swap_horiz Radiolab Alternatives

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This American Life

A cornerstone of narrative podcasting, This American Life continues to deliver poignant and insightful stories exploring...

Audio Modern Storytelling Narrative

9.07 Excellent

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How I Built This

Guy Raz interviews founders about the creation and growth of their businesses in How I Built This. The podcast originate...

Inspiration Business Storytelling Narrative

8.96 Great

3

Serial

Serial is a groundbreaking true crime podcast that revolutionized the genre. Created by Sarah Koenig and investigative r...

Storytelling Narrative Complex True Crime

8.78 Great

4

Reply All

Internet culture provides the starting point for Reply All, a narrative podcast from Gimlet Media whose regular producti...

Internet Technology Storytelling Culture

8.72 Great

5

NPR's Planet Money

Economics becomes a series of human stories in NPR's Planet Money. The podcast examines how markets and institutions sha...

Business Finance News Educational

8.55 Great

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Casefile True Crime

An anonymous narrator delivers Casefile True Crime in a restrained style that keeps attention on the account rather than...

Narrative Australia International Australian

8.47 Great

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S-Town

S-Town begins with an Alabama resident, John B. McLemore, asking reporter Brian Reed to investigate troubling claims abo...

Storytelling Long Form Nonfiction Biography

8.45 Great

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The Daily

The Daily, produced by The New York Times, is a daily news podcast delivering in-depth reporting on a single, significan...

News Audio Reporting Long Form

8.44 Great

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Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History explores historical events through unusually long audio narratives. Carlin's dramatic deli...

Audio Immersive Storytelling Narrative

8.44 Great

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The Magnus Archives

Produced by Rusty Quill, The Magnus Archives is a British horror audio drama built around recorded statements describing...

Storytelling Fiction Horror Anthology

8.42 Great

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Hardcore History

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History examines major historical events through long-form spoken narratives. Episodes often take...

Immersive Epic Narrative History

8.33 Great

12

Homecoming

Homecoming is a scripted psychological-thriller podcast from Gimlet Media, centered on an experimental facility helping...

Immersive Storytelling Mystery Experimental

8.28 Great

13

Slow Burn

Produced by Slate, Slow Burn revisits major episodes in American history through sustained narrative reporting. Its firs...

Storytelling History Political Nonfiction

8.28 Great

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Dolly Parton's America

Dolly Parton's America uses the singer's life and music as a way into broader questions about American identity. Hosted...

Music Storytelling Culture Nonfiction

8.28 Great

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Ear Hustle

Launched in 2017 from California's San Quentin State Prison, Ear Hustle tells nonfiction stories about daily life during...

Storytelling Social Justice Nonfiction Prison

8.23 Great

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Believed

Michigan Radio's Believed investigates how Larry Nassar was able to abuse people while institutions and adults failed to...

Storytelling True Crime Investigative Nonfiction

8.10 Great

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Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie remains a dominant force in the true crime podcasting world, consistently delivering well-researched and en...

Storytelling Narrative Accessible Conversational

7.85 Good

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Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain is a podcast exploring the unconscious forces shaping human behavior. Hosted by Shankar Vedantam, it transl...

Audiobook Self Improvement Narrative Science

7.82 Good

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Today in Focus

Produced by The Guardian, Today in Focus takes a deep dive into the most important stories of the day. It offers a disti...

Analysis Long Form Global Perspective Adult

7.59 Good

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Darknet Diaries

Darknet Diaries is a captivating podcast that explores the world of cybersecurity through meticulously researched narrat...

Security Narrative Technical True Crime

7.36 Good