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  1. #1 The Ancients (2020) A History Hit podcast about the ancient world — Sparta, Carthage, the Achaemenid Persians, and the obscure corners of the classical age. History Education 100% liked · 3 votes
  2. #2 Music To Calm The Mind (2020) The Relaxation Channel is all about you the listener. We provide music to calm the mind and put you in a state of total relaxation. It has been scientifically proven just 10 minute… Music Interview
  3. #3 Bandsplain (2020) A music journalist explains a different band per episode to a non-fan friend, often with hilarious deep-dive guest critics. Music Comedy
  4. #4 The Ezra Klein Show: Books (2020) A recurring book-focused thread of the Ezra Klein Show, with novelists, poets, and essayists about their craft. Arts Interview
  5. #5 No Stupid Questions (2020) Two great thinkers ask each other one fundamental question per week about human behavior, motivation, and the way our minds actually work. Education Science
  6. #6 Dare to Lead (2020) Brené Brown's follow-up to Unlocking Us — about the daring leadership skills required for the modern workplace and the courage it takes to use them. Self-Improvement Business
  7. #7 Unlocking Us (2020) A research professor explores the experiences that make us who we are — vulnerability, shame, joy, and connection. Self-Improvement
  8. #8 The Drop (2020) A daily Canadian sports digest covering the NHL, NBA, and major Canadian sports leagues. Sports News
  9. #9 The Old Man and the Three (2020) A retired NBA sharpshooter interviews active players and coaches with the rare access of a peer who actually played in the league. Sports Interview
  10. #10 People I (Mostly) Admire (2020) The Freakonomics co-author interviews remarkable people — Nobel laureates, athletes, scientists, magicians — about how they think. Interview Education
  11. #11 How to Save a Planet (2020) A reported climate-solutions podcast — what we can actually do, and the people already doing it. Storytelling Science
  12. #12 Maintenance Phase (2020) Debunking the wellness, diet, and weight-loss industries one carefully researched episode at a time. Society Health
  13. #13 Decoder with Nilay Patel (2020) Long interviews with the CEOs, lawyers, and engineers building the future — and the regulators trying to corral them. Technology Interview
  14. #14 The Rest is History (2020) Two preeminent British historians chat across centuries — Roman emperors, Tudor scandals, JFK, and the historic news of last week. History
  15. #15 Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020) Audio companion essays from the producer of the modern Cosmos TV series, exploring the universe in narrative form. Science Storytelling
  16. #16 The Prof G Pod (2020) NYU Stern marketing professor Scott Galloway delivers blistering takes on Big Tech, marketing, and the economy. Business
  17. #17 WeCrashed (2020) The rise and spectacular fall of WeWork and its eccentric founder Adam Neumann, narrated as a six-part Wondery prestige series. Business
  18. #18 The All-In Podcast (2020) Four billionaire "besties" debate the week's tech, business, and political headlines, often loudly. Business Politics
  19. #19 The Megyn Kelly Show (2020) The former Fox News anchor hosts long-form interviews with newsmakers, journalists, and cultural figures from across the political spectrum. Politics Interview
  20. #20 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
  21. #21 Apple News Today (2020) A 10-minute weekday news podcast featuring stories from the best journalism Apple News curates each morning. News
  22. #22 Newscast (2020) A daily, conversational news briefing from BBC News reporters — the British answer to The Daily. News
  23. #23 Working It Out (2020) Birbiglia invites a fellow comic into his garage to road-test new jokes on each other, opening up the writing room of standup comedy. Comedy Interview
  24. #24 2 Bears, 1 Cave (2020) Two veteran standup comics in a "cave" (studio) recapping their tours, family chaos, and the latest dumb thing they did onstage. Comedy
  25. #25 SmartLess (2020) Three comic actor friends take turns ambushing each other with a surprise celebrity guest, with the other two hearing about it live. Comedy Interview
  26. #26 Wind of Change (2020) A New Yorker writer investigates a wild rumor — that the CIA secretly wrote the Scorpions' 1990 power ballad to bring down the Soviet Union. True Crime History
  27. #27 Bad Bad Thing (2020) Long-form crime narratives about scams, cons, and the people who get away with them — often for far too long. True Crime
  28. #28 Park Predators (2020) True-crime cases that took place in America's national and state parks — disappearances, murders, and the rangers who hunted the killers. True Crime
  29. #29 CounterClock (2020) Investigative seasons that reopen specific cold cases, with reporting that has occasionally prompted law enforcement action. True Crime
  30. #30 The Calm Kids Podcast (2020) Do your children enjoy listening to stories while falling asleep, on a car ride or simply whenever they get a chance? This pocast features unique stories invented and read by us: L… Kids Storytelling 0% liked · 2 votes

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