Top Society & Culture Podcasts

The Travel Diaries is a weekly interview series where journalist Holly Rubenstein chats to a special guest about their adventures around the world, and the travel experiences and destinations that have shaped their lives.

Be transported to exotic and far flung places as Holly and her diverse range of famous guests take you on a journey through the seven chapters of their life's travel diaries, from their earliest childhood travel memory and the first place they fell in love with; to their all time favourite destination, their hidden gem recommendation and what’s at the top of their bucket list. It's wanderlust, guaranteed!

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From Santos, Brazil to Queens New York; from Lagos, Nigeria to Adelaide, Australia, we take you inside the lives of dreamers – of women’s soccer players willing to risk everything for a game. These are stories of far-flung adventures, of heartbreak, endurance, and joy – in unequal doses. HUSTLE RULE is about finding something you love and doing whatever it takes to keep it – no matter what. Hosted by Hannah Waddingham. Based on the book Under the Lights and in the Dark, by Gwendolyn Oxenham.

Decades after Ted Kaczynski was caught, society is still asking some of the same questions about him: Is Ted a genius who went astray? Or simply a madman who murdered three people in cold blood? Project Unabom takes an in-depth look back at the Unabomber saga and Ted Kaczynski's legacy from the perspective of FBI agents who worked to solve the case, his brother who turned him in, and Ted’s very own writings. 

New episodes out every Monday. 

Project Unabom is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.

https://apple.co/Project_Unabom

Dating can be a drag, so why not turn it into a game? In this blind-dating game show, host Jujubee (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Dragnificent) guides singles through a series of sexy games to see if they can find their one true love-for-now. 

This is how it works: We have a contestant. We give them three daters to choose from, but the only thing they get from their potential love connections are their voices. We play some racy games before eliminating all but one potential dater. And that’s when the cameras come on and things get personal. Can they win a date on Jujubee’s dime or will she send them back to the apps?

Listen to Queen of Hearts on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/queen-of-hearts/ now.

Hi, I’m Alyx Weiss, or Ayydubs on the Internet. If you’re here you’ve probably seen my Youtube series ‘Revealing Your Secrets’, where I share the wildest confessions you all send me. And, there is plenty more where that came from… welcome to Revealing Your Secrets the Podcast! Every week I will reveal your secrets in whatever way you’ll let me - through voicemails, written submissions, even talking to some of you about your secrets on the phone or in person! You’re only as sick as your secrets…so I’m here to hold space for you to share them. From revealing bizarre confessions as if they’re my own to strangers on the Internet, to unpacking the more disturbing subjects with our therapist, we now have a variety of new ways to engage with your submissions and offer more in return!

In my new podcast, I’m sitting down with fascinating people from all walks of life - business icons, entrepreneurs, artisans, old friends and new friends. They all have one thing in common: they inspire and intrigue me. And I think they will inspire and intrigue you!  
Tune in each week for these intimate, in-depth, probing conversations. You’ll learn something new in every episode.

Memory Wars is a six-part series about how Germany has confronted its horrific past and whether America could ever do the same. Public radio reporter Mallory Noe-Payne spent years covering policy and politics in Richmond, Virginia — the former capital of the Confederacy. Then she went to Germany.

Through a year of in-depth reporting featuring a wide range of characters, Noe-Payne reveals the struggles it takes for a society to change its narrative, face up to an uncomfortable past, and pave the way for atonement. Featuring conversations with Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Michael Paul Williams, Memory Wars explores the lessons in German history for American society today as we reckon with our own horrific past.

A production of RADIO IQ, distributed by PRX. You can show your appreciation for innovative projects like this by donating to this Virginia-based public radio station. Donating through this link helps support the podcast.

Credits:

Hosts Mallory Noe-Payne, Michael Paul Williams

Story Editing by Oluwakemi Aladesuyi, Additional Editing from Caitlin Pierce

Music by Sun Rain, sound design and mixing by Chad Skinner and Dani Ramez of Half Moon Audio.

Logo design by Ruth Tam