There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one can be difficult. In our bi-weekly column Pod Hunters, we cover what we’ve been listening to that we can’t stop thinking about.
Aug 11, 2019, 10:06 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Carrier is an immersive podcast that left me on the edge of my seat
Be careful while driving
Jul 21, 2019, 5:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Moonrise looks to the space race to find out what we can learn about returning to the Moon
From the Washington Post’s Lillian Cunningham, creator of Presidential and Constitutional
Jun 23, 2019, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
The Chernobyl Podcast is a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the HBO series
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal hosts the show with series creator Craig Mazin
Jun 9, 2019, 6:20 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
How a podcast helped solve a grisly cold case
The Bear Brook podcast played a small role in identifying the victims of a serial killer
Jun 2, 2019, 8:51 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Blockbuster is a heartfelt podcast series about George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
And how they changed the film industry
May 5, 2019, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Blackout imagines the collapse of civilization from a small New Hampshire town
A post apocalyptic podcast about how reliant we are on technology
Apr 26, 2019, 8:43 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Bill Nye wants to educate the public about science with his new podcast
Science Rules will premiere on May 16th
Apr 7, 2019, 9:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Unwell is a fantastic gothic horror podcast set in midwest America
A story about ghosts and memories
Mar 10, 2019, 6:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Public Official A charts Rod Blagojevich’s spectacular fall from grace
And his attempts to resuscitate his image
Feb 24, 2019, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Of course there’s a podcast about pizza
Pizza City is an interesting series of conversations about the country’s pizzas
Feb 10, 2019, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
ABC’s podcast series The Dropout explores the downfall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes
The investigation of a blood-testing startup
Jan 27, 2019, 4:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward podcast is like Serial mixed with True Detective
A locked room mystery based on the H.P. Lovecraft story
Nov 18, 2018, 5:04 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
A podcast reopens a grisly and complicated cold case in New Hampshire
Two bodies were discovered in a barrel deep in a New Hampshire forest
Nov 4, 2018, 5:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Jolted is a deep dive into a school shooting that didn’t happen
Bridging the gap between news story and true crime narrative
Oct 31, 2018, 9:43 PM UTCBryan Bishop and Andrew Liptak
10 scary podcasts to listen to in the dark
How to get creeped out with nothing but a pair of headphones
Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
My Dead Wife, the Robot Car is a Black Mirror-equse podcast about autonomous cars
A satirical series about AI and autonomous vehicles
Sep 23, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Serial’s third season is a return to form
A deep dive into Cleveland’s criminal justice system
Sep 9, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Inside Jaws is a Steven Spielberg biopic in podcast form
The story of the movie that made his career
Aug 26, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Drawn is a podcast miniseries that explores how your favorite cartoons are made
A collaboration between Cartoon Network and HowStuffWorks
Aug 12, 2018, 5:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Bubble is a hilarious sci-fi spin on modern hipster culture
Brunch, apps, and the constant threat of monster attacks
Jul 29, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Order 9066 is a deep dive into the internment of Japanese-American citizens during WWII
One of the US’s darkest moments
Jul 1, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
A cold case is reopened in the BBC and NRK’s podcast Death in Ice Valley
Who was the Isdal Woman?
Jun 17, 2018, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Magic creeps into the Cold War in podcast The Witch Who Came in From the Cold
A fantasy series from an innovative digital publisher
Jun 3, 2018, 7:00 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Steal the Stars is a pulpy audio drama about a secretive government UFO program
Sex, lies, and UFOs