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  1. #1 Pinkalicious Storytime (2018) A storytime podcast for preschoolers based on the Pinkalicious book series — short, gentle, and bedtime-ready. Kids Storytelling 100% liked · 2 votes
  2. #2 The Daily Wire Backstage (2018) A live monthly round-table with the Daily Wire stable of hosts and special guests, recapping the month's political and cultural fights. Politics 50% liked · 2 votes
  3. #3 Akimbo (2018) The marketing guru Seth Godin offers short, generative essays about culture, work, and what it means to make things that matter. Self-Improvement Business 100% liked · 1 votes
  4. #4 JOE Wrestling (2018) A weekly pro-wrestling roundtable covering WWE, AEW, NJPW, and the international scene. Sports 100% liked · 1 votes
  5. #5 Feel Better, Live More (2018) A British GP interviews global health and lifestyle experts about evidence-based ways to feel better in mind and body. Health 100% liked · 1 votes
  6. #6 Getting Curious (2018) The Queer Eye grooming expert asks experts to teach him about one specific topic per episode — politics, ferns, monarchies, neutrons. Interview Education 100% liked · 1 votes
  7. #7 The Anthropocene Reviewed (2018) The bestselling author reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale — essays both whimsical and devastating. Storytelling Arts 100% liked · 1 votes
  8. #8 Practical AI (2018) A weekly show covering practical applications of artificial intelligence — focused on the engineering and the use cases, not the hype. Technology Education 100% liked · 1 votes
  9. #9 American History Tellers (2018) Multi-part narrative seasons about pivotal moments in US history — Prohibition, the Cold War, the Space Race, the Gold Rush. History Storytelling 100% liked · 1 votes
  10. #10 Pivot (2018) Tech journalism legend Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway debate the week's biggest stories in business and technology. Business Technology 100% liked · 1 votes
  11. #11 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
  12. #12 Armchair Expert (2018) Long, vulnerable celebrity interviews about "the messiness of being human," followed by a "fact check" segment with Monica. Comedy Interview 100% liked · 1 votes
  13. #13 Off Menu (2018) Two British standup comics invite guests into a fictional restaurant and ask them to pick their ideal four-course meal. Pure joy. Comedy Society 100% liked · 1 votes
  14. #14 Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2018) The late-night legend converts post-show malaise into long, hilarious conversations with celebrity guests he insists on calling his friend. Comedy Interview 100% liked · 1 votes
  15. #15 American Scandal (2018) Multi-part narrative arcs about the great American scandals — Watergate, Iran-Contra, Enron, Theranos, and many more. True Crime History 100% liked · 1 votes
  16. #16 The Teacher's Pet (2018) A reporter reinvestigates the 1982 disappearance of Lynette Dawson — and helps spur the prosecution of her husband decades later. True Crime 100% liked · 1 votes
  17. #17 Cold (2018) Investigative reporter Dave Cawley reexamines the 2009 disappearance of Susan Powell with newly released police evidence. True Crime 100% liked · 1 votes
  18. #18 Why Won't You Date Me? (2018) The Nailed It! host interviews former dates, friends, and famous funny people about why nobody will date her, while making everyone laugh constantly. Comedy Interview 50% liked · 4 votes
  19. #19 The Last Bookstore (2018) Long author interviews with the staff of LA's sprawling independent bookstore — a guided tour of the new fiction worth reading. Interview Arts 0% liked · 1 votes
  20. #20 You're Wrong About (2018) Reconsidering the public figures, news events, and moral panics we all "remember" — with a feminist eye and a remarkable amount of compassion. Society History 0% liked · 1 votes
  21. #21 Behind the Bastards (2018) An investigative journalist turned podcaster recounts in-depth the lives of the worst people in history, with a rotating comic guest. History Comedy 0% liked · 1 votes
  22. #22 Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe (2018) A physicist and a cartoonist gleefully demystify the biggest questions in physics, astronomy, and cosmology. Science Education 0% liked · 1 votes
  23. #23 The Diary of a CEO (2018) A British entrepreneur interviews founders, athletes, doctors, and authors about the parts of success and life nobody actually talks about. Business Interview 0% liked · 1 votes
  24. #24 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
  25. #25 Atlanta Monster (2018) A reinvestigation of the Atlanta child murders of 1979–1981 and the controversial conviction of Wayne Williams. True Crime History 0% liked · 1 votes
  26. #26 Morbid (2018) A true-crime podcast hosted by a niece-aunt duo (one an autopsy technician) who cover cases with reverence, humor, and gallows wit. True Crime Comedy 0% liked · 1 votes
  27. #27 Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast | reputation | 1989 | Red | Speak Now | Fearless | Taylor Swift (2018) Taylor Talk is the biggest, baddest, most AWESOME Taylor Swift Podcast in the world!! Listen as our expert team of hosts, made up of fans like you, take you through the latest Tayl… Music Interview
  28. #28 Wolverine: The Long Night (2018) Two federal agents arrive in a small Alaskan town to investigate a string of murders that may have been committed by Logan, aka Wolverine. Fiction
  29. #29 Smash Boom Best (2018) A debate podcast for kids — pineapple vs. mango, cats vs. dogs, Mario vs. Sonic — judged by a panel of kids in the audience. Kids Comedy
  30. #30 Broken Record (2018) Long-form interviews with musicians about creativity and craft, with the production legend Rick Rubin asking the questions that matter. Music Interview

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