Shows
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99% Invisible
A tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world. From Radiotopia.
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All Things Considered
A mix of news, interviews, commentaries, reviews, and offbeat features. From NPR.
Alt.Latino
A voyage across the world in search of the best new Rock en Espanol and Latin Alternative music releases. From NPR.
American Homefront
The American Homefront Project is reporting on military life and veterans issues.
Anna Faris Is Unqualified
Actor Anna Faris offers relationship advice to guests from all areas of the entertainment industry.
Another Round
Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton cover everything from race, gender and pop culture to squirrels, mangoes, and bad jokes, all in one boozy show. From Buzzfeed.
Ask Me Another
Puzzles, word games and trivia played in front of a live audience. From NPR.
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BackStory
Historians tear a topic from the headlines and plumb its historical depths.
Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything
Personally connecting the dots. All of them. From Radiotopia.
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
Jesse Thorn hosts in-depth interviews with brilliant creators, culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy. From NPR.
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Car Talk
America's funniest auto mechanics take calls from weary car owners all over the country. From NPR.
Code Switch
Ever find yourself in a conversation about race and identity where you just get...stuck? Code Switch can help. We're all journalists of color, and this isn't just the work we do. It's the lives we lead. Sometimes, we'll make you laugh. Other times, you'll get uncomfortable. But we'll always be unflinchingly honest and empathetic. Come mix it up with us.
Curious City
Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
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Death, Sex & Money
A podcast hosted by Anna Sale about the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. From WNYC Studios.
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Embedded
Hosted by Kelly McEvers, Embedded takes a story from the news and goes deep.
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Filmspotting
Movie reviews and interviews with your favorite filmmakers. Hosted by Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen.
Freakonomics
Discover the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner. From WNYC Studios.
Fresh Air
Terry Gross' in-depth interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures.
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Global News Podcast
The day's top stories compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends. From BBC News.
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Happier with Gretchen Rubin
How to build happier habits into your daily life. Part of the Panoply Network.
Hello from the Magic Tavern
A weekly podcast from the tavern the Vermilion Minotaur, interviewing monsters, wizards and adventurers. From a magical dimensional portal behind a Burger King in Chicago.
Here and Now
A timely, smart reflection of the fluid world of news as it’s happening. From WBUR and NPR.
Here's the Thing
A series of intimate and honest conversations hosted by Alec Baldwin. From WNYC Studios.
Hidden Brain
A conversation about life's unseen patterns. From NPR.
Homemade Stories
Storyteller Shannon Cason lays out his life for the listener, blemishes and all.
How To Do Everything
We're half advice show, half survival guide. From Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! and NPR.
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Invisibilia
Stories about the invisible forces that control human behavior: ideas, beliefs, assumptions and emotions. From NPR.
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Judge John Hodgman
Have your pressing issues decided by Famous Minor Television Personality John Hodgman, Certified Judge. From Maximum Fun.
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Latino USA
A radio journal of news and culture produced from a Latino perspective. From NPR.
Limetown
Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee. From Two-Up Productions.
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Marketplace
A daily take on business and economics news for the rest of us. From American Public Media.
More Perfect
Radiolab's More Perfect is a series about the Supreme Court. More Perfect explores how cases deliberated inside the rarefied world of the Supreme Court affect our lives far away from the bench. Produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts such a
Morning Edition
Up-to-the-minute news, analysis, commentary and coverage of politics, arts and more. From NPR with WBEZ News.
Morning Shift
A dynamic mix of news, culture and music in Chicago. Hosted by Tony Sarabia. From WBEZ.
Mystery Show
A new podcast about mysteries, hosted by Starlee Kine. From Gimlet.
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NPR Politics
A podcast where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other.
Nerdette
Interviews with your favorite authors, artists, astronauts and more. From WBEZ.
Nerdette Recaps Game Of Thrones With Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal of Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me joins Greta Johnsen and Tricia Bobeda of Nerdette weekly to scrutinize the latest Game of Thrones episode.
Note to Self
Is your phone watching you? Can wexting make you smarter? Are your kids real? These and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. Join host Manoush Zomorodi for your weekly reminder to question everythi
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On Being
Conversations centering on the questions: What does it mean to be human? How do we want to live?
On The Media
Your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. From WNYC Studios.
Only Human
Only Human is a podcast about making the most of our health, whether we’re training for a marathon, overcoming an illness, or trying not to go broke paying for healthcare. Hosted by Mary Harris, Only Human is a show where we’re not afraid to have uncomfor
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Pitch
A narrative podcast about music. From Alex Kapelman and Whitney Jones.
Planet Money
Meet high rollers, brainy economists and regular folks — all trying to make sense of our rapidly changing global economy. From NPR.
PleasureTown
The fictional history of this mysterious Oklahoma town. From WBEZ.
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Pop Culture Happy Hour is a lively chat about books, movies, music, television, comics and pretty much anything else that strikes a nerve, all in a weekly round-table. From NPR.
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RISK
True Tales Boldly Told! If you like The Moth, This American Life or Snap Judgment, take a walk on the wilder side with RISK! From Kevin Allison.
Radio Diaries
Extraordinary stories of ordinary life. From Radiotopia.
Radio Rookies
Real stories by New York City teenagers take listeners inside their lives and their communities in this Peabody Award-winning youth journalism initiative. For teens, by teens and about the challenges of teen life, Radio Rookies gives students the tools an
Radiolab
A show about curiosity, where sound illuminates ideas. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich. From WNYC Studios.
Re:sound
The most compelling and creative audio documentaries and features produced worldwide curated by the Third Coast Festival.
Reply All
A show about the internet, hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman. From Gimlet.
Reveal
Hidden stories, uncovered. Reveal takes you deep inside stories that impact your world, revealing injustice and holding the powerful accountable. From CIR and PRX.
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Savage Lovecast
Dan Savage, America's only advice columnist, answers your sex questions and yaps about politics.
Science Friday
Brain food for curious people. A weekly show offering educated, balanced discussions on the scientific issues in the news.
Serendipity
Serendipity is radio drama for the 21st century. From The Sarah Awards.
Serial
From the creators of This American Life. Listen as one true story unfolds.
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment, the smoking-hot public radio show, straps audiences into an audio rollercoaster. From WNYC Studios.
Song Exploder
A podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. From Radiotopia.
Sound Opinions
The world's only rock and roll talk show hosted by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot.
StarTalk Radio
Science meets comedy and pop culture on StarTalk Radio! From Neil deGrasse Tyson and Curved Light Productions.
StartUp
The business origin story you never get to hear. Hosted by Alex Blumberg and Lisa Chow. From Gimlet.
StoryCorps
StoryCorps shares unscripted conversations, revealing the wisdom, courage, and poetry in the words of people you might not notice walking down the street.
StoryCorps Chicago
The latest from StoryCorps in Chicago.
Strangers
Lea Thau, Peabody Award winner & former Director of The Moth, has created Strangers, featuring true stories about people we meet, the heartbreaks we suffer, the kindnesses we encounter, and those frightful moments when we discover that we aren't even who we thought we were. From Radiotopia.
Studio 360
Delve deep into the ever-changing cultural landscape with novelist and co-founder of legendary "Spy" magazine, Kurt Andersen. From PRI and WNYC Radio.
Stuff You Should Know
Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the Stuff You Should Know about everything from genes to the Galapagos. From HowStuffWorks.com.
Surprisingly Awesome
A show hosted by Adams Davidson and McKay that reveals the hidden awesomeness in everyday things. From Gimlet Media.
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TED Radio Hour
A journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, and new ways to think and create. From NPR.
The Allusionist
Small adventures in language. From Radiotopia.
The Barbershop Show
The Barber Shop Show brings you a weekly dose of real talk, straight from the shop floor. From Vocalo.
The Bill Simmons Podcast
Bill Simmons relaunches the most downloaded sports podcast of all-time with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes and media members. From HBO.
The Black Tapes Podcast
The Black Tapes is a serialized docudrama about one journalist's search for truth, her subject's mysterious past, and the literal and figurative ghosts that haunt them both. From the creators of Pacific Northwest Stories.
The Dinner Party Download
The arts and leisure section of public radio with hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam. From American Public Media.
The Feed Podcast
Rick Bayless and Steve Dolinsky bring the world of food and drink into your ears and have a little fun in the process.
The Flop House
Funny Talk About Film Flops. From Maximum Fun.
The Gist
A daily afternoon podcast about news, culture, and whatever else you'll be discussing with friends and family tonight. From Slate and the Panoply Network.
The Heart
it bleeds, it breaks, it sings, it soars. From Radiotopia.
The Memory Palace
Nate DiMeo conjures forgotten moments in this beloved storytelling show about the past. The episodes are small, but their impact isn't. From Radiotopia.
The Mortified Podcast
The Mortified Podcast is a storytelling series where adults share the embarrassing things they created as kids– diaries, letters, lyrics & beyond– in front of total strangers. From Radiotopia.
The Moth
True stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The New Yorker Radio Hour is a weekly program presented by the magazine’s editor, David Remnick. From WNYC Studios.
The Takeaway
Daily world, national, and regional news and analysis with host John Hockenberry. From PRI and WNYC Radio, in collaboration with The New York Times and WGBH.
The Talkhouse Film Podcast
Naturally, no one knows more about film than filmmakers. On Talkhouse podcasts, smart, notable artists from the world of film talk candidly to each other about their work. From the Talkhouse.
The Talkhouse Music Podcast
Naturally, no one knows more about music than musicians. On Talkhouse podcasts, smart, notable artists from the world of music talk candidly to each other about their work. From the Talkhouse.
The Truth
Movies without pictures. From Radiotopia.
The Vulture TV Podcast
TV talk from New York Magazine's Vulture blog.
The World
Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is. From PRI in partnership with BBC and WGBH.
This American Life
Each week, a new theme and a variety of stories on that theme. Hosted by Ira Glass.
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Vocalo's Barber Shop Show
Your weekly dose of real talk, straight from the shop floor.
Vox's The Weeds
Everyone is always warning you not to get lost in the weeds. But not Vox's Ezra Klein, Sarah Kliff, and Matthew Yglesias. They love the weeds. That's where all the policy is. From Vox.com.
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WBEZ News
The latest news and feature stories from WBEZ Chicago.
WTF with Marc Maron
Comedian Marc Maron is tackling the most complex philosophical question of our day - WTF?
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me
NPR's weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what's real and what we've made up.
Weekend Edition Saturday
National Public Radio's Peabody Award-winning correspondent Scott Simon brings a well-traveled perspective to his role as host of Weekend Edition Saturday.
Weekend Edition Sunday
Weekend Edition Sunday premiered on Jan. 18, 1987. Since then, Weekend Edition Sunday has covered newsmakers and artists, scientists and politicans, music makers of all kinds, writers, thinkers, theologians and all manner of news events.
Women Of The Hour
Lena Dunham hosts this podcast miniseries about friendship, love, work, bodies and more. From Buzzfeed.
Worldview
From Nobel Peace Prize winners to Nicaraguan sweatshop workers, we highlight a range of voices that go beyond the headlines. From WBEZ.
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You Must Remember This
You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. From Panoply.
