Hey Americans, what US podcasts are you into these days?

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Dry-Sky1614@reddit

* What A Time To Be Alive--three Brooklyn comedians count down 5 weird/topical news stories each week and riff on them. A lot funnier than it sounds.

* Jordan Jesse Go!--an NPR host and a comedian/writer shoot the shit about various topics with a guest each week. Really has no real format or plan and gets really absurd.

* Serious Trouble--a criminal defense attorney/former federal prosecutor and a political journalist do in-depth analysis of prominent legal issues in American headlines. Between the two of them they're great at breaking down what can sometimes be complex stuff for laypeople.

Those are my three "listen every week" pods. Will say that none of them are very popular at all, lol.

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HotButteredPoptart@reddit

Star Trek: The Next Conversation

Fake Doctors, Real Friends (I'm a couple years behind)

No Dumb Questions (Destin from Smarter Everyday)

Weird Medicine

The Weekly Show

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AlaskanBiologist@reddit

Last podcast on the left and their associated podcasts! LPOTL is my fave tho! True crime, weird news, weird dudes and great research!

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Charloxaphian@reddit

I tried listening to this one because it's so popular, and I couldn't get past the hosts' voices.

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AlaskanBiologist@reddit

What's wrong with their voices?

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Wide_Square_7824@reddit

Must’ve been the Charles Ng episode

You don’t know what I bring to friendship!

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AlaskanBiologist@reddit

Lol maybe I love their voices, especially when Henry gets all worked up and they have to play calming music for him so he doesn't have a shit fit hahahha!

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AntiqueMemeDreams@reddit

Hail yourself!

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AlaskanBiologist@reddit

Arise from you graveeeee!

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S_Wow_Titty_Bang@reddit

Hardcore History with Dan Carlin Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast with Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis Cartoonist Kayfabe with Jim Rugg and Ed Piskor (RIP) Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce The Pat McAfee show

I'm into history, comics, and football and not much else.

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Drew707@reddit

Darknet Diaries, Omnibus, and Business Wars are my go-to.

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KewlGuyAtWork@reddit

Acquired

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Trin959@reddit

My two favorites are Genius of Thomas Sowell and History of England, so one American and one British. When I finish the English history one I'll probably pick another on some other country's history or folklore. I think every country is interesting if you just get into it.

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KineticKiryu@reddit

Joe Rogan

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JerryCat11@reddit

Daniel Tosh is probably my favorite.. Also Kill Tony, Theo Von, Joe Rogan, Area52 (Canadian but close enough), Flagrant

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argus4ever@reddit

Tosh Show is one of my favorites too, he really is a gem

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WinterMedical@reddit

I adore Memory Palace. Short 5-12 minute true stories, beautifully told that will send you into a good 30 minute Google rabbit hole afterwards.

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Background-Vast-8764@reddit

The book is also good.

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WinterMedical@reddit

I did not know there was a book! Thank you!

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Background-Vast-8764@reddit

You’re welcome. It came out recently.

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Hi_from_Danielle@reddit

Intrigued!

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BoobieChaser69@reddit

Beer

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Annhl8rX@reddit

The Dumb Zone

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Background-Vast-8764@reddit

Gastropod Planet Money 99% Invisible The Daily Today, Explained On the Media Throughline Twenty Thousand Hertz Citations Needed Decoder Ring Articles of Interest Land of the Giants Behind the Bastards You’re Wrong About Word Matters Freakonomics Radio Blowback

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Still_Mix3277@reddit

Dan Carlin's HARDCORE HISTORY is beyond excellent in my opinion.

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AddemF@reddit

Jordan Jesse Go

The Daily

Sam Harris's Making Sense

All Songs Considered

Myths and Legends

On the Media

American History Tellers

Fresh Air

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

Tides of History

Shield of the Republic

Handsome Podcast

Mindscape

The Mona Charen Show

Free with Ads

Good on Paper

99pi

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concrete_isnt_cement@reddit

My favorites are mostly niche ones related to my hobbies. The Storm Skiing Journal, Spawncast, Order 66 Podcast, and Hardcore History

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IUsedTheRandomizer@reddit

Thrilling Adventure Hour! Almost never disappoints.

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chillarry@reddit

History of English. It’s the history of the English Language.

Revolutions. The story of different revolutions in history.

Hardcore History. Mostly military history.

If you can’t tell, I like history.

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Nordeast24@reddit

History Hyenas cuzzy

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felicity_uckwit@reddit

Not from the US, but if you haven't converted already you may enjoy The Rest is History and In Our Time.

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chillarry@reddit

I will check those out.

My family emigrated to America from England in the late 1880s and we had family there until very recently (our last cousin passed away last year). She was from a small town in Yorkshire.

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atomfullerene@reddit

How about that Booth Gonzales?

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BrowBeat@reddit

Bob Smith is the only legitimate Commander of the Guard! Down with the usurpers!

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TK1129@reddit

Are we the same person?

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SpiceEarl@reddit

I've started listening to Real Dictators. It's pretty good. In addition to covering Hitler, Mussolini and the usual famous dictators, they also cover lesser-known dictators such as Enver Hoxha of Albania.

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chillarry@reddit

I’ll check it out. Thanks.

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degobrah@reddit

Behind the Bastards

Seriously. Give it a listen!

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Blank_Canvas21@reddit

I've heard great things about this podcast, but considering the current state of affairs, I don't know if I can stomach hearing about even more nasty, awful people.

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Pleasant_Studio9690@reddit

I like to accompany it with "Cool People who did Cool Stuff". BTB and Cool people are my two weekly listens.

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Rau-Li@reddit

Ever checked out Knowledge Fight?

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RoxoRoxo@reddit

drinkin bros podcast and unsubscribe podcast

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CantHostCantTravel@reddit

The Bald and the Beautiful

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eloquentmuse86@reddit

I jump around. Lately it’s:

Of Swords and Soulmates (romantasy book discussions)

Smosh Reads Reddit Stories

Philosophize This

Conspiracy Theories

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eloquentmuse86@reddit

Oh yeah Midnight Burger just started that

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GreenZebra23@reddit

You're Wrong About is amazing, especially if you're over certain kind of nerdy, progressive, culture-obsessed mindset

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eloquentmuse86@reddit

Oh yeah I need to return to that! Don’t know why I fall off

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blueponies1@reddit

Hardcore History, Matt & Shane’s Secret Podcast, JRE sometimes especially the old stuff.

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MantisToboganPilotMD@reddit

Patterns Tell Stories

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ZotDragon@reddit

For strictly American-centric podcasts: Podsave America.

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naetaejabroni@reddit

War Mode

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travelinmatt76@reddit

Regulation Podcast So... Alright FuckFace Podcast

Sailor Noobs Columbros Decoder Ring Clutch my Pearls Newbie Star Trek Toni and Ryan The Rewatcher: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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OldRaj@reddit

Armstrong and Getty

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CupBeEmpty@reddit

Hardcore History by Dan Carlin

Econ Talk by Russ Roberts (it’s a very broad definition of economics and they have hundreds of episodes)

The Fat Electrition (it’s a video podcast but it’s always really interesting tidbits mostly about US military history and he’s funny)

I haven’t listened to it in a while because he finished the podcasts but The History of Rome and also Revolutions by Mike Duncan. He’s so damn engaging when it comes to History.

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atomfullerene@reddit

There's a new revolutions podcast season going! He's drawing inspiration from past revolutions and doing a fictional history of a future Mars revolution. I am really enjoying it.

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CupBeEmpty@reddit

Oh no kidding. Thanks for the heads up!

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gatornatortater@reddit

I listen to No Agenda in the morning.

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BigDSuleiman@reddit

Lions Led by Donkeys, Adeptus Ridiculous, Hardcore History

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Ok_Listen1510@reddit

ooh is adeptus ridiculous any good? i’ve heard of it before but haven’t checked it out

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BigDSuleiman@reddit

I really like it, plus they do episodes on Warhammer Fantasy now too.

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UnattributableSpoon@reddit

I'm just finishing up the Boxer Rebellion series from Lions Led By Donkeys, I've listened to them for awhile, but those episodes made me cackle.

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SonUnforseenByFrodo@reddit

Update for hardcore history. I haven't listened to that in a while but it made me love podcasts.

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switchbreed@reddit

Behind the bastards is easily my favorite podcast from the US. A few others I really like are:

Darknet Diaries This podcast will kill you The house of pod I know dino

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msspider66@reddit

I like History That Doesn’t Suck

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AlaskanBiologist@reddit

Me too! I listened to most of it while driving from Seattle to NYC lol!

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ballrus_walsack@reddit

99 percent invisible, twenty four thousand hertz, side door, one year, joy (Craig Ferguson)

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Far-Egg3571@reddit

Theo Von is the most American comedian and Podcaster ever

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dls2317@reddit

Midnight Burger is a sci-fi podcast about a time traveling, dimension spanning diner. By far my favorite podcast these days. Hilarious and warm.

I'm enjoying the Ezra Klein show, which is current events. There's some doom and gloom of course. Because we're fucked over here.

One Year is about pop culture and is delightful.

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AeroBassMaster@reddit

Distractable and GMFST

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Silver_Catman@reddit

Creep Cast is my #1 podcast

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SheZowRaisedByWolves@reddit

Cum Town

Pendejo Time

Dead Rabbit Radio

Podcast about Lists

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AntiqueMemeDreams@reddit

Last Podcast on the Left The Basement Yard Monsters Among Us National Park After Dark Nerd of Mouth (formerly Wizard and the Bruiser)

When I'm needing insane background sound I put on The Roundtable of Gentlemen, RIP Bird Luger 🕊

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Anteater_Reasonable@reddit

The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi
I’ve Had It
Newcomers

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AntiqueMemeDreams@reddit

I've never encountered another Basement Yard fan, I love it.

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pee_shudder@reddit

This American Life is the best podcast ever made

Serial Season 1 is insanely good

My regulars are:

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff to Blow Your Mind (amazing, they’re so brilliant)

No One Can Know About This

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Opposite_Technology7@reddit

The viral podcast with Paige and checly

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N_Huq@reddit

I don't think anything I like is that popular. Books Unbound, Revelatorium with Katherout, That Desi Spark/The Woke Desi, Cup of Jasmien

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JesusStarbox@reddit

Tell me about the Bennington college podcast. I was fascinated by the place in the 80s/90s. Rules of Attraction, Story of My Life, etc. I would have gone there if I had money.

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Vesper2000@reddit

It’s Season 2 of the “Once Upon a Time…” podcast. Really fascinating season.

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Ok_Listen1510@reddit

The Magnus Archives and Critical Role lol

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atomfullerene@reddit

My favorite podcast is from Scotland, it's called The Wild Episode and is about zoology. I also like Common Descent, Bedrock, and Planetary radio for science. For history, Revolutions and the British History Podcast. For politics, The Bulwark. For tabletop rpgs, Between Two Cairns.

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Cratertooth_27@reddit

I like behind the bastards as well, lions led by donkeys, the dollop, the newest Olympian

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HOMES734@reddit

My favorite is the Snow Plow Show.

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iamnotdoctordoom@reddit

I like Womanica, History This Week, Ologies with Alie Ward, Tales from the Stinky Dragon, and sometimes MbMbaM, although they’re not as funny as they used to be.

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toxicjellyfish666@reddit

The Goons podcast

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sillysandhouse@reddit

If you like if books could kill, you’d probably like five to four

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Hi_from_Danielle@reddit

Handsome with Tig, Fortune, and Mae (comedy friends/queer)

Threedom with Scott, Lauren, and Paul (comedy friends)

We’re Here To Help (comedy/advice)

Science Vs. (topical science somewhat lighthearted)

Criminal (true crime journalistic)

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jrice138@reddit

Fellow pisspig checking in

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Hi_from_Danielle@reddit

😂

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Hoosier_Jedi@reddit

Not Another D&D Podcast. I had to stop listening to it on the train to work because it was making me start laughing in public and looking like a lunatic.

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FidgetyCurmudgeon@reddit

It’s so good. Ruined all IRL D&D games for me, though. Now I wanna play only with them.

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PrimaryHighlight5617@reddit

Pints With Aquinas, host is an Aussie tho.

Dreading true crime

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CupBeEmpty@reddit

Aussie Catholic? Dominus vobiscum my friend.

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PrimaryHighlight5617@reddit

Et cum spiritu tuo! a s they say in Australia, "¡out utirips muctE"

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CupBeEmpty@reddit

That latter one I do not know.

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literallywhat66@reddit

The Daily for news and anything on The Ringer pod network for sports. For music I really love Dissect

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Ordinary_Grass_7660@reddit

Don’t blame me and do we know them are my two favorite podcasts.

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UseMuted5000@reddit

The pivot and YSK are the only two I follow now. I miss sports therapy tho

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eides-of-march@reddit

Anything by mike Duncan, though I’d recommend starting with “Revolutions”

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Redneck-ginger@reddit

Southern sounds (this is no talking, just nature sounds)

Food related: history of American food, gravy, Louisiana eats

Nostalgic/history: History of the 90s, everything 80s podcast

Miscellaneous: the exorcist files, The broadside, 99% invisible, twenty thousand hertz, articles of interest, reveal

Nature related: outside in, buzzkill, sea change, the southern naturalist

Hunting: mossyoak game keepers, Louisiana bowhunter, hunting land man (these 2 are hyper local to me, like i see them at the grocery store local, so prob not super popular elsewhere), bear grease, wild turkey science, deer university

True crime: new Orleans unsolved

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Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit

Honestly, I still like JRE. Judge me all you want.

Sometimes I just want to listen to a dumbass meathead stoner talk bizarre theories about dumb shit. Pyramids? UFOs? Younger-Dryas impact? I'm fucking tuned in lol. And he gets great guests, I was just in another thread about it....if he has an artist or comedian or whoever I like on there, im listening. For all 3 hours. I don't care if he had an antivaxxer or Trump or Elon on the week before. Really, id probably listen to them too just because I want to see what all the fuss is about.

Other than him Old Gods of Appalachia is good, that Fall of Civilizations one is good, and I love Theo Vonn too. But all those are less controversial.

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DrGerbal@reddit

Deadlock podcast. A pro wrestling podcast where they go back. Review old wrestling shows and review it. They’re hilarious

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OldBat001@reddit

I listen to political podcasts mostly, so I listen to The Bulwark, Main Justice, The Focus Group, and Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend when my head's about to explode.

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NorthernPuck@reddit

Matt and Shane

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MetroBS@reddit

Hell yeah brother

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MetroBS@reddit

Old episodes of cumtown

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Far-Brick9576@reddit

The Uncle Rico Show. It has one goal: to goof on Stuttering John Melendez.

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Annoyed_Heron@reddit

Textory by Karolina Zebrowska!

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ArbysLunch@reddit

Lemon Party

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Rau-Li@reddit

Knowledge Fight, Behind the Bastards, Weird Little Guys, Some More News, Better Offline, and Critical Role.

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Salvage_Gaming99@reddit

The Unsubscribe Podcast and Goons are the only ones I really listen to

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DummyThiccDude@reddit

Dungeons and Daddies- TTRPG (DnD and Call of Cthulu) podcast thats pretty mechanics light and roleplay heavy.

Creepcast- 2 youtubers (MeatCanyon and Wendigoon) that read and riff on horror stories

Rude Tales of Magic, and Oh These Those Stars of Space - they're produced by the same people. RToM is DnD, and the original. OTTSS is sort of a side series using a very simple system. it's kind of based on the Star Trek TV series in function.

Those are the main ones im listening to.

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CupBeEmpty@reddit

I have seen Wendigoon on the Unsubscribe podcast and he’s just about the most wholesome dude ever. I listened to a few of his things but not much.

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TinySparklyThings@reddit

Ear Hustle

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jrice138@reddit

Comedy bang bang always and forever

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Der-Candidat@reddit

I like Lateral with Tom Scott.

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TheRealDudeMitch@reddit

New Heights, Small Town Murder, and The Poorly Made Police Podcast.

Also sometimes Chris Hansen’s podcast that goes behind the scenes on To Catch a Predator, but that one is pretty dark and I have to be in the right mindset to handle it.

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Traditional_Trust_93@reddit

I listen to lots of RPGs and audiodramas. For example I'm listening to Mud 79 rn and I've been listening to Dungeons and Randomness since 2020.

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G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit

The Backpacking Podcast and Backpacking Light.

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UnderstandingDry4072@reddit

Feminist Survival Project

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Maleficent-Cook6389@reddit

I just started listening to Paris Hiltons pod today. It was well done.

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AnnBlueSix@reddit

Judge John Hodgman, 99% Invisible, Conan

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cohrt@reddit

Are you garbage is pretty much the only one I listen to to consistently

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ZealousidealPoem3977@reddit

Single handed sailing host is Matt Rutherford a modern exploration legend

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bibliophile222@reddit

I don't know that I'm the average podcast listener, but my favorites are Ologies and Things You Missed in History Class.

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theflyinghillbilly2@reddit

Mr.Ballen’s Medical Mysteries podcast, but I usually watch him on YouTube and catch them by accident.

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MrRaspberryJam1@reddit

I’m a big comedy fan so I mostly listen to comedy podcasts. My favorite has to be the Are Your Garbage podcast with Kevin Ryan and H. Foley.

In a world of comedy filled with nonstop political content, the guys on AYG offer a breath of fresh air. It’s a simple concept. They talk about the mundane things in life and answer fans questions asking if they’re garbage, half the time with other comedian guests.

Examples would be things like “Is it garbage to say hamburger meat instead of ground beef?” or “Is it garbage to shave your head with a Gillette razor?”

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gitismatt@reddit

wait wait dont tell me

bad dates

99% invisible

best idea yet

cautionary tales

I want to like smartless more than I actually do

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Vexonte@reddit

The main American podcast i listen to is bow and blade and Dagoth ur Lovecraft.

I listen to 2 British short story podcasts, horror bables, and classic ghost stories.

I drive 90 min twice a week so it's good to find podcast with that run time.

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xworfx@reddit

It a huge podcast guy but I like Conan O’Brien’s show and OBDM which is a fun high strangeness/conspiracy show.

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Ducal_Spellmonger@reddit

Timesuck, MeatEater, Middle of Somewhere, and A Hotdog is a Sandwich

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luisapet@reddit

Let's Read is my go-to in the car. I actually save episodes for long drives.

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HorseFeathersFur@reddit

I like “radiolab,” “this American life,” “wait wait don’t tell me,” “mission to zyxx.”

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BaseballNo916@reddit

If Books Could Kill, Behind the Bastards, sometimes 16th Minute of Fame.

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BeerWench13TheOrig@reddit

Small Town Murder. It’s true crime stories in small towns told by comedians. I love true crime stories, but they can be a real downer. These guys tell the story, but they’re comedians, so it’s funny how they tell it, but they never denigrate or insult the victims or their families. It’s like getting my dark crime fix while laughing out loud.

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usababykiller@reddit

Swindled. It’s a true crime podcast that focuses on white collar crime and corporate greed cases. The show is excellent. I don’t think there is a single episode that isn’t good. Most of the episodes will make you mad because the crimes in many cases lead to deaths and no one is ever punished. Or if they are it’s a slap on the wrist because they are wealthy crooks.

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itcheyness@reddit

Morning Somewhere

Old Gods of Appalachia

Red Web depending on the topic.

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Relevant_Elevator190@reddit

None.

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Appropriate-Fold-485@reddit

I don't listen to podcasts

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connivingbitch@reddit

Thank you for participating.

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FunWithFractals@reddit

Radiolab!

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hobokobo1028@reddit

Ezra Klein, Conan O’Brien, Time Crisis, Generation Why, This American Life, Heavyweight, Revisionist History

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TheNerdChaplain@reddit

Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

The Bible for Normal People (PhD in ancient Near Eastern languages and civilizations explains the Old Testament in its original contexts)

The Language of God - Scientists who are Christians talk about their faith and fields of study. Produced by BioLogos, which was founded by Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the NIH and the Human Genome Project.

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nmacInCT@reddit

Conan needs a Friend, No such thing as a Fish (comedy trivia), Make Me Smart from Marketplace, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

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fenwoods@reddit

Triviality and Decoder Ring (both of which I appeared on in 2024, which was not on my bingo card…)

Trivia Time, Good Job Brain

Search Engine, Science Vs, The History of English

Stories Podcast

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ButterflyShort@reddit

The Dating Detectives, Conspiracy Theories, Into the Dark, Lore

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granolabreath@reddit

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week!

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According-Bug8150@reddit

Down These Mean Streets - Old Time Radio Detective Shows

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Hardstumpy@reddit

I listen to alternative Game of Thrones stories.

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schonleben@reddit

I listen to more British podcasts than anything.

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Davmilasav@reddit

I'm currently running through all of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast. If you can get over his voice it's a really great show. I also listen to 20,000 Hertz and The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong.

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mulletguy1234567@reddit

I miss Bodega Boys. The only podcast I would actually listen to from start to finish. Otherwise I just find clips on YouTube.

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RedLegGI@reddit

History That Doesn’t Suck, The Paranormal Podcast, The Night Owl: True Ghost Stories, Combat Story, and Preble Hall to name a few.

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stevie855@reddit (OP)

Any of those suitable to listen to before sleeping like soothing neutral voice? Creepy stuff?

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RedLegGI@reddit

History That Doesn’t Suck is your best bet from those above. The next two are about the paranormal, Combat Story interviews special operations forces types (SF, SEALS, CIA, etc.). The last on is the U.S. Naval Academy’s Podcast that covers a lot of naval history

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Blue387@reddit

I am a baseball fan and I adore Effectively Wild from Fangraphs with hosts Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley. I used to listen to many more podcasts like Radiolab, This American Life, 99% Invisible, various NPR shows and podcasts. Recently I started downloading The Rest is History from the BBC.

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whyvalue@reddit

Freakonomics will forever be one of my favorite podcasts. They always talk about interesting topics, sprinkle in some economics, and have extremely well educated and well qualified guests. That and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show, but it's a bit more niche and just a few guys talking for an hour.

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Sassy_Sausages22@reddit

PKA

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Decent-Plum-26@reddit

Yacht or Nyacht. It’s silly but the camaraderie and the shared love of a subgenre of music makes it superb. Also, they take their debates over whether a song is or isn’t yacht rock SO seriously, and it’s a great form of escapism to hear people get passionate about something so unimportant.

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r/Futurelings

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MuppetusMaximusV2@reddit

I generally listen to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and Philly sports podcasts. Sometimes I'll listen to WTF with Marc Maron if the guest is interesting. Same with Broken Record.

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FallenEagle1187@reddit

Hardcore History, Bootleg Football, and The Solid Verbal are my main 3 right now