Best podcasts on Reddit
219 reviews from r/podcasts, r/h3snark, r/TrueCrimePodcasts and 18 more subreddits
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#1
Stuff You Should Know
4.6
(9)
"Stuff you should know podcast pretty interesting about all kinds of stuff."
"There are tons of episodes in the backlog."
"Practically any episode of Stuff You Should Know."
"Stuff You Should Know!"
"Stuff you should know - really funny and interesting"
"Stuff You Should Know."
"Stuff You Should Know is often my go to sleep podcast and fits all of your requests."
"I like Stuff You Should Know. I need something that I know isn’t intentionally trying to put me to sleep."
"Stuff You Should Know. Although avoid the live shows."
#2
Smologies
4.8
(5)
"Smologies - it is ologies that is kid friendly."
"Smologies (Ologies for kids)"
"Smologies with Ali ward. They're kid friendly versions of her podcast ologies."
"Smologies. They are ologies podcast episodes abridged and edited for kids."
"Bitesize episodes on a variety of topics which have been edited to be kid friendly."
#3
Casefile
4.8
(5)
"As many have already mentioned, Casefile & True Crime Garage have dished out quality content for years."
"Casefile is a good one to start with."
"As far as true crime goes, if you want factual, well researched & respectful coverage, IMO you can’t go past Casefile."
"Casefile is a great one."
"Single narrator. His tone somehow counteracts my husband's snoring, which is amazing."
#4
Sleep With Me
4.4
(5)
"Sleep with me. He just rambles about random things that don’t make sense."
"Sleep With Me. It's perfect for me because it's one guy who basically keeps you company as you fall asleep."
"It's not overly educational, but Sleep With Me is, as the name suggests, specifically to fall asleep to."
"I’m especially fond of the Star Trek recap episodes."
"Sleep with me is pretty good"
#5
Sawbones
4.8
(4)
"I really like Sawbones, there's some mild swearing and implied adult jokes on occasional but they do a pretty good job to keep it as family friendly as possible."
"It's Justin and Sidney."
"I also love to listen to many episodes of Sawbones all at once."
"Sawbones."
#6
You're Dead to Me
4.8
(4)
"Can't believe it's not been mentioned yet: the BBC's You're Dead to Me."
"You're Dead to Me - BBC family friendly history podcast."
"I’ve enjoyed the bbc podcast 'you’re dead to me' where they have a historian and a comedian."
"You’re Dead to Me - history podcast from a Horrible Histories writer."
#7
Serial
4.8
(4)
"The first season of Serial is what got most of us into it."
"First season of Serial."
"Serial was a great start for me."
"Serial - is really well produced."
#8
In Our Time
4.5
(4)
"My other favorites in this vein: In Our Time, The Infinite Monkey Cage, Freakonomics."
"It's just the best, look at the list of recent episodes."
"In Our Time - without fail."
"BBC’s 'In Our Time' is on topics like science/art/history."
#9
Small Town Murder
4.3
(4)
"Small town murder is my favourite true crime podcast."
"Small town murder. Episodes are usually 2+ hours but there is a lot of filler that is entertaining."
"Small Town Murder."
"If you don’t mind a side of comedy with your murder, Small Town Murder is the place for you!"
#10
This Podcast Will Kill You
4.3
(4)
"This Podcast Will Kill You! It’s a science podcast but I promise it’s not boring."
"This podcast will kill you."
"Check out This Podcast Will Kill You, it’s about disease ecology."
"This podcast will kill you (science/ medical stuff)"
#11
Ologies
4.3
(4)
"Ologies is a great entertaining yet nerdy science podcast."
"Ologies."
"Ologies."
"I heard that ologies episode about dying is great to grief."
#12
Nice White Parents
5.0
(3)
"I think that is the one of the most best podcasts I've ever heard"
"Not necessarily true crime but I almost never see anyone recommend Nice White Parents."
"Not necessarily true crime but I almost never see anyone recommend Nice White Parents."
#13
Bear Brook
5.0
(3)
"Bear Brook is exceptional."
"Bear Brook - high quality journalism with twists."
"Bear Brook? I'm not seeing it suggested anywhere on here and it was amazing."
#14
Brains On!
5.0
(3)
"Brains On! Great podcast for families!!!!"
"A Science Podcast For Kids"
"And its accompanying 'universe' of podcasts are a big hit with my 7-year-old."
#15
Greeking Out
5.0
(3)
"Greeking Out! My daughter loves it."
"Another vote for Greeking Out!"
"It’s National Geographic’s mythology podcast and my 8, 6, and 4 year old all love it."
#16
Secretly Incredibly Fascinating
4.7
(3)
"Secretly Incredibly Fascinating would be about perfect."
"It’s family friendly on purpose and covers a lot of interesting topics."
"Pick a topic that intrigues you depending on your interests."
#17
Everything is Alive
4.7
(3)
"Everything is alive! Great fun."
"Was great to share with my mom on a road trip."
"‘Everything Is Alive’. I personally think it’s suitable for pre-teen kids."
#18
Last Podcast on the Left
4.7
(3)
"Last Podcast on the Left - Cam was a fan."
"I enjoy Last Podcast on the Left for their true crime and weird paranormal stuff."
#19
Normal Gossip
4.7
(3)
"Normal Gossip and Articles of Interest were hits on my summer road trip."
"Normal Gossip is my go-to."
"Non-celebrity gossip / advice - Normal Gossip and Dear Prudence."
#20
BBC Shipping Forecast
4.7
(3)
"BBC Shipping Forecast."
"It's one of those things that I remember as far back as I remember anything."
"It's one of those things that I remember as far back as I remember anything."
#21
In Your Own Backyard
4.7
(3)
"“Your Own Back Yard”, this story is nuts and so good."
"In Your Own Backyard. Cold case re-examination that led to trial."
"The best of all true crime podcasts is In Your Own Backyard."
#22
National Park After Dark
4.3
(3)
"Highly recommended."
"National park after dark."
"I like listening to National Park After Dark."
#23
Noble
4.3
(3)
"Noble. It is about the Tri-State Crematorium in Dade County, GA."
"Noble is dark & interesting."
"I just finished one called Noble, it was really interesting."
#24
Criminal
4.0
(3)
"Criminal is an excellent lighter show."
"The annual animal-themed episodes of the podcast Criminal are great and kid-friendly."
"Criminal, And That's Why We Drink, Murder She Told, Appalachian Mysteria."
#25
True Crime Garage
5.0
(2)
"As many have already mentioned, Casefile & True Crime Garage have dished out quality content for years."
"Covered this case incredibly well"
#26
Lore
5.0
(2)
"Lore is great but could be too spooky."
"Lore, The White Vault, Unobscured, Limetown, The NoSleep Podcast."
#27
Anderson Cooper
5.0
(2)
"Anderson Cooper did an incredible short podcast series on the death of his mother."
"Anderson Cooper has a fantastic podcast about grief."
#28
Easy German
5.0
(2)
"Easy German, the hosts and the content is great, also the podcast contains 500+ episodes."
"Easy German is my fave."
#29
Articles of Interest
5.0
(2)
"Normal Gossip and Articles of Interest were hits on my summer road trip."
"Articles of Interest, podcast about clothes and clothes culture"
#30
S-Town
5.0
(2)
"I just listened to S Town. Very weird and drew me in immediately."
"S-Town if you're into Southern Gothic."
#31
Song Exploder
5.0
(2)
"Song Exploder is a great show where each episode features an artist breaking down a song of theirs in detail."
"If you’re into music, I recommend Song Exploder. They’re short episodes but really fascinating."
#32
My Dad Wrote A Porno
5.0
(2)
"My Dad Wrote a Porno!"
"I started it not long ago and it’s hilarious, the host, with his two friends, reads through an erotic book that his dad wrote."
#33
Tides of History
5.0
(2)
"My recommendations would be: the Reconquista series, the Age of Napoleon, Tides of History."
"Tides of History is awesome."
#34
Judge John Hodgman
5.0
(2)
"Make for the perfect road-trip fare."
"It’s self-contained to each episode and doesn’t have a lot of inaccessible lore."
#35
Hidden Brain
4.5
(2)
"Hidden Brain - great insights on everything related to being a human."
"Hidden Brain or All in the Mind if she’s into sciences."
#36
Let's Not Meet
4.5
(2)
"And my all time go to is Let‘s not meet."
"I enjoy Let's Not Meet"
#37
Gastropod
4.5
(2)
"Gastropod, food science /history"
"Gastropod incorporates economic lessons as it relates to food history, production, and consumption."
#38
The Adam Friedland Show
4.5
(2)
"The Adam Friedland show? It's pretty fucking funny."
"The Adam Friedland Show (but mostly the Cum Town archives)."
#39
99% Invisible
4.5
(2)
"Really enjoying 99% Invisible."
"99% Invisible."
#40
Podcast: The Ride
4.5
(2)
"They even had Justin on to talk about Great Wolf Lodge."
"If you like Disney, Podcast: The Ride does an annual podcast bout the Haunted Mansion."
#41
Emergency Intercom
4.5
(2)
"Emergency Intercom and The Basement Yard are always my ole reliables."
"Do the girlies here like emergency intercom?"
#42
Crimelines
4.5
(2)
"Crimelines should absolutely be recommended more."
"I've always been surprised that Crimelines is not more popular."
#43
The White Vault
4.5
(2)
"The white vault is a great audio drama with multiple seasons that is fantastic!"
"The white vault and parkdale haunt."
#44
Proof
4.5
(2)
"Proof, from America's Test Kitchen"
"I like Proof quite a lot as well."
#45
Three
4.5
(2)
"I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend “Three” it’s about the murder of Skylar neese."
"I really liked Three!"
#46
Missing Niamh
4.5
(2)
"Just binged 'Missing Niamh' from Casefile. It's really good."
"Missing Niamh."
#47
Crime in Sports
4.5
(2)
""Crime in Sports" is an amazing podcast and actually the first-born podcast of the guys who make "Small Town Murder.""
"Or Crime in Sports. :)"
#48
Locked On Devils
4.5
(2)
"Locked on devils is my favorite."
"Is the best."
#49
Anatomy of Murder
4.5
(2)
"I really like Anatomy of Murder."
"Anatomy of murder."
#50
The Basement Yard
4.5
(2)
"❤️"
"The Basement Yard."
#51
On Fire
4.5
(2)
"Definitely On Fire with Jeff Probst & The Tribe has Spoken on the Ringer with Tyson."
"On Fire with Jeff Probst."
#52
Myths and Legends
4.5
(2)
"Myths and Legends are my two favorites."
"Myths and Legends (learning about sooooo many great stories told!)"
#53
Fear &
4.5
(2)
"It's very funny, Hasan, QT, Austinshow and Will Neff work really well together."
"- Fear &."
#54
The Viral Podcast
4.5
(2)
"Literally my favorite people and favorite show."
"The Viral Podcast (wild)."
#55
MBMBAM
4.5
(2)
"I pretty much only listened to MBMBAM for years."
"MBMBAM: three goofy brothers yell and laugh at each other for an hour."
#56
Tooth and Claw
4.5
(2)
"Tooth and Claw podcast is a podcast about real life animal attacks."
"Tooth and claw."
#57
Smash Boom Best
4.5
(2)
"Smash Boom Best, Million Bazillion, Stuff You Should Know, Unspookable are all great shows my kids like."
#58
Heavyweight
4.5
(2)
"Heavyweight is a must-listen."
"[Heavyweight] isn't directly related on overcoming grief but explores resolving individuals' personal longstanding anxieties."
#59
Science Friday
4.5
(2)
"Science Friday. All kinds of topics, and things I didn’t know I wanted to know about."
"Often has astronomy content."
#60
Do Go On
4.5
(2)
"Australian comedic - no politics."
"I love Do Go On who do almost school report style episodes in a comedy way."
#61
True Crime Kent
4.0
(2)
"True Crime Kent. Also Jack Luna's Brutal."
#62
Crime Junkie
4.0
(2)
"I was skeptical at first and abandoned it a few times, but ngl I'm hooked lately"
"Crime Junkie is getting better at telling their story."
#63
Secret History of Nerd Mysteries
4.0
(2)
"A good dive into different IPs and can be a fun nostalgia trip."
"If you like pop-culture history, Secret History of Nerd Mysteries is a good dive into different IPs."
#64
Morbid
4.0
(2)
"Morbid."
"I like morbid and red handed."
#65
The History of England
4.0
(2)
"David Crowther's The History of England also has episodes on the history of Europe."
"Strongly recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about our history."
#66
The Rest Is History
4.0
(2)
"The Rest Is History."
"If you're a history buff, it's hours of entertainment."
#67
Maintenance Phase
4.0
(2)
"Maintenance Phase & You're Wrong About."
"Deep dives on health stuff - Maintenance Phase."
#68
Chronically Online
4.0
(2)
"Might i recommend adam mcintyres chronically online podcast."
"Add the Chronically Online podcast by Adam Mcintyre."
#69
CreepCast
4.0
(2)
"I highly recommend CreepCast! They are not super scary."
"Since it's Spooky Season, try CreepCast or Nightmare of the Americas."
#70
The Yard
4.0
(2)
"“The Yard” (Ludwig, Slime, Nick and Aiden)."
"The yard, knuckle sandwich, sad boys podcast!!"
#71
Sleeping With Celebrities
4.0
(2)
"Sleeping With Celebrities. It’s an interview show where the host talks about really mundane stuff with famous people."
"Sleeping With Celebrities."
#72
Boring Books for Bedtime
4.0
(2)
"Boring Books for Bedtime! Nonfiction, very soothing narrator, I ADORE IT."
"Boring Books for Bedtime."
#73
No Such Thing As a Fish
4.0
(2)
"No Such Thing As a Fish."
"*No Such Thing as a Fish*."
#74
Chapo Trap House
4.0
(2)
"Chapo Trap House."
"Chapo Trap House, and Blowback pod are good."
#75
Dateline
3.5
(2)
"Dateline - generally single episode shows."
"I like dateline. i know that might sound crazy since its about murder but lester/keiths voice are sooo low and melodic that i dont actually pay attention and it puts me to bed"
#76
Wow in the World
3.5
(2)
"I had Wow In the World recommended by a friend."
#77
If Books Could Kill
4.0
(1)
"If Books Could Kill."
#78
Dear Hank & John
4.0
(1)
"Dear Hank & John."
#79
Crime Junkies
4.0
(1)
"Crime Junkies."
#80
Factually!
4.0
(1)
"Factually!"
#81
Lateral
4.0
(1)
"Lateral."
#82
The Vanished
4.0
(1)
"The Vanished for missing people specifically."
#83
Ladies of Lore
4.0
(1)
"Ladies of Lore."
#84
Noble Blood
4.0
(1)
"Noble Blood."
#85
Key to the Case
4.0
(1)
"Key to the Case for unsolved."
#86
The Moral Maze
4.0
(1)
"The Moral Maze BBC Sounds."
#87
Things Fell Apart
4.0
(1)
"Things Fell Apart."
#88
True Crime Couple
4.0
(1)
"I like True Crime Couple for solved cases."
#89
Time of Grace
4.0
(1)
"Time of Grace!"
#90
The Infinite Monkey Cage
4.0
(1)
"The Infinite Monkey Cage."
#91
More or Less
4.0
(1)
"More or Less makes sense of the statistics that surround us."
#92
Morning Cup of Murder
4.0
(1)
"Morning Cup of Murder is good if you want quick episodes."
#93
History This Week
4.0
(1)
"History This Week covers events that changed the course of history."
#94
Everything Everywhere Daily
4.0
(1)
"Everything Everywhere Daily explores history, science, geography, culture, etc."
#95
Once Upon a Crime
4.0
(1)
"Southern Fried True Crime or Once Upon a Crime."
#96
1A News
4.0
(1)
"1A News podcast that takes you beyond the story."
#97
Motiversity
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend Motiversity it’s a mix of motivational speakers mashed together."
#98
Stuff to Blow Your Mind
4.0
(1)
"Stuff to Blow your Mind."
#99
Southern Fried True Crime
4.0
(1)
"Southern Fried True Crime or Once Upon a Crime."
#100
Good Grief Podcast
4.0
(1)
"Good grief podcast: 'Grief is a sneaky bitch'."
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