Top Society & Culture Podcasts

The production team behind the Peabody-nominated "Lost Patients" returns with a new investigative series: "<em>Adults in the Room." Episodes will come out Tuesdays at midnight Pacific Time.

Seattle, 1999. At Garfield High School, Mr. Hudson is a legend. With a thundering voice and imposing stature, Mr. Hudson — or “Tom” as select students call him — teaches biology and leads an elite outdoors program. But when teen reporters at the school paper start exploring a rumor that he sexually abused students, all hell breaks loose. Adults close ranks, and schoolmates turn on the young journalists. And then one day, a voice on the school intercom announces that Mr. Hudson is dead. Isolde Raftery is one of the students who first hears about and reports allegations against Mr. Hudson. Today, she is an investigative journalist in Seattle. In "Adults in the Room," Raftery re-reports the story to understand what really happened in 1999. Was a whole school community groomed by a charismatic predator? Or was she part of a whisper campaign that cost the life of a great teacher? 

"Focus" is KUOW’s home for immersive audio documentaries. Each season zooms in on a single story that challenges commonly held narratives about life in the Pacific Northwest and reveals something bigger about American society. 

Tiffany D. Cross leads ACross Generations, a plainspoken and candid conversation with Black women from different stages in life. Each episode convenes a seasoned elder, middle-aged, and younger Black woman to discuss a single topic ranging from changing perspectives on sex to what you wish you knew about money in your 20's to the collective state of our womanhood in these contemporary times. Their unique perspectives through provocative, and introspective dialogue that can only come from the safe space that is created by Black women regardless of age.

By delving into subjects that affect women across generations, this podcast provides a space for commonality, familiarity, and honesty, through insightful and sage discussions. It weens  audiences of all backgrounds on the oracle that is Black womanhood by broadening perspectives and deepening understanding through wisdom, wit, laughter, tears, and joy.

A podcast to help women discover (and rediscover) their confidence and style. 

Alison Lumbatis is a style psychology expert, speaker, best-selling author, and CEO of Outfit Formulas. Over the past decade, she's helped hundreds of thousands of women feel more confident in their clothes. 

Now, she's bringing these tools, frameworks, and real-life conversations to the masses. The Alison Lumbatis Show's mission is to help YOU feel more confident in your clothes so you can feel more confident in your everyday life. 

For episodes and more information on the podcast, visit AlisonLumbatis.com/podcast 

For more information about her outfit planning program, Outfit Formulas, visit OutfitFormulas.com 

The People’s Recorder is a podcast about the 1930s Federal Writers’ Project: what it achieved, where it fell short, and what it means for Americans today.

Each episode features stories of individual writers, new places, and the project's impact on people's lives. Along the way we hear from historians, novelists, and others who shed light on that experience and unexpected connections to American society today.

The People's Recorder recounts a forgotten chapter in our history.  Join us on an unvarnished tour of America.

The People’s Recorder is produced by Spark Media with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Florida Humanities, Virginia Humanities, Wisconsin Humanities, California Humanities and Humanities Nebraska.

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What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? In this award-winning podcast India Rakusen explores the whole bloody story, discovering facts that could change your life. Periods are just the beginning.

When Frank Farian first laid eyes on Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan, he saw everything he wasn’t. They were handsome, young, and Black. But Frank had something they didn’t. He had power.

So, Frank offered them a devil’s bargain. Almost overnight, Milli Vanilli’s debut album went five times platinum and scored a Grammy nomination. But when the lie at the center of their success started to unravel, Rob and Fab would discover the hard way the difference between star power and real power.

From Wondery, Blame It on the Fame is a story about the lie that shot to #1 and what it cost to tell the truth. Hosted by Amanda Seales.

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We’re an institution with a big vision to empower wildly influential citizen leaders with the perspective to build a prosperous future. Adding voice to our values, The Alder Podcast will explore timeless themes like the sacred privilege of liberty, how to live a legacy, and the ways good leadership can change the world. Stay tuned for insights that will help you learn, grow, and make a difference. For more information, visit www.alder.co.

Sport but not as you know it. Forget the champions. This is about underdogs, myths, drama. Global stories you’ll wish you’d known about and now probably won’t forget. There are other podcasts about gold medals and millionaire superstars. This is about courage, rule breakers and the unexpected. Tales from around the world, all told in mini-seasons and one-off episodes. #AmazingSportStories