Podcast Recommendations Groups

[Son Of Jack]

Crime Junkie - tons of cases to listen to.

Man in the Window.

Crime Junkie Podcast

Ashley Flowers is the Founder and CFO of audiochuck. A media and podcast production company known for its standout content and storytelling.

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Man In The Window: The Golden State Killer

In Man in the Window, Paige St. John, a Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter has uncovered never before revealed details about the man who would eventually become one of California's most deadly serial killers. From Wondery and the L.A. Times comes a new series that traces his path of...

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[hannah]

For anyone who has an interest in paranormal activities

BBC Radio 4 - Uncanny

Danny Robins investigates compelling real-life stories of the paranormal.

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[Tom]

I came across My Mate Bought a Toaster because of Rufus Sewell and have enjoyed other episodes. The guest's Amazon orders are the jumping‐off point for a discussion of their interests. Quite amusing and something that isn't sport or crime...

 

[Gemma]

Heavyweight. This is basically an improved version of Mystery Show, if you've heard that, with the brilliantly deadpan funny Jonathan Goldstein helping people reconcile something unresolved from their past. 'Scott' and 'Gregor' are a couple of standout gateway episodes.

I've linked both podcasts below.

Heavyweight

Maybe you’ve laid awake imagining how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals...

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Mystery Show

A podcast about mysteries, hosted by Starlee Kine. From Gimlet.

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[Tom]

Heavyweight is absolutely brilliant. I've listened to most of them multiple times.

Is Mystery Show worth checking out? Feel like so much of what makes Heavyweight great is Jonathan himself.

 

[Deleted member 63]

When I had eye surgery this past winter (cataract removal), I listened to podcasts for a few days after each eye was done to give them some recovery time before I resumed staring at screens. My new favorite is The Ancients, part of the History Hit family of podcasts. Host is a guy named Tristan Hughes with a background in classics or history (forget which) and he brings on academics with relevant experience for each episode, often ones with recent publications on the episode's topic. I have a B.A. in Classics myself so it's kind of going back to school for me, but a lot more fun than writing exams and declining Latin verbs.

🎧 The Ancients - History Hit

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(But they don't just do Classical history. They've done some Asian history and even prehistory, e.g. a recent episode on the origins of the dinosaurs)

 

[Gemma]

Yeah, Mystery Show is good. Starlee Kine the host has her own quirky charm and is a particularly great interviewer. She once made the single greatest celebrity interview ever with Phil Collins on a This American Life show (episode called Break Up).

I'd start with Belt Buckle, which I think is one of the best podcast episodes of all time. Continue with Source Code or Britney if you like it and then listen to the last three if you're still hooked.

 

[Shelby]

There's a very interesting BBC4 podcast called Things Fell Apart. It's written and presented by Jon Ronson.

It's looking at the culture wars but it looks at them in previous generations and the earlier iterations of similar themes we see today.

Really worth a listen.

Things Fell Apart

Listen to Things Fell Apart by BBC Radio 4 on Podcast Addict. If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. The acclaimed writer and...

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[Tom]

I listened to the "Boy in Photo" episode of Reply All today. Really one of the best individual episodes of any podcast I've listened to. What a rollercoaster.

Reply All podcast

Listen to Reply All with 213 episodes, free! No signup or install needed. Casey Wants to Believe. Search Engine with PJ Vogt.

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Reply All

Technology Podcast · "'A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it." - The Guardian. Hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi from Gimlet.

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Reply All

"'A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it." - The Guardian. Hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi from Gimlet.

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And a link to the episode.....

Spotify - Web Player: Music for everyone

Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs.

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[David76]

Golazzo!

The Totally Italian Football Show hosted by the legend James Richardson reliving Serie A's golden era is absolute quality.

Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show

James Richardson, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti relive Serie A's glory days with tales of Italian football's greatest and most infamous icons

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