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TrueAnon. I recommend the series about Elon Musk, "The Lamest Show on Earth".
Because that always comes up: Yes, the name is making fun of QAnon because it's not true. They started out talking about Epstein, and that's an actually true pedophile conspiracy.
I really like The Lost Drivein if I just want to tune out and laugh, their movie review style is pretty entertaining
The first season of Good Assassins is incredibly gripping. It tells the story of a Jewish spy after World War 2 who spends months befriending a Nazi who escaped justice known as 'The Butcher' with the goal of killing him. It's a roller coaster
Oh wow. I'll listen.
CodeSwitch Pop Culture Happy Hour Stuff You Should Know Stuff You missed in History Class Wait Wait Donβt Tell Me (more of a radio show but I like it anyway)
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
You're Wrong About Maintenance Phase Sounds Like A Cult Scarred for Life Pod and the Pendulum
Omnibus, if forced to choose only one.
Hidden Brain, Search Engine, The Knowledge Project
Vulgar history
I was a huge fan of The No Sleep Podcast specially during the early seasons. But recently they've been trying so much unnecessary stuff which kind of takes away the whole fun of listening to it. They also started advertising brands after every story. Definitely recommend listening to the first few seasons though if you like horror.
WTF with Marc Maron is a comedy podcast of interviews with comedians, actors, writers, and musicians. Theyβve hosted some great guests such as Cillian Murphy of Oppenheimer.
Stuff You Should Know. Also a comedy podcast that is essentially a literature review on a plethora of topics covering everything from whether Mallory summited Everest to how HIV works.
I started getting into True Crime podcasts. So far, I'm liking these
- Crime Junkie
- True Crime Couple
- Casefile
- Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories (Although I don't listen to this anymore because it's a Spotify exclusive. It is pretty good tho.)
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Morbid, Red-handed, Wine & Crime, Criminology, True Crime Garage, Dark Poutine, My Favorite Murder, Small Town Murder.
Varying degrees of comedy, I cycle through favorites depending on my mood.
I am not sure how it doesn't seem like these have been listed yet, maybe they are too obvious. But here is my list:
-Radiolab (Amazingly well told stories about every topic)
-Reply All (Hilarious dudes talking about internet trends and memes mostly)
-More Perfect (Essentially RadioLab but specifically focused on interesting supreme court history)
Reply All has wrapped up sadly. I like Radiolab, but sometimes it feels like "doot dootily doo, SCIENCE".
The end of Radiolab was so rough. They got pushed into doing some more serious reporting and it started to lose its charm...and then the drama that finally shut it down was a bummer.
I wish Alex Goldman would start a new show with a similar format. I liked PJ as a host but Alex carried it for me.
This Podcast Will Kill You.