Best Podcast Episodes of 2025 (from r/podcasts)

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Curated from the r/podcasts community — the episodes that moved, educated, and entertained listeners most this year.

Top 10 Community Favorites

#1

Heavyweight

Heavyweight89+

#64 Kevin

Kevin tracks down two childhood friends who vanished over 30 years ago.

#2

Articles of Interest

Articles of Interest101+

Gear Season (7 parts)

How the military influenced outdoor clothing and spawned “gorpcore.”

#3

The Rest is History

The Rest is History81

Horrors of the Congo (Ep. 538-541)

4-part series on King Leopold’s brutal regime in the Congo.

#4

If Books Could Kill

If Books Could Kill

Sapiens

A sharp takedown of Yuval Noah Harari’s bestseller.

#5

Reply All

Reply All

The Case of the Missing Hit

Classic episode about finding a song that seemingly vanished.

#6

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Twenty Thousand Hertz

The Bleeps, the Sweeps, and the Creeps

The fascinating history of radar sounds in film.

#7

Radiolab

Radiolab

The Other Latif

Producer Latif Nasser discovers his namesake is in Guantanamo Bay.

#8

99% Invisible

99% Invisible

The Checkerboard

A single diagonal step on a map sparks a legal war.

#9

Ologies

Ologies

Black Hole Theory

Alie Ward explores the science of black holes.

#10

Command Line Heroes

Command Line Heroes

The Men Who Might Have Killed Us

Cold War era nuclear close calls that almost ended everything.

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More Community Picks

Hunting Warhead

Hunting Warhead

Full Series

Investigating online child exploitation networks.

Outlaw Ocean

Outlaw Ocean

Season 2

How the EU funds Libya to capture migrants at sea.

The Retrievals

The Retrievals

Season 2

How we treat (or don’t treat) pain during C-sections.

Normal Gossip

Normal Gossip

Love is Blind with Malala

The fun, cheeky side of Malala Yousafzai.

Search Engine

Search Engine

Scammy Text Messages

PJ Vogt investigates the world of SMS scams.

Revolutions

Revolutions

Russian Revolution Series

Mike Duncan’s epic deep dive into 1917 Russia.

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