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My Favorite Podcasts

During this pandemic, I've finally gotten through most of my podcast backlog, and since a bunch of people were sharing their podcast lists last month, I thought I'd join in.

I'm not going to give descriptions of each one, but I'll clarify why some are favorites of mine.

10 Things That Scare Me

Adulting - Admittedly I don't really like live episodes of podcasts let alone podcasts that are mostly live, but this one is an exception.

Against the Rules with Michael Lewis

All Songs Considered

Articles of Interest

Asian Enough

Broken Record

The Butterfly Effect with Jon Ronson - No new episodes for awhile, but sooo interesting.

Cautionary Tales - Absolutely incredible

Code Switch

Come Through with Rebecca Carroll - Some of the best interviews you'll hear from the past few months

The Daily - I go back and forth on this one because the New York Times is so problematic, but very few podcasts does what this one does as well as it does it

Dead Eyes - If you're an actor, you NEED to listen

Death, Sex, and Money

Decoder Ring

Decomposed with Jade Simmons - A short series you can listen to over a weekend if you like

Dolly Parton's America - The Best of the Best

Finding Fred - If you think you don't need to listen to a Mr. Rogers podcast, trust me, you're wrong

Floodlines

Home Cooking - My favorite cooking podcast

The Indicator from Planet Money - I also listen to Planet Money, but I prefer the short form version even more

It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders

It's the Pictures That Got Small and You Must Remember This - I will listen to anything Karina Longworth lends her name to. If you want a movie club, here you go. And this season about Polly Platt is another masterpiece

The Lincoln Project - Are they all two-faced? Yes. Do I still love listening to former Republicans (and some current) talk shit about POTUS?  Yup.

Marlon and Jake Read Dead People - The best lit podcast I've heard in awhile

Mobituaries - I did not think I would like this podcast. I love it. The Laura Branigan episode had me in tears. 

Moonface - One of the few fiction podcasts I loved

Nancy

Nice Try!

Nice White Parents - New but instantly iconic

Noble Blood

Rabbit Hole - Incredible and frightening

Radiolab and Radiolab Presents: More Perfect

Radio Rental - Thanks for the suggestion, Tim. This is brilliant.

Reply All

Revisionist History - I don't love the war series from this year, but the earlier episodes are fantastic

Room 20

Running from Cops

Scam Goddess - Hilarious

Serial

Short Wave - Seven minutes of science everyday

Sincerely, X

Slow Burn

Soundstage - If you miss theater, here you go

Spectacular Failures

Staying In with Kumail and Emily - I would like to move in with them, thank you

StoryCorps

Sugar Calling - I cannot get over the guests on this podcast. An all-star line-up

Tell Them, I Am

This American Life

This Land

This is not a Drake podcast - Best podcast name

Throughline

Uncivil

Unholier Than Thou

Up First - My daily ritual is listening to this first and foremost. The Daily promised a short burst of news everyday. This actually delivers that as The Daily starts going into long form

Welcome to LA

We're Having a Moment

What A Day - One of the few Crooked Testosterone-Fueled Crooked Media podcasts I actually enjoy

Who? Weekly - My number one. My favorite. The legendary. The iconic. The moment.

Wind of Change

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