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Top 19 NPR Podcasts

May 19, 2024

The Best NPR Podcasts from millions of podcasts available on the Goodpods platform and ranked by listens, ratings, comments, subscriptions and shares.

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Can We Please Talk?

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Can We Please Talk?
Top 10 Best Can We Please Talk? Episodes

217 Episodes

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Avg Length 51m

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Latest episode 5 days ago

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‘Can We Please Talk?’ is a news commentary podcast hosted by Mike Leon & Nick Zaveri. Each week, the guys break down the latest news stories making headlines, featuring award-winning journalists, correspondents, former & current government officials, best-selling authors, members of Congress & more, to help provide analysis & informed perspective. “We talk to people who know what they’re talking about!”


Learn more about our show and the family of shows on Leon Media Network, LLC at - https://www.leonmedianetwork.com/


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Email the show at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, concerns, or, you know, just want to talk!


Show theme song performed by the band 'Leaving Largo'

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On the Media

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On the Media
Top 10 Best On the Media Episodes

624 Episodes

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Avg Length 36m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Host Brooke Gladstone examines threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.

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Rabbits

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Rabbits
Top 10 Best Rabbits Episodes

27 Episodes

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Avg Length 36m

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Latest episode 7 months ago

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When Carly Parker’s friend Yumiko goes missing under very mysterious circumstances, Carly’s search for her friend leads her headfirst into a ancient mysterious game known only as Rabbits. Soon Carly begins to suspect that Rabbits is much more than just a game, and that the key to understanding Rabbits, might be the key to the survival of our species, and the Universe, as we know it.
Thaddeus Ellenburg's Casual Friday
Top 10 Best Thaddeus Ellenburg's Casual Friday Episodes

74 Episodes

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Avg Length 20m

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Latest episode 4 months ago

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Finish the work week in all-out hysterics with short stories written and read by Thaddeus Ellenburg.

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On Point | Podcast

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On Point | Podcast
Top 10 Best On Point | Podcast Episodes

1220 Episodes

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Avg Length 43m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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Let's make sense of the world – together. From the economy and health care to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point host Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with newsmakers and everyday people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR.

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The Black Tapes

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The Black Tapes
Top 10 Best The Black Tapes Episodes

52 Episodes

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Avg Length 25m

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Latest episode 2 years ago

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The Black Tapes is a weekly podcast from the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories, and is hosted by Alex Reagan. The Black Tapes Podcast is a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for truth, her subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both. Do you believe?

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NPR's Mountain Stage

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NPR's Mountain Stage
Top 10 Best NPR's Mountain Stage Episodes

340 Episodes

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Avg Length 134m

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Latest episode 12 days ago

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The Mountain Stage Podcast is the complete recording of the entire live show. It features songs that were cut from the radio broadcast, and it is the only place you can hear the full finale song. New episodes become available about 10 days after the premiere broadcast date. We have Spring and Fall seasons of new broadcasts, so if you heard a recent show but don’t see it at the top of the feed, just scroll back a few weeks or use the search function to find a specific artist.
Travel with Rick Steves
Top 10 Best Travel with Rick Steves Episodes

960 Episodes

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Avg Length 53m

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Latest episode 1 day ago

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A weekly one-hour conversation with guest experts and callers about travel, cultures, people, and the things we find around the world that give life its extra sparkle. Rick Steves is America's leading authority on travel to Europe and beyond. Host and writer of over a hundred public television travel shows and author of 30 best-selling guidebooks, Rick now brings his passion for exploring and understanding our world to public radio. Related travel information and message boards on www.ricksteves.com

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The Brian Lehrer Show

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Top 10 Best The Brian Lehrer Show Episodes

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Avg Length 29m

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Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.

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Compak Market Wrap

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Top 10 Best Compak Market Wrap Episodes

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Avg Length 47m

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Compak Market Wrap is a weekly program featuring a detailed analysis of the days news from Wall Street and around the world. You can count on each program to have detailed technical and fundamental analysis as well as forecasts for the future. You can learn more about MarketWrap and Moe Ansari on the web at www.Compak.com/media.

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Compak Market Wrap

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Compak Market Wrap is a weekly program featuring a detailed analysis of the days news from Wall Street and around the world. You can count on each program to have detailed technical and fundamental analysis as well as forecasts for the future. You can learn more about MarketWrap and Moe Ansari on the web at www.Compak.com/media.

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Radio Boston

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Top 10 Best Radio Boston Episodes

2542 Episodes

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Avg Length 23m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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Provocative stories and authentic voices from around Boston.
Left Handed Radio | A Sketch Comedy Podcast
Top 10 Best Left Handed Radio | A Sketch Comedy Podcast Episodes

221 Episodes

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Avg Length 15m

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Latest episode 23 days ago

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Left Handed Radio is an indie narrative comedy podcast hosted, written and produced by Anna Rubanova and Adam Bozarth. It features some of the funniest, talented comedians from across the country. The show is a hybrid of sketch comedy, audio plays, satirical short stories and parodies of podcasts and public radio programming. For our back catalogue, visit our new Patreon!

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Note to Self

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Note to Self
Top 10 Best Note to Self Episodes

299 Episodes

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Avg Length 20m

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Latest episode 4 years ago

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Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others. © WNYC Studios

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The Pretzel Podcast

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The Pretzel Podcast
Top 10 Best The Pretzel Podcast Episodes

21 Episodes

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Avg Length 32m

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Latest episode 4 years ago

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From pretzels in the news, to pretzels throughout history, to pretzels in pop culture, the Pretzel Podcast is, well, a podcast about pretzels. Hosts Michelle Maternowski and Mitch Teich place the unheralded salty snack front and center.The Pretzel Podcast features interviews, special guests, pretzel taste tests, and surprising insights into the snack food you know and love.

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The Last Movie

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The Last Movie
Top 10 Best The Last Movie Episodes

17 Episodes

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Avg Length 29m

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Latest episode 7 months ago

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Tanis podcast host Nic Silver and regular contributor MK, explore the possible existence of "The Last Movie," an infamous underground feature film, reputed to drive you insane. Legend has it that every screening of this film was surrounded by bloodshed and controversy: one reviewer actually described slipping on blood in the aisle, as he ran through dozens of people trying to tear him apart.
The Fakist: One Last Day
Top 10 Best The Fakist: One Last Day Episodes

39 Episodes

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Avg Length 37m

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Latest episode 1 year ago

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This is a story about a flawed man, born of privilege, who only lived for himself. It tells of the last day of his newscast; of how his enemies plotted against him until the final battle, and of how his partner LeAnn abandoned him just when he thought he had it all figured out. It ends with a podcast. It begins in the wreckage of KCOM Studios on the night of Deathember 13th, 2021. In Somewhere West of New York City, the faithful still tune in at six o'clock, waiting for the newscast to start... but it never will. The Fakist died two years ago. The Fakist: One Last Day, a new documentary, starting tonight on WAFM-TV 3.
Low Tide - From Conch Public Radio
Top 10 Best Low Tide - From Conch Public Radio Episodes

9 Episodes

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Avg Length 14m

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Latest episode 1 year ago

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Low Tide is Conch County's most popular news and culture program. If you've never heard of Conch County, that's because it's fictional and this is a comedy show. If you're a fan of NPR, Parks and Recreation, or Welcome To Night Vale, tune in to Low Tide. We have tote bags.

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With Good Reason

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Top 10 Best With Good Reason Episodes

536 Episodes

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Avg Length 46m

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Latest episode 3 days ago

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Each week on With Good Reason we explore a world of ideas with leading scholars in literature, history, science, philosophy, and the arts. With Good Reason is created by Virginia Humanities and the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium.

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Compak Market Wrap

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Compak Market Wrap is a weekly program featuring a detailed analysis of the days news from Wall Street and around the world. You can count on each program to have detailed technical and fundamental analysis as well as forecasts for the future. You can learn more about MarketWrap and Moe Ansari on the web at www.Compak.com/media.
Timber—Stories for Podcasters
Top 10 Best Timber—Stories for Podcasters Episodes

8 Episodes

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Avg Length 12m

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Latest episode 2 years ago

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With short episodes written by journalists, learn how the world's best podcasters make their shows and grow their audiences. Selected stories from the publication at https://timber.fm
Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live
Top 10 Best Sedge Thomson's West Coast Live Episodes

171 Episodes

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Avg Length 21m

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Latest episode 11 years ago

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West Coast Live is a California-Native variety show hosted by impresario Sedge Thomson. Join in for some engaging conversation, music and play.

THE INTERSECTION

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Top 10 Best THE INTERSECTION Episodes

36 Episodes

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Avg Length 21m

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Latest episode 8 months ago

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Exploring our changing cities. One street corner at a time. This season we are going to Burning Man. From KALW 91.7FM in San Francisco. Find us online at www.theintersection.fm and on Twitter @IntersectionFM
Long Haul: Public Radio Documentaries to Go!
Top 10 Best Long Haul: Public Radio Documentaries to Go! Episodes

87 Episodes

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Avg Length 17m

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Latest episode 9 years ago

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America Amplified: Life, Community, and COVID-19
Top 10 Best America Amplified: Life, Community, and COVID-19 Episodes

13 Episodes

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Avg Length 46m

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Latest episode 3 years ago

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Public radio stations across the country team up each week and invite Americans to share their diverse experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. The call-in show provides insight into how communities are responding to this crisis and charting a new future.

Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
Top 10 Best Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson Episodes

872 Episodes

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Avg Length 49m

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Latest episode 2 months ago

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Dynamic and diverse voices. News, politics, community leaders and issues that define our region. Detroit Today brings you fresh and perceptive views and brings you into the conversation each day.

The Big Shed Podcast

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Top 10 Best The Big Shed Podcast Episodes

75 Episodes

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Avg Length 13m

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Latest episode 12 years ago

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Voices. Stories. Sounds ... a DIY kinda place, Big Shed as been pumping surprising audio documentary work into the podosphere since 2005.

Bubbler Talk

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Top 10 Best Bubbler Talk Episodes

98 Episodes

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.

Georgia Today

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Top 10 Best Georgia Today Episodes

479 Episodes

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Avg Length 14m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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Georgia Today is the daily podcast from GPB News bringing you compelling stories and in-depth reporting that you won’t hear anywhere else. Peter Biello hosts this quick and convenient way to get the best of GPB News’ extensive coverage of the topics that matter to you, delivered directly to your device every weekday afternoon.

New News

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Top 10 Best New News Episodes

19 Episodes

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Avg Length 19m

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Latest episode 4 years ago

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National Local News in association with West New Jersey Turnpike public radio bring you "New News". Currently the number 1 rated podcast in the major suburban Trenton, NJ area, this monthly news update comes to you UNCENSORED in the most unbiased of formats, Podcast!Tune in for 100% unbiased, and raw Public Radio.

Capitol Notes

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Top 10 Best Capitol Notes Episodes

143 Episodes

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Avg Length 11m

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Latest episode 3 days ago

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There's never a shortage of political news in Wisconsin, from the governor's office to the Legislature to the state's elected officials in Washington, DC. Join WUWM host Maayan Silver and Wispolitics.com editor JR Ross as they highlight and provide context to the latest developments.

Beats Me

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Top 10 Best Beats Me Episodes

20 Episodes

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Latest episode 4 years ago

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What Questions Do You Have For WUWM's Beat Reporters?Beats Me answers your questions about how education, the environment, race and innovation impacts life in southeastern Wisconsin.

Losing Our Religion

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Top 10 Best Losing Our Religion Episodes

463 Episodes

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Avg Length 47m

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Latest episode 3 years ago

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Losing Our Religion with host Zac Gandara is a wild often comedic ride alongside a community of diverse humans each seeking their desired life and ideal experience away from the dogma and exclusivities they may have been raised to believe.
CD Baby Rockabilly Podcast
Top 10 Best CD Baby Rockabilly Podcast Episodes

8 Episodes

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Avg Length 16m

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Latest episode 13 years ago

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Podcasting from Portland, Oregon in full stereophonic sound, the CD Baby Rockabilly podcast is here to help you discover rockabilly artists, songs, and albums, both new and old, from all around the globe. Fans of Stray Cats, Wanda Jackson, Eddie Cochran, Charlie Feathers, Bill Haley & The Comets, Social Distortion, 1991 Morrissey, and early Sun Studios recordings from Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash know this classic genre, which merges early rock & country sounds in a timeless signature sound of slapback bass, twangy electric guitar, and vocalists who wail & croon. In this podcast, CD Baby's rockabilly editor, Peter, brings you selections from some of the best independent rockabilly albums in the world.
STORY JAM // music + stories
Top 10 Best STORY JAM // music + stories Episodes

16 Episodes

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Avg Length 18m

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Latest episode 5 months ago

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WELCOME TO STORY JAM!
We offer entertaining personal stories and original songs written for each story. Each podcast episode presents one story and its accompanying custom song plus a brief interview with the storyteller. At Story Jam, we believe stories are powerful enough to change lives and influence people to develop compassion and connection. We aim to inspire our audience through the sharing of diverse voices. The Story Jam podcast is lovingly produced in Chicago by Story Jam creator/producer Stephanie Rogers and music director/engineer Danny Shaffer. If you'd like to become a supporter or a sponsor of the Story Jam podcast, please visit us at storyjamshow.com and come see our live show online or in person. Thank you for listening!
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The Diane Rehm Show: Friday News Roundup
Top 10 Best The Diane Rehm Show: Friday News Roundup Episodes

40 Episodes

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Avg Length 52m

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Latest episode 7 years ago

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The Diane Rehm Show's Friday News Roundup was an informed discussion of the week's top domestic and international news. This podcast serves as an archive and is no longer updated. For a more complete archive, visit drshow.org.

Compak Market Wrap

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Avg Length 47m

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Compak Market Wrap is a weekly program featuring a detailed analysis of the days news from Wall Street and around the world. You can count on each program to have detailed technical and fundamental analysis as well as forecasts for the future. You can learn more about MarketWrap and Moe Ansari on the web at www.Compak.com/media.

WUWM News

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1331 Episodes

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Avg Length 4m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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News from WUWM
Conversations with Peter Boghossian
Top 10 Best Conversations with Peter Boghossian Episodes

99 Episodes

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Avg Length 68m

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Latest episode 3 days ago

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Listen to programs, interviews, and conversations with Peter Boghossian.
This show started as "All Things Re-Considered," which took a closer look at the ideological capture of NPR. That program is complete, but the podcast is carrying on with interviews, conversations, and new projects from Peter and his team at National Progress Alliance. Visit to learn more--and consider making a donation to support this work: https://www.nationalprogressalliance.org/donate/
Thank you for listening. Communicate with us at https://boghossian.substack.com/
Watch Peter's videos and subscribe on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@drpeterboghossian

The Takeaway: Story of the Day
Top 10 Best The Takeaway: Story of the Day Episodes

50 Episodes

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Avg Length 12m

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Latest episode 10 years ago

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Daily highlights from The Takeaway, the national morning news program that delivers the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what's ahead. The Takeaway, along with the BBC World Service, The New York Times and WGBH Boston, invites listeners every morning to learn more and be part of the American conversation on-air and online at thetakeaway.org.

Project Milwaukee

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Top 10 Best Project Milwaukee Episodes

17 Episodes

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Avg Length 8m

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Latest episode 4 years ago

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In-depth reporting, extensive coverage on issues vital to southeastern Wisconsin. WUWM's latest series — Great Lakes, Troubled Waters — dives in to the topic of clean water, or the lack there of.

Peach Jam Podcast

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36 Episodes

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Avg Length 25m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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The Peach Jam Podcast from Georgia Public Broadcasting features songs and stories from a sampling of the incredibly talented and diverse bands and artists who call the Peach State home. Recorded live in our GPB studios, you get a front-row seat for the intimate musical performances and free-flowing conversations from a truly eclectic variety of Georgia musicians.
Lake Effect: Full Show
Top 10 Best Lake Effect: Full Show Episodes

642 Episodes

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Avg Length 51m

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Latest episode 2 days ago

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Lake Effect is your connection to the community. We bring you local conversations about the people, places and organizations that shape Milwaukee.This podcast features full episodes of Lake Effect.Learn more about Lake Effect here.

Soundcheck

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Top 10 Best Soundcheck Episodes

84 Episodes

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Avg Length 34m

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Latest episode 3 days ago

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WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, Rackett, The Replacements, and James Brown.
Living with a Genius Daily
Top 10 Best Living with a Genius Daily Episodes

405 Episodes

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On this day, in the arts, letters, sciences, and salmagundi.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/living-with-a-genius-daily.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How Hits Made

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Top 10 Best How Hits Made Episodes

6 Episodes

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Avg Length 21m

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Latest episode 7 years ago

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In this Play Too Much original podcast, How Hits Made investigates the creative process of a song and the players behind it. We followed the band Great Caesar over the course of a year on their quest to elevate their success through a hit song. In this 5 part series we follow how the song “Take Me To The River” is made. Will this soulful pop epic propel the band to the next level? Will it force them to reconsider their craft? Or maybe a hit is just in the ear of the beholder - listen to How Hits Made.

Soundcheck

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WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, Rackett, The Replacements, and James Brown.
Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired
Top 10 Best Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired Episodes

493 Episodes

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Avg Length 59m

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Latest episode 8 days ago

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What inspires the people who inspire you? How do creative people create? Each week on Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired, Grammy-Nominated jazz pianist Judy Carmichael explores these questions with celebrated creative artists who love jazz. A wide range of talents — everyone from Billy Joel to Seth MacFarlane — discuss their creative process and how jazz inspires them. They share their favorite recordings as well as insight into their life and art.

This American Lie

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The Key 3, from The Splendid Table
Top 10 Best The Key 3, from The Splendid Table Episodes

14 Episodes

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Avg Length 19m

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Latest episode 6 years ago

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The Key 3 is a series of discussions with great cooks (not just professional chefs) about the three recipes or techniques they think everyone should know. These are master classes for all of us and quite revealing about the cooks themselves.