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  1. pod save survivor
    Jon Lovett to Leaf It on SurvivorTaking a break during an election year?
    By Jason P. Frank
  2. suhcuuyyyyttttt
    Finally, a Recap Podcast for Us GirlsTalk about a Happy Ending!
    By Jesse David Fox
  3. 1.5x speed
    Jamie Loftus’s Main Characters“The No. 1 request I get, and the episode I fear the most, is ‘Bean Dad.’â€
    By Nicholas Quah
  4. the law
    Hip-Hop Pundit DJ Akademiks Sued for Rape and DefamationAs he defends Drake against allegations of pedophilia in his beef with Kendrick Lamar.
    By Justin Curto
  5. 1.5x speed
    How Should Documentaries Use AI?One group is trying to answer that question.
    By Nicholas Quah
  7. the vacanza queen
    Guess What Dua Lipa’s Favorite Vaction Spot IsNot Epcot … try again.
    By Justin Curto
  8. podcast review
    Return to GuantánamoA fourth Serial season dusts off American terror’s old machinery.
    By Nicholas Quah
  9. 1.5x speed
    Ready to Go Back to Lonely Island?Very early impressions of a new podcast that turns out to be a potent slice of nostalgic millennial history.
    By Nicholas Quah
  10. last night on late night
    The Lonely Island Do the Worst Podcast Promo of All TimeSomehow, it’ll make you more excited to listen to the podcast than ever.
    By Hershal Pandya
  11. important awards
    Las Culturistas Are *Alan Cumming Voice* TraitorsBowen Yang and Matt Rogers’s Culture Awards are colluding with Parvati and coming to Brooklyn.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. inside job
    How to Turn a Comedy Podcast Into a Comedy DocumentaryAdapting Good One involved Mike Birbiglia’s life story, Ugly Delicious, and Seth Meyers’s bullshit detector.
    By Rebecca Alter
  13. sweet as candy
    How Many Times Did Mandy Moore Say ‘Thank You’ on Las Culturistas?Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers spent the interview showering the multi-hyphenate icon with praise — perhaps a distracting amount of praise.
    By Tom Smyth
  14. 1.5x speed
    JJ Redick, Ur-Athlete Podcaster, Takes His Biggest Shot YetHis new show Mind the Game, co-hosted by LeBron James, tests the limits of how much NBA fans want to nerd out.
    By Nicholas Quah
  15. clingy?
    Travis Kelce Says Love Is Blind Is Worse Than Catching KelceAnd somehow that ringing endorsement doesn’t make Jason Kelce want to watch.
    By Bethy Squires
  16. start here
    My Momma Told Me You Should Listen to This PodcastLangston Kerman and David Gborie’s approach to conspiracy theories is always measured — and always funny.
    By Hershal Pandya
  17. semi-charmed kind of feud
    What’s Going on With the Cast of Charmed?This drama is old enough to rent a car.
    By Bethy Squires
  18. call her daddy
    Mischa Barton Says She Briefly Dated Ben McKenzie on the Set of The O.C.Barton talked about The O.C.’s early days on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
    By Bethy Squires
  19. the industry
    Spotify’s New Joe Rogan Deal Brings the Company Full CircleAfter years of splurging and expanding, the audio platform’s podcast strategy has backtracked.
    By Nicholas Quah
  20. movies fantasy league
    The MFL Podcast League SpotlightA certain This Had Oscar Buzz co-host is leading the podcaster mini-league, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of!
    By Joe Reid
  21. 1.5x speed
    The Case of the AI George Carlin Comedy PodcastIs this what the future of podcasting looks like?
    By Nicholas Quah
  22. a good old chinwag
    Is Paul Giamatti the First-Ever Oscar Nominee With a Podcast?The Holdovers star has been chatting it up on a mic for nearly a year.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  23. 1.5x speed
    What Will Podcasting Look Like This Year?Five questions (and some attempted answers) about what the medium will look like in 2024.
    By Nicholas Quah
  24. chat room
    Brooke Averick Has Never Liked Anything a Normal AmountOn @LadyEfron’s new podcast, it’s more than okay to obsess about things until you’re nauseous.
    By Bella Arnold
  25. 1.5x speed
    Who? Weekly Makes a Fake Sydney SweeneyHosts Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber tell us about their AI bit.
    By Nicholas Quah
  26. survey says
    The Best Podcasts of 2023, According to People Who Make PodcastsHundreds of hosts, producers, creatives, and executives reveal what they heard and loved this year.
    By Nicholas Quah
  27. the industry
    The Podcast World’s Year From HellDozens of hosts, producers, and executives vent about a tough year for the audio industry — and cautiously look ahead to 2024.
    By Nicholas Quah
  28. best of 2023
    The Best Podcasts of 2023Despite a tough year for the industry, the podcast world remains vast in its pleasures.
    By Nicholas Quah
  29. the industry
    Heavyweight Down, Stolen GoneSpotify dropped two critically adored podcasts this week.
    By Nicholas Quah
  30. sign off
    Julianna Margulies Now ‘Sincerely Apologetic’ for Racist Podcast RemarksWalking back claims that the Black community had “been brainwashed to hate Jews,†among other inflammatory comments.
    By Justin Curto
  31. play rights!
    Chelsea Peretti Will Be Playing the Role of MotherHer new play Thatcher Island features ghosts, seagulls trained to defecate on target, and a pirate named Vagina.
    By Tom Smyth
  32. vulture festival 2023
    Song Exploder Won’t Repeat Guests, Even U2Hrishikesh Hirway explains the podcast’s no-repeat rule, no matter how big the artist may be.
    By Tom Smyth
  33. ring ring!
    Need a Beloved Comedy Podcast Relaunched? Call Chelsea Peretti!The comedian’s call-in show is back and her phone line is open for business.
    By Rebecca Alter
  34. start here
    On the Best Episode of Ologies, Alie Ward Goes Balls-DeepPhallologist Dr. Emily Willingham makes the perfect entry point for new listeners of the science-themed podcast.
    By Sean Malin
  35. one more time
    Giving Britney’s Music Its DueThe miniseries Listening 2 Britney stripped away the layers of baggage and bad-faith narratives that have plagued Spears’s career.
    By Vulture Editors
  36. into it
    Britney Was Always Trying to Tell Us Who She WasThe Woman in Me is out today, but her music already serves as a record of her story.
    By Sam Sanders
  37. into it
    If Hollywood Hates Long Movies, Why Does It Keep Making Them?Killers of the Flower Moon clocks in at three hours and 26 minutes long, but Martin Scorsese is one of the few filmmakers who could pull this off.
    By Sam Sanders
  38. switched on pop
    What We Owe Lil Jon, King of CrunkA close look at the origins of the genre and its wide-ranging influence.
    By Reanna Cruz
  39. switched on pop
    Feeling Fine With Faye WebsterThe genre-defying singer-songwriter discusses the anomalous sound behind her two latest singles, “Lifetime†and “But Not Kiss.â€
    By Charlie Harding and Reanna Cruz
  40. switched on pop
    Business Is Booming for Metro BoominA deep look into the extended production catalogue of Atlanta’s modern trap savant.
    By Reanna Cruz
  41. into it
    What Will It Take for Celebrities to Throw Out the Legacy PR Playbook?TikTok’s PR lady explains why stars keep making the same mistakes.
    By Sam Sanders
  42. into it
    Let’s Give Mommy Bloggers Their DueIn her new book, Extremely Online, Taylor Lorenz highlights the ways that women and marginalized content creators shaped the social web.
    By Sam Sanders
  43. 1.5x speed
    Pablo Torre Wants to Be Your New Favorite Sports PunditHis latest podcast hopes to be more than just a reaction to last night’s games.
    By Nicholas Quah
  44. into it
    Hip-Hop at 50 Still Has a Long Way to GoThe genre faces a midlife crisis as it reckons with the homophobia and misogyny that have been present since its inception.
    By Sam Sanders
  45. podcast review
    Strike Force Five Heralds Podcasting’s First True SupergroupThe late-night hosts have gathered to create a very historic — and uneven — audio experiment.
    By Sean Malin
  46. 1.5x speed
    Welcome to Jo Firestone’s Sexy Murder MysteryThe comedian’s excellent podcast Murder on Sex Island is perfect for fans of murder, sex, and islands.
    By Nicholas Quah
  47. into it
    Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ Doesn’t Make SenseThere’s seemingly no discernible trend happening at the top of the Billboard chart. Is it actually measuring the most popular music right now?
    By Sam Sanders
  48. podcasts
    How This Jungian Life Made Carl Jung Cool AgainThe podcast’s psychoanalyst hosts are listening. So is everyone else, it seems.
    By Louis Cheslaw
  49. xoxo
    Grinch Girl, You Will Always Be FamousUnlike Taylor Momsen’s childhood bullies.
    By Zoe Guy
  50. into it
    Love Is Like Solitary Confinement“They slowly take away your identity,†says Love Is Blind contestant Nick Thompson, who’s demanding worker protections across the reality-TV industry.
    By Sam Sanders
  51. tributes
    Combat a Major Case of the Mondays Labor Day With This Jimmy Buffett TributeMBMBAM
    By Bethy Squires
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