Podcasts reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 267 Reddit reviews across 32 subreddits and 59 posts to rank the best Podcasts brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/podcasts, r/h3snark, r/TrueCrimePodcasts, r/maximumfun, r/bitcheswithtaste. Top-rated brands include Stuff You Should Know (4.6/5), Sawbones (4.9/5), Casefile (4.8/5).
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Subreddits32
Posts59
Brands100
Products1
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#1
Stuff You Should Know
4.6
(11)
"One of my favorites."
"Great basic overview of interesting subjects with plenty of comedy."
"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."
#2
Sawbones
4.9
(7)
"Sawbones"
"Sawbones!"
"Hey! I run listening to podcasts everyday and here is my current list: Sawbones, Armchair Expert, Rich Roll."
"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."
#3
Casefile
4.8
(6)
"As many have already mentioned, Casefile & True Crime Garage have dished out quality content for years."
"Casefile is a good one to start with."
"Casefile is the GOAT."
"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
Serial
4.8
(5)
"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."
"Serial - is really well produced."
#5
You're Dead to Me
4.8
(5)
"If you like history, the BBC’s “You’re Dead to Me” is delightful."
"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."
#6
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."
#7
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"
#8
My Dad Wrote A Porno
4.8
(4)
"It is absolutely bonkers."
"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."
"My Dad Wrote A Porno."
#9
Last Podcast on the Left
4.8
(4)
"Last podcast on the left."
"Last Podcast on the Left - Cam was a fan."
"I enjoy Last Podcast on the Left for their true crime and weird paranormal stuff."
#10
Gastropod
4.8
(4)
"I recommend Gastropod."
"The Gastropod"
"Gastropod, food science /history"
"Gastropod incorporates economic lessons as it relates to food history, production, and consumption."
#11
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."
#12
The Rest Is History
4.5
(4)
"I personally would say, The Rest Is History. It is a history podcast hosted by British historians and is really interesting."
"The Rest is History with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook.
Easy to listen to and very entertaining."
"The Rest Is History."
"If you're a history buff, it's hours of entertainment."
#13
Normal Gossip
4.5
(4)
"Normal Gossip and Articles of Interest were hits on my summer road trip."
"Normal Gossip is my go-to."
"I love If Books and BtB and I've been listening to a lot of Normal Gossip."
"Non-celebrity gossip / advice - Normal Gossip and Dear Prudence."
#14
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)"
#15
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!"
#16
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."
#17
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."
#18
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."
#19
True Crime Garage
5.0
(3)
"True Crime Garage"
"As many have already mentioned, Casefile & True Crime Garage have dished out quality content for years."
"Covered this case incredibly well"
#20
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."
#21
Home Cooking
5.0
(3)
"If you're into cooking check out Home Cooking with Samin Nosrat."
"Home Cooking with Samin Nosrat"
"Home Cooking, with Samin Nosrat"
#22
Judge John Hodgman
5.0
(3)
"Judge John Hodgman is really sweet and funny."
"Make for the perfect road-trip fare."
"It’s self-contained to each episode and doesn’t have a lot of inaccessible lore."
#23
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."
#24
Mind Pump
4.7
(3)
"I love Steve and Chris! , also mind pump, school of greatness, triggernometry, Heidi priebe, John delony, David sutcliffe, Connor beaton, Luke storey, Aubrey marcus, lex Friedman, Jordan Peterson and Jillian turecki."
"Mind Pump!"
"Mind pump, modern wisdom, diary of a CEO, you’d probably enjoy all these."
#25
Lore
4.7
(3)
"Lore is great but could be too spooky."
"Lore, The White Vault, Unobscured, Limetown, The NoSleep Podcast."
"LORE."
#26
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."
#27
Do Go On
4.7
(3)
"[Do Go On](https://dogoonpod.com/)"
"Australian comedic - no politics."
"I love Do Go On who do almost school report style episodes in a comedy way."
#28
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."
#29
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."
#30
Decoder Ring
4.7
(3)
"Endless Thread and Decoder Ring are both amazing!"
"Decoder ring"
"Decoder Ring."
#31
The Viral Podcast
4.7
(3)
"Honestly… I listen to The Viral podcast it has helped me be comfortable with being myself."
"Literally my favorite people and favorite show."
"The Viral Podcast (wild)."
#32
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."
#33
National Park After Dark
4.3
(3)
"Highly recommended."
"National park after dark."
"I like listening to National Park After Dark."
#34
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."
#35
Maintenance Phase
4.0
(3)
"I mostly listen to things like 'Maintenance Phase' and 'Good Bodies'."
"Maintenance Phase & You're Wrong About."
"Deep dives on health stuff - Maintenance Phase."
#36
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."
#37
Dateline
3.7
(3)
"Dateline - generally single episode shows."
"Dateline is a good one, episodes range from 30-60 minutes."
"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"
#38
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."
#39
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."
#40
The Birth Hour
5.0
(2)
"The Birth Hour! I loved listening to the birth stories and it really helped me be prepared for all the different things that can happen during labor and delivery."
"The Birth Hour! Women call in and tell their birth stories!"
#41
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."
#42
Hardcore History
5.0
(2)
"If you are into history Dan Carlins Hardcore History can easily keep you engaged for 5 hours."
"Hardcore History with Dan Carlin is perfect for long road trips."
#43
Armchair Expert
5.0
(2)
"-armchair expert (very funny, interviews industry experts, celebs)."
"Armchair Anonymous (a part of Armchair Expert) is amazing!"
#44
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."
#45
Winged Wheel Podcast
5.0
(2)
"Winged wheel podcast in its own tier. By far the best one."
"Winged Wheel Podcast is how I keep up with the team when I’m not able to watch games."
#46
The Sporkful
5.0
(2)
"The Sporkful"
"The Sporkful"
#47
History of the 90s
5.0
(2)
"History of the 90’s"
"History of the 90s"
#48
Ridiculous Crime
5.0
(2)
"I love this podcast."
"My 9 year old loves Ridiculous Crime."
#49
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."
#50
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"
#51
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."
#52
99% Invisible
4.5
(2)
"Really enjoying 99% Invisible."
"99% Invisible."
#53
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. :)"
#54
Let's Not Meet
4.5
(2)
"And my all time go to is Let‘s not meet."
"I enjoy Let's Not Meet"
#55
Anatomy of Murder
4.5
(2)
"I really like Anatomy of Murder."
"Anatomy of murder."
#56
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."
#57
Missing Niamh
4.5
(2)
"Just binged 'Missing Niamh' from Casefile. It's really good."
"Missing Niamh."
#58
Three
4.5
(2)
"I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend “Three” it’s about the murder of Skylar neese."
"I really liked Three!"
#59
Crimelines
4.5
(2)
"Crimelines should absolutely be recommended more."
"I've always been surprised that Crimelines is not more popular."
#60
Locked On Devils
4.5
(2)
"Locked on devils is my favorite."
"Is the best."
#61
Fear &
4.5
(2)
"It's very funny, Hasan, QT, Austinshow and Will Neff work really well together."
"- Fear &."
#62
The Basement Yard
4.5
(2)
"❤️"
"The Basement Yard."
#63
Proof
4.5
(2)
"Proof, from America's Test Kitchen"
"I like Proof quite a lot as well."
#64
Stuff You Missed in History Class
4.5
(2)
"Stuff you Missed in History Class might be for her."
"Is good too."
#65
Emergency Intercom
4.5
(2)
"Emergency Intercom and The Basement Yard are always my ole reliables."
"Do the girlies here like emergency intercom?"
#66
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."
#67
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)."
#68
Fall of Civilizations
4.5
(2)
"I love fall of civilizations, freakonomics, stuff you should know, behind the bastards(if you’re a history nerd), planet money, Art of Manliness, Dear HBR, Entrepreneur Network.."
"Fall of Civilizations is good."
#69
Heavyweight
4.5
(2)
"Heavyweight is a must-listen."
"[Heavyweight] isn't directly related on overcoming grief but explores resolving individuals' personal longstanding anxieties."
#70
Rotten Mango
4.5
(2)
"Rotten mango. She’s a true crime podcast and I love those."
"Rotten Mango: feels like listening to your bestie, good research, engaging."
#71
Tooth and Claw
4.5
(2)
"Tooth and Claw podcast is a podcast about real life animal attacks."
"Tooth and claw."
#72
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."
#73
Myths and Legends
4.5
(2)
"Myths and Legends are my two favorites."
"Myths and Legends (learning about sooooo many great stories told!)"
#74
Science Vs
4.5
(2)
"Science Vs"
"Science vs."
#75
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."
#76
Behind the Bastards
4.5
(2)
"Both amazing."
"I'd add Behind the Bastards."
#77
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."
#78
Dear Hank and John
4.5
(2)
"Is my go to."
"I like dear Hank and John."
#79
The Big Flop
4.5
(2)
"— entertaining stories about popular culture or business flops."
"The Big Flop."
#80
Podcast Addict
4.5
(2)
"If you use Android, Podcast Addict is excellent. Tons of features and it's very reliable at downloading episodes to listen to offline."
"I downloaded Podcast Addict last night and like it so far! Much better functionality and, so far, no issues with offline playback or app performance."
#81
Smash Boom Best
4.5
(2)
"Smash Boom Best, Million Bazillion, Stuff You Should Know, Unspookable are all great shows my kids like."
#82
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."
#83
True Crime Kent
4.0
(2)
"True Crime Kent. Also Jack Luna's Brutal."
#84
Morbid
4.0
(2)
"Morbid."
"I like morbid and red handed."
#85
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."
#86
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."
#87
The Yard
4.0
(2)
"“The Yard” (Ludwig, Slime, Nick and Aiden)."
"The yard, knuckle sandwich, sad boys podcast!!"
#88
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."
#89
Overcast
4.0
(2)
"Overcast, PocketCasts and even Apples own podcast app allow, and even work best, with downloadable content for off-line consumption."
"Overcast has served me well. You just need to setup download only on WiFi and then select what shows should auto download."
#90
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."
#91
Boring Books for Bedtime
4.0
(2)
"Boring Books for Bedtime! Nonfiction, very soothing narrator, I ADORE IT."
"Boring Books for Bedtime."
#92
Riverside
4.0
(2)
"I've been using it for two years. While it has the occasional hiccup, it's been pretty solid overall."
"Riverside fm is the best for podcast recording on desktop, super smooth and full of features."
#93
You Must Remember This
4.0
(2)
"You Must Remember This - stories and history of old Hollywood."
"You Must Remember This is a well researched podcast and spotlights a lot of Hollywood history."
#94
Chronically Online
4.0
(2)
"Might i recommend adam mcintyres chronically online podcast."
"Add the Chronically Online podcast by Adam Mcintyre."
#95
Chapo Trap House
4.0
(2)
"Chapo Trap House."
"Chapo Trap House, and Blowback pod are good."
#96
No Such Thing As a Fish
4.0
(2)
"No Such Thing As a Fish."
"*No Such Thing as a Fish*."
#97
Freely Given
4.0
(2)
"It's not specifically geared towards women, but they cover topics from a woman's point of view."
"I’ve enjoyed Freely Given quite a bit!"
#98
Wow in the World
3.5
(2)
"I had Wow In the World recommended by a friend."
#99
Chris Heckman Podcast
5.0
(1)
"I like Chris Heckman. Very down to earth."
#100
Tricycle Talks Podcast
5.0
(1)
"4. Tricycle Talks"
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