Curated from the r/podcasts community — the episodes that moved, educated, and entertained listeners most this year.
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Top 10 Community Favorites
#1
Heavyweight89+
#64 Kevin
Kevin tracks down two childhood friends who vanished over 30 years ago.
#2
Articles of Interest101+
Gear Season (7 parts)
How the military influenced outdoor clothing and spawned “gorpcore.”
#3
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
Sapiens
A sharp takedown of Yuval Noah Harari’s bestseller.
#5
Reply All
The Case of the Missing Hit
Classic episode about finding a song that seemingly vanished.
#6
Twenty Thousand Hertz
The Bleeps, the Sweeps, and the Creeps
The fascinating history of radar sounds in film.
#7
Radiolab
The Other Latif
Producer Latif Nasser discovers his namesake is in Guantanamo Bay.
#8
99% Invisible
The Checkerboard
A single diagonal step on a map sparks a legal war.
#9
Ologies
Black Hole Theory
Alie Ward explores the science of black holes.
#10
Command Line Heroes
The Men Who Might Have Killed Us
Cold War era nuclear close calls that almost ended everything.
Hunting Warhead
Full Series
Investigating online child exploitation networks.
Outlaw Ocean
Season 2
How the EU funds Libya to capture migrants at sea.
The Retrievals
Season 2
How we treat (or don’t treat) pain during C-sections.
Normal Gossip
Love is Blind with Malala
The fun, cheeky side of Malala Yousafzai.
Search Engine
Scammy Text Messages
PJ Vogt investigates the world of SMS scams.
Revolutions
Russian Revolution Series
Mike Duncan’s epic deep dive into 1917 Russia.
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