Ranked #1
It's A Stampede!
It's A Stampede!
We meet Lauren's Scandinavian doppelganger, then explode songs with the host of Song Exploder. Then we chat with the mak... Read more
20 Oct 2016
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50mins
Ranked #2
We Need To Talk About S-Town
We Need To Talk About S-Town
S-Town has everyone hooked. But what to think about this complicated piece of aural literature? Media ethicist Kelly McB... Read more
20 Apr 2017
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51mins
Ranked #3
The Family That Podcasts Together
The Family That Podcasts Together
Best-selling author Gretchen Rubin has a podcast. So does her teenage daughter, Eliza. They're basically a mother-daught... Read more
17 Nov 2016
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50mins
Ranked #4
Roadtrippin' Across America
Roadtrippin' Across America
We're hitting the highways and byways of America for our cross-country podcast tour. We cruise through Appalachia, hike ... Read more
23 Nov 2016
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50mins
Ranked #5
Gillian Jacobs Gets Squeaky Clean With Podcasts
Gillian Jacobs Gets Squeaky Clean With Podcasts
Actress Gillian Jacobs lets us in on what podcasts she listens to when she's in the shower. Then we head out to sea to l... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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51mins
Ranked #6
You Get A Podcast!
You Get A Podcast!
Most producers want to keep you awake; we talk to a podcaster bent on putting listeners to sleep. Then, we interview Opr... Read more
8 Dec 2016
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51mins
Ranked #7
Malcolm Gladwell Will Make You Cry
Malcolm Gladwell Will Make You Cry
Malcolm Gladwell tells us why he tries to get people to cry during interviews. And podcaster Sam Sabin finds her Native ... Read more
2 Feb 2017
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51mins
Ranked #8
Larry Wilmore Is Black On The Air (Encore)
Larry Wilmore Is Black On The Air (Encore)
Larry Wilmore's got a new podcast, Black On The Air! Plus: the lowdown on a possible Powerline in New Hampshire, a Slow ... Read more
19 Apr 2018
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50mins
Ranked #9
Susan Orlean Loves To Cry
Susan Orlean Loves To Cry
Author Susan Orlean tells us about podcasts that make her cry, then we have a conversation about Our National Conversati... Read more
12 Jan 2017
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51mins
Ranked #10
Katie Couric Is No One's Sweetheart
Katie Couric Is No One's Sweetheart
Pajama-wearing podcaster Katie Couric explains why she's over being America's sweetheart. And we talk Hawaii's complicat... Read more
23 Mar 2017
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52mins
Ranked #11
John Darnielle and Joseph Fink Only Listen To The Mountain Goats
John Darnielle and Joseph Fink Only Listen To The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle and Joseph Fink of Welcome To Night Vale talk about what it means to be a fan onI Onl... Read more
29 Mar 2018
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50mins
Ranked #12
Lights, Camera, Podcasts! — An Oscars Special
Lights, Camera, Podcasts! — An Oscars Special
We head back into the golden age of Hollywood with Karina Longworth, explore representation in film with Aisha Harris, a... Read more
1 Mar 2018
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50mins
Ranked #13
Malcolm Gladwell Will Make You Cry (Encore)
Malcolm Gladwell Will Make You Cry (Encore)
Malcolm Gladwell tells us why he tries to get people to cry during interviews. And podcaster Sam Sabin finds her Native ... Read more
18 May 2017
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51mins
Ranked #14
Inauguration Special: Are Presidents Really People Too?
Inauguration Special: Are Presidents Really People Too?
On inauguration weekend, we talk to two gals podcasting their way across America to D.C. Then we hit the history books w... Read more
19 Jan 2017
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51mins
Ranked #15
Larry Wilmore Is Black On The Air
Larry Wilmore Is Black On The Air
Larry Wilmore's got a new podcast, Black On The Air! Plus: the lowdown on a possible Powerline in New Hampshire, a Slow ... Read more
4 Jan 2018
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50mins
Ranked #16
Denis O'Hare and the Danger of Dinner Parties (Encore)
Denis O'Hare and the Danger of Dinner Parties (Encore)
Actor Denis O'Hare tells us about Deadly Manners and the ingredients for a dismal dinner, Liz Plank talks feminism with ... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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49mins
Ranked #17
Chris Gethard and the Art of Deep Listening
Chris Gethard and the Art of Deep Listening
Chris Gethard describes how Beautiful/Anonymous satisfies his craving for human connection. Plus: therapy with Esther Pe... Read more
9 Nov 2017
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50mins
Ranked #18
LeVar Burton Reads (To You)
LeVar Burton Reads (To You)
Kids love being read to. But what about adults? According to actor LeVar Burton, they love it, too! We talk to the Readi... Read more
20 Jul 2017
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50mins
Ranked #19
Valentine's Day Special: Love, Romance and Lost Wedding Rings
Valentine's Day Special: Love, Romance and Lost Wedding Rings
Valentine's Day is upon us. So we're diving into online dating trials and tribulations with The Zoo, exploring the messi... Read more
9 Feb 2017
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51mins
Ranked #20
Ira Madison III Wants You To Keep It
Ira Madison III Wants You To Keep It
"Keep It" is pop culture writer Ira Madison's way to say "No thanks" to, well, anything. Also: Breasts Unbound on everyo... Read more
18 Jan 2018
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50mins