December 9, 2020 - Sarah Larson gives her picks for the best podcasts of 2020, including “LBJ and the Great Society,” “Reveal: American Rehab,” and “Floodlines.”

February 18, 2025 - Plus more of the year’s best pods ... This list is compiled from votes by Guardian culture writers: each votes for their Top 20 shows, with points allocated for every placing that are then tallied to create this order. As an alleged accomplice to Jeffrey Epstein, socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is awaiting trial for charges related to the late financier and sex offender. Investigative reporter John Sweeney helms a podcast on events described by its makers as “melancholic and macabre”, deftly delving into connections with a number of insalubrious sorts – and a familiar member of the British royal family.

December 10, 2020 - The best podcasts of 2020 have run the gamut from creative endeavors like Home Cooking and Reply All to more serious, thought-provoking fare like Floodlines and Nice White Parents.

February 25, 2021 - A podcast that you should never listen to on an airplane, this eight-episode audio drama thriller stars Kelly Marie Tran (“The Last Jedi”) as the college student Kaitlin Le. A flight with her twin brother on the manifest disappears somewhere over the Atlantic and Kaitlin feels compelled to investigate.

July 26, 2022 - The Quill team broke down the best podcasts of 2020 and our personal favorites!

May 29, 2020 - It’s the funniest thing to happen to podcasting since the start of quarantine. ... Phoebe Judge is best known as the host of the true crime podcast Criminal, one of the few examples of that genre that makes listeners feel smarter rather than voyeuristic or exploitative.

Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes ... team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam comes the chilling story of the race to find a killer by unmasking the motive. If someone you love is diagnosed with cancer you want them to get the ...

December 18, 2020 - From 'Nice White Family' to a new season of 'Unspooled' our favorite true crime, pop culture, history, and fiction podcasts of 2020.

February 12, 2024 - Edison Research Announces Top 50 U.S. Podcasts for 2020 by Audience Size Edison Research, the leading podcast research organization for over 15 years, is pleased to announce the first comprehensive U.S. Top 50 podcast chart. This list ranks the 50 biggest podcasts of 2020 by audience size, based on the Podcast Consumer Tracker, the only […]

June 4, 2020 - This podcast recaps everyone's favorite dating show from the perspective of two people not often represented on the hit ABC show: black women. In a sea of The Bachelor podcasts hosted by members of the show, 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose is a reminder that the best part of watching the show is the commentary from the fans.

December 21, 2020 - Following along in the same vein of deeply odd podcasts as U Talkin’ U2 2 Me? and U Talkin’ R.E.M Re: Me? — if you love finding out who the band members are, then this podcast is for you. Listening to this “format” is kind of like the best parts of a manic episode — it’s hard to focus on one thing, and you easily get lost down weird segues.

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September 1, 2022 - “When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus,” “Who Counts in 2020?,” “A Decade of Watching Black People Die,” “Is It Time to Say R.I.P. to POC?,” “Black and Up in Arms.” It’s always impressive how many great episodes Code Switch ...

December 5, 2021 - Scam Goddess is the perfect comedy podcast. It combines storytelling, and comedians, and crime. I love this episode because Laci Mosely chats with Conan O’Brien — Scam Goddess was recently picked up by his podcast network — and they sound like they’re having the best time.

Pocket Casts most subscribed to podcasts in 2020. From most subscribed to least subscribed, where does your favorite podcast fall?

December 27, 2020 - After intense media scrutiny, Newton left behind one of college football’s best teams. Tall, handsome, and charming, Newton later returned to win a national championship with Auburn and an MVP award in the NFL. (He’s since been accused of soliciting bribes from colleges and making sexist remarks.) In The Cam Chronicles, writer Tyler Tynes extracts the truth from the rumors that have long clung to the star. Newton doesn’t participate in the podcast beyond a brief cameo, but interviews with the quarterback’s father and coaches seek to reclaim the legacy of a man whose story the public took control of long ago.

July 31, 2020 - At least, that’s the premise behind Even the Rich, hosted by Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams, which combines the vicarious thrill of reading a good tabloid with all the delight of a dishy gossip sesh with your best friend. Past arcs have focused on the British royal family, the Murdochs, and Jay-Z and Beyoncé. ... If you’re a fan of political podcasts but are in the mood for something lighter than a nightly laundry list of everything newly gone wrong in Washington, D.C., check out 5–4—a “progressive and occasionally profane” podcast dedicated to roasting the Supreme Court.

December 18, 2020 - For the past few years, we’ve published Best Podcast Episodes of the Year (So Far) lists, usually giving an overview of 50 noteworthy shows from the preceding six months.