Hysterical

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Hysterical

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"But the big draw of the series is host Dan Taberski, getting all Dan Taberski on us. His natural..."

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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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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

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"(Mini-Series) The Arc of Love) It’s fascinating to hear the prompts Perel uses to get her clients..."

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Backed Up

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Backed Up

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"Not only does their name and so much of the language around their show include many delightful..."

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Politickin'

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Politickin'

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"The podcast, which has been in development for more than a year, also promises other influential..."

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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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Shell Game

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Shell Game

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"If there’s one thing we implore you to take away from this six-episode banger of a podcast is that..."

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The Essay

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The Essay

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"(Sounds of Wild Poland) ...listeners are treated to Dłużyk’s dense, immersive, atmospheric..."

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6 Degrees of Cats

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6 Degrees of Cats

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"...it's not a "cat lady" podcast where cat lovers, mostly women, tell super-cute stories about..."

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Dangerous Memories | Tortoise Investigates

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Dangerous Memories | Tortoise Investigates

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"“Dangerous Memories” is a meticulously crafted podcast...This weapons-grade thriller audio drama is..."

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Buried: Various Seasons

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Buried: Various Seasons

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"While Ashby and Taylor’s relentless fawning over Sheen made me want to shred my own ears...the..."

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Famously...

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Famously...

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"...presented by Stacey Dooley and the stand-up comedian Larry Dean. I like the sharp, savvy Dooley,..."

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Mark Steel's in Town

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Mark Steel's in Town

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"...pleasurably escapist activity...The audience of locals whoops with delight as their town is..."

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Animal

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Animal

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"Sam Anderson grabs our attention from the start...Anderson’s storytelling is delightful as he..."

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Pull the Thread: The Wild Life

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Pull the Thread: The Wild Life

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"Investigative journalist Runako Celina brings a rich tapestry of voices to depict the full scale of..."

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Come By Chance

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Come By Chance

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"Come by Chance is a little bit of everything, in a nearly quiet and thought provoking way. Life,..."

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Club Shay Shay

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Club Shay Shay

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"(Katt Williams) ...the form of shifting formats altogether; these days, podcasting is leaning..."

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Finally! A Show

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Finally! A Show

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"The production pretty much delivers on the promise...the series further strengthens its diaristic..."

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Things Fell Apart

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Things Fell Apart

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"(Season 2) Less an anthology of “hidden histories” and more an exercise in drawing attention to..."

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In The Dark: The Runaway Princesses

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In The Dark: The Runaway Princesses

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"As the series began, I found the two-host interesting, but also, a bit quite jarring. They borrowed..."

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Everything I Know About Me

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Everything I Know About Me

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"(Season: Stormy Daniels) Far less fun, though interesting throughout...Excellent interviewing by..."

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Cocaine Inc.

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Cocaine Inc.

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"...opening episode doesn’t really mention the drug...episode 2 is a bit jarring...it’s let down by..."

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How to Be Fine

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How to Be Fine

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"By tackling loneliness and by breaking it down into this structure of conversation then action, How..."

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About the Boys

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About the Boys

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"...Carr, who’s a beautiful interviewer, talks to a variety of young men. There are some gorgeous..."

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Trendy

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Trendy

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"In each episode they both crunch the latest polling numbers and work out what really matters…"

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Memories from the Dancefloor

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Memories from the Dancefloor

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"It’s small details such as this that I love. What’s appealing about this series is its sweetness;..."

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Intrigue: To Catch A Scorpion

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Intrigue: To Catch A Scorpion

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"Mitchell is an engaging audio presence and an exceptional interviewer...Lawrie is charismatic and..."

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Uncanny

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Uncanny

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"(Uncanny: Season USA) The pace is faster than the British-set episodes because a lot happens, so..."

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Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy

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Hard Feelings with Jennette McCurdy

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"...feels like catching up with a friend. It’s not a companion piece to her book. It’s not a lecture..."

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The Artificial Human

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The Artificial Human

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"...a lovely exploration of the work of occupational therapists, who assess how to make people’s..."

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Sliding Doors

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Sliding Doors

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"Jennie effortlessly has empathetic and hugely engaging conversations...Sometimes humorous, often..."

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There Are No Girls on the Internet

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There Are No Girls on the Internet

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"More than 50% of the population may have no difficulty imagining the hardships of being a woman on..."

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Inconceivable Truth

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Inconceivable Truth

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"There’s so much heart and beauty in Inconceivable Truth that it’s hard for me to say that my only..."

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The Big Dig

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The Big Dig

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

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Relojeros

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Relojeros

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"Relojeros tiene un ritmo demoledor, hay una historia, otra historia y otra, y otra más. Desde el..."

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The Sicilian Inheritance

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The Sicilian Inheritance

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"Jo really lets you sit shotgun on this true-crime road trip with more twists than a ride up the..."

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Afghan Star, hosted by John Legend

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Afghan Star, hosted by John Legend

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"Legend does fine even if you never quite lose the sense of him reading from a script. In telling..."

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Witnessed: Various Seasons

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Witnessed: Various Seasons

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"(Season: 19 Days) Kevin and Rebecca found it to be rudimentary, as true crime podcasts go. Lara..."

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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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Reflector

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Reflector

Critic Review

"That feeling might conjure comparisons to 'This American Life' or other iconic first-wave podcasts,..."

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Miss Me?

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Miss Me?

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"...Allen and Oliver know their stuff. Miss Me? is instantly likeable and pairs perfectly with a..."

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AntiSocial

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AntiSocial

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"...prompted questions that, no doubt, would be answered at more leisure in the context of lectures..."

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The Current Thing

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The Current Thing

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"...deserves credit for showcasing the expository qualities of the Revd Dr Jamie Franklin...Franklin..."

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The Competition

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The Competition

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"It’s a harsh, competitive tale that Oliaee tells so well."

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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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Articles of Interest

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Articles of Interest

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"The premise is fantastically simple: every time we get dressed, we are signalling to others..."

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The Everest Obsession

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The Everest Obsession

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"A dreamlike, immersive soundscape is juxtaposed with the starkness of the reporting. I grew out of..."

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Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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"Unafraid to tackle high and low-brow topics, these critics cover subjects as diverse as our news..."

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Without

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Without

Critic Review

"Hearing Adam McKay talk about how his feelings about the climate crisis went from 0 to 100 felt so..."

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The Broadside

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The Broadside

Critic Review

"...love hearing the early history of basketball, which they cover in this episode. But the rules..."

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Power User with Taylor Lorenz

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Power User with Taylor Lorenz

Critic Review

"...really appreciate her ability to summarize lots of news headlines! I’m barely on Twitter anymore..."

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A Muslim & A Jew Go There

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A Muslim & A Jew Go There

Critic Review

"...it’s not very good. It’s always very sad when people over-identify with their ethnic identity;..."

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Untold: The Retreat

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Untold: The Retreat

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"I went into this expecting a tale of corruption, abuse and financial exploitation. In some ways, it..."

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Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative

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Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative

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"I write from the perspective of a super listener, and I can say I did not enjoy the listening..."

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Keys to the Kingdom

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Keys to the Kingdom

Critic Review

"...they swing it back in the other direction and tell stories of the human connections that are..."

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A Touch of Hysteria

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A Touch of Hysteria

Critic Review

"I can see why it won JAR Audio’s International Women’s Day Pilot Competition. It’s investigating..."

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Terribly Famous

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Terribly Famous

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"(Season: George Michael) It’s ideal for those who don’t remember how tough it was at the height of..."

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Good Is In The Details

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Good Is In The Details

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"It is rare for a show to have not one but TWO hosts who display such warmth, intelligence, and..."

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Blue Sky

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Blue Sky

Critic Review

"Burke is a terrific host with a pleasing voice and humble manner, but he's not a pie-in-the-sky..."

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Lowlines

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Lowlines

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"The first thing I need to say about this new series is that you absolutely need to listen with..."

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Who We Are Now with Izzy & Richard Hammond

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Who We Are Now with Izzy & Richard Hammond

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"....Richard Hammond and his daughter Izzy wondering about who he is and how he should go about his..."

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Blame It on the Fame: Milli Vanilli

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Blame It on the Fame: Milli Vanilli

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"...Insecure’s Amanda Seales brings us the backstory in this entertaining podcast...led to..."

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Dead River

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Dead River

Critic Review

"It’s an emotive, worrying listen packed with heartstring-tugging music, as we hear locals recount..."

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Creature Preacher

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Creature Preacher

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"I was already charmed by how funny these animal names are. With short but fun episodes we get to..."

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Kelly Corrigan Wonders

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Kelly Corrigan Wonders

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"It’s a respectful, constructive, eye-opening..."

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Never Post

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Never Post

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"It’s researched, well-reported, and everyone on the show has great energy. The attention to sound..."

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Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast

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Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast

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"As a host, Erik Taylor Woodby is understated like low-impact aerobics. You still get the benefits..."

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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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Law and Disorder

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Law and Disorder

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"The general impression is one of feisty debate rather than ponderous consensus. Listeners will..."

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The Gatekeepers

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The Gatekeepers

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"Bartlett is an excellent presenter and The Gatekeepers rollicks along, while hardly treading new..."

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Intrigue: Million Dollar Lover

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Intrigue: Million Dollar Lover

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"The USP of this show is Mitchell’s access, as well as her amazing ability to interview everyone..."

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What The Hell Is My Job?!

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What The Hell Is My Job?!

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"Small, weird, shaggy; very cool, reminds me a bit of You’re Welcome with Zoe Nightingale, which..."

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Brave New World

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Brave New World

Critic Review

"With this venture Lebedev has at least managed something new: he is the first man to combine vanity..."

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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

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The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

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"...continually surprises and inspires me...thoughtful, interesting and insightful people I’ve ever..."

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Committed

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Committed

Critic Review

"...unashamedly emotional series..."

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Who Holds up Half the Sky

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Who Holds up Half the Sky

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"...it reveals feminism as more than a socioeconomic movement in highly developed countries. Coscai..."

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The Nightingale of Iran

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The Nightingale of Iran

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

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Late Fragments Podcast

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Late Fragments Podcast

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"...introspective, thoughtful show interviews octogenarians about politics, religion, sex and money..."

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You Had to Be There

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You Had to Be There

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"It’s history, it’s investigative, and it feels a little reality TV-ish, too..."

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Patient 11

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Patient 11

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"...intense...I kept on forgetting to breathe when...This is not an easy listen, but it’s a good..."

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Digital Folklore

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Digital Folklore

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

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Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

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Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

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"(Series: Episode cover art Not All Propaganda is Art) Walker works hard to establish that they were..."

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Unf*cking the Future

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Unf*cking the Future

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"Wise and sweary climate scientist Chris Turney presents the cure for your planet-induced..."

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Radical

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Radical

Critic Review

"There's a murder mystery...But it's also a moral mystery.the podcast's strength is its examination..."

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Go Touch Grass

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Go Touch Grass

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"I’m not sure I’d be able to make connections to all the cultural references and historical context..."

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The Raven

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The Raven

Critic Review

"While we speculate on what the sports empire did or didn’t do, we also need to look between the..."

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Let’s Talk About Sects

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Let’s Talk About Sects

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"I could have picked this for the title alone, but Sarah Steel’s series on the world of cults is a..."

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Real Survival Stories

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Real Survival Stories

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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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The Kids Are Alt Right?

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The Kids Are Alt Right?

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"Tilley revealed himself as a sure-footed presenter, briskly breaking down complex ideas..."

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Making sense of social housing

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Making sense of social housing

Critic Review

"...infuriating miniseries that crunches the housing crisis...Jeevan Vasagar speaks to people who..."

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Child

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Child

Critic Review

"Rakusen is guided by sheer curiosity, and has a magpie-like instinct for interesting details. The..."

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Stay Away From Matthew MaGill

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Stay Away From Matthew MaGill

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"Stay Away from Matthew MaGill is kind of confusing, it’s two separate stories. It was jarring to go..."

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

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"...there’s no shortage of incredible advice...one of the most inspiring motivational..."

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Trauma Town

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Trauma Town

Critic Review

"...listening to Amanda Mustard's processing over five episodes sheds light on what it’s like to..."

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 Happy Place

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Happy Place

Critic Review

"As an interviewer, Cotton is friendly and relatable, offering guests insights from her own life, in..."

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Gooned

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Gooned

Critic Review

"The independently-produced podcast did not measure up. It had many weaknesses, including the host's..."

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On Musk with Walter Isaacson

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On Musk with Walter Isaacson

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"A podcast like this offers listeners something that many others don’t. This style of interview..."

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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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The Smartest Man in the World

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The Smartest Man in the World

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"Greg Proops shares his considerable knowledge, and considerable wit on any subject you care to..."

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Heavyweight

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Heavyweight

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"Emotionally complex and impossibly moving, “Lenny” is typical of the warmth and wistfulness that..."

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