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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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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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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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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel

Belgian-American therapist Esther Perel's podcast features real, anonymized couples therapy sessions to illuminate relat...

Podcast Therapy Nonfiction Relationships

8.8 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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Maintenance Phase

Podcast launched in 2020 by Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes debunking wellness myths and diet culture through historica...

Podcast Health Analysis Nonfiction

8.8 Great

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The Moth Radio Hour

NPR-distributed storytelling show founded in 1997 by George Dawes Green, featuring true personal stories performed live...

Podcast Nonfiction Personal Narrative Live Storytelling

8.7 Great

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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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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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Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's

CBC podcast hosted by Carly Weeks examining the 2018 hazing and sexual assault scandal at St. Michael's College School,...

Podcast Indigenous Investigative 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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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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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