Documentary Podcasts

Scene on Radio

133 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10.4K ratings
Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. Previous series include Seeing White (Season 2)...

Killer Role

13 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3K ratings
The actress Wyn Reed had that powerful combination of charisma, beauty and smarts. She was such a talent that a team of movie producers couldn’t believe it when the 28 year-old Wyn agreed to play t...

Love and Radio

140 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2K ratings
Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist....

You Can’t Make This Up

244 episodes - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★ - 962 ratings
Hear the incredible real stories behind the making of the biggest documentary series & films on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie leads in-depth interviews with creators and subjects, exploring how thes...

Bed of Lies

22 episodes - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 395 ratings
It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the story they didn't want you to know - and one of the biggest medical disasters in history. The...

Self Evident: Asian America's Stories

66 episodes - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 206 ratings
We tell Asian America's stories to go beyond being seen. As people of all backgrounds reckon with complex legacies of race, power, culture, and identity and ask themselves, “Where do I stand?” Sel...

#JCsMusicology

27 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
Focusing on a creative peak in an artist's career, #JCsMusicology tells the story of how greatness was achieved. "Must Listen!" - RuPaul "If you are a stan - this is Christmas." - Questlove "Check ...

The Female Farmer Project™ Podcast

63 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratings
This podcast is where we mow down ‘grass’ ceilings. Host Audra Mulkern leads conversations with farmers, scientists, journalists, technologists, entrepreneurs and advocates. Together, they elevate...

NFW

190 episodes - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 89 ratings
No Fucking Way! A weekly release of true, disturbing & shocking stories hosted by Deanna and Candice. Binge and cringe with us all things f*cked up.

Black Love: The Interviews

88 episodes - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
“Black Love,” from filmmakers Codie Elaine Oliver and Tommy Oliver, displays “the other side of love that exists, that no one is showing”. Focusing on real couples from all walks of life and celebr...

Mental Note

79 episodes - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 75 ratings
Meet Mental Note – a podcast highlighting both the work and the beauty of mental health recovery. Stories will span a variety of mental illness struggles from eating disorders to depression, OCD an...

Death In Entertainment

145 episodes - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 72 ratings
Kyle Ploof and Alejandro Dowling discuss Hollywood's murders, true crime, on-set deaths and more.

Phil Cooke Podcast

142 episodes - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Helping leaders navigate their career and calling in today’s distracted media-driven culture. Do you have a message or story that could influence the world? Get expert tips from Hollywood producer ...

Documentary First

232 episodes - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
Documentary First is your bi-weekly dose of fascinating stories, real-life adventures, and illuminating explorations. Join us as we delve into captivating and thought-provoking documentaries, and m...

Serial Sis

323 episodes - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Serial Sis is a true crime and comedy podcast hosted by Devin Dennis and Jason Brown.

Rhythm of Life

22 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Chicago, IL - Where conversation flows...and life is explored -- that’s where the new podcast, Rhythm of Life, begins. Initial episodes include a fascinating conversation Steve Ordower has with fi...

School of Doc

21 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
School of Doc introduces listeners to the world's most renowned documentary filmmakers. In each episode, host David Altrogge sits down with a world-class documentarian to discuss the craft of docum...

The Happiness Quotient

265 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Thom Dharma Pollard hosts inspirational, intimate and unfiltered Stories That Inspire with guests and drawing from his own adventures around the world. The Happiness Quotient: connected, engaged, p...

Telehell

160 episodes - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
This is "Telehell", Where We cover the worst, the dumbest, the most sin-worthy of TV moments from the past 7 decades. Then, we rate them on a scale based on Dante's 9 circles of Hell. Add dry wit a...

Isles of Mistery (previously me time & murder)

177 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
True crime comedy podcast from Northern Ireland. Bitesized episodes focusing only on Irish and British crimes.

Ancient Faith Documentaries

18 episodes - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★ - 20 ratings
In-Depth Audio Explorations of Topics Related to Eastern Orthodoxy

Around the Lens

131 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratings
Around the Lens is a weekly round table discussion show dedicated to news, topics and gear related to photojournalism, broadcast journalism, documentary film making and visual journalism. Learn mor...

Fog of Truth

123 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
A podcast about documentaries

Inside the Bunghole...A Journey through Wine

23 episodes - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
A deep exploration into all things wine, with a fun, friendly approach. From grapes, vines, regions, pairings, to the importance of the correct stem ware. Raise a glass with your hosts, Pam and Ja...

Frame of Reference

11 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Hosted by Bill Atzl and Shourjya Mookerjee, Frame of Reference is an audio documentary series that's on a mission to find answers to the tougher questions in sports.

Documentary of the Week

398 episodes - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratings
Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

Baskis 360

34 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
War veteran and adventurer Steve Baskis shares stories of strength, resilience and courage through 360° discussion, interviews and world travel. Don’t worry I also talk about the negative too...

Hidden Yardage: The Story of the 1980 College Football Season

26 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Reliving the 1980 College Football Season week by week, through the memories of those that played, coached and covered it.

Kindertransport: Remembering & Rethinking

12 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
A documentary series using firsthand testimony to uncover the story of the Kindertransport - the rescue of 10,000 Jewish children from Germany and Austria in 1938-39.

Stories of Our City

95 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Stories of Our City is a worldwide project to cultivate community and understanding by sharing real stories from real people around the globe. We produce these stories to reveal that our everyday e...