Documentary podcasts

51Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi StoryApple TV+ / AT WILL MEDIA In 1920, a broke immigrant in Boston became one of America’s richest, most infamous men—practically overnight.

52Elon's SpiesTortoise MediaElon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world.

53Even If It Kills MeFANG workshopThis is the story of the band that almost was.

54Everything They MissedStephanie Tinsley/Audacy/TFTVIt starts with a name.

55ExileLeo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin and Antica ProductionsWelcome to Exile, a podcast about Jewish lives under the shadow of fascism.

56False Profits: HillsongiHeartA personal journey into the heart of a global megachurch.

57Fat 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.

58Finally! A ShowiHeartCome hang out in a different woman’s life on each episode.

59FirebugSony Music and truth.mediaFor ten years, a serial arsonist terrorized Southern California, burning down businesses in broad daylight.

60Flightless 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.

61Founding Son: John Quincy's AmericaiHeartBob Crawford of The Avett Brothers explores the post-presidential legacy of America’s sixth president: John Quincy Adams.

62From Now OnLA PHILLIPS MEDIABehind every serial predator in entertainment and sports, there are survivors who have been silenced for too long. From Now On is a powerful podcast giving those voices the platform they deserve.

63Generation BarneyConnecticut PublicFrom the creators of ‘Generation Barney’, ‘Generation Gilmore Girls’ revisits the popular TV series and asks why it still resonates 25 years later.

64Getting FreeInternational Beit DinImagine finally escaping a marriage after years of abuse.

65Ghost HerdKUOW and Northwest Public BroadcastingA true story of family, fraud, land and power in the American West.

66Go-Boy!iHeartPodcastIn the mid-century, Canada was home to some of the most inhumane prisons in the world.

67Guru: Don't Cross KatWondery Season 2: Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life.

68Haunted DetectiveTrue CrimeREBRAND IN PROCESS....A podcast about the human experience and the stories we've heard too many times.

69Hello, John DoeiHeartAt age 45, Steve Patterson made a shocking online discovery: his own missing person’s page.

70High 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.

71Hooked on FreddieWondery Did one man’s friendship with a dolphin go way – way – too far?

72Hookergate: 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.

73How to Be AnythingAnything & Everything PodcastsHow to Be Anything is a documentary-style podcast that profiles people with unusual, surprising, and wildly specific jobs.

74HystericalWondery, 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.

75I AM STORYAFSCMEIn 1968, sanitation workers in Memphis took a stand against degrading and deadly working conditions.

76Iconic Origins: Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesParamount PicturesBefore the billion-dollar empire, before the Saturday morning cartoons and pizza-shouting action figures, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were just a joke.

77In the ShadowsCasefile Presents, WonderyIn The Shadows delves into a riveting unsolved mystery from 1991.

78In 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.

79In TrustiHeart, BloombergA hundred and fifty years ago, the Osage Nation bought a stretch of prairie the size of Delaware, in what's now Oklahoma.

80Inconceivable TruthWavlandInvestigative reporter Matt Katz has been searching for his biological father since he was a little kid.

81InheritingNPRInheriting is a show about Asian American and Pacific Islander families, which explores how one event in history can ripple through generations.

82Inside McKamey ManorAlways True CrimeAre you ever awake in the cruellest hours of the night, when the world is quiet, but your mind isn’t?That’s where Paranormia begins.Hosted by journalist and parapsychologist Elizabeth McCafferty, Paranormia is a weekly storytelling podcast where true crime collides with the supernatural, the psychological, and the macabre.

83Into AmericaMSNBC and Trymaine LeeInto America is a show about being Black in America.

84It 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.

85John Kiriakou's Dead DropJohn Kiriakou & Alan KatzJoin ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou on a very personal deep dive into what makes a spy tick.

86JournalistaiHeartThe untold tale of the woman who broke one of the biggest scandals in U.S.

87Keys 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.

88Killer TapeAudio Up True CrimeAnthony Scaramucci and Sam Bankman-Fried were the unlikeliest of business partners.

89Killing Dad: The Crystal Howell StoryAudio Up Inc.Welcome to Killing Dad Presents: The Miscreants, season two of our series investigating family murders.

90Law & 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.

91Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavTrue Crime with a twist.

92Leave the Gun, Take the CannoliiHeartPodcastsWhat’s left to say about “The Godfather"?

93Lights On with Carl LentzB-Side Lights On with Carl Lentz is exactly what this show is.

94Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezLights Out Library helps you fall asleep with soothing stories across a diverse range of topics: science, history, mythology, astronomy, mystery, art and so much more.

95Live 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.

96Lost Notes: GroupiesKCRW This season on Lost Notes: Groupies.

97Lost PatientsNPRMental healthcare in America is a maze — by design.

98Maculate ConceptionAudible

99MAD THAT w/ Harry Robinson & Carl ReiglerHarry Robinson & Carl ReiglerTHE MOST INSANE GUESTS WITH THE MADDEST STORIES.

100Making Peace VisibleWar Stories Peace StoriesIn the news media, war gets more headlines than peace, conflict more airtime than reconciliation.