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Top Podcasts for Documentary in 2026

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This list focuses on documentary podcasts — 100 shows picked because they embrace the format and do it well. The Daily, Rotten Mango, and Dateline NBC set the tone.

  1. The Daily
    The Daily
    This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, Rac...
    Content:
    CultureDemocratic PartyEducationEnglish FluencyEntertainment
    +7
    Audience:
    College StudentsEducatorsFirst Time ParentsGen ZNight Shift Workers
    +6
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsStaying Informed
    Style:
    EducationalInterviewInvestigativeMorning News ShowNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    +3
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  2. Rotten Mango
    Rotten Mango
    Rotten but still a little sweet! Rotten Mango is a true crime + all things spooky podcast. We love doing deep dives into the darkest crimes and we ...
    Content:
    ComedyCultureEntertainmentTrue Crime
    Audience:
    Gen ZTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At WorkDoing ChoresWeekend Deep Dive
  3. Dateline NBC
    Dateline NBC
    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsEntertainmentMissing PersonsMystery PodcastsNews
    +2
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    CommutingQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  4. Casefile True Crime
    Casefile True Crime
    Fact is scarier than fiction. Subscribe to Casefile Premium to receive ad-free episodes released one week early, along with access to bonus Q&A’s, ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery PodcastsMystery StorytellingSerial Killers
    +2
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  5. The Rest Is History
    The Rest Is History
    Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly b...
    Content:
    Ancient TextsCultureEducationHistoryHumanity Podcasts
    +1
    Audience:
    History BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryLearning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  6. Stuff You Should Know
    Stuff You Should Know
    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look n...
    Content:
    ComedyCreative AttentionCultureEducationElder Care
    +18
    Audience:
    Christian WomenCollege StudentsCreative EntrepreneursCreatorsEngineers
    +11
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasEmotional WellnessGetting Expert InsightsImproving HealthLearning English
    +5
    Style:
    EducationalInterviewInvestigativeQ And ADocumentary
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +4
  7. This American Life
    This American Life
    Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal storie...
    Content:
    Ageing WellArtsChristian LivingCultureElder Care
    +17
    Audience:
    College StudentsDog ParentsOlder WorkersParentsRecent Graduates
    +2
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasEmotional ResilienceFollowing A StoryMental Health TipsUnwinding And Laughing
    Style:
    EducationalInterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingQ And ADocumentary
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
    +4
  8. Dr. Death
    Dr. Death
    We’re at our most vulnerable when we go to our doctors. But what happens when we can’t trust them? Dr. Death is the award-winning series hosted by ...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsRoad Trip StoriesSerial KillersSupernatural HorrorTrue Crime
    Audience:
    Healthcare ProfessionalsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Emotional WellnessFollowing A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At The GymDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  9. Criminal
    Criminal
    Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe ...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsCultureDark FictionElder Care
    +14
    Audience:
    College StudentsNight Shift WorkersOlder WorkersRetireesStudents
    +1
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    In-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Background NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing ChoresLong Drive
    +1
  10. Hidden Brain
    Hidden Brain
    Why do I feel stuck? How can I become more creative? What can I do to improve my relationships? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions, you’...
    Content:
    Aging PositivelyAttention ManagementBehavioral PsychologyBiologyComp Neuro Sci
    +36
    Audience:
    College StudentsHR ProfessionalsIntrovertsMotivated ListenersParent-Child Learning
    +4
    Goal:
    Burnout PreventionDiscovering New IdeasEmotional RegulationEmotional ResilienceEmotional Wellness
    +9
    Style:
    EducationalInteractive Kids PodcastsQ And ADocumentary
    When:
    At WorkCommutingDoing ChoresFocused LearningLong Drive
    +1
  11. Freakonomics Radio
    Freakonomics Radio
    Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we ...
    Content:
    Book ClubBusinessCultureData ScienceDay Trading
    +21
    Audience:
    CEOsCollege StudentsFreelancersInvestorsProduct Managers
    +4
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsGetting MotivatedGraduate School SuccessLearning New Skills
    +2
    Style:
    EducationalInvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  12. Radiolab
    Radiolab
    Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you throu...
    Content:
    BiologyComp Neuro SciCultureEducationLocal Stories
    +9
    Audience:
    College StudentsDoctorsEducatorsNight Shift WorkersStudents
    +1
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsMarriage Support
    +5
    Style:
    DebateEducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigativeDocumentary
    +2
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommuting
    +5
  13. Think Twice: Michael Jackson
    Think Twice: Michael Jackson
    More than a decade since Michael Jackson’s death, his legacy remains complicated and unresolved. Think Twice: Michael Jackson is an exploration of ...
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  14. 99% Invisible
    99% Invisible
    Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration ...
    Content:
    African UrbanismArt History StorytellingArtsBuilding Better CitiesConstruction Industry
    +16
    Audience:
    College StudentsCreatorsDesignersEngineersReal Estate Agents
    +4
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsSleeping Better
    +1
    Style:
    EducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing Chores
    +4
  15. The Why Files: Operation Podcast
    The Why Files: Operation Podcast
    The Why Files covers mysteries, myths and legends. We tell stories and seek the truth in a fun and lighthearted way. Our content is heavily researc...
    Content:
    Audio FictionCryptid InvestigationsDark FictionFictionMystery Podcasts
    +1
    Style:
    Serialized FictionDocumentary
  16. Sword and Scale
    Sword and Scale
    Sword and Scale is a weekly true crime podcast covering the dark underworld of crime and the criminal justice system’s response to it. The first ep...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesMystery PodcastsSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    +1
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeSolo CommentaryDocumentary
  17. The Expert Witness from Uncover
    The Expert Witness from Uncover
    It’s here. AI has arrived in the criminal justice system and it’s in the role of witness. The Expert Witness, hosted by Sam Mullins, is out now.Abo...
    Content:
    EntertainmentTrue Crime
    Style:
    Documentary
  18. The Moth
    The Moth
    On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth’s podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Po...
    Content:
    ArtsBarroom StoriesComedyCultureEducation
    +19
    Audience:
    FreelancersNight Shift WorkersOlder WorkersRemote WorkersRetirees
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryImproving Public SpeakingSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseBefore BedCommuting
    +4
  19. Dateline Originals
    Dateline Originals
    Dateline Originals – your podcast destination to discover and binge more than a dozen true crime mini-series told as only Dateline can. Includes aw...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Style:
    Documentary
  20. Hunting the Suicide Salesman
    Hunting the Suicide Salesman
    How do you take down a criminal network that’s hidden in the shadows? How do you rescue child abuse victims who could be anywhere in the world? Hun...
    Content:
    Serial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  21. Someone Knows Something
    Someone Knows Something
    Christine Harron, a book-loving teenager from Hanover, Ontario, leaves for school in the spring of 1993 and is never seen again. A suspect emerges,...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery PodcastsMystery StorytellingTrue Crime
    +1
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  22. Small Town Murder
    Small Town Murder
    Two comedians look at a small town, what makes it tick, and a murder that took place there. In depth research, horrible tragedy, and the hosts' com...
    Content:
    ComedySerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    CommutingWeekend Deep Dive
  23. British Scandal
    British Scandal
    In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal.British scandals change the course of histor...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsPolitical Crime
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    InterviewInvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Background NoiseDoing Chores
  24. Serial
    Serial
    Our newest podcast, “The Last 12 Weeks” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts that ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasMystery PodcastsMystery StorytellingNews
    +11
    Audience:
    LawyersNight Shift WorkersStudentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StorySolving Problems
    Style:
    InterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingQ And ADocumentary
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveQuick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  25. The Documentary Podcast
    The Documentary Podcast
    Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. The best of documentary ...
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  26. This Is Actually Happening
    This Is Actually Happening
    What if you were trafficked into a cult...or were mauled by a grizzly bear...or were stabbed 27 times by a serial killer - what would you do? ...
    Content:
    Experience Of LifeLife TransitionsLived ExperienceTrauma Recovery
    Goal:
    Emotional ResilienceFollowing A Story
    Style:
    InterviewDocumentary
  27. Planet Money
    Planet Money
    Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring y...
    Content:
    American Industry TransformationBusinessCareer ChangeDebt PayoffDurable Entrepreneurship
    +27
    Audience:
    Ambitious Women CareersAspiring EntrepreneursCareer ChangersCEOsCollege Students
    +11
    Goal:
    Artist Financial LiteracyBuilding A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert Insights
    +5
    Style:
    EducationalIn-Depth InterviewsInterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    +1
    When:
    At The GymAt WorkCommutingDoing ChoresFocused Learning
    +3
  28. True Crime All The Time
    True Crime All The Time
    Hosts Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson guide you through the most interesting true crime stories. This is a true crime podcast that spares none of the...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMartial Arts NewsMotherhood SkillsParentingSerial Killers
    +1
    Audience:
    First Time ParentsParentsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Parenting Hacks
    Style:
    Documentary
  29. Revisionist History
    Revisionist History
    Revisionist History is Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past&m...
    Content:
    American HistoryCultureEducationHistoryHumanity Podcasts
    +7
    Audience:
    College StudentsEducatorsHistory BuffsNeurodiverse MusiciansRetirees
    +1
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New SkillsSolving Problems
    +1
    Style:
    EducationalNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  30. American Scandal
    American Scandal
    Every scandal begins with a lie. But the truth will come out. And then comes the fallout and the outrage.Scandals have shaped America since its fou...
    Content:
    American HistoryCredentialing ScandalsHistoryPolitical Crime
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    InvestigativeSolo CommentaryDocumentary
  31. Pablo Torre Finds Out
    Pablo Torre Finds Out
    Follow Pablo down the rabbit hole, beyond the game — every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — on his Pulitzer-winning video podcast, part of The Athlet...
    Content:
    Consumer TechEntertainmentSportsTechnology
    Style:
    Documentary
  32. Something Was Wrong
    Something Was Wrong
    Something Was Wrong is an award-winning docuseries about survivors' discovery, trauma, and recovery from crime and abuse.
    Content:
    Audio FictionCredentialing ScandalsRelationships & DatingStalking SurvivalTrauma Recovery
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  33. The Girlfriends: Spotlight
    The Girlfriends: Spotlight
    The number 1 hit true crime series is back with more women fighting crime, battling injustice and seriously kicking ass.In Season 1 of The Girlfrie...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  34. Darknet Diaries
    Darknet Diaries
    Explore true stories of the dark side of the Internet with host Jack Rhysider as he takes you on a journey through the chilling world of hacking, d...
    Content:
    Blockchain SecurityConsumer TechCrypto & Web3CybersecurityDefense Strategy
    +13
    Audience:
    DevelopersEngineersIt Security ProfessionalsNight Shift WorkersRecent Graduates
    +1
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning To CodeSolving Problems
    +1
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    CommutingLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  35. In The Dark
    In The Dark
    In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the m...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsCourtroom DramasFemale SleuthsForensic ScienceLaw Enforcement
    +11
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  36. Bone Valley
    Bone Valley
    Behind every Bone Valley season is a conviction: the right story, told with purpose, humanity, and craft, can have an enormous impact. Award-winnin...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsReal-Life StoriesSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  37. National Park After Dark
    National Park After Dark
    Hosted by two friends who share a passion for public lands and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie expl...
    Content:
    Adventure StorytellingEducationGarden And LandscapingHaunted PlacesOutdoor Storytelling
    +5
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  38. Heavyweight
    Heavyweight
    Maybe you’ve laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is ...
    Content:
    Chronic IllnessCultureEmpowerment StorytellingEntertainmentExperience Of Life
    +14
    Audience:
    Audio Content Creators
    Goal:
    Burnout RecoveryDiscovering New IdeasEmotional ResilienceEmotional WellnessFollowing A Story
    +2
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingVoicemail PodcastDocumentary
    When:
    At WorkCommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  39. Chameleon
    Chameleon
    We are living in a golden age of deception. It feels like everyone has an angle and that, everywhere you turn, someone’s trying to scam you. Chamel...
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  40. The Telepathy Tapes
    The Telepathy Tapes
    The Telepathy Tapes is a podcast that explores the origins of consciousness and the unexplained abilities of ESP through science, verifiable experi...
    Content:
    Energy HealingInvestingPsychic AbilitiesScienceSpiritual Awakening
    +3
    Audience:
    Young Adults
    Goal:
    Intuition Development
    Style:
    EducationalInvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  41. American History Tellers
    American History Tellers
    The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our...
    Content:
    American HistoryHistoryStorytelling TechniquesVisual StorytellingWartime Stories
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Background NoiseCommutingLong Drive
  42. Foundling | Tortoise Investigates
    Foundling | Tortoise Investigates
    On 6th October 1987, a newborn baby is found on the verge of a remote country lane in Suffolk. Police comb the area for clues and appeal for witnes...
    Content:
    Minimalism
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  43. Lore
    Lore
    The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesBizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionEntertainment
    +21
    Audience:
    Fantasy FansHistory BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Following A StoryLearning New SkillsRelaxingSleeping BetterTo Fall Asleep To
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Background NoiseBefore BedCommutingDoing ChoresLong Drive
    +1
  44. The Trial
    The Trial
    The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evid...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsTrue Crime
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  45. HistoryExtra podcast
    HistoryExtra podcast
    The HistoryExtra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical exp...
    Content:
    History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    EducationalDocumentary
    When:
    Commuting
  46. Crime Scene
    Crime Scene
    From The Binge, Crime Scene is a weekly show that plunges you into cases you can’t stop thinking about. Join Jonathan Hirsch, host of My Fugitive D...
    Style:
    Documentary
  47. DISGRACELAND
    DISGRACELAND
    DISGRACELAND is an award-winning music and true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. Jerry Lee Lewis's 5...
    Content:
    EntertainmentIndependent ArtistsMusicPop Music HistoryRock N Roll Stories
    +3
    Audience:
    History BuffsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  48. Articles of Interest
    Articles of Interest
    Articles of Interest is a show about what we wear.Produced and Hosted by Avery Trufelman
    Content:
    ArtsCollecting CultureCultureFashion IndustryLuxury Lifestyle
    +3
    Audience:
    College StudentsDesignersHistory Buffs
    Goal:
    Discovering New Ideas
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Commuting
  49. Throughline
    Throughline
    Throughline is a time machine. Each episode, we travel beyond the headlines to answer the question, "How did we get here?" We use sound and stories...
    Content:
    American HistoryCultureEducationHistoryHumanity Podcasts
    +3
    Audience:
    College StudentsHistory BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At WorkFocused LearningWeekend Deep Dive
  50. Your Own Backyard
    Your Own Backyard
    A documentary podcast series investigating the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart.
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  51. The Audio Long Read
    The Audio Long Read
    Three times a week, The Audio Long Read podcast brings you the Guardian’s exceptional longform journalism in audio form. Covering topics from polit...
    Content:
    Nostalgia
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  52. Bear Brook
    Bear Brook
    Bear Brook, hosted by Jason Moon, is the critically-acclaimed true crime podcast from New Hampshire Public Radio. Season 1 - Two barrels. Four Bodi...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsForensic ScienceMissing PersonsMystery PodcastsMystery Storytelling
    +3
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  53. Snap Judgment
    Snap Judgment
    Snap Judgment mixes real stories with beats to produce cinematic, dramatic audio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see ...
    Content:
    ArtsBarroom StoriesEntertainmentExperience Of LifeLived Experience
    +7
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At WorkLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  54. Ongoing History of New Music
    Ongoing History of New Music
    Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. It is Ca...
    Content:
    Ghost StoriesMusicPop Music HistoryRock N Roll Stories
    Style:
    Documentary
  55. Stuff You Missed in History Class
    Stuff You Missed in History Class
    Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryChristian LivingEducationEntertainmentFolk Tales
    +7
    Audience:
    College StudentsHistory BuffsOlder WorkersRetireesRunners
    +3
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasLearning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalQ And ADocumentary
    When:
    At The GymCommutingFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  56. American Greed Podcast
    American Greed Podcast
    CNBC's longest-running primetime original series, "American Greed" takes you inside the amazing real-life stories of how some people will do anythi...
    Style:
    Documentary
  57. The Slow Newscast
    The Slow Newscast
    The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and arou...
    Content:
    Minimalism
    Goal:
    Staying Informed
    Style:
    Documentary
  58. S-Town
    S-Town
    S-Town is a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Ala...
    Content:
    Audio FictionCold Case InvestigationsFictionLocal StoriesMystery Podcasts
    +7
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InterviewInvestigativeNarrative StorytellingSerialized FictionDocumentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  59. PRETEND
    PRETEND
    PRETEND is an investigative true crime podcast about real people who lie for a living — con artists, scammers, and the victims caught in their web....
    Content:
    Credentialing Scandals
    Style:
    Documentary
  60. Cold
    Cold
    Cold is a narrative podcast series focused on missing persons cases. Investigative journalist and host Dave Cawley takes on a single story with eac...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  61. Timesuck with Dan Cummins
    Timesuck with Dan Cummins
    Jump down new rabbit holes with Timesuck, the weekly podcast that takes you on a fascinating and bizarre journey through history’s darkest corners,...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryDark FantasyHistorySerial KillersUnsolved Mysteries
    Style:
    InvestigativeSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  62. Blink | Jake Haendel's Story
    Blink | Jake Haendel's Story
    Jacob Haendel has been handed a death sentence. He has a terminal progressive disease that's eating away at the white matter of his brain. In six m...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Style:
    Documentary
  63. Up and Vanished
    Up and Vanished
    Host Payne Lindsey heads to the edge of the arctic circle to investigate two mysterious disappearances from Nome, Alaska. Up and Vanished investiga...
    Content:
    Bizarre CrimesCold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsMystery PodcastsMystery Storytelling
    +6
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  64. Ear Hustle
    Ear Hustle
    Ear Hustle is prison slang for eavesdropping, and that’s what listening to the show feels like: a raw, often funny, and always surprising peek into...
    Content:
    Addiction RecoveryGrit StoriesInside Prison StoriesLaw EducationLaw Enforcement
    +8
    Audience:
    LawyersPeople In RecoveryRetirees
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresFocused LearningLong Drive
  65. Drilled
    Drilled
    Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay...
    Content:
    Climate ChangeClimate EducationScienceSustainable Living
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  66. The Dropout
    The Dropout
    Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. Ho...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsMystery StorytellingReal Life StoriesTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A StoryGetting Expert InsightsSolving Problems
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    CommutingDoing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  67. Lives Less Ordinary
    Lives Less Ordinary
    Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their story?" Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinar...
    Content:
    Lived Experience
    Style:
    InterviewNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
  68. BBC Inside Science
    BBC Inside Science
    A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
    Content:
    Science
    Style:
    Documentary
  69. Reality Life with Kate Casey
    Reality Life with Kate Casey
    Daily podcast about unscripted television. Kate Casey interviews the talent, producers, and directors of reality shows, documentaries, and docuseri...
    Content:
    Bravo TvReality CompetitionReality Tv AnalysisReality Tv Stars
    Style:
    Documentary
  70. Scamanda
    Scamanda
    Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.But Amanda is dying, wi...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsEntertainmentMystery PodcastsRoad Trip StoriesTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  71. Unexplained
    Unexplained
    Unexplained is a haunting and unsettling bi-weekly podcast about strange and mysterious real life events that continue to evade explanation. A stor...
    Content:
    Bizarre HistoryDark FantasyDark FictionGhost StoriesHaunted Places
    +14
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresWeekend Deep Dive
  72. Focus: Adults in the Room
    Focus: Adults in the Room
    The production team behind the Peabody-nominated "Lost Patients" returns with a new investigative series: "Adults in the Room." Episodes will come ...
    Content:
    Culture
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  73. Voices for Justice
    Voices for Justice
    Voices for Justice is a true crime podcast hosted by Sarah Turney, sister of missing teen Alissa Turney. Every episode ends with a call to action. ...
    Content:
    Cold Case InvestigationsMissing PersonsReal-Life StoriesSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Getting Motivated
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  74. The Jordan Harbinger Show
    The Jordan Harbinger Show
    (Apple's Best of 2018) In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game. Jordan Harbinger unpacks guests' wisdom into practical nuggets ...
    Content:
    BusinessCareer Growth StrategiesEmpowerment CoachingInspirational VoicesLife Advice
    +9
    Audience:
    Salespeople
    Goal:
    Building A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasGetting Expert InsightsGetting MotivatedLearning New Skills
    +1
    Style:
    In-Depth InterviewsInterviewDocumentary
    When:
    At Work
  75. The Shrink Next Door
    The Shrink Next Door
    Veteran journalist Joe Nocera’s neighbor in the Hamptons was a therapist named Ike. Ike counted celebrities and Manhattan elites as his patients. H...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsRoad Trip Stories
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Long Drive
  76. Adrift
    Adrift
    It’s the early 1970s, and a young British family is attempting to sail around the world when catastrophe strikes.The Robertsons have sold everythin...
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  77. The Outlaw Ocean
    The Outlaw Ocean
    Where the law of the land ends, the story begins. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ian Urbina returns with a new season of his riveting podcast an...
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  78. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
    Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
    In "Hardcore History" journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his "Martian", unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexand...
    Content:
    Archaeology BooksEducationHistoryVeteran Stories
    Audience:
    History BuffsMilitary EnthusiastsMilitary Veterans
    Goal:
    Following A StoryGetting Expert InsightsLearning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    At The GymFocused LearningLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  79. The Secret World of Roald Dahl
    The Secret World of Roald Dahl
    You know Roald Dahl as the writer who thought up Willy Wonka, Matilda, and the BFG. But did you know he was also a spy? "The Secret World of Roald ...
    Content:
    CultureEntertainmentTarot
    Style:
    Documentary
  80. Embedded
    Embedded
    NPR's home for audio documentaries brings untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. We go to hidden corners of the headline...
    Audience:
    Engineers
    Goal:
    Discovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert Insights
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  81. Slow Burn
    Slow Burn
    Slow Burn illuminates America’s most consequential moments, making sense of the past to better understand the present. Through archival tape and fi...
    Content:
    American HistoryCultureHistoryPolitical AnalysisPolitical Crime
    +2
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    At The GymLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  82. The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby
    The Con: Kaitlyn's Baby
    Kaitlyn Braun, a pregnant young woman in crisis, takes dozens of birth workers through an escalating series of disasters – rape, baby loss, and eve...
    Style:
    Documentary
  83. Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
    Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy
    For decades, Sean "Diddy" Combs was among the most influential entertainers and entrepreneurs in hip-hop. But Diddy’s star began to implode when a ...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Weekend Deep Dive
  84. You Must Remember This
    You Must Remember This
    You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild ...
    Content:
    Celebrity GossipCultureEntertainmentFilm AnalysisHistory
    +5
    Audience:
    History BuffsOlder WorkersRetirees
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Before BedDoing ChoresWeekend Deep Dive
  85. Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York
    Our Thing: The Birth of Salsa in Nueva York
    In 1964, an Italian-American ex-cop and a Dominican musician in New York City opened Fania Records, the “Motown of Salsa.” The artists from Fania t...
    Content:
    CultureMusic
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
  86. Wind of Change
    Wind of Change
    It’s 1990. The Berlin Wall just fell. The Soviet Union is on the verge of collapse. And the soundtrack to the revolution is one of the best selling...
    Content:
    Pacific Northwest SailingPolitical Thrillers
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  87. The British History Podcast
    The British History Podcast
    The BHP is a chronological retelling of the history of Britain with a particular focus upon the lives of the people. You won’t find a dry recountin...
    Content:
    History
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    Documentary
    When:
    Doing Chores
  88. West Cork
    West Cork
    In West Cork, it’s simply known as ‘the murder’. In 1996 French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier is found dead near her holiday home. There ...
    Content:
    Missing PersonsMystery PodcastsTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  89. Sea of Lies
    Sea of Lies
    From CBC's Uncover.A body is pulled from the ocean, and a race against time to capture one of the world's most wanted criminals begins.This is the ...
    Content:
    EntertainmentSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
    When:
    Quick ListenWeekend Deep Dive
  90. Sweet Bobby
    Sweet Bobby
    Kirat and Bobby have an unusual relationship. The circumstances of their individual lives mean it’s difficult for them to meet face to face bu...
    Content:
    EntertainmentSerial KillersTrue Crime
    Audience:
    True Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  91. Revolutions
    Revolutions
    Season 12 premiered October 20, 2024 – a nonfictional account of The Martian Revolution of 2247. Mike Duncan is taking everything he's learned from...
    Content:
    American HistoryBizarre HistoryCold War HistoryEducationHistory
    +2
    Audience:
    History BuffsStudents
    Goal:
    Building A BusinessDiscovering New IdeasLearning New Skills
    Style:
    EducationalNarrative StorytellingSolo CommentaryDocumentary
    When:
    Focused LearningLong Drive
  92. Legacy
    Legacy
    Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they hav...
    Content:
    World Cup 2026World Cup Stories
    Style:
    Documentary
  93. Fiasco
    Fiasco
    Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country's most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten ...
    Content:
    Political CrimePolitical Thrillers
    Style:
    Documentary
  94. Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring
    Decoder Ring is the show about cracking cultural mysteries. In each episode, host Willa Paskin takes a cultural question, object, or habit; examine...
    Content:
    CultureHistoryKissing HistoryNostalgiaRetro Pop Culture
    +2
    Goal:
    Learning New Skills
    Style:
    Q And ADocumentary
    When:
    CommutingLong Drive
  95. The Retrievals
    The Retrievals
    C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the...
    Content:
    Fertility SupportMystery PodcastsSerial KillersTrue CrimeWomen'S Health Advocacy
    +1
    Audience:
    Healthcare ProfessionalsTrue Crime Fans
    Goal:
    Following A Story
    Style:
    InvestigativeNarrative StorytellingSerialized FictionDocumentary
    When:
    Doing ChoresLong DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  96. Family Lore
    Family Lore
    All families tell stories about themselves. Those stories are passed down, and like an intergenerational game of telephone, the details sometimes c...
    Content:
    Travel
    Audience:
    History Buffs
    Style:
    InvestigativeDocumentary
  97. The Epstein Files
    The Epstein Files
    The Epstein Files is the first AI-native documentary podcast to systematically analyze the Jeffrey Epstein case at scale. With over 3 million pages...
    Content:
    True Crime
    Style:
    Documentary
  98. Living Planet
    Living Planet
    Looking to reconnect with nature? Want to make better decisions for the health of the planet? Every Friday, Living Planet brings you the stories, f...
    Content:
    Climate ChangeEducationSustainable Living
    Style:
    Documentary
  99. Dolly Parton's America
    Dolly Parton's America
    In this intensely divided moment, one of the few things everyone still seems to agree on is Dolly Parton—but why? That simple question leads to a d...
    Content:
    EntertainmentMusicPop Music History
    Style:
    Narrative StorytellingDocumentary
    When:
    Long DriveWeekend Deep Dive
  100. The Perfect Scam
    The Perfect Scam
    AARP's weekly podcast The Perfect ScamSM tells the stories of people who find themselves the target of a scam. Host Bob Sullivan introduces listene...
    Content:
    Credentialing ScandalsDigital Security BasicsElder CareLife After 60
    Audience:
    Older WorkersRetirees
    Style:
    Documentary