swap_horiz Forever Ago Alternatives

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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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Revisionist History

Malcolm Gladwell's podcast launched in 2016 re-examining misunderstood or overlooked events and ideas from history, aimi...

Podcast History Nonfiction Pushkin

8.5 Great

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You're Wrong About

U.S. podcast hosted by Michael Hobbes and Sarah Marshall that reexamines misremembered or misreported events from recent...

Podcast Analysis History Nonfiction

8.5 Great

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Ologies with Alie Ward

Interview podcast launched in 2017 by journalist Alie Ward featuring in-depth conversations with scientists about their...

Podcast Education Science Nonfiction

8.5 Great

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More Perfect

Radiolab spinoff from WNYC Studios, launched in 2016, examining landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases and the living evoluti...

Podcast History Law Nonfiction

8.3 Great

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Cautionary Tales

Tim Harford's podcast, launched 2019, uses historical disasters and failures to extract lessons about human error and in...

Podcast History Nonfiction Pushkin

8.2 Great

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The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel is a scripted adventure podcast for middle graders, notable for its high p...

Podcast Fiction Mystery Audio Drama

8.0 Great

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The Last Archive

Harvard historian Jill Lepore hosts this Pushkin Industries podcast, launched 2020, tracing the history of truth, eviden...

Podcast History Mystery Nonfiction

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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Story Pirates Podcast

Story Pirates is a children's media company and podcast that adapts original stories written by kids into comedic sketch...

Podcast Fiction Education Comedy

7.8 Good

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Wow in the World

Wow in the World is an educational children's podcast hosted by Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas that explores fascinating scien...

Podcast Education Science Children

7.8 Good

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Storyline Online

Storyline Online is a children's digital literacy program run by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, featuring professional actors...

Education Digital Children Celebrity Reading

7.8 Good

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Behind the Bastards

Podcast hosted by Robert Evans and produced by Cool Zone Media that profiles history's most destructive figures using re...

Podcast History Comedy Political

7.8 Good

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Throughline

NPR podcast co-hosted by Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei, launched in 2019, tracing the deep historical roots behin...

Podcast History Nonfiction Npr

7.8 Good

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Myths and Legends Podcast

Myths and Legends is a popular podcast created by Jason Weiser in 2015 that retells classic folklore, fairy tales, and a...

Podcast Education Mythology Nonfiction

7.8 Good

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Brains On!

Brains On! is a science podcast for children produced by American Public Media, featuring kid co-hosts and expert guests...

Podcast Education Science Children

7.7 Good

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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

But Why is an educational podcast from Vermont Public Radio where host Jane Lindholm answers questions submitted directl...

Podcast Education Nonfiction Children

7.6 Good

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Circle Round

Circle Round is a storytelling podcast for children created by WBUR in Boston, featuring folktales from around the world...

Podcast Education Children Folktales

7.5 Good

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Smash Boom Best

Created by Brains On!, Smash Boom Best is a debate-style podcast where a guest judge evaluates two competing concepts, p...

Podcast Education Children Debate

7.2 Good

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Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble is an educational science podcast co-hosted by a science journalist and a teacher, designed to explore stories ab...

Podcast Education Science Nonfiction

7.0 Good