swap_horiz Crimetown Alternatives

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S-Town

S-Town is a compelling narrative podcast examining the life of John B. McLemore, an Alabama resident known for his unusu...

Podcast Long Form Nonfiction Biography

9.2 Excellent

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Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle is a critically acclaimed podcast originating from within San Quentin State Prison. It provides unique nonfic...

Podcast Social Justice Nonfiction Prison

9.0 Excellent

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Slow Burn

Slow Burn is a Slate narrative podcast exploring significant moments in American history through detailed investigation...

Podcast History Political Nonfiction

9.0 Excellent

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Heavyweight

The Heavyweight podcast explores deeply personal stories of regret, missed opportunities, and unresolved situations. Hos...

Podcast Comedy Nonfiction Personal Narrative

8.9 Great

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Believed

NPR and Michigan Radio investigative podcast about gymnast Larry Nassar's decades of abuse and the survivors who fought...

Podcast True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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Bear Brook

New Hampshire Public Radio podcast from 2018 that used genetic genealogy to identify four unidentified murder victims di...

Podcast True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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Your Own Backyard

Podcast by Chris Lambert investigating the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart in California, credited with generating l...

Podcast True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

8.5 Great

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The Shrink Next Door

Bloomberg and Wondery podcast exposing psychiatrist Isaac Herschkopf, who manipulated and effectively took over a patien...

Podcast Psychology True Crime Nonfiction

8.2 Great

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StartUp Podcast

Gimlet Media podcast launched in 2014 by journalist Alex Blumberg documenting the founding of his own podcast company, b...

Podcast Business Entrepreneurship Nonfiction

8.1 Great

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West Cork

Audible podcast released in 2018 investigating the 1996 murder of French filmmaker's wife Sophie Toscan du Plantier in r...

Podcast True Crime Ireland Investigative

8.0 Great

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Uncivil

Gimlet Media podcast from 2017 hosted by Jack Hitt and Chenjerai Kumanyika, reexamining the U.S. Civil War through margi...

Podcast History Nonfiction Civil War

8.0 Great

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The Habitat

The Habitat is a documentary podcast produced by Gimlet Media that chronicles a year-long NASA-funded Mars simulation is...

Podcast Space Documentary Nonfiction

8.0 Great

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Over My Dead Body

Wondery true-crime anthology podcast, launched in 2018, in which each season investigates a single murder case through i...

Podcast Drama True Crime Nonfiction

7.8 Good

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Science Vs

Podcast hosted by Wendy Zukerman, originating in Australia and later produced by Gimlet Media, that tests popular health...

Podcast Science Nonfiction Debunking

7.8 Good

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How to Save a Planet

Gimlet Media climate podcast launched in 2020, co-hosted by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and journalist Alex...

Podcast Environment Nonfiction Gimlet

7.8 Good

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American Scandal

Wondery narrative podcast hosted by Lindsay Graham exploring major American corporate, political, and social scandals th...

Podcast History True Crime Nonfiction

7.5 Good

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Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

True crime podcast launched in 2018 by sisters-in-law Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley, blending forensic detail with a de...

Podcast True Crime Comedy Investigative

7.5 Good

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Cold

Investigative true crime podcast by journalist Dave Cawley examining the 2009 disappearance of Susan Powell in Utah thro...

Podcast True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

7.5 Good

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Every Little Thing

Gimlet Media podcast hosted by Flora Lichtman that answered quirky listener questions about everyday topics through expe...

Podcast Culture Curiosity Nonfiction

7.5 Good

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And That's Why We Drink

Comedy podcast by Em Schulz and Christine Schiefer, launched 2017, alternating true crime and paranormal storytelling in...

Podcast True Crime Comedy Nonfiction

6.2 Fair