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Ken Burns Documentaries

Ken Burns documentaries utilize extended timelines and evocative imagery to explore significant moments in history. Thes...

History Long Form Pbs Nonfiction

9.3 Excellent

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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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Dolly Parton's America

“Dolly Parton’s America” is a WNYC podcast exploring themes of American culture through the life and work of country mus...

Podcast Music Culture 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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Invisibilia

NPR podcast launched in 2015 exploring hidden psychological and neurological forces—ideas, emotions, and assumptions—tha...

Podcast Science Psychology Nonfiction

8.3 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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Rough Translation

NPR podcast hosted by Gregory Warner that explores how universal American issues—race, justice, identity—play out differ...

Podcast International Culture 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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Embedded

NPR narrative podcast hosted by Kelly McEvers, launched in 2015, dedicating each season to an immersive deep-dive into a...

Podcast Long Form Investigative Nonfiction

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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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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American History Tellers

Wondery podcast hosted by Lindsay Graham that dramatizes pivotal turning points in U.S. history using narrative storytel...

Podcast Narrative History Nonfiction

7.8 Good

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The Kitchen Sisters Present

Podcast from documentary producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva (the Kitchen Sisters) featuring narrative audio stories...

Podcast Documentary Nonfiction Oral History

7.8 Good

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Fiasco

Gimlet Media anthology audio drama from 2019 hosted by Brea Grant, based on Jason Morningstar's tabletop RPG, following...

Podcast History Political Nonfiction

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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British Folklore Podcast

The British Folklore Podcast is an audio series hosted by Tracey Norman that explores the myths, legends, and traditiona...

Podcast History British Nonfiction

7.0 Good