The Estate

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The Estate

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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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Magnificent Jerk

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Magnificent Jerk

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"...turns out to be surprisingly moving..."

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Yeti

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Yeti

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"Being a BBC show, the production value is high. The music is evocative, and the binaural field..."

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Rumble Strip

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Rumble Strip

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"(Episode: Finn and the Bell) It’s an exceptional listen: a glittering jewel of a story, absolutely..."

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This Cultural Life

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This Cultural Life

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"After dozens of episodes of This Cultural Life, in which Wilson has interviewed creative figures..."

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Strangers

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Strangers

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"Peabody award-winning producer Lea Thau is an expert storyteller...Strangers is a knock out,..."

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Not Lost

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Not Lost

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"Not Lost employs an effective mix of auteur direction, snappy writing, and spontaneous comedy — and..."

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Bitter/Sweet

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Bitter/Sweet

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"This lush podcast stands out in its simplicity. Its audio is crisp and rich as the host, Natasha..."

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The Weigh Up: Eating Disorder Diaries

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The Weigh Up: Eating Disorder Diaries

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"This is an accessible, chatty podcast aimed specifically at those with experience of eating..."

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Dear Daughter

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Dear Daughter

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"Hosted by the positive, optimistic Namulanta Kombo, mother to a young boy and girl, it’s a sweet..."

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California Love

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California Love

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"(Season: K-Pop Dreaming) K-Pop Dreaming technically traces the origins of K-pop from its origins to..."

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Memories from the Dancefloor

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Memories from the Dancefloor

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"Fresh podcasting voice...in the audio equivalent of an epic evening out. From escapism to reality,..."

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Lights Out (BBC)

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Lights Out (BBC)

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"Like a heartbeat, the stories aren’t loud. They wouldn’t necessarily grab headlines, but they’re..."

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Nobody Should Believe Me

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Nobody Should Believe Me

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"This podcast is both a personal cathartic journey for Andrea Dunlop and an extremely enlightening..."

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Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain

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Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain

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"I prefer it to the typical format of celebrity-led podcasts with a rotation of famous guests...."

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Obscene: The Dublin Scandal

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Obscene: The Dublin Scandal

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"Obscene:The Dublin Scandal has classy production values, a great, likeable narrator in Adrian..."

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Best Laid Plans

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Best Laid Plans

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"Sarah Hart-Unger, a self-professed “obsessive list-maker and life-planner,” had been blogging about..."

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Young & Indigenous

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Young & Indigenous

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"Young & Indigenous is revolutionary in its approach to the preservation and foundation of..."

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Head Noise

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Head Noise

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"The show’s well-crafted scripting and excellent use of archival audio takes listeners back to key..."

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StartUp Podcast

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StartUp Podcast

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"It’s an incredibly honest look at what it really takes to get started, behind the scenes of a real..."

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But Where Are You From?

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But Where Are You From?

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"Melding starkly honest discussions about discrimination, identity and childhood trauma with..."

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Dead Eyes

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Dead Eyes

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"(Episode: Tom Hanks) ...the podcast is surprisingly funny and empathetic."

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Lives Less Ordinary

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Lives Less Ordinary

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"A much better title, and, perhaps because there’s more time on a weekly show, the production team..."

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Sold In America

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Sold In America

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"(Noor) she’s thoughtfully and beautifully piecing together anecdotes and interviews that illustrate..."

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Edges

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Edges

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"...the podcast is great for both on-the-go listens as well as full-focus listens too. Both an..."

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the in-betweenish pod

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the in-betweenish pod

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"...host Beatriz Nour courageously carves out a space for the listener where it’s ok to be confused..."

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Michael Caine: Heroes

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Michael Caine: Heroes

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"...slick new podcast full of powerful true stories."

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Uncanny

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Uncanny

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"The atmosphere of shonky low-budget amateurism is dispersed. Things feel much more suave...All..."

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Unread

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Unread

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"Unread is a peculiar little puzzle box. Much of Unread rolls out in gentle fashion — Stedman’s..."

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What I Did Next

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What I Did Next

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"With a deeply entrenched well of optimism as an ever-present resource at hand, she seeks to remind..."

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Goodbye to All This

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Goodbye to All This

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"Goodbye To All This is not a cheery listen. Across its 12 episodes, the host, writer and producer,..."

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Wake Up With Jim & Saab

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Wake Up With Jim & Saab

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"The whole episode sorta had this...rambling charm. I was into it."

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Anthems

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Anthems

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"What results is a heady combination of ted talk, literary reading, rousing impromptu lecture..."

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Appearances

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Appearances

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"The show is a bit of a mind-bender to describe, but you could say it’s an ambiguously fictionalized..."

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Infinities

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Infinities

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"This 25-minute piece feels more and more urgent as we — and Boen — grasp at the straws of reality,..."

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The Anthropocene Reviewed

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The Anthropocene Reviewed

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"The Anthropocene Reviewed has been a treasured gem in my queue for a while now. Host John Green’s..."

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The Secret Adventures of Black People

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The Secret Adventures of Black People

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"The Secret Adventures of Black People is about documenting cultural blackness — its rites of..."

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Transom Podcast

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Transom Podcast

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"The best way to describe this award-winning story is as poetry in sound. Not only is it literally..."

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Bates Beyond Borders

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Bates Beyond Borders

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"Hearing about the exponential challenge and unfamiliarity that international students face as well..."

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Kind World

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Kind World

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"The stories linger just enough to make a lasting impact, never running on long enough that they..."

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The Love Bomb with Nico Tortorella

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The Love Bomb with Nico Tortorella

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"Thought-provoking, deep and fascinating on every level..."

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The Secret Room True Stories

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The Secret Room True Stories

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"This podcast has heart, mystery and intrigue...forces you to question why it’s so much easier to..."

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Nocturne

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Nocturne

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"...what makes Nocturne such a pleasure to listen to, aside from how well it’s produced, is that it..."

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Terrible, Thanks For Asking

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Terrible, Thanks For Asking

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"...the show isn't melodramatic: McInerny's tender and candid storytelling turns sob stories of loss..."

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