Local News Podcasts

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66 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 126 ratings
This award-winning and Peabody-nominated podcast documents how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted...

Houston Matters

991 episodes - Latest episode: about 20 hours ago - ★★★★ - 87 ratings
Houston Matters is a radio program airing weekdays at 9 am on Houston Public Media News 88.7 FM in Houston. During each hour, we’ll investigate the issues and ideas, people and places that make Ho...

Marietta Daily Journal Podcast

1,138 episodes - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
Get the news for Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, and all of Cobb County with the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. Marietta Daily Journal - https://www.mdjonline.com Cobb Life Magazine - www.cobblife...

San Diego News Fix

1,337 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 54 ratings
Get the story behind the story every weekday. Host Kristy Totten interviews Union-Tribune reporters about what matters in San Diego.

Berlin Briefing

665 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
We curate local news stories from Berlin (mostly reported in German) every weekday morning and report them back in a succinct five to ten minute summary. In English.

Under The Arch

78 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of...

Branching Out with The Acorn Newspapers

219 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
Branching Out is a weekly podcast expanding on the stories published in the Acorn Newspapers. Reporters and editors will discuss the impact of the stories they report and delve deeper into the issu...

Local Energy Rules

219 episodes - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
This bi-weekly podcast from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance shares powerful stories of local renewable energy, from mayors discussing their city’s commitment to 100% renewable energy to tales...

Inside the Daily Press

234 episodes - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★ - 29 ratings
So you live or work on the Westside of LA, but want some easily consumable news to bring up at your next dinner party? We will make you sound smart! Inside the Daily Press delivers a weekly podcast...

Conduit Street Podcast

272 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
A podcast on Maryland policy and politics. Stay in the know about how the General Assembly, Governor, state agencies, and county leaders affect the essential services that Marylanders depend on ea...

East Bay Insiders

150 episodes - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★ - 27 ratings
East Bay political discourse will never be the same! Political reporter Steve Tavares, and Alameda County insiders Shawn Wilson and Dan Mendoza, dish the scoop on Alameda County, state, and nationa...

Seattle News, Views, and Brews

228 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 26 ratings
Understand what's brewing in Seattle area politics, in about the time it takes to have a coffee break!

I SEE U with Eddie Robinson

165 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
I SEE U is a unique, award-winning program that gives voice to those who have often been unheard. Hosted by Houston Public Media’s Eddie Robinson, I SEE U explores cultural identity through the st...

NC Deep Dive

118 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 19 ratings
Diving in to local issues within Holly Springs and Fuquay Varina, building community, sharing perspectives, and keeping you better informed!

Idiotville: Erie, PA’s Favorite Podcast

247 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
Welcome to Idiotville - Erie, PA’s Liberal Conscience: We want you to be better, Erie. But you just keep screwing it up. Every time someone opens their mouth with a good idea, someone has to have a...

The Stonecrest Podcast

82 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
We changed our name from Stonecrest Weekly. STONECREST, Georgia Residents STAND UP!!! The Stonecrest Podcast is our community’s podcast. We will scour Google on your behalf to find hot topics abou...

365 Amplified

791 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
From Madison365, weekly discussion of the news for and from Wisconsin's communities of color and allies.

Ann Arbor AF

77 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
Get informed. Get involved. It’s your city! A podcast for folks trying to figure out what’s going on in Ann Arbor politics. We discuss current events in local politics and policy, governance, and ...

StateImpact Oklahoma

308 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.

The ARLnow Podcast

84 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Smart discussions about Arlington, Virginia local news with ARLnow's reporting staff, plus interviews with local newsmakers.

Town Square with Ernie Manouse

568 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day’s most important and pressing issues — a place for the audience to share personal opinion...

Spartanburg City News

324 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
Official podcast of the City of Spartanburg

Forward Maryland

218 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Commentary, Opinion and Information about America in Miniature!

Other Voices

423 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
Often, truth isn’t handed down from public officials but comes from listening to other voices. Once a week, you can hear a wide variety of views from people who shape our corner of the world in Ne...

Murfreesboro.com Podcast

99 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Murfreesboro.com Podcast is hosted by John Iaccheri. This is an extension of all of the news/media content that John and the team at Murfreesboro.com has been producing for years. The podcast w...

KTOO News Update

705 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau.

The John Olsen Show

178 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Listen in as John Olsen entertains with fun and engaging conversations with friends and guests from around the San Diego county. Stay up to date and in the know with the John Olsen Show.

WPFW - On The Ground

124 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
"On the Ground", which premiered on May Day, May 1, 2014, counters this trend by giving a voice to the voiceless. The weekly hour hosted by Esther Iverem covers social justice activism, with a spec...

LAPodcast - Weird, Funny News!

474 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Local Anaesthetic Podcast (otherwise known as LAPodcast) has been covering weird, strange and funny local news stories from around the world since 2012. Listeners can submit stories via Facebook (...

The C-Suite Mentor - Business Growth for Small Business Leaders with Theresa Cantley

243 episodes - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Theresa Cantley, a business and brand strategist reveals her strategies to help you "break out of of the traditional mold" of small business by learning new ways to build profitability into your bu...