When I look back at the hundreds of shows and thousands of episodes I heard this year, the standouts were the ones that spoke directly to new audiences, that looked at an aspect of the world differently, or that took me out of this one completely.
Author: Ma’ayan Plaut
Content Strategist & Podcast Librarian, @RadioPublic. Oberlin alum, #foodhat wearer, writer, educator, audio curator. Always listening.
Podcasts Reexamining Cultural Institutions
Curated by the Breaking Glass team, a collaboration between Glimmerglass Festival and WFMT Radio Network
Archival Audio, Past and Present
Curated by the Bughouse Square team
Shows about human behavior
Curated by Molly Schreiber and Larry Vincent, the creators of The Findings Report
Brand new Halloween-approved podcasts
Prepare for your own version of October's most frightful holiday–be it scary, spoopy, or deadly–with these brand new Halloween-approved podcasts.
Shows about our bodies
Curated by Allison Behringer, host and creator of Bodies
Stories In and Around the World of Sports
Curated by Eric Silver, co-host of HORSE
Fiction podcasts for first-time listeners
Coordinated by PRX, along with fiction podcasters big and small
Podcasts Hosted by Latinas
Curated by the team behind Latina to Latina, an interview podcast featuring today's trailblazers. From Lantigua Williams & Co.
Grounded perspectives on politics and social change
Curated by Kate Werning, creator of Healing Justice Podcast