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"Even if you don’t care about Wonder, you should care about what Morris cares about: He is always..."
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"Throughout eight episodes, Kumanyika interweaves personal narrative with rigorous research on the..."
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"...timely podcast, Eric Marcus of Making Gay History slowly and sensitively peels open the hateful..."
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"(Series: Brighton Bombings) The Northern Irish novelist Glenn Patterson has expertly written and..."
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"It’s a study of America we’ve never had before. Everything about this show is thoughtful, unique,..."
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"(Episode: Russell Brand) As someone who loved Brand’s radio show and enjoyed interviewing him a..."
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"...opens beautifully, with investigative journalist Peniley Ramirez taking you to the deadly..."
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"...it felt really good to dip back into those old episodes. It made me feel like I had time..."
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"(Season: The Rise of Fox News) Unsurprisingly the new season of Slow Burn, on the rise of Fox News,..."
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"...first episode started off a little stiffly and poshly, but once Cookney and Douglas got stuck..."
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"...freewheeling, Americana-immersed...an addendum for the liner-note completists. The presenter..."
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"...delightful series...The veteran trio and their producer Liz Sumner have an easygoing rapport,..."
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"It’s a sharp and expansive account of the making of music, the forging of friendships and the kind..."
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"It’s got a real mission, it’s journalism but it’s funny but it’s making a real point. And then I..."
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"(Updated) Key to the success of this gripping series is the empathetic presentation of Jordan..."
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"...it’s a riveting exposé that will leave you wide-eyed and questioning the very foundation of..."
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"Apparently "power corrupts", it seems that so does money. Swindled examines some of the most..."
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"... a nostalgic romp through the band’s songs, swagger and legacy."
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"The songs can be a little musical theatre for my taste, and I would have liked some more dynamism..."
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"Why do I find all this so absorbing? After all, I’ve never believed in any of it. I suppose one..."
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"...the makers of The True Story of The Fake Zombies have bungled it. The first instalment of the..."
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"...a sweetly surprising documentary... It’s enhanced and highlighted by sensitive soundwork by the..."
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"(Series: Muscle Men) ...a couple of episodes in and it’s certainly pumping iron....it’s a fun,..."
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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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"Nichole is a masterful storyteller, the way she pulls us through episode one...It’s full of really..."
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"...the brilliance of In Our Time lies in both its broad applications, such as better understanding..."
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"...lovely piece of nominative determinism...Buttery and his equally enthusiastic guests whip up a..."
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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 is an accessible primer meant to help you take more delight in the..."
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"(Season 2) The tone and structure is similar. And the story line is eerily similar, too. Our..."
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"Gone Medieval is presented in an unfussy manner by the historian Matt Lewis....replete with..."
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"...it’s a fantastic music/internet mystery about armchair detectives, lost media and how the song..."
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"I'm just blown away by the content … super digestible, and fun to listen to..."
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"Every conversation is authentic, and introspective; Jordan is a fantastic interviewer and his..."
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"The Forgotten highlights incompetence, accident and indolence, all of which appeared to play a part..."
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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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"...this nine-episode GBH News series succeeds in untangling what went wrong, but also what went..."
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"(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 è un racconto in cui ai tanto amati ‘90 e alla nascita di scene musicali a cui..."
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"(Season: The Anthrax Threat) It's a thoughtful reconsideration of the anthrax attacks from..."
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"Garrett Graff opens a rational discussion about the right to bear arms in the US....hearing..."
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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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"...as host Kattie Laur does best, she makes sure we go deeper and get a very full picture of what..."
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"...excellent BBC and ITV archive recordings, officer diaries and LRB pieces from the time by the..."
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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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"Guests on this insightful series include John Grant, Crowded House, OMD, Rumer, Suede and Ben..."
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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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"Milligan's relentless investigation underpins a storyline that constantly leaves you wondering what..."
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"Real life events serve as an inspiration for the dramatic retelling of what it was like to travel..."
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"...features storytelling with immersive sound production and the hosts acting the various..."
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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 is an entertaining and educational podcast. The hosts tell interesting stories..."
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"...an intriguing blend of postwar history and politics...It’s hard to think of many postwar..."
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"This isn’t your usual history podcast, with Dr Dave Musgrove documenting Carlisle’s highly..."
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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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"History books remember Benedict Arnold, the American revolutionary war general who switched..."
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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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"After listening to the show, you will walk away knowing with certainty Lee Harvey Oswald’s level of..."
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"...takes a deep dive into one LGBTQ+ anthem in each episode, looking not only at how the tracks..."
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"...haunting, heartbreaking and occasionally hilarious tales of women...McCormick and Farrell make..."
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"...a lively and refreshing look at black history..."
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"Through making this audio-documentary the sisters are learning about themselves, about a heritage..."
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"Join Perry and Mason as they investigate folklore for the modern age. Fascinating and funny, this..."
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"A must for anyone who loves music, pop culture of the Seventies and Eighties...knowledgeable..."
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"...is a Halliwell-sized sprint through the oeuvre of the Spice Girls, Mis-Teeq, Cleopatra,..."
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"Brave and timely, this show demonstrates how audio can be utilized for activism and community..."
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"True tales of brushes with death, and the human will to carry on through enormous adversity. These..."
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"L’invasione ci sembrerà di cavalcare nell’intricata steppa di studi...Il tutto è accompagnato da..."
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"For this moving podcast, he has revisited his copious interview archive to allow leading figures in..."
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"The narrative storytelling style here is completely different from Alabama Astronaut and anything..."
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"...powerful but not easy listening. This story is harrowing, devastating, and a bunch of other..."
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"Think Twice’s presentation is occasionally a bit dry, but the journalism is exceptional, reminding..."
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"...this show is sure to sate your schadenfreude appetite. …"
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"Fascinating...Sathnam Sanghera’s recollections in his Radio 4 five-parter Empire of Tea suggest a..."
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"A sharp producer could have sliced something short and pithy out of these flabby episodes...."
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"It is a slightly iffy storytelling device that listeners to its maker Wondery’s British Scandal..."
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"...a charming take on family history...It’s a terrific insight into the lives of two witty..."
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"...deploys expert guests graciously. Each episode lasts only 28 minutes, but conveys a pungently..."
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"I have been enjoying Normal Women...All are bursting with factual nuggets. One of the podcast’s..."
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"He's (Yohance) as much a part of the story as the crime itself, and his reflections and connection..."
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"...the open dialogue in Heirs of Enslavement demonstrates why we must reckon with slavery’s..."
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"It blasts a bullet hole into the myth of American innocence and hope that pervaded the Eisenhower..."
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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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"Marc Fennell masterfully explores this topic with grace and vigor, forcing the listener to consider..."
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"Hosts Brennon and Adam talk through the decade’s formative releases in this irreverent series...the..."
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"...host Garry Vander Voort’s personal archive of retro phenomena is an engaging blend of thorough..."
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"Heading further back in time, the neon glitz and glamour of the 80s is the focus of this much-loved..."
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"...astonishing rescue stories...It’s hard to produce, but worth it for the listener...I was still..."
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"The effect is vivacious and propulsive storytelling that gets a little hammy in the dramatised..."
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"I’m starting to feel brilliant. It’s giving me real Evita vibes...This podcast is a great story and..."
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"If you are of a certain age then you will no doubt grow all misty eyed...The interviews are funny..."
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"Sometimes the narrative of Moonrise tangles and it’s hard to differentiate between what’s real,..."
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"This fact means that each episode is a weighty undertaking. This isn’t some breezy podcast that you..."
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"“Unreformed,” a stunning and exhaustively researched series from the journalist Josie Duffy..."
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"(Liz Truss) ...Truss is not an interesting person. Levine and Forde do their valiant best,..."
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"...always fascinating series, which combines epic tales of battles and invasions with more intimate..."
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"Patrick Oliver Jones, is an experienced theater actor...I was fascinated to hear the Evita..."
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"(Season: Vigilante) [Leon Neyfakh]He's able to tell a rich, steady story with great interviews with..."
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"(Season: Afghanistan) As always, the series is enormous, propulsive, and rage-inducing. It also..."
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"The Santiago Boys may prove hard going for those who like their narrative series delivered in..."