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Crime Junkie
Ashley Flowers' methodical true crime storytelling — the most consistently gripping weekly crime podcast.
▲ Steady·Score +18
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Best Podcast Shows of All Time
From true crime to comedy to culture — which podcast has kept you glued to your headphones?
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Radiolab
WNYC's boundary-pushing science and philosophy podcast — some of the best audio storytelling ever made.
▲ Steady·Score +12
03
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
Conan's absurdist, self-deprecating search for genuine friendship — the funniest interview podcast ever.
▲ Steady·Score +10
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How I Built This
Guy Raz interviews the founders behind the world's most iconic companies — endlessly inspiring.
▲ Steady·Score +10
05
Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett's intimate conversations with the world's most successful entrepreneurs and thinkers.
▲ Steady·Score +7
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Lex Fridman Podcast
Deep conversations with scientists, philosophers, and technologists — intellectual curiosity at its finest.
▲ Steady·Score +6
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This American Life
Ira Glass's weekly storytelling institution — journalism and narrative nonfiction at its very finest.
▲ Steady·Score +5
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My Favorite Murder
Karen and Georgia's true crime comedy hybrid created a genre-defining community of 'Murderinos'.
▲ Steady·Score +5
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The Joe Rogan Experience
The world's most listened-to podcast — Rogan's marathon conversations span comedy, science, and everything else.
▲ Steady·Score +4
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SmartLess
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett's surprise-guest format is comedy gold every single episode.
▲ Steady·Score +1
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Stuff You Should Know
Josh and Chuck explain everything — from black holes to medieval torture, with charm and deep research.
▲ Steady·Score +1
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Serial
The podcast that made true crime mainstream — Sarah Koenig's investigation of Adnan Syed gripped the world.
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