Society
Politics, culture, and how people live together.
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36 shows
99% Invisible
Roman Mars' design and infrastructure stories, often starting with odd specifics like traffic lights or city grids.
A is for Architecture Podcast
Ambrose Gillick interviewing architectural historians and theorists about politics, gentrification, and the ideological forces shaping the built environment.
An Arm and a Leg
Dan Weissmann reporting on the actual bills patients receive, tracking down who decided the charges and why.
Bad Gays
Biographies of historical villains used to dismantle sanitised queer narratives and respectability politics.
Baroque B*tches - An Art History Gossip Podcast
Art historians dish out scandalous stories behind famous artists' lives.
Code Switch
NPR's race and culture team tracking how identity shapes labor laws and national politics.
Conversations with Tyler
Tyler Cowen's rapid-fire cross-examinations of economists and intellectuals mapping the weird edges of public policy.
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel interrogates tech executives and policy makers about power, platforms, and the regulatory fights shaping the digital economy.
Documentary on One Podcast
Irish Public Radio's long-form audio documentaries focusing on marginalized lives, rural eccentrics, and institutional failures.
EconTalk
Russ Roberts interviewing economists and authors about trade policy, moral philosophy, and how markets shape human behavior.
Everything's Psychology
Behavioural psychologist Paul Davies chats with guests about human behaviour mechanisms.
Freakonomics Radio
Economist Steven Levitt's counterintuitive analyses of everyday topics, from tax myths to bourbon production.
Harvard Data Science Review Podcast
Case studies on data's role in leading, misleading, and informing decisions in news, policy, and business.
Hi-Phi Nation
Philosophers and critics discuss ethics and culture in unexpected contexts, from zombies to gig work.
Hidden Brain
Social science research applied to everyday life, with storytelling and expert interviews.
Maintenance Phase
Journalists Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes debunking wellness fads and pseudoscience in the diet industry.
Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Original audio cassette recordings from Eric Marcus mapping the twentieth-century LGBTQ rights movement through first-person accounts.
Odd Lots
Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway interviewing experts on global markets and economic trends.
Office Hours with Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks' advice on living a better life, one habit at a time.
People Behind the Science Podcast Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers
A cognitive scientist interviews researchers about their career paths, lab failures, and the personal motivations driving their work.
Planet Money
Economists and reporters explaining everyday economics, from labor markets to corporate strategies.
Radiolab
Investigative stories on human experience, biology, and ethics, often featuring unconventional experts.
Skeptoid
Brian Dunning dissecting a single urban legend, medical fraud, or historical myth per episode with rigorous source notes.
Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast
Three historians of economic thought trace how methodological shifts in the discipline shape current affairs.
Spooky Science Sisters
Sisters-in-law scientists debunk supernatural claims with humor and evidence.
Stuff You Should Know
General knowledge podcast tackling eclectic topics from history and science to pop culture and more.
Talk the Talk
Linguists and language experts dissect words, language evolution, and linguistic illusions with hosts and guests.
TED Radio Hour
Big-name thinkers and researchers explaining how to apply science and philosophy to everyday life.
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Witty panel discussions on science topics with comedians and experts like Robin Dunbar and Dave Gorman.
The Knowledge Project
In-depth interviews with CEOs, founders, and thought leaders on decision-making, leadership, and strategy.
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss's self-optimization interviews with famous founders, athletes, and artists.
Think Fast, Talk Smart
Matt Abrahams' conversations on effective communication and public speaking strategies.
Threshold
Investigative audio reporting tracking how humans inhabit and alter natural biomes, season by season.
USModernist Radio - Architecture You Love
Weekly interviews with Modernist architects, historians, and homeowners paired with live studio jazz.
Wonder Cabinet
Forgotten historical artifacts and obscure museum collections examined through monthly object biographies.
Word of Mouth
Linguist Michael Rosen's eclectic conversations on language, culture, and communication.