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"...immediately shattering."
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"Unreal, hosted by the journalists Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes, is an entertaining and depressing..."
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"A Fascinating Story That Lacks Charm. Though there’s a certain shock value to learning the details..."
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"...unpicks the awkwardness of adolescence...surprisingly relatable conversations…"
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"...one thing Kai is fantastic at is keeping his cool and finding intelligent ways push his guests..."
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"There’s a cool loop going on—how Black people practice Islam in America has shaped Black..."
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"...admirable for what it’s trying to do. However Lemonada chooses to position Being Trans, the..."
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"Not Lost is both a delightful travel escape and an insightful look at people — locals and visitors..."
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"The result is a thoroughly interesting yet breezy take on what can often be a heavy subject, and in..."
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"You can probably guess how much food-based joy is packed into this show...Cheeky quips, musings on..."
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"...better than any production a large podcast network could create, develop, finance and produce...."
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"Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz, focus not on the wacky cultists, but on the various..."
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"The conceit of Tiffany Dover Is Dead* is that its host, the euphoniously named Brandy Zadrozny,..."
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"A new Jamie Loftus has dropped, and it couldn’t possibly be more my shit. I’m interested in her..."
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"...the show is gritty and rough as a result. It’s that meaningful and that impactful. But it’s also..."
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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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"...while the series is a little baggy, it’s titillating and salacious - how can you resist?"
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"(Noor) she’s thoughtfully and beautifully piecing together anecdotes and interviews that illustrate..."
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"There is lots of sensible advice here, whether you’re currently dating or not. Some episodes bust..."
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"Hamza’s determination has revealed to millions of people the lies and vindictiveness that sustain..."
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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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"I think this show will be a good short injection of inspiration for many people trying to change..."
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"As with Song Exploder, Hirway removes himself almost entirely from the finished product, leaving..."
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"Jackson and Riguer are both academics and take a critical approach to analyzing Oprah’s impact, but..."
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"It’s a tale full of deception and intrigue..."
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"...no-nonsense approach to cult life and cult leaders in particular. Measom and Iacuzzi are the..."
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"The fact that none of the people involved in the “Universe” ever meet each other in person makes..."
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"It’s an enjoyably chatty peek at life’s pleasures, from musing on the meditative joys of flower..."
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"There's nothing complicated with this podcast or its premise so if a no-frills info session is what..."
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"28ish Days Later feels out of the ordinary, largely because of its scope and ambition. The tone is..."
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"As a pessimist, I enjoyed Sam Bowman’s Radio 4 documentary about the decline of innovation and..."
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"...has grown from indie production to Spotify Original...as vibrant and plucky as ever..."
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"Listening to The Wind is like if someone took 99% Invisible and Twenty Thousand Hertz and mashed..."
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"By blending conversation between the hosts, interviews, and other audio these professors of history..."
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"As a host he’s also pretty charismatic and relatively self-aware for someone who has the celebrity..."
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"Bubbly host Nikki Boyer and sidekick Mr Malone unravel life’s little mysteries...with plenty of..."
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"Sent Away offers a look into this shady business: its many problems, controversies, and seeming..."
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"Conversations With People Who Hate Me turns on a simple but captivating premise: What happens when..."
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"Gatehouse’s research is excellent. His weaving together of the narrative is compelling and his..."
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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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"...thoughtful, rigorous..."
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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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"...host Dexter Thomas Jr. takes the opportunity to revisit this tale and linger a little longer in..."
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"...offers practical and actionable advice along with some relatable anecdotes that you can use..."
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"Compelling cover art and episode name notwithstanding, this podcast from TMG studios will reel you..."
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"The story is long and labyrinthine, requiring lots of background and explanation, which Mostrous..."
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"The most surprising thing (at least to me) is the in depth investigation to other MULTIPLE..."
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"Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen beautifully articulate their views on many topics in Renegades:..."
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"It's not easy to summarize the legalities and lawful significance of the environment, but..."
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"...unfolded, grippingly, through the week...Ceri Thomas’s immaculately told documentary..."
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"McKinney is a great, casual storyteller; her slightly discursive style lulls you into a soothing..."
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"It’s really good. Burkeman was always a hero of mine for his philosophical Guardian column, This..."
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"Harsh Reality carries itself with a palpable sense of empathy for Rivera, and it clearly took great..."
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"Whether the voice changer is entirely necessary makes for an interesting question. There’s been..."
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"Just as Raffi is more than a children’s songwriter, Chris knows how to put together a story, and..."
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"Part of the appeal of “It’s Nice to Hear You” is its implication that appearance and other physical..."
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"...she’s the perfect new podcast host. You could be snooty about this, bemoan her lack of..."
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"Three years is a long time to track a single subject, so we get some repetition, but the..."
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"Jon Ronson does a brilliant job of rewinding topics like abortion, sex education, gay liberation..."
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"I’m fascinated by demography. Although as a millennial, it’s always fairly depressing to think..."
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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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"Mark Thompson is a sensational storyteller. In We Were Always Here he and producer Hana..."
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"If you’ve ever listened to Criminal, StartUp, Embedded or The Catch And Kill Podcast you’ve likely..."
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"Host Zoe Chace brings a genuine curiosity to investigating the (sometimes vague, often racially..."
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"Though its perspective is distinctly more cosmopolitan than others on this list, The Cut offers an..."
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"Adweek named The Pay Check from Bloomberg #podcastoftheyear - So I listened to the 2021 season's..."
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" It’s great to hear people I’ve grown up watching or listening to talking openly about anxiety,..."
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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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"...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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"(Season 2) In her husky, measured, and authoritative voice, Trufelman delivers a podcast that is..."
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"With their intimate knowledge of prisons, they provide valuable background to the topics being..."
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"...feels like a step forward in the podcast medium...Elegantly written, grounded in sensate detail,..."
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"Been on a Avery Trufelman kick lately & listened to her on Pod Broads. I appreciated Alexandra's..."
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"...brings a fresh eye to favourite museum pieces...touching and exceptionally interesting. There is..."
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"...from the inspiring and poignant to the funny, celebrating the most important relationship a..."
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"(Episode: Finn and the Bell) “Finn and the Bell” is one of those episodes that you cannot listen to..."
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"It’s a chill chat-cast with a good hook, good vibes, and good guests. What more do you want? 1999..."
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"You have to love their pluck...It’s refreshing and a whole good introduction to the kind of cross..."
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"(Season 1) Power Trip deals with the psychedelic underground and the potential pitfalls that come..."
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"(Updated) Heavyweight is, then, a podcast about turning points, finding answers to enduring..."
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"Haileywood is a kinda campy and immensely interesting look at what happens when a particularly..."
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"...has produced nearly 30 incredible episodes and shows no sign of stopping. The first episode is..."
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"...whoever is behind this new audio memoir is one of the most promising storytellers in podcasting...."
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"Ian Coss’s five-part meditation on the improbability of lifelong commitment couldn’t have been more..."
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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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"What Wikipedia is is interesting. It’s too virtuous to be hot. Imagine the film The Social Network..."
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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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"The atmosphere of shonky low-budget amateurism is dispersed. Things feel much more suave...All..."
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"The podcast really gives its listener an unfiltered look inside the modeling industry. I was..."
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"En los informes editados está la principal riqueza sonora de este podcast, con audios de archivo de..."
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"...it's truly one of those shows that makes it feel like you're friends with the hosts (from their..."
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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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"(Season 6) Slate’s flagship audio-documentary series continues apace. Slow Burn’s general method is..."
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"If you're a homeschool teacher this is the greatest "holiday" podcast you could want for your..."
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"Listeners expecting tales of ambitious scientists attempting to blow up the sun in an effort to..."
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"...it’s hosts Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden’s ability to link these specific cases with the..."
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"Once Upon a Time … at Bennington College didn’t make a particularly strong first impression...."
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"Hearing this pulse-pounding audio takes understanding the toppling of the Taliban to another level,..."
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"There are echoes of the author and mental health expert Nathan Filer’s recent series Why Do I Feel?..."