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  1. best of 2020
    The Best Podcasts of the Year (So Far)Wind of Change, Slow Burn, Floodlines, and more.
  2. podcast review
    Slow Burn: David Duke Is a Scorching Look at White Supremacy in AmericaThe new season follows the sinister prescience of the former Klansman’s political career.
  3. the industry
    Spotify’s Latest Podcast Conquest: The DC UniverseThe two forces are teaming up.
  4. podcasts
    Does Apple Finally Have a Plan for Podcasts?How the company is faring against Spotify’s growing power in the space.
  5. police tv
    Cops and Live PD Are Finally Gone. What Took So Long?A conversation with the creators of Running From Cops, a podcast about the cultural influence of police reality shows.
  6. podcasts
    Joe Rogan’s Podcast Is Moving to SpotifyThe Joe Rogan Experience will be exclusive to the service later this year.
  7. a long talk
    Bill Simmons Just Wants to WinThat’s why he sold The Ringer to Spotify and the man who may be “Steve Jobs for audio.”
  8. podcasts
    Hair Metal, the CIA, and a Cold War Plot: Wind of Change Is a Thrilling RideDid American spies write a Scorpions song?
  9. podcasts
    Oh, Hello: The P’dcast Is Just About PerfectTurns out, George St. Geegland and Gil Faizon are great at podcasting.
  10. podcasts
    Rejected by Tom Hanks? Start a Podcast About ItThe absorbing Dead Eyes chronicles one actor’s journey in Hollywood after losing a part in HBO’s Band of Brothers.
  13. vulture lists
    18 Great Podcasts for Kids to Get Your Family Through the QuarantineStorytelling, educational programs, musical shows, and more.
  14. podcasts
    Floodlines Is the Right Podcast for This MomentThe Atlantic’s new series focuses on the government’s botched response to Hurricane Katrina.
  15. vulture lists
    Looking for a Distraction? Try These Escapist PodcastsPodcasts to help you take your mind off things.
  16. podcasts
    The Coronavirus Podcasts Have ArrivedAre they any good?
  17. podcasts
    The Quarantine Is Inspiring Some Intriguing Pop-up PodcastsFrom bean recipes to mental-health call-in shows.
  18. podcasts
    13 Election Podcasts for Every Type of ListenerOur critic’s guide to the ever-expanding world of politics podcasts.
  19. the industry
    Coronavirus Is Changing Podcasting, FastThe medium is adjusting to the crisis with remote recording, social-distancing strategies, and reduced audio quality.
  20. podcasts
    P.J. Vogt on Reply All’s Instantly Legendary EpisodeThe backstory behind “The Case of the Missing Hit.”
  21. the industry
    The 2016 Election Changed Podcasting. Will Podcasting Change the 2020 Election?The medium has exploded in the last four years. What are voters hearing?
  22. the industry
    Podcasting Is Getting Its Own Oscars. Will It Work?Members of the Podcast Academy will have their work cut out for them.
  25. spotify
    Spotify Is Buying Bill Simmons’s the RingerWill a sports-podcast boom follow?
  26. podcasts
    The Choice Is Doing What The Weekly Couldn’tThe New York Times podcast about its primary endorsement offers more insight than its TV equivalent.
  27. podcasts
    Slow Burn Is Getting Back Into Politics With a David Duke SeasonThe podcast’s new season will focus on the former Klan leader who ran for Senate.
  28. podcasts
    Is the Wellness Industry a Scam? The Dream Thinks It Knows the Answer.The podcast’s second season investigates a booming subculture.
  29. podcasts
    How Esther Perel Makes Her Intensely Intimate Podcasts“Asking people to talk about their sex lives is significantly easier than getting them to talk about their problematic co-worker.”
  30. podcasts
    Richard’s Famous Food Podcast Is a Weird and Funny DelightThe sort-of food podcast is a refreshing ball of intense energy and eccentric ideas.
  31. podcasts
    Podcasts Can Win Pulitzers NowIt’s also good news for public radio.
  32. best of 2019
    The Best Podcasts of 2019In a noisy year for the medium, some of the best projects turned out to be personal, individualistic, and quiet.
  33. podcasts
    Cops Have Podcasts Now. Is That Good?Police departments are taking note of the latest true-crime boom.
  34. podcasts
    Moonface Is the Kind of Fiction Podcast That Stays With YouStarring Joel Kim Booster, the vivid new series is a remarkable addition to the genre.
  37. podcasts
    Karina Longworth Looks Back at Song of the South and the History of DisneyThe You Must Remember This host takes us behind the scenes of the podcast’s new season.
  38. podcasts
    Radiotopia’s Excellent Passenger List Is About More Than a Missing PlaneThe fiction podcast looks at what happens when grief meets conspiracy theory.
  39. there will be podcasts
    10 Essential Conversation Podcasts That Shaped the GenreIt’s hard to beat the electricity of a good conversation.
  40. there will be podcasts
    The 10 Essential Fiction Podcasts That Shaped the GenreHow the fiction podcast became a vibrant platform for experimentation.
  41. there will be podcasts
    Picking the Best Podcast App (and a Guide to the Rest)It isn’t Apple or Spotify, both of which come up short — for now.
  42. there will be podcasts
    The 10 Nonfiction Podcasts That Changed EverythingThe industry’s been shaped by stories you couldn’t make up.
  43. there will be podcasts
    We’re Entering the Era of Big Podcasting2019 has ushered in a new, more moneyed phase for the medium.
  44. fall preview 2019
    8 New Podcasts to Listen to This FallA Dr. Death follow-up, a series on Dolly Parton, and more true-crime stories.
  45. fall preview
    Plane-Crash Podcast Passenger List Podcast Is Ready for TakeoffThe serialized fiction podcast series revolves around a flight that goes missing over the Atlantic and the stories of the people onboard.
  46. podcasts
    A Plagiarism Scandal Shakes Up the True-Crime Podcast WorldCrime Junkie’s recent troubles bring new scrutiny to an often unchecked genre.
  49. a sound purchase
    Podcast Outfits Pineapple Street Media, Cadence13 Have Been AcquiredThe industry’s consolidation bonanza continues as Entercom makes a pair of purchases to beef up its Radio.com brand.
  50. podcasts
    The Bundyville Podcast Shines a Light on the Extremist ‘Patriot Movement’“It was really important for us to explore: What does extremism actually look like in America?”
  51. podcasts
    What’s Behind Apple’s Podcast Strategy?How the company’s reported interest in original podcast content could affect the medium.
  52. podcasts
    One Heat Minute Turned the Movie Heat Into a Religious ExperienceThe podcast dissected every single minute of Michael Mann’s classic film.
  53. podcasts
    Jessica Hopper on Lost Notes and Music Journalism’s Changing Landscape“I’m interested in knowing: What did I miss? Who has been written out of history?”
  54. podcasts
    True Crime Podcast The Clearing Tackles a Father’s Murderous PastThe latest from Pineapple Street.
  55. podcasts
    What’s Behind Netflix’s Podcast Ambitions?The streaming giant is quietly moving into audio. Should we pay attention?
  56. podcasts
    The Obamas Are Going to Make Podcasts for SpotifyThey will “develop, produce, and lend their voices to select podcasts.”
  57. summer preview
    Summer Podcast Preview: 6 Shows We Can’t Wait to HearNew seasons from Malcolm Gladwell, Leon Neyfakh, and more.
  58. podcast review
    Running From Cops Is Already One of the Year’s Best PodcastsDan Taberski’s latest series, a study of the show Cops, does not disappoint.
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