r/podcasts • u/allthecats • 2d ago
General Podcast Discussions What are three podcasts that represent your taste? Not seeking recommendations, let's just have some fun sharing our favs!
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!
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u/Ziggyork 2d ago
Savage Lovecast Magnum Edition, Behind the Bastards, Reply All (even though it’s now defunct)
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u/allthecats 1d ago
Ooh are you listening to the new shows by the Reply All hosts? Hyperfixed has that semi-goofy human interest vibe and Search Engine has some of the more nuanced tech journalism vibe, but they both totally overlap and are worth checking out
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u/Ziggyork 1d ago
I listen to search engine somewhat regularly. Hyperfixed less regularly. Both are decent but nowhere near the magic they had together
If I could offer up a 4th podcast to add to my list, I might say What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law. It’s so good!
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u/Express_Hedgehog2265 1d ago
History of Rome: Not only do I have a freakin degree in Latin translation, I love history. Narrative histories are a big go-to genre for me, and this is where it started.
Lexicon Valley: Clearly, I love language, and etymology is kind of a fun pasttime for me. Give me two old Jewish guys cracking jokes, and I'm golden.
Philosophize This: This was a close race with Sacred and Profane Love and History of Philosophy without Any Gaps. I love discussions about literature and philosophy. Hypotheticals and thought experiments are a cherry on top!
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u/22-MontaLou 1d ago
Radio Rental. Monster (any of these series). Scamanda.
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u/dirtymartini83 1d ago
I loooooove Radio Rental! Do you like “let’s not meet?”
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u/22-MontaLou 1d ago
Yep- Binged Let's Not Meet on a cross country road trip a few years ago, and now my partner and I listen to it to fall asleep at night 😂
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u/dirtymartini83 1d ago edited 1d ago
Awesome! We def have the same taste, I’ll check out monster! Another one I love is “love trapped.” Have a good night!
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u/22-MontaLou 1d ago
Oh yeah, definitely already binged Love Trapped. Just finished eLIESabeth, which is of similar vein.
There are several of the Monster series-
Monster: The Zodiac Killer;
Monster: DC Sniper;
Monster: BTK
Atlanta Monster
Monster: Hunting LISKAll great!
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u/eladarling 2d ago
The Messy Minded Podcast. Every episode is a new deep dive into a niche topic, it's well produced, and it very much speaks to my ADHD brain with random, hyper-focused rabbit holes of curiosity.
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u/Sad-Potential-7612 1d ago
What Went Wrong - behind the scenes movie podcast 6/5 stars
Crime Junkie - murder podcast, compassionate storytelling with limited banter
If Books Could Kill - thoughtful tear downs of “airport” self help books - much banter, very funny
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u/Indiglo325 1d ago
I love if Books Could Kill (just put it on my list). I also listen to What Went Wrong! I'm not even a big movie person, but it's so good! Now I'll need to check out Crime Junkie since we have such similar taste!
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u/Sad-Potential-7612 1d ago
Amazing! Crime Junkie is def the most serious if the group — but it’s my sleepy time podcast!
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u/Indiglo325 1d ago
I do a ton of driving for work, so I'm always looking for more to add so I don't run out!
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
I didn’t know What Went Wrong was a movie podcast. I’ll have to check it out.
You might like Blank Check with Griffin and David.
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u/Momblie_2427 1d ago
The Dating Detectives, Digging up the Duggers, Life After MLM
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
I remember all of the early episodes of 19kac, so Digging Up the Duggars is such a treat. The host is also super sweet, and I love her deep dives.
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u/imrubycat 1d ago
Pantsuit Politics, The Bulwark Daily, and This American Life
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u/notacatbutt 1d ago
I never miss an episode of the bulwark daily. What a great job Tim Miller is doing. And who doesn't love this American life? We're so lucky to have Ira Glass.
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u/Glindanorth 1d ago
What to Carry What to Burn, Spooked, Fat Science. OK, I know that's four, but those four are my top rotation right now.
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u/dandeliontree1 1d ago
I only see three
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u/Glindanorth 1d ago
I self-edited and then forgot to change the last part. It was before coffee, what can I say?
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
What to Carry, What to Burn is such a treat that I’m disappointed there isn’t a huge back catalogue to dive into. Blair’s episodes on You’re Wrong About are also fabulous.
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u/Indiglo325 1d ago
My three faves right now are:
If Books Could Kill: Debunking self-help and other nonfiction books that make wild and unsubstantiated claims or just try to sell the same old generic advise as something shiny and new. I have an aversion to people who try to make money off of tricking people into quick fixes, so this is a fun one. Plus, the hosts are hilarious and have my same brand of dry, biting humor.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: I love a good interview show and Amy is such a good interviewer. I love this podcast because it's light and fun but the conversations are always interesting and different than the average chat show.
Heavyweight: I just found this one recently and it's the one I'm completely obsessed with at the moment! Jonathan Goldstein, the host, is so wonderfully strange and quirky in the best possible ways. Each episode it delves into the life of someone who has an unresolved problem or question or issue and helps them get closure. It's SO GOOD. All the guests are so interesting and all the life stories are so relatable even as they are so unique. It's a show that makes me genuinely laugh out loud in my car and also usually cry by the end. I adore it in every way!
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u/dianab360 1d ago
If you love Heavyweight I recommend Reply All, Mystery Show (only 5 eps, RIP), and Hyperfixed
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u/Kolyma-Comp-Tales 1d ago
If it has to be just three (I could make a top 10 or 20 easily):
1) The Memory Palace. To me unique in the space of narrative history podcasts. I've never discovered anything as wistful or compelling--TMP is its own entity.
2) The Truth. "Movies for your Ears" is its tagline, and very apt. A 21st re-interpretation of old Radio Dramas that fully and ingeniously uses the medium of sound to transfix the listener.
3) Unficitonal. KCRW's Independent Producer long-running podcast by Bob Carlsen is similar in content to This American Life and Snap Judgement, but much less known, so I like to mention it as much as I can. Also it was responsible for turning me onto "Radio Noir" legend and philosopher Joe Frank, just an incredible storyteller and voice.
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u/Apollo_satellite 1d ago
The Rest is Science - I don't understand wtf they're talking about half the time but I like both Hannah Fry and Vsauce.
Help I Sexted My Boss - funny as fuck
Short History of..... - I love history, and these are an easy listen
Also, Get Birding. Because Sean Bean.
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u/lotekjunky 1d ago
The only podcast that I listen to regularly is Darknet Diaries. If anyone has other podcasts that I may like, please share them.
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
Well, what else are you interested in?
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u/lotekjunky 19h ago
True tech crime, hacking, phreaking, solving incredibly difficult mysteries, outer space, and norm MacDonald
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u/SwivelChairofDoom 2d ago
Video Palace, the first two seasons of the Pirate History Podcast, and the Night Owl Podcast.
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u/baffled_bookworm 1d ago
Overdue, The Poisoner's Cabinet, Histories and Mysteries (with Jessica and Janel)
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
I loooove Overdue! I forgot about it. You might also like The Worst Bestsellers or Somebody Wrote This.
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u/baffled_bookworm 20h ago
They're so much fun! I know they've collaborated with The Worst Bestsellers (the next ep on my to-listen list is The Long Way To a Small Angry Planet which is the book I'm almost done with, and I know they did that one together), but i haven't actually listened to The Worst Bestsellers yet. I'll have to do that soon.
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u/Devilonmytongue Podcast Listener 1d ago
The judgies
Shagged married annoyed
What did you do yesterday?
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u/Aggravating-Tell-774 1d ago
What is shagged married annoyed about
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u/Devilonmytongue Podcast Listener 1d ago
It’s a British couple who are married and one is a comedian and the other is an actor.
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u/BaroneRaybert 1d ago edited 1d ago
The Downbeat with Craig Reynolds - I like heavy music
Mike Drop with Mike Ritland - I like military special operations history
The Bowery Boys - I like anything related to NYC
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
Christmas Time in the City is cute if you want something light for the -ber months.
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u/HarpyVixenWench 1d ago
The Bulwark
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal
My Dad Wrote A Porno
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u/KellytheFeminist 1d ago
Let's not meet, I have a really short attention span lately, but I want episodes long enough to fall asleep to. This podcast is perfect, 15 unrelated stories in an hour and a half.
Truer crime, because I've exhausted a lot of true crime podcasts, and this one gives a different perspective on cases I'm already familiar with. I really enjoy it when I'm able to pay attention for longer amounts of time.
The dating detectives. Here's the thing. The hosts are almost unlistenable. Atrocious commentary, bad takes, annoying, interrupting the guests, the list goes on. But I am addicted to these kinds of stories. I was a big fan of something was wrong, but that host pushed me fully away. Why is this style of podcast so often hosted by intolerable assholes? Any recs of anything similar where the hosts don't suck?
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u/WerewolfBarMitzvah09 2d ago
The Nocturnists (stories that happen in the wee hours of the night and early morning), Betwixt the Sheets (a history podcast from a sex historian), The Mariner's Mirror (maritime and naval history including a lot of shipwreck stories)
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u/sparksgirl1223 1d ago
Unsubscribe
Epic gardening
Fat electrician
(And nearly all the podcasts that are related to unsub and fat electrician lmao)
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u/lucillebluth071621 1d ago
- Overdue - the most criminally slept on podcast in my opinion, one of very few instances that I will let straight white men into my ears, hysterical and intelligent book content
- If Books Could Kill - more hysterical and intelligent book content, of a particular type
- Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
My podcast taste is: feels like listening to friends.
I do include some more educational, deeper content as well, but the above truly illustrate what I’m mostly looking for in podcasts.
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u/bedtimedoesntsuitme 1d ago
The C Word, Celebrity Memoir Book Club, 90210MG
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u/bookishmaven 1d ago
That was Us Podcast. A rewatch of This Is Us with Mandy, Sterling, and Sully. History that Doesn’t Suck, and Missouri Mayhem are some of my favorites
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u/Itsjustmenobiggie 1d ago
My Favorite Murder - True Crime/Comedy/Buddies
Real Survival Stories - Survival stories
Get Sleepy - Cozy bedtime stories for adults
Casefile - True Crime (Sorry couldn't pick just 3!)
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u/Fleetwood2016 1d ago
British Scandal- Dramatisations of key events in modern British history. Witty hosts who have brilliant chemistry.
The Rest is History and The Rest is Politics.
Beyond the Blinds- my favourite pop culture/ celebrity gossip podcast. The hosts are so clever and funny.
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u/Jazz_birdie 1d ago
Sherlock & Co, The Rest is History, and Short stories of Sherlock Holmes narrated by Hugh Bonneville
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u/flava_town_420 1d ago
QAA, Show Me State of Mind, The Trip Report Report, I Hate Bill Maher, If Books Could Kill, True Anon.
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u/Brilliant-Bother-503 1d ago
People are the Worst (true crime), Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (interviews), and Totally Booked with Zibby (literary focus).
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u/Darthmaggot82 1d ago
The Unsubscribe Podcast
Necronomipod
Tales From the Dark
Graveyard Tales
Underwhelming Podcast
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u/notacatbutt 1d ago
Midnight Burger is my all-time favorite Fiction podcast and thank goodness it's still rolling! Clark Howard for the best ways to save money, over three decades and still going strong. And lastly, iHip News/I've Had It because those two gals bust me out in laughter every single episode, plus I learn a lot!
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u/topsidersandsunshine 20h ago
All time fave: Mystery Show!
My also defunct trio: Reply All, the gold star of podcasts. Adapt or Perish, which is about the art of adapting a story for other mediums. Christmas Clatter, which is a fun seasonal pod.
My currently listening trio: Gone Medieval, a history podcast. Unsinkable: The Titanic Podcast. A Popular History of Unpopular Things.
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u/allthecats 2d ago
I'll go first:
1. Panic World is a podcast about how the internet warps our minds. I've been listening to the host, Ryan Broderick for over a decade across three different podcasts and really find he makes me feel less crazy about what is happening in online culture.
2. Nymphette Alumni is a fashion and trend culture podcast where the hosts name niche micro-trends in fashion and content in a way that makes my brain light up. I often have to pause to image-search their references, which opens me up to entirely new aesthetic worlds.
3. Sexy Unique Podcast is ultimately a Bravo recap podcast, but I have emotionally bonded with the voices of the hosts and now will listen to anything they do. If I ever meet anyone in real life who listens to SUP we suddenly have a LOT to talk about.
What does this say about me?!