Documentary podcasts

101Media 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.

102Missing NiamhCasefile PresentsWhen 18-year-old Niamh Maye went missing in 2002, her family did everything they could to help the police find her.

103MorbidologyEmily G. ThompsonMorbidology is an award-winning weekly true crime podcast that goes beyond the headlines.

104More PerfectWNYC StudiosWe’re taught the Supreme Court was designed to be above the fray of politics.

105Next Question with Katie CouriciHeartTired of political headlines that feel like déjà vu?

106NobleWavlandIn the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia.

107ODB: 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.

108On Our WatchKQEDWhen correctional officer Valentino Rodriguez first stepped behind prison walls, he wasn't just starting a job, he was joining a family.

109Once Removed: An American Family ReunionAudible

110OperatorWondery During the 1-900 number craze of the Nineties, one company provided the vast majority of phone sex.

111Our Body PoliticDiaspora FarmsCreated and hosted by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, Our Body Politic is unapologetically centered on reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues.

112Our Common NatureWNYCWhen the world stopped in 2020, cellist Yo-Yo Ma started thinking about how music can reconnect people to the natural world.

113OUTLAWS: The Good ThiefiHeartVassilis Paleokostas, aka “Greece’s Robin Hood,” has been on the lam for 14 years.

114Queen Havoc and Her Murder CultiHeartCecilia Steyn has been called “the Charles Manson of South Africa.” The criminal mastermind helmed a quasi-Christian cult and convinced her followers to kill 11 innocent people, without spilling a drop of blood herself.

115Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood MysteryABC NewsKaren Silkwood’s death 50 years ago this November continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation.

116Real Crime ProfileWondery Join Jim Clemente (former FBI profiler), Laura Richards (criminal behavioral analyst, former New Scotland Yard) and Lisa Zambetti (Casting director for CBS' Criminal Minds) as they profile behavior from real criminal cases.

117REAL LIVESNaomi ChannellComing 7th October...From Naomi Channell, TV producer, journalist, and host of the hit true crime podcast REAL, comes a brand-new series that proves the most extraordinary stories aren’t always about crime… they’re about life.In REAL LIVES, Naomi sits down with people whose experiences are stranger, wilder, and more moving than fiction.From a victim of a bigamist to a Dunblane survivor, the UK’s first commercial surrogate to a woman jilted at the altar, and even a death doula who helps people face the end — these are stories of resilience, heartbreak, survival, and reinvention.Twisting, gripping, and deeply human, REAL LIVES invites you into the moments that changed everything.

118Red and White @ SilverNFA WildcatsAs graduates in the Norwich Free Academy Class of 2001, Ian Cheney, Zack Lamothe, and Jim Wheeler were stunned to find themselves closer to 60 years old than they were to high school.

119RippleAmerican Public Media The largest oil spill in American history captivated the public's attention for the entire summer of 2010.

120SabotageGood Luck MediaIn the first season of Sabotage, join reporters and friends Alessandra Ram and Samantha Oltman as they quit their jobs to report on a group of controversial climate activists that much of the world have written off as “crazy.” But are they?

121Sanctum UnmaskediHeartIn 2013, Damon Lawner went from being a broke family man to a sex club kingpin when he founded SNCTM: the most elite sex club in the world.

122SandcastlesWave Maker MediaSeason One: The Point Dume Bombers On the night of the Woolsey Fire, no one could have imagined where they’d be today–they couldn't think much past survival.

123ScamandaLionsgate SoundAmanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger.

124ScamfluencersWondery You never really know someone…especially online.

125SCAMMERLANDSuperrealScams are no longer run by individuals.

126Searching For Heroes With Benjamin HallFox News PodcastsEvery Monday, Benjamin Hall will highlight stories of culture, belonging and acceptance.

127SEQUESTERED PodcastBP ProductionsThe Shenandoah Murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans In May 1996, Julie Williams and Lollie Winans set out for a backcountry camping trip in Shenandoah National Park.

128Shadow KingdomCrooked Media and Campside MediaOn New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski, a union hero, is mysteriously gunned down in his bed.

129Skyline DriveiHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeWhen Mangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Humans Growing Stuff) set out to do a big, sweeping show on astrology, he didn’t realize the first interview would change the course of his life.

130Smoke Screen: My Friend, the Serial KillerThe BingeWhen 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe vanishes from a bus stop, his parents launch a relentless quest for justice, culminating in one of the most extraordinary criminal investigations Australia, and the world, has ever seen.

131Sold a StoryAmerican Public Media Millions of kids can't read well.

132Sold a Story en españolAPM Reports En todo Estados Unidos, las escuelas han estado enseñando a leer con un método que no funciona muy bien.

133Somewhere in the PinesStudio BOTH/ANDSomewhere In The Pines is a serial podcast dedicated to locating the hidden caches of American Serial Killer, Israel Keyes.

134Soul Hype CindyCindy Tucker GarrardWelcome to Soul Hype with Cindy—a space where inspiration meets action.

135Sounds WildMike Stark, Vanessa BarchfieldSounds Wild is a Center for Biological Diversity podcast focusing on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth.

136StiffediHeart, Crooked MediaNew York City, 1973.

137Stories for PowerStoryTelling & Organizing Project (STOP)What does transformative justice look like and where did it come from?

138Storytime with Seth RogenRichard Parks IIIHi!

139Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartIdentical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U.S.

140Svetlana! Svetlana!iHeartPodcastsIn 1967, Joseph Stalin’s daughter braved her way over the Iron Curtain, secret memoir in tow, and landed in America as the Cold War’s most famous defector.

141Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartHow terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy?

142Taboo TreasuresEVIO CreativeTaboo Treasures is a true crime–adjacent podcast that dives deep into the world’s most shocking, macabre, and controversial artifacts—the objects that carry the weight of dark history, forbidden belief, and unspeakable acts.

143The Account from CNNCNN AudioCNN Presents is the home for powerful, narrative-driven audio storytelling, featuring in-depth reporting from CNN journalists.

144The CompetitionWondery What do a girl whose mother crossed the border as a teen and an 18 year old who just won the Republican primary have in common?

145The Crimes of Putin’s TraderCNBCHosted by CNBC Senior Washington Correspondent Eamon Javers, this is the secret story of a young Russian oligarch who hacked his way to an illicit $93 million fortune...and the FBI team who finally brought him to justice.

146The Empty Grave of Comrade BishopWashington Post AudioGrenada’s revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983.

147The Frankston MurdersCasefile PresentsIn June 1993, Elizabeth Stevens, 18, was murdered on her way home from the bus stop.

148The Fronczak FilesFoundling Endeavors LLCMysteries, DNA, and the Search for Who We Really Are.

149The GirlfriendsiHeartWhen Niko Quinn saw her favourite cousin murdered in broad daylight, her life turned upside down.

150The Greatest Day: The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic PhotographAudible