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Under The Skin with Russell Brand

225 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6.1K ratings
A weekly interview series from Russell Brand that examines what's beneath the surface—of the people we admire, the ideas that define our time, and the history we’re told. Speaking with guests from ...

How to Be Fine

328 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5.1K ratings
Half advice show, half reality show. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they seek advice from experts, and then put that advice to the test. All this season they’re focus...

Mommy Doomsday

28 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4.7K ratings
The disappearance of two of Lori Vallow’s children in Rexburg, Idaho in September 2019 would expose a bizarre trail of death, devotion and Doomsday beliefs that captivated the nation… A haunting po...

The Mike O'Meara Show

1,174 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratings
A fun mash-up of real life, pop-culture, news of the day, dynamic audio clips, and three guys busting each others’ balls.

The Thing About Helen & Olga

12 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.6K ratings
Helen and Olga are kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed...

Carolla Classics

730 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratings
Producer Chris Laxamana and Superfan Giovanni introduce clips highlighting the most memorable moments from The Adam Carolla Show anthology. Listen back to the podcast's funniest bits and best celeb...

Pseudo-Intellectual with Lauren Chen

544 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
Lauren Chen dives into stories not covered anywhere else at the intersection of culture and politics.

I Don't Speak German

185 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 951 ratings
Daniel Harper is a researcher who goes where few others can bear to go: he listens to what the reactionaries - from the IDW to the modern day Nazis - say to each other in *their* safe spaces! In t...

Inside the Hive by Vanity Fair

431 episodes - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 891 ratings
Each week, Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter examines the powerful forces driving today’s news and politics. Through incisive conversations with newsmakers, journalists, polit...

Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

436 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 342 ratings
Just the Right Book is a podcast hosted by Roxanne Coady, owner of famous independent bookstore R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, that will help you discover new and note-worthy books in all g...

Absolute poppycock

244 episodes - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★ - 312 ratings
Join hosts Lee & Dan for a laugh as cover a plethora of Absolute Poppycock stories, as ever thanks for listening please check out our T-shirt brand (Barbarian Breed Clothing) & If you have a story ...

Philosophy For Our Times

441 episodes - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
Philosophy for our Times is a free philosophy podcast bringing you the latest talks and debates from the world’s leading thinkers. We host weekly episodes on today’s biggest ideas in news, s...

So Many Damn Books

253 episodes - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
A blessing, a curse, a podcast, since 2014. Christopher (@cdhermelin) invites folks to the Damn Library to talk about reading, literature, publishing, and trying to make it through the never-dwindl...

How We Win

212 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 245 ratings
The Official Podcast of the Persistence! For the past 4 years, we’ve been making history in critical elections all over the country, and last year we made history again by expanding our majority in...

Texas Tribune TribCast

759 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 239 ratings
Hosted by the Tribune's Alexa Ura and featuring a rotating cast of Tribune reporters, editors and special guests, the TribCast is an informal – and, with luck, amusing – discussion of Texas politic...

True Stories of Good People

156 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 219 ratings
True Stories of Good People is a podcast about people who are making a difference in other people's lives, or have had their lives changed by someone kind.

Control Z with Zane Lamprey

225 episodes - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 215 ratings
Comedian Zane Lamprey (Three Sheets, Drinking Made Easy) hosts Control Z where guests are encouraged to take a look back at their lives and explore what advice they would give their younger self. N...

Escape From Plan A

462 episodes - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 199 ratings
Escape From Plan A Podcast We also run an online magazine, Plan A. Visit us at the link below!

Woke Societies's Podcast

278 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 188 ratings
Waking up the people of this world with full disclosure and truth and to break the illusion that has been pulled over our eyes.

I Learned Nothing

165 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 157 ratings
Ben explains philosophical concepts to Pat in an attempt to get him to learn something.

Ruined Heroes

397 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★ - 147 ratings
A weekly and self produced podcast wherein the three of us irreverently discuss a topic of societal renown.

For the Girls!

128 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 136 ratings
The gay Diva Podcast is here! Queer people are obsessed with iconic female performers, so hosts Jason Black & Nick Westrate set out to talk to every queer obsessed with a queen. The work of the gre...

Mousetalgia Fastpass - Weekly Disneyland News

131 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 111 ratings
Providing weekly updates and news about the Disneyland Resort!

La Lido Loca Cruise Podcast

38 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratings
Interested in cruise ships and cruise vacations? Yes? You are in the right place. Join Tony and guests as they work through everything going on in cruising.

Texas Tribune Brief

808 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 101 ratings
Get the latest news on Texas politics and policy from The Texas Tribune now on Amazon Alexa. With reporters based in Austin, Washington, D.C., and on the U.S.–Mexico border, we are your go-to sourc...

Theme Park Pulse

347 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 100 ratings
On the beat of themed entertainment. Hosted by Christopher Beale.

All Films

450 episodes - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
A briefing on global affairs, business, culture and design.

Real Black News

197 episodes - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★ - 71 ratings
Pop-up episode 133 of Real Black News, hosted by Raqiyah Mays, brings uplifting news stories about people of African descent from Ghana, Sweden, Brazil, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Queens, New York. Psych...

Sea Control - CIMSEC

478 episodes - Latest episode: about 20 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 70 ratings
The best in maritime security, technology, history, and international affairs from CIMSEC - your moment of power point rehab.

#WeNeedToTalk

202 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratings
#WeNeedToTalk is hosted by singer and activist Malynda Hale. Leading with the motto that everything begins with a conversation, #WeNeedToTalk is centered around heartfelt one on one conversations, ...