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"Interviews with political staffers, politicians and journalists are neatly stitched together with..."
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"...meandering but fun interview show...Steele is an interesting analyst of the war, and he has some..."
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"I had initial misgivings about over-chumminess and an imbalance between presenters. Now the..."
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"Every week, they offer enthusiastically acidic takes on the once-widely revered American legal..."
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"This podcast captures the nation’s nuclear fears in the 1980s and illustrates a scary chapter of..."
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"The episode about the persecution of the Uyghur ethnic minority (and the consequences for a certain..."
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"The new episodes released so far (as well as an update episode in 2020) haven’t quite packed the..."
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"For many who haven’t had first-hand experience of the justice system, True Justice will be an..."
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"If you want to talk about grand strategy, counter-offensives, morale, command structures, drones,..."
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"(Episode: Adnan Is Out) That all this turned out to be so gripping was down to the fact we heard..."
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"All episodes, so far, are rewarding listening."
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"At long last Olbermann is back in his element. Keeping the format of his MSNBC program was a..."
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"This is not just a spectacularly produced podcast in tone and quality - but each episode flows with..."
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"Out of Afghanistan, hosted by Ramsay, revisits the scenes at Kabul airport through the testimony of..."
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"It’s an efficient format. Each hour-long episode juices the best out of hours and hours of..."
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"The host, Jonathan Strickland, does a superb job of making big tech topics easily digestible for..."
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"I actually found the first couple of episodes in this series interesting yet maddening. Anyway,..."
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"...the show crackles with energy. Its playful scoring, speedy game show segments, and steadier..."
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"Of course, Russia’s descent into corruption and the rise of Putin are a tale that has already been..."
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"NPR’s Code Switch stands out for its wider views on the ways that race impacts society and the..."
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"...naturally, the interviews Dohrn does with his parents for example are more empathetic than..."
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"Like all good feminists, Perez leans in, giving the producer Hannah Varrall and the researcher..."
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"Will Be Wild gives a gripping account and backgrounder to the January 6 Capitol riots via..."
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"I worried that this would mean more ranting, but it doesn’t (phew). Always frustrating, always..."
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"The result is a podcast that is equally revealing and thought provoking. If you only have forty..."
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"There are great interviews and great guests but, chopped up into a weekly package, Marr’s podcast..."
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"The Trojan Horse Affair quickly won me over. The genius of this podcast is that Reed and Syed put..."
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"Neil makes no attempt to be chatty. In fact there are no concessions to the new form at all. He is..."
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"...a chance to demonstrate his vast knowledge and great contacts. Sweeney’s take is definitely..."
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"(Episode: Fallen Women) Fallen Women is a chilling instalment of Tortoise Media’s Slow Newscast..."
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"Marianna has a great knack of taking one big topic and exploring it in a multitude of different..."
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"The cast is testament to the power of the BBC to get the best people. Plus: no dodgy accents, no..."
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"...a quietly devastating podcast comprising short voice messages from Ukrainians in which they..."
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"Sent Away offers a look into this shady business: its many problems, controversies, and seeming..."
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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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"For analysis and live reporting, the BBC is always hard to beat in a news emergency. If you want a..."
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"I've become much more knowledgeable about the world around me as well and more thoughtful too, not..."
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"Rhodes’s experience is a pretty remarkable asset in a series of podcasts on the crisis that takes..."
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"(Season 2) It’s an ambitious, place-specific story with huge heart that speaks volumes to the..."
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"American ISIS, which features these personal audio recordings alongside Aaronson’s interviews with..."
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"...a longform narrative podcast showcasing California stories that truly illustrate what it’s like..."
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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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"Haileywood stretches out the story by taking storytelling side roads…"
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"(Season: Mississippi Goddam) This series was well-reported and written, and is full of pain and..."
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"Doomsday Watch enlightens as it scares the living doo-dah out of you. No time restrictions on this..."
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"Most people can only speculate about life at the top. Johnson knows. This gives her podcast an..."
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"Hearing this pulse-pounding audio takes understanding the toppling of the Taliban to another level,..."
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"I enjoyed the deep dives and interviews interspersed with funny segments. There are definitely some..."
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"Woolf’s reporting is excellent, and he is determined and brave, especially when confronting one of..."
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"Riveting, unmissable stuff, if you can stomach high-up men explaining their political manoeuvres,..."
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"An accessible podcast about China really is a remarkably good idea — and this is well executed by..."
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"Hearing some of these moments as they unfolded is chilling, particularly if you were around to hear..."
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"...built around North Korea, its secretive regime, and its cyber-attack policy towards the western..."
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"A great listen to enjoy pure Irish humor while you switch off for a while."
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"Day X is a solid, gripping documentary, training its attention on the resurgent far right in..."
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"I was not ready for a political news show to have explicit language. Ha! Regardless, the different..."
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"The Economist is a fine magazine but I can’t interact with any of its content without recalling the..."
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"Lovett waxes poetic on everything from Disney villains with queer undertones (Scar? Ursula? come..."
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"Haynes’s tone is a bit relentless and the music is OTT, but she interviews everyone from MI5..."
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"...from the perspective of U.S. women of color, in a super-smart way. It manages to be both a..."
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"From 1619, I learned about aspects of the history of slavery, and past and present discrimination..."
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"What starts as a story about a kooky urban development project becomes a haunting saga about fraud,..."
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"Citations Needed is a good way to come to terms with the endless cycle of ‘things in the media’, to..."
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"Mair has always been brilliant at switching between different moods, from silly to serious, and..."
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"There are many podcasts dedicated to unstructured chat about the news, and it is very, very easy to..."
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"Each started well. Barnett, used to a three-hour rolling news show, had to work hard to squeeze..."
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"Take a listen and learn more about what it takes to blow the whistle and why it’s so vital to do..."
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"Carried by Davis’s dry sense of humour and curiosity, the show intersperses host narration with..."
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"Together with their regular mixtapes, audio is front and center for this not-for-profit social..."
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"I loved the topics covered and the people interviewed."
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"Last year, to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the BBC released a ten-part..."
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"The second season of this gripping podcast takes a deep dive into the conspiracy theories..."
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"I never thought about living at Catalina Island...but this episode put it in perspective. I like..."
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"Systematic and thoughtfully-produced, it’s good for a daily moment of zen, given the circumstances."
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"...a comprehensive and compelling look at Agnew and the cash for contracts scheme he was executing,..."