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  1. #1 Science Friday (1991) NPR's long-running Friday science-news roundup, featuring listener calls and lab-fresh research. Science News 100% liked · 2 votes
  2. #2 Newscast (2020) A daily, conversational news briefing from BBC News reporters — the British answer to The Daily. News 50% liked · 2 votes
  3. #3 KidNuz (2019) A 5-minute daily news podcast for kids — current events explained at a level they can actually understand. Kids News 100% liked · 1 votes
  4. #4 The Big Story (2019) A Canadian daily news show that picks one big story each day and interviews the journalist who has been reporting it. Storytelling News 100% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 Marketplace Tech (2009) A daily tech-news report from Marketplace — short, accessible, and consistently strong on policy and economics angles. Technology News 100% liked · 1 votes
  6. #6 Throughline (2019) NPR's weekly long-form history show — connecting the present moment to its often-forgotten origins. History News 100% liked · 1 votes
  7. #7 The Sunday Read (2020) Long-form NYT magazine articles read aloud by professional voice actors — a one-hour Sunday treat for narrative-journalism fans. News Storytelling 100% liked · 1 votes
  8. #8 The Indicator from Planet Money (2018) A 10-minute daily explainer about one number that matters in the economy — interest rates, job reports, unemployment, GDP. News Business 100% liked · 1 votes
  9. #9 Global News Podcast (2008) A twice-daily international newscast from the BBC World Service — the global standard for impartial news. News 100% liked · 1 votes
  10. #10 The Journal (2019) The Wall Street Journal's daily business-and-news show. One big story, often financial, broken down for the rest of us. News Business 100% liked · 1 votes
  11. #11 ESPN Daily (2019) A weekday news-style ESPN podcast that picks one major sports story and gives it 20-30 minutes of feature-style reporting. Sports News 0% liked · 2 votes
  12. #12 All Songs Considered (2000) NPR's long-running weekly music-discovery show — new music, in-studio sessions, and roundtable conversations about the year in music. Music News 0% liked · 1 votes
  13. #13 The Drop (2020) A daily Canadian sports digest covering the NHL, NBA, and major Canadian sports leagues. Sports News 0% liked · 1 votes
  14. #14 Football Daily (2017) A daily soccer podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live, with reporters, ex-players, and analysts covering every level of the global game. Sports News 0% liked · 1 votes
  15. #15 Quirks and Quarks (1975) A CBC weekly science radio show — physics, biology, climate, space, and the latest research from Canadian labs. Science News 0% liked · 1 votes
  16. #16 The World (2018) A daily foreign-news show featuring on-the-ground reporting and interviews from journalists, locals, and policymakers around the globe. News 0% liked · 1 votes
  17. #17 NPR News Now (2008) A five-minute hourly newscast updated 24/7 — the radio standard, on demand. News 0% liked · 1 votes
  18. #18 Popcast (2009) The NYT pop critic and his colleagues discuss the week in pop, hip-hop, country, and the music industry at large. Music News
  19. #19 The Holy Post (2013) The creator of VeggieTales and a former Christianity Today editor unpack faith, news, and church culture with humor and history. Religion News
  20. #20 The New Yorker Radio Hour (2014) A weekly audio companion to The New Yorker, with the editor in chief interviewing the writers, artists, and politicians the magazine covers. Arts News
  21. #21 Get Up (2018) ESPN's morning sports debate show, with rotating analysts arguing about every league's headlines before lunch. Sports News
  22. #22 The Hoop Collective (2016) A trio of ESPN NBA insiders gossip and analyze the league's news, with airport-lounge candor about trades and contracts. Sports News
  23. #23 On the Media (2007) A weekly NPR show about how journalism works — and fails — featuring sharp criticism, deep media history, and the latest disinformation battles. Society News
  24. #24 Risky Business (2007) A weekly news-and-interview podcast for the information-security industry — Australian-led, hugely respected by working defenders and attackers. Technology News
  25. #25 TWiT (2005) This Week in Tech — the longest-running weekly roundtable about tech news, hosted from the TWiT Brickhouse studios with rotating expert panelists. Technology News
  26. #26 Hard Fork (2022) A weekly tech show about AI, Silicon Valley intrigue, and how it's all reshaping daily life — by two of the funniest tech journalists working today. Technology News
  27. #27 The Vergecast (2014) The Verge's flagship weekly tech podcast — gadget reviews, tech-industry news, and the policy fights that shape Silicon Valley. Technology News
  28. #28 Money Talks (2014) A weekly podcast from The Economist about global business, finance, and economics, with reporters from the magazine. Business News
  29. #29 Bloomberg Surveillance (2011) The flagship daily Bloomberg markets show: pre-open macro analysis, Fed-speak, and the smartest guests on the institutional desk. Business News
  30. #30 Marketplace (2009) The daily business and economic news show — one of public radio's most-listened-to programs, narrated by the unflappable Kai Ryssdal. Business News

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