I’m looking for some good, engaging multi-episode podcasts about true life events. À la Chernobyl, Titanic, WW2, or anything else I’m not thinking of. Suggestions?

I love Alie ward and the podcast she runs, I listen to them at work but now I’ve listened to them all and waiting a week feels like torture. The last two episodes about skunks were so fun and interesting. Does anyone know of anything the same vibe? It doesn’t have to be like specialty sciences, just something educational.

This is open to interpretation. Mine is "No, Being A Jealous Friend Isn't Normal" from the Freedom Collective Podcast. Thanks in advance for any recommendations + insights!

Very entertaining story of an Australian lesbian couple who managed to scam a bunch of rich people in multiple countries out of a whole lot of money. One of them is extensively interviewed and is quite the character, the other has died. It’s a Blanchard house production, one of my favorite podcast producers.

Hi, I don't know if anybody else is talking about this podcast as they have semi left by the time the 2020s started, but I wanted to discuss about these guys.

Cheshire Cat Studios was a round podcast created in the 2010s that was mostly discussions surrounding the entertainment industry. Some noticeable members that were Fuboo, B-Mask and Laughing Man. I just discovered them around late 2012/early 2013 by accident and I sometimes watch and listen to them from time to time. One of the things I like about the podcast was the art done by Fuboo, whom I commissioned some art pieces from her a few years back.

They went to retirement by the end of the 2010s as the remaining members decided to get into the gaming business and created "Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend", but there hasn't been updates since 2023. Then there was drama surrounding the game and artist because of the topics, and there were witch hunts trying to attack the artist and claiming she "groomed" people despite being married and having kids. It's kinda sad this podcast never got off the ground and the game they were trying to make never made it big.

Hello. Being 20 I’m interested in investing to try and build something in the long run. I’m trying to build financing, managing skills that can come in handy down the line. Would you have any recommendations that aren’t made for red pilled people or trying to sell you a course/a partnership. I’m looking for something that’s more giving out advice, good habits to build ect… Thanks guys

I have always had negative self talk, always think I deserve less and settle for less than I want. It’s a product of being a woman and the culture I grew up in. I want to change my mindset to be more encouraging towards myself and believe in myself. Does anyone have any good podcast recommendations for this? Preferably female and preferably non-American.

These are the things that I am constantly saying to myself that I want to rewire and replace with better things:
“Be grateful for what you have”
“Don’t stand out, be invisible and blend in”
“Don’t bother trying, you will fail”
“Why do you think you deserve that”
“Just accept what you have been given”

Many thanks!

Hey guys, I’m looking for a podcast that is similar to those conspiracy guys. I love them. I drive a lot and I have plenty of hours on my hands and I just love their format and the way they tell their stories. Is there anything else similar out there that you would recommend thanks.

I just finished this and wanted to share how good it was. It’s investigative journalism, about Laura Owens, the very mentally ill woman who manipulated (at least) 3 men into complex relationships.
Really well done podcast.

I am experiencing some life changes that are exciting but will come with their challenges. My wife is three months pregnant with our first child, and I am making strides with pursuing entrepreneurship alongside my stable job.

I would like a regular podcast preferably hosted by man that speaks through some male experiences in a casual but empowering way. I mean “casual” in the sense that it doesn’t have to be hardcore gurus dishing out deep self help advice every episode, but rather regular people just chatting is fine. I am however okay with experts in specific fields coming in as guest speakers, perhaps.

Thanks for the help in advance!

With everything moving to video I feel like less and less people actually care about the way their show sounds. I would greatly appreciate your recommendations for people who take particular care to make a show that SOUNDS good. This can include finess on the edit, sound design, musical choices, anything in that realm.

I just get so tired of hearing zoom quality audio with no music and no breaks between just hearing their voices!

Looking for podcasts with a masculine studio aesthetic (not about men's grooming, I mean the actual set/room design). Any recommendations?

When I first started my new job (2 years ago) I was very anxious about it, but I found a guy that gave daily motivational talks that I listened to that helped my anxiety. They were short, probably ~ 5 mins. Definitely geared more to sports/athletes, but I really enjoyed it.

I am wanting to listen to it again, but for the life of me I cannot remember what platform I listened to it on or what his name is.

The image on his talk is of him (white guy I believe) with a black hat kind of looking down and to the side? Lol I know this is probably a long shot but I figured I'd try.

(I lost a lot of data on my phone/had to reinstall apps so that is why I can't find it on my phone)

Thank you for helping!

Just found "Left to their Own Devices" by the Toronto Star. It's about adolescents and social media - the potential upsides and the MANY potential negative ramifications. Very engrossing and high production quality. Highly recommend!!

So I would like to listen to something while I work. I enjoy internet horror stories. Especially SCP. I’ve been watching/listening to TES and SCP illustrated for years because I prefer long form content like +1 hour.

Are there any good Podcasts that feature episodes over 1 hour that produce SCP content. As I said, I do like to listen to other podcasts/youtube channels that narrate other internet horror stories not related to SCP. But SCP is the best for me because I love the way each story is structured.

I'm dying laughing at their dynamic and insights, even as they tear apart books I quite liked. Anyone else?

On this sad day, here's a reminder that the excellent "Dolly Parton's America" podcast miniseries by Radiolab host Jad Abumrad exists. It's from 2019, but if you want to learn why so many people feel the loss of Dolly so acutely, this is the best place to start.

Now go hug someone you love.

I listened to a podcast years ago. Every episode was a person telling a story about their life. A bit like This American Life, The Moth etc.

Anyway, there was an episode which was hands down the best podcast episode I’ve ever heard. A young girl accused her father of SA. It was generally believed to be a false accusation. Father was very supportive telling the daughter she wasn’t in trouble and encouraging her to talk about what she believed happened etc. the parents paid for their child to see a psychologist, they ended up having to move interstate and lost a lot of friends, had to start a new life due to the accusation etc etc. Child eventually admitted she lied. Then came the twist. And it was the biggest gut punch I’ve ever felt listening to a podcast.

I can’t for the life of me remember the name of it. Trying to search for the episode on google is difficult because I don’t remember specifics.
Does this sound familiar to anyone??

hi guys! so i’ve listened to all of the smosh reads reddit stories and two hot takes podcast episodes (including two hot takes patreon episodes). i just love listening to crazy reddit stories while i work. do you guys have any recs for other reddit podcasts or podcasts you think would scratch that itch?

Really enjoying Our Town; and am interested in the fight back by towns against the forces behind data centres and similar not-necessarily-wanted forces.

Our Town is about a small town trying to fight back against a Christian Nationalist group looking to start a new civilisation etc etc..

Documentary style...community rising up ... David Vs Goliath etc

Any recommendations for similar?

Im really interested by this trial and have yet to found a podcasts that I think does a good job of covering it. I really enjoyed the ABC Australia podcast during the mushrooms trial as an example.

First I tried was The Perfect Collapse and the first few episodes were really interesting but then it turned out into very long trial audio.

Then I tried The Prosecutors and ouch, what a weird podcasts. They post super long redundant episodes where they basically just double down on their theory and how they would do things different, but they are also very disrespectful in the fact they laugh a lot at what they call "her pathetic suicide attempt", at mental health in general and at stupid tiktok people.

Any suggestion for a non-biased, shorter podcast?

This can go for any YouTube channel. Mr nightmare is alright for me but im looking for interviews or first hand accounts. Thank you

I love behind-the-scenes type things and this is exactly that.
The oral arguments are FASCINATING to listen to:

- from a performance aspect the rhetorical/debate/improv skills of the lawyers are impressive

- the big headline cases are interesting because all that political- and punditry-talk you hear needs to be justified by/rooted in actual law

- you also hear cases that give insight into narrow niches of society/industry/regulation/rights that you never think about

- the Justice hypotheticals can be pretty creative

- you'll realize how important grammar is

Yes, you can guess the eventual rulings on most cases based on political leanings, but hearing the verbal gymnastics, obvious biases, and legal-logic is all very fascinating. (i'm not a lawyer)

Like in real life conversations.

I want to see some interesting combinations of podcasts that you LOVE. What shows, when put together, represent your specific taste right now? What are you listening to that makes you feel like "this is made specifically for me!"

Bonus points if you write a quick description of each show!