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Those shows that are high quality, fan favorites, and easily recommendable (aka not toooo niche). We hope this will be a resource for everyone participating in our Adopt-a-Listener Month this April.

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Created March 31, 2023

Updated April 18, 2023

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This American Life
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59 99 10.4k
Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture
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Storytelling Arts
Serial
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64 138 3.4k
Serial returns with a history of Guantánamo told by people who lived through key moments in Guantánamo’s evolution, who know things the rest of us don’t about what it’s like to be caught inside an improvised justice system.Serial Productions
News True Crime
Radiolab
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44 107 5.5k
Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is kno
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Science Medicine
Stuff You Should Know
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32 76 7.1k
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 no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Society Culture
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
87
24 50 907
Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations. Marc's probing, comprehensive interview style allows guests to express themselves
Arts Comedy
RISK!
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11 16 78
If you like The Moth, This American Life or Snap Judgment, take a walk on the wilder side with RISK! Your colorful host Kevin Allison (of the legendary comedy group The State) helms this surprisingly uncensored show where people tell jaw-droppi
Storytelling Personal Journals
the memory palace
54
15 42 178
From public radio producer, Nate DiMeo, comes The Memory Palace, a finalist for the 2016 Peabody Award and one of iTunes Best Podcast of 2015. Short, surprising stories of the past, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hysterical, often a little
Arts History
99% Invisible
268
49 114 5.1k
Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Lear
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human behavior Arts Design
The Moth
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10 33 972
Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers
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Storytelling Arts Performing Arts
Ear Hustle
80
23 37 594
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 the reality of life inside prison. Hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods co-created the show tha
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Society Culture
This is Love
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14 30 115
Love is more than you think.From the creators of Criminal. New episodes twice a month.Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Society Culture Personal Journals
Everything is Alive
40
14 38 129
Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells us its life story--and everything it says is true.
Society Culture
WorkLife with Adam Grant
9
4 12 98
You spend a quarter of your life at work. You should enjoy it! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to discover the keys to a better work life. From learning how to
Business Management
Welcome to Night Vale
442
97 216 2.9k
Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never listened before? It's an ongoing radio show. Start with the current episode, and you'll catch on
Science Fiction Fiction Audio Drama
The Jordan Harbinger Show
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259 34 1.5k
(Apple's Best of 2018) In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game. Jordan Harbinger unpacks guests' wisdom into practical nuggets you can use to impact your work, life, and relationships. Learn from leaders (Ray Dalio, Simon Si
Education Society
Darknet Diaries
124
31 57 1.2k
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, data breaches, and cyber crime.
True Crime Personal Journals
Love and Radio
12
2 13 49
Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke
Society Culture
The Daily
166
56 87 7.8k
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 and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a week, ready by 6 a.m.Listen to this podcas
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News

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