Documentary podcasts

51Even If It Kills MeFANG workshopThis is the story of the band that almost was.

52ExileLeo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin and Antica ProductionsWelcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism.

53False Profits: HillsongiHeartA personal journey into the heart of a global megachurch.

54Fat LeonardBrazenIt’s the most shocking unknown tale of our era: a defense contractor who bribed Navy officers with cash, prostitutes and luxury items in return for multi-million-dollar deals.

55Finally! A ShowiHeartCome hang out in a different woman’s life on each episode.

56FirebugSony Music and truth.mediaFor ten years, a serial arsonist terrorized Southern California, burning down businesses in broad daylight.

57Flightless BirdDavid FarrierFlightless Bird follows journalist David Farrier as he learns about what makes America special from his unique perspective as a Kiwi accidentally marooned in the Land of the Free.

58Founding Son: John Quincy's AmericaiHeartBob Crawford of The Avett Brothers explores the post-presidential legacy of America’s sixth president: John Quincy Adams.

59Generation BarneyConnecticut PublicMeet “Generation Barney,” a podcast about the media we loved as kids and how it shapes us.

60Getting FreeInternational Beit DinImagine finally escaping a marriage after years of abuse.

61Ghost HerdKUOW and Northwest Public BroadcastingA true story of family, fraud, land and power in the American West.

62Go-Boy!iHeartPodcastIn the mid-century, Canada was home to some of the most inhumane prisons in the world.

63Guru: Don't Cross KatWondery Season 2: Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life.

64Haunted DetectiveTrue CrimeREBRAND IN PROCESS....A podcast about the human experience and the stories we've heard too many times.

65Hello, John DoeiHeartAt age 45, Steve Patterson made a shocking online discovery: his own missing person’s page.

66High StrangeCadence13, Tenderfoot TVFrom the creators of Up and Vanished and Radio Rental, host Payne Lindsey attempts to break the stigma surrounding the topic of UFOs.

67Hooked on FreddieWondery Did one man’s friendship with a dolphin go way – way – too far?

68Hookergate: Criminals and Libertines in the SouthiHeartTruck-stop brothels run by a web of ex-cons… a commonwealth attorney wasted on whiskey and power… protection exchanged for cash and flesh… a brash local reporter exposing it all… This is HOOKERGATE: Criminals and Libertines in the South.

69HystericalWondery, Pineapple Street Studios Named 2025 Ambies© Podcast of the Year, Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York.

70I AM STORYAFSCMEIn 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis took a stand against degrading and deadly working conditions.

71In the ShadowsCasefile Presents, WonderyIn The Shadows delves into a riveting unsolved mystery from 1991.

72In The TrenchesTim BallardIn The Trenches tells the stories of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.): an organization dedicated to rescuing victims of human trafficking and exploitation worldwide.

73In TrustiHeart, BloombergA hundred and fifty years ago, the Osage Nation bought a stretch of prairie the size of Delaware, in what's now Oklahoma.

74Inconceivable TruthWavlandInvestigative reporter Matt Katz has been searching for his biological father since he was a little kid.

75InheritingNPRInheriting is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations.

76Inside McKamey ManorAlways True CrimeIn Nashville, Tennessee sits an unremarkable house, it’s red brick, set back from the road, with a green lawn.

77Into AmericaMSNBC and Trymaine LeeInto America is a show about being Black in America.

78It Was SaidCadence13, History ChannelIt Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, takes a look back on some of the most powerful and timeless speeches in history.

79JournalistaiHeartThe untold tale of the woman who broke one of the biggest scandals in U.S.

80Keys To The KingdomAmanda Lund and Matt GourleyKeys to the Kingdom is an unprecedented, eight-part docuseries exploring the peculiar backstage life of theme park characters, performers, and fans.

81Killer TapeAudio Up True CrimeAnthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried were the unlikeliest of business partners.

82Killing Dad: The Crystal Howell StoryAudio Up Inc.Welcome to Killing Dad Presents: The Miscreants, season two of our series investigating family murders.

83Law & Order: Criminal Justice SystemUni TV, Wolf Entertainment and iHeartPodcastsSeason Two Out Now. Law & Order: Criminal Justice System tells the real stories behind the landmark cases that have shaped how the most dangerous and influential criminals in America are prosecuted.

84Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavTrue Crime with a twist.

85Leave the Gun, Take the CannoliiHeartPodcastsWhat’s left to say about “The Godfather"?

86Lights On with Carl LentzB-Side Lights On with Carl Lentz is exactly what this show is.

87Live Wire: The Loud Life and Shocking Murder of Alan BergiHeartPodcastsAlan Berg was starting over as a divorcee, disbarred lawyer and recovering alcoholic when he found his true calling on the radio.

88Lost Notes: GroupiesKCRW This season on Lost Notes: Groupies.

89Lost PatientsNPRMental healthcare in America is a maze — by design.

90Maculate ConceptionAudible

91MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerHarry Robinson & Carl ReiglerTHE MOST INSANE GUESTS WITH THE MADDEST STORIES.

92Making Peace VisibleWar Stories Peace StoriesIn the news media, war gets more headlines than peace, conflict more airtime than reconciliation.

93Media Pressure Voices for Justice MediaIt’s been twenty years since 21-year-old nursing student Maura Murray disappeared without a trace on February 9, 2004.

94Missing NiamhCasefile PresentsWhen 18-year-old Niamh Maye went missing in 2002, her family did everything they could to help the police find her.

95MorbidologyEmily G. ThompsonMorbidology is an award-winning weekly true crime podcast created and hosted by true crime author, Emily G.

96More PerfectWNYC StudiosWe’re taught the Supreme Court was designed to be above the fray of politics.

97Next Question with Katie CouriciHeartTired of political headlines that feel like déjà vu?

98NobleWavlandIn the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia.

99ODB: A Son UniqueUSG This is the story of Old Dirty Bastard, aka Ason Unique, the magnetic secret weapon of the WuTang Clan and hip hop hall of famer.

100On Our WatchKQEDWhen correctional officer Valentino Rodriguez first stepped behind prison walls, he wasn't just starting a job, he was joining a family.