman with Mary Beard

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Being Roman with Mary Beard

Critic Review

"...deploys expert guests graciously. Each episode lasts only 28 minutes, but conveys a pungently..."

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Legacy

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Legacy

Critic Review

"It is a slightly iffy storytelling device that listeners to its maker Wondery’s British Scandal..."

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You Didn’t See Nothin

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You Didn’t See Nothin

Critic Review

"He's (Yohance) as much a part of the story as the crime itself, and his reflections and connection..."

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Heirs of Enslavement

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Heirs of Enslavement

Critic Review

"It’s a burningly honest and surreal conversation...For Black people tuning in, especially those of..."

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American Tabloid

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American Tabloid

Critic Review

"It blasts a bullet hole into the myth of American innocence and hope that pervaded the Eisenhower..."

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ODB: A Son Unique

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ODB: A Son Unique

Critic Review

"This show is packed with great stories, there is no sagginess...You get a lot of hip hop history..."

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House of Skulls with Marc Fennell

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House of Skulls with Marc Fennell

Critic Review

"Marc Fennell masterfully explores this topic with grace and vigor, forcing the listener to consider..."

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Everything '80s

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Everything '80s

Critic Review

"Heading further back in time, the neon glitz and glamour of the 80s is the focus of this much-loved..."

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Super 90s Bros

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Super 90s Bros

Critic Review

"Hosts Brennon and Adam talk through the decade’s formative releases in this irreverent series...the..."

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Retroist Retro Podcast

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Retroist Retro Podcast

Critic Review

"...host Garry Vander Voort’s personal archive of retro phenomena is an engaging blend of thorough..."

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Rescue

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Rescue

Critic Review

"...astonishing rescue stories...It’s hard to produce, but worth it for the listener...I was still..."

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A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

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A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland

Critic Review

"The effect is vivacious and propulsive storytelling that gets a little hammy in the dramatised..."

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T&J

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T&J

Critic Review

"I’m starting to feel brilliant. It’s giving me real Evita vibes...This podcast is a great story and..."

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Scarred For Life

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Scarred For Life

Critic Review

"If you are of a certain age then you will no doubt grow all misty eyed...The interviews are funny..."

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Moonrise

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Moonrise

Critic Review

"Sometimes the narrative of Moonrise tangles and it’s hard to differentiate between what’s real,..."

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Some Dare Call It Conspiracy

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Some Dare Call It Conspiracy

Critic Review

"This fact means that each episode is a weighty undertaking. This isn’t some breezy podcast that you..."

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Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children

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Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children

Critic Review

"“Unreformed,” a stunning and exhaustively researched series from the journalist Josie Duffy..."

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British Scandal

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British Scandal

Critic Review

"(Liz Truss) ...Truss is not an interesting person. Levine and Forde do their valiant best,..."

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Empire

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Empire

Critic Review

"...always fascinating series, which combines epic tales of battles and invasions with more intimate..."

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Closing Night

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Closing Night

Critic Review

"Patrick Oliver Jones, is an experienced theater actor...I was fascinated to hear the Evita..."

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Fiasco

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Fiasco

Critic Review

"(Season: Vigilante) [Leon Neyfakh]He's able to tell a rich, steady story with great interviews with..."

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Blowback

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Blowback

Critic Review

"(Season: Afghanistan) As always, the series is enormous, propulsive, and rage-inducing. It also..."

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The Santiago Boys

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The Santiago Boys

Critic Review

"The Santiago Boys may prove hard going for those who like their narrative series delivered in..."

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Witness History

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Witness History

Critic Review

"They’re as well researched and unexpected as they are varied, and just the right length to be fully..."

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All Consuming (BBC)

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All Consuming (BBC)

Critic Review

"Each of the episodes in the series is a lovely mixture of archive and interview...What makes theirs..."

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A History of Coffee

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A History of Coffee

Critic Review

"This is a take-it-slow podcast, bringing you a dark history with the love of the final product and..."

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Journalista

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Journalista

Critic Review

"Journalista is here to reveal the fascinating and little-known story of Courtney "Cookie" Hood...."

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop

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The Giddy Carousel of Pop

Critic Review

"The podcast is a freewheeling page-by-page dissection of its interviews, song lyrics and..."

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Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms

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Still Paying the Price: Reparations in Real Terms

Critic Review

"What we end up with is an engaging platform for discussing the sometimes-counterintuitive realities..."

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Oh What A Time...

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Oh What A Time...

Critic Review

"This fun, silly show should also appeal to fans of the UK’s top history podcasts, The Rest Is..."

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Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News (Deja News)

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Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News (Deja News)

Critic Review

"Everything from book bans, abortion and the uprising on January 6th—history really does repeat..."

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LA Made

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LA Made

Critic Review

"Barbie expert and author MG Lord, co-hosts this timely deep dive into the world-dominating “hunk of..."

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Field Trip

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Field Trip

Critic Review

"This is such a good mix of history, current happenings, mixed with personal and sometimes emotional..."

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Rodrigo, La Leyenda Continúa

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Rodrigo, La Leyenda Continúa

Critic Review

"...es muy dinámico cómo está contado el podcast pero, en ciertos momentos, esa dinámica se vuelve..."

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Alphabet Boys

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Alphabet Boys

Critic Review

"Series 2 is a real mindbender. The nature of the story means it gets very hard to follow exactly..."

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Big Sugar

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Big Sugar

Critic Review

"...it feels like a box office thriller...It’s an industry that is driven by actual slave labor...."

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Blood on the Dance Floor

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Blood on the Dance Floor

Critic Review

"For another jolting recognition of how foreign the recent past can seem...The gay, Belfast-raised..."

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Black Girls Talk Sports

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Black Girls Talk Sports

Critic Review

"Gibson and Spears provide concise summaries of a wide range of sports topics. Listeners will be..."

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History Daily

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History Daily

Critic Review

"Each episode is short and sweet, typically around 15 minutes, making it perfect for a quick listen..."

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Resurrection

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Resurrection

Critic Review

"...Stewart has spent five years painstakingly piecing together his legacy and the result is a warm,..."

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The Blog Era

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The Blog Era

Critic Review

"The podcast is fast-paced and obsessed with the means by which hip hop is created, consumed, and..."

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Louder Than A Riot

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Louder Than A Riot

Critic Review

"...bold in a myriad of ways...striking fashion... Topics in this sophomore season run the gamut..."

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Holy Week

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Holy Week

Critic Review

"...collision of grief, frustration, anger, longing, and hope following King's murder, and how it..."

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Long Shadow: The Rise of the American Far Right

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Long Shadow: The Rise of the American Far Right

Critic Review

"Consider this podcast essential listening for anyone interested in where we are at this moment in..."

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