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 NatureWNYCJoin renowned pianist and host Emanuel Ax for Classical Music Happy Hour: a new podcast full of music, merriment, and conversation.

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

114Past Medical History: The Story of EMSNova Sequence Studio | Long Pause Media | FlightBridgeEDHosted by paramedics Evan Claunch and Sophie Fuller, Past Medical History: The Story of EMS is an immersive, cinematic storytelling audio drama and documentary-type podcast featuring rich soundscapes and dramatic narration.

115Queen 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.

116Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood MysteryABC NewsKaren Silkwood’s death 50 years ago this November continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation.

117Real 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.

118REAL 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.

119Red 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.

120RippleAmerican Public Media The largest oil spill in American history captivated the public's attention for the entire summer of 2010.

121SabotageGood 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?

122Sanctum 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.

123SandcastlesWave Maker Media The Palisades Fire swallowed homes and lives, reducing whole communities to smoke and rubble in the wake of this massive wildfire.

124ScamandaLionsgate SoundAmanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger.

125ScamfluencersWondery You never really know someone…especially online.

126SCAMMERLANDSuperrealScams are no longer run by individuals.

127Searching For Heroes With Benjamin HallFox News PodcastsEvery Monday, Benjamin Hall will highlight stories of culture, belonging and acceptance.

128SEQUESTERED PodcastBP ProductionsSEQUESTERED is a cinematic true crime podcast hosted by Sara Reid that reconstructs real cases through immersive sound design and a victim-centered lens.

129Shadow KingdomCrooked Media and Campside MediaOn New Year’s Eve 1969, Jock Yablonski, a union hero, is mysteriously gunned down in his bed.

130Shell GameiHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeA podcast about things that are not what they seem, hosted by journalist Evan Ratliff.

131Skyline DriveiHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeMangesh Hattikudur (Part-Time Genius, Mental_Floss) dives into the booming business of living forever—meeting the scientists, biopunks, and entrepreneurs trying to turn immortality into reality, and framing death as a choice.

132Smoke Screen: My Friend, the Serial KillerThe BingeWhat if, one day, you suddenly became the target of an “internet terrorist”?

133Sold a StoryAmerican Public Media Millions of kids can't read well.

134Sold a Story en españolAPM Reports En todo Estados Unidos, las escuelas han estado enseñando a leer con un método que no funciona muy bien.

135Somerset House PodcastSomerset HouseThe Somerset House Podcast, shaped and sculpted by artists, explores original cultural ideas which connect listeners to the creative process.

136Somewhere in the PinesStudio BOTH/ANDSomewhere In The Pines is a serial podcast dedicated to locating the hidden caches of American Serial Killer, Israel Keyes.

137Soul Hype CindyCindy Tucker GarrardWelcome to Soul Hype with Cindy—a space where inspiration meets action.

138Sounds WildMike Stark, Vanessa BarchfieldSounds Wild is a Center for Biological Diversity podcast focusing on endangered wildlife, the extinction crisis, and saving life on Earth.

139StiffediHeart, Crooked MediaNew York City, 1973.

140Stories for PowerStoryTelling & Organizing Project (STOP)What does transformative justice look like and where did it come from?

141Storytime with Seth RogenRichard Parks IIIHi!

142Surviving 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.

143Svetlana! 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.

144Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartHow terrifying would it be to fight an unknown enemy?

145Taboo 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.

146The Account from CNNCNN AudioCNN Presents is the home for powerful, narrative-driven audio storytelling, featuring in-depth reporting from CNN journalists.

147The Brothers OrtizCampside Media & iHeart PodcastsThe Brothers Ortiz is the story of two brothers–both successful, but in very different ways.

148The 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?

149The 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.

150The Empty Grave of Comrade BishopWashington Post AudioGrenada’s revolutionary leader, Maurice Bishop, was executed in a coup in 1983.