Here's a roundup of my favorite new podcasts in 2019. These are podcasts that I thought told a great story, was great investigative journalism or pushed the form of the genre to new levels. Enjoy!
A missing plane, a cabin full of suspects, a search for truth. A new mystery thriller from PRXâs Radiotopia, starring Kelly Marie Tran, Colin Morgan, Rob Benedict and Patti LuPone. Arriving September ...Show More
In 2014, a businesswoman called Dr Ruja Ignatova launched a new cryptocurrency that promised to change money forever. OneCoin, she said, was similar to Bitcoin, only bigger, better and easier to use. ...Show More
How can winning the lottery ruin your life - while contracting an incurable disease feel like 'a gift'? Dr Laurie Santos hears about dreams come true and nightmares realised; and talks with Dr Dan Gil...Show More
America was founded on the ideal of democracy. Black people fought to make it one. â1619â is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it here. ...Show More
Season 2 of The City looks at the battle over the aging strip clubs of Reno, Nevada.
Whatâs up Con-gregation & welcome Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! In this initial episode comedian, actor, and podcast papi Paul F. Tompkins joins host Laci Mosley for a deep d...Show More
âObjectivity is dead, and Iâm okay with it.â Thatâs what public radio journalist Lewis Raven Wallace wrote in a blog post just after Donald Trumpâs 2017 inauguration. Wallace called on other journalis...Show More
âGetting out of the buildingâ means something deeper than many realize. Mike Maples Jr explores why in this key lesson of greatness.
Max learns what drag is, and what drag means to the queer community in Vancouver. Performers from around the city share why drag is important to them. Dragged Out is proudly sponsored by JQ Clo...Show More
Jessa speaks with cultural critic, academic, and leftist thinker Yasmin Nair about the exploitative, dumbed down, and click-baity hot take culture in which we all consume. They discuss trying to write...Show More
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If there's one thing that sets people apart from machines, it's creativity, right? Automation may take over certain jobs, but what happens when algorithms start to learn from our work to create their ...Show More
On the premiere episode of The Dropout, you'll meet a young Elizabeth Holmes. Convinced of her own destiny even as a young child, she would come to drop out of Stanford in her late teens, intending to...Show More
Reporting by Vicky Baker Drama by Chloe Moss Anna Delvey was due to come into a trust fund of $67m on her 26th birthday. She was on her way to establishing the Anna Delvey Foundation, a multi-million...Show More
The integrity of the internet is at stake -- what have we lost and how do we get it back? At the 2019 Texas Tribune Festival, Anil spoke with web scholars and writers about reclaiming the internet thr...Show More
Join a young Arianna Huffington on her journey from Athens to Cambridge, as she shares a lesson she learned from her mother of embracing lifeâs journey without being attached to the outcome.
A small town fights for internet justice by boycotting biscuits. 2:23 - LulaRoe Defective Fail on Facebook 3:29 - Biscuitville page on Wikipedia 4:51 - Petition: BRING ABED HASSAN BACK on Change....Show More
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A podcast recommendation for CBCâs @podcastplaylist Top Podcast of 2019 entry: I love this audio drama and if you know me, I will talk your ear off to listen to this. Passenger List is about one woma...Show More