Best 80 Documentary Podcasts

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1. Serial

Serial
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Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. 'Serial'

Host

Sarah Koenig

Producer/Network

Serial

Email

****@serialpodcast.org

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

72367

Episodes

383

2. Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC
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Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth

Hosts

Andrea Canning, Blayne Alexander, Josh Mankiewicz

Producer/Network

Dateline NBC

Email

****@nbcuni.com

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

33333

Episodes

660

3. Embedded

Embedded
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Host Kelly McEvers takes a story from the news and goes deep. Whether that means digging into the Trump

Host

Kelly McEvers

Producer/Network

Embedded

Email

****@npr.org

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

11486

Episodes

155

4. Reveal

Reveal

Reveal dedicates extensive time and resources to uncovering original stories, and holding individuals and

Host

Al Letson

Producer/Network

The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

Email

****@revealnews.org

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

7614

5. Real Dictators

Real Dictators
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Real Dictators is the award-winning podcast that explores the hidden lives of history's tyrants. Hosted

Host

Paul McGann

Producer/Network

Noiser

Email

****@noiser.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

4597

Episodes

167

6. FRONTLINE Film Audio Track

FRONTLINE Film Audio Track
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You asked; we listened. FRONTLINE presents audio versions of select full-length episodes for listening on the

Producer/Network

FRONTLINE

Email

****@pbs.org

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

2240

Episodes

84

7. Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written

Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written
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Smoke Screen is an investigative documentary series on people with complex motives and morals. Follow

Host

Jonathan Hirsch

Producer/Network

The Binge

Rating

4/5

Reviews

2187

Episodes

151

8. The Documentary Podcast

The Documentary Podcast
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A window into our world investigating, exploring and telling stories from everywhere. Original BBC

Producer/Network

BBC World Service

Email

****@bbc.co.uk

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

1586

Episodes

1541

9. Witnessed: 19 Days

Witnessed: 19 Days
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Over 19 days in March of 2018, five package bombs were mysteriously placed or mailed to random locations in

Producer/Network

The Binge

Email

****@sonymusic.com

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

2039

Episodes

147

10. Morally Indefensible

Morally Indefensible
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From Marc Smerling, the creator behind The Jinx and Crimetown, comes a story of murder, friendship and

Host

Marc Smerling

Producer/Network

truth.media

Email

****@sonymusic.com

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

1837

Episodes

48

11. Upstream

Upstream
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Upstream is a quarterly documentary and bi-weekly conversation series that invites you to unlearn everything

Hosts

Della Z Duncan, Robert R. Raymond

Producer/Network

Upstream

Email

****@upstreampodcast.org

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

1339

Episodes

121

12. One Year

One Year
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The people and struggles that changed America one year at a time. In each episode, host Josh Levin explores a

Host

Josh Levin

Producer/Network

Slate Podcasts

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

1128

Episodes

179

13. The FRONTLINE Dispatch

The FRONTLINE Dispatch
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An award-winning, original, investigative series made by the team behind the acclaimed PBS

Host

Raney Aronson-Rath

Producer/Network

GBH

Email

****@wgbh.org

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

1027

Episodes

187

14. Document

Document
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Document is a narrative-driven reporting project committed to long-form, enterprise and investigative

Hosts

Lauren Chooljian, Jason Moon

Producer/Network

NHPR

Email

****@nhpr.org

Rating

4.1/5

Reviews

772

Episodes

72

15. Empire Files

Empire Files
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The podcast version of a documentary & interview series on war and inequality from the heart of Empire hosted

Host

Abby Martin

Producer/Network

Empire Files

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

638

Episodes

77

16. Murder in House Two

Murder in House Two
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Forever. Written and narrated by filmmaker Michael Epstein, Murder in House Two is about what really

Host

Michael Epstein

Producer/Network

Crowd Stories+

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

513

Episodes

26

17. Shaun Attwood Podcast

Shaun Attwood Podcast
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Insanely-real true stories, hard-hitting documentaries and we interview experts on everything from aliens to

Host

Shaun Attwood

Producer/Network

Shaun Attwood

Email

****@hotmail.co.uk

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

207

Episodes

826

18. History's Secret Heroes

History's Secret Heroes
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Helena Bonham Carter shines light on extraordinary stories from World War Two.

Host

Helena Bonham Carter

Producer/Network

BBC

Email

****@bbc.co.uk

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

421

Episodes

41

19. Documentary Cinema + NEWS

Documentary Cinema + NEWS

Et Soh's podcast could focus on a specific genre within cinema, like Documentary Films and Movies. Dive

Host

Et Soh

Producer/Network

Et Soh

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

0/5

Episodes

1068

20. On The Doc

On The Doc
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We love documentaries but we love to hear ourselves talk even more. New episode whenever we get around to it

Hosts

Amarilys, Misty Gillispie

Producer/Network

Amarilys and Misty

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

260

Episodes

184

21. Pure Nonfiction

Pure Nonfiction
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If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is

Host

Thom Powers

Producer/Network

Pure Nonfiction

Email

****@stfdocs.com

Rating

4.4/5

Reviews

210

Episodes

215

22. Documentary on One Podcast

Documentary on One Podcast
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Multi-award-winning documentaries from Ireland telling real-life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on

Producer/Network

RTÉ

Email

****@rte.ie

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

134

Episodes

270

23. Curiosidades de la Historia National Geographic

Curiosidades de la Historia National Geographic
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Roma, Egipto, Grecia. Conoce alguno de los momentos más interesantes de la historia de la mano de nuestros

Producer/Network

Podimo España

Email

****@rba.es

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

148

Episodes

230

24. Witnessed: Borderlands

Witnessed: Borderlands
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The tall-but-true tale of a charismatic outlaw, an iconic small-town sheriff, and the record-setting drug

Producer/Network

The Binge

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

193

Episodes

14

25. Documenteers

Documenteers
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The Documenteers podcast features a guy named Bob Sham, and a revolving cast of enthusiasts, discussing a

Hosts

Bob Sham, Angela

Producer/Network

Bob Sham & Friends

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

40

Episodes

442

26. North Korea's Forgotten Prince

North Korea's Forgotten Prince
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Kim Jong-Nam should be the ruler of North Korea. Instead, he was the victim of the 21st century's most

Producer/Network

iHeartPodcasts

Email

****@fnnonline.net

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

170

Episodes

32

27. Filmwax Radio

Filmwax Radio
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The Indie Film Podcast.

Host

Adam Schartoff

Producer/Network

Adam Schartoff

Email

****@filmwax.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

120

Episodes

90

28. Documentary First

Documentary First
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Documentary First is your all-access guide to the world of documentary filmmaking. With her own 'The Girl Who

Host

Christian Taylor

Producer/Network

Christian Taylor

Email

****@documentaryfirst.com

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

30

Episodes

315

29. Grand reportage

Grand reportage
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RFI propose un grand reportage réalisé par les envoyés spéciaux et les correspondants de la rédaction,

Producer/Network

RFI

Rating

5/5

Reviews

12

Episodes

358

30. File on 4

File on 4
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Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad

Host

Jo Glanville

Producer/Network

BBC Radio 4

Email

****@bbc.co.uk

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

27

Episodes

312

31. STORYCAST

STORYCAST
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Using the timeframe of the last 21-years, Sky News' multi-award-winning podcast returns to some of this

Hosts

Jason Farrell, Liz Lane

Producer/Network

Sky News

Email

****@sky.uk

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

69

Episodes

147

32. Rough Cut

Rough Cut
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Conversations with documentary filmmakers and video journalists about their creative process—successes,

Producer/Network

The Video Consortium

Email

****@videoconsortium.org

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

79

Episodes

75

33. Top Docs

Top Docs
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Mike and Ken talk to award-winning documentary filmmakers about their art, their subjects, and their process.

Hosts

Michael Merrill, Ken Jacobson

Producer/Network

michaellouismerrill

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

15

Episodes

225

34. Crossing Continents

Crossing Continents
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Series focusing on foreign affairs issues

Producer/Network

BBC Radio 4

Email

****@bbc.co.uk

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

67

Episodes

87

35. 2 girls, 1 doc

2 girls, 1 doc
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A (crime)documentary podcast like no other!Beedie and Fourens recap your favourite documentaries with a

Producer/Network

2 girls, 1 doc

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

14

Episodes

224

36. Fog of Truth

Fog of Truth
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A podcast exploring the definition and boundaries of documentary cinema, as well as current releases within

Producer/Network

Bart Weiss

Email

****@fogoftruth.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

24

Episodes

180

37. The Last Thing I Saw

The Last Thing I Saw
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Critic Nicolas Rapold talks with guests about the movies they've been watching. From home viewing to the

Host

Nicolas Rapold

Producer/Network

Nicolas Rapold

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

61

Episodes

88

38. Hooked on Freddie

Hooked on Freddie
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Did one man's friendship with a dolphin go way way too far? It's 1987 and the British seaside

Host

Becky Milligan

Producer/Network

Wondery

Email

****@aol.com

Rating

3.9/5

Reviews

80

Episodes

22

39. Untold Killing

Untold Killing
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Over the course of a mid-Summer week in July 1995, more than 8,000 men and boys were systematically killed in

Host

Aleksandra Bilić

Producer/Network

Message Heard

Email

****@myaccomplice.co.uk

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

76

Episodes

32

40. WDR Feature-Depot

WDR Feature-Depot
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Reportagen, Dokumentationen, Biografien und investigative Recherchen: Die Feature AutorInnen gehen auf

Rating

0/5

Episodes

244

41. Dlf Doku

Dlf Doku
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Hier gibt es Audiostorys und Features im Langformat mit dem Blick in andere Leben und unbekannte Welten.

Producer/Network

Dlf Zeit zum Hören

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

7

Episodes

188

42. Assume Nothing

Assume Nothing
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The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.

Host

Vinny Hurrell

Producer/Network

BBC Radio Ulster

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

22

Episodes

167

43. Background Briefing

Background Briefing
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Background Briefing is daring narrative journalism: Australian investigations with impact. Our award-winning

Hosts

Alex Mann, Paddy Manning, Annika Blau

Producer/Network

ABC News

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

28

Episodes

130

44. En mörk historia

En mörk historia
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Undersökande dokumentär från en ljusskygg verklighet. En Mörk Historia tar dig med in i rättsfallen som

Producer/Network

Third Ear Studio

Email

****@juststories.se

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

25

Episodes

98

45. WDR 5 Dok 5 - das Feature

WDR 5 Dok 5 - das Feature
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Hochwertige Dokumentationen, investigative Reportagen, Eindrücke aus aller Welt: Dok 5 recherchiert,

Producer/Network

WDR 5

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

5

Episodes

144

46. Documentary of the Week

Documentary of the Week
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Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here,

Producer/Network

WNYC

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

14

Episodes

101

47. das ARD radiofeature

das ARD radiofeature
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Producer/Network

ARD Audiothek Highlights

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

7

Episodes

117

48. True Story

True Story
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True Story er danske og udenlandske kriminalhistorier fra den virkelige verden. En god blanding af True

Host

Martin Hylander

Producer/Network

Martin Hylander

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.2/5

Reviews

13

Episodes

114

49. Profils

Profils
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Histoires vraies et fictions folles, témoignages intimes et récits de soi comme autant de moments

Producer/Network

ARTE Radio

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

16

Episodes

91

50. True Story By Institute of Documentary Film

True Story By Institute of Documentary Film
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True Story: a documentary video and podcast interview series; almost everything you ever wanted to know about

Hosts

Ivona Remundova, Nicole Jennifer Adelman

Producer/Network

Institute of Documentary Film

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

0/5

Episodes

113

51. Radio Atlas

Radio Atlas

Radio Atlas is an English-language home for subtitled audio from around the world. A place to hear inventive

Producer/Network

Radio Atlas

Email

****@radioatlas.org

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

18

Episodes

64

52. School of Doc

School of Doc
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School of Doc introduces listeners to the world's most renowned documentary filmmakers. In each episode,

Host

David Altrogge

Producer/Network

David Altrogge

Email

****@vinegarhill.film

Rating

5/5

Reviews

29

Episodes

15

53. Die Reportage

Die Reportage
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Gut recherchiert, persönlich erzählt das ist die Reportage von Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Erlebbar, weil nah

Producer/Network

Dlf Leben & Gesellschaft

Rating

4.9/5

Reviews

7

Episodes

93

54. Wiseman Podcast

Wiseman Podcast
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A film-by-film analysis of the career of filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. Hosted by Shawn Glinis and Arlin Golden.

Host

Shawn Glinis

Producer/Network

Shawn Glinis

Email

****@gmail.com

Rating

4.7/5

Reviews

24

Episodes

39

55. Punto de fuga

Punto de fuga
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¿Crees que estás verdaderamente informado? Escúchanos para no vivir de espaldas al mundo. Las noticias que

Producer/Network

SER Podcast

Rating

0/5

Episodes

114

56. The Dangerous Art of the Documentary

The Dangerous Art of the Documentary
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Filmmaker Tiller Russell (Waco: American Apocalypse, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, Operation

Host

Tiller Russell

Producer/Network

Double Elvis Productions, Tiller Russell

Email

****@tillermanfilms.com

Rating

4.6/5

Reviews

9

Episodes

64

57. Gamle greier

Gamle greier
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Fascinerende historier fra vår fortid. En dokumentarpodcast fra Nasjonalbiblioteket. Hosted on Acast. See

Hosts

Martine Kaino, Ole-Albert Rønning Nordby

Producer/Network

Nasjonalbiblioteket

Email

****@nb.no

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

96

58. Directors Notes

Directors Notes
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Directors Notes is an interview podcast dedicated to independent filmmaking in all its wondrous forms,

Producer/Network

WeAreDN

Rating

4.3/5

Reviews

16

Episodes

53

59. Film and Television (Video)

Film and Television (Video)

Go behind-the-scenes to learn more about the story-telling process as producers, directors, writers and

Producer/Network

UCTV

Rating

3.4/5

Reviews

5

Episodes

85

60. Atlantic Voice

Atlantic Voice
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Atlantic Voice is the home of east coast documentary storytelling. Settle in for thoughtful radio docs and

Host

Lindsay Bird

Producer/Network

CBC

Email

****@cbc.ca

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

87

61. DOC Tratti da una storia vera

DOC   Tratti da una storia vera
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I documentari e le docu-serie sono diventati argomento di discussione online e offline: sesso, yoga, guru,

Producer/Network

Radio Popolare

Rating

0/5

Episodes

73

62. WDR 5 Tiefenblick

WDR 5 Tiefenblick
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Mehrteilige Dokus, Reportagen und Serien, die in die Tiefe gehen. Was ist normal, was ist verrückt? Stille

Producer/Network

WDR 5

Rating

5/5

Reviews

1

Episodes

83

63. VIFF Podcast

VIFF Podcast
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The VIFF Podcast brings you exclusive in-depth conversations with industry-leading filmmakers, creators, and

Producer/Network

Vancouver International Film Festival

Email

****@viff.org

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

79

64. Terra X (VIDEO)

Terra X (VIDEO)

Mitreißende Dokus, einzigartige Bilder: Terra X bietet Filme über Geschichte, Abenteuer, Natur und Tiere,

Producer/Network

ZDFde

Rating

5/5

Reviews

3

Episodes

63

65. Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State

 Connecting the Docs: True Stories from the Old North State
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Connecting the Docs is a podcast from the State Archives of North Carolina. Our archivists use archival

Host

John Horan

Producer/Network

connectingthedocsnc

Rating

5/5

Reviews

12

Episodes

47

66. Reporters

Reporters

Un reportage long format tourné par nos reporters ou nos correspondants aux quatre coins du monde. Le samedi

Producer/Network

FRANCE 24

Rating

4.8/5

Reviews

4

Episodes

70

67. The DocFix Documentary Storytelling Podcast

The DocFix Documentary Storytelling Podcast
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Are you struggling to turn your idea into a great documentary story? This podcast takes you through the steps

Host

Nigel Levy

Producer/Network

Nigel Levy

Email

****@leviathan-films.co.uk

Rating

4.5/5

Reviews

10

Episodes

26

68. Westdoc Online

Westdoc Online
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Everything about documentary filmmaking! Hear conversations with the most compelling producers, directors,

Host

Chuck Braverman

Producer/Network

Chuck Braverman

Email

****@westdoconline.com

Rating

0/5

Episodes

60

69. Revisited

Revisited

We return to places that have been in the news often a long time ago, sometimes recently to see how local

Producer/Network

FRANCE 24 English

Email

****@francemm.com

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

60

70. Odkrývanie

Odkrývanie
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Odkrývanie je podcast Dokumenta?ného strediska holokaustu v spolupráci so SME.sk. Odkrýva temné, ale aj

Producer/Network

SME.sk

Rating

0/5

Episodes

25

71. Reporters

Reporters

An in-depth report by our senior reporters and team of correspondents from around the world. Every Saturday

Producer/Network

FRANCE 24 English

Email

****@francemm.com

Rating

3.5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

38

72. Talk Doc To Me

Talk Doc To Me
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Candid conversations on documentary storytelling hosted by Documentary Filmmaker Leah de Leon.Follow along on

Producer/Network

Leah de Leon

Rating

5/5

Reviews

2

Episodes

29

73. Until Everyone Is Free

Until Everyone Is Free
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'Until Everyone Is Free' is a Sheng podcast about Pinto: socialist, political detainee, and martyr. Host

Host

Stoneface Bombaa

Producer/Network

Until Everyone Is Free

Rating

5/5

Reviews

4

Episodes

21

74. In cerca di storie

In cerca di storie
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In cerca di storie è il podcast di Stefano Frau che va alla ricerca di storie o personaggi dimenticati o

Producer/Network

Stefano Frau

Rating

0/5

Episodes

34

75. Alharaca

Alharaca
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Este espacio es donde compartimos investigaciones, entrevistas, crónicas y otros materiales periodísticos

Producer/Network

Alharaca

Rating

0/5

Episodes

20