--- description: From pop culture and history to sports and more, these are the best podcasts ever made. title: The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc262571992ceedd/6998c86907a30d1c3477d2f1/BestPodcasts-Featured.jpg?branch=production ---  # The 100 Best Podcasts of All Time The most innovative, influential, and informative listens in the history of the medium. These podcasts reflect the depth, breadth, and possibility of the medium at its best. [How We Chose](/7303677/how-we-chose-100-best-podcasts/) * All * COMEDY AND FICTION * SPORTS * SOCIETY * BUSINESS AND TECH * TRUE CRIME * HISTORY * POP CULTURE * SCIENCE * NEWS AND POLITICS ## *  [2 Dope Queens](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303040/2-dope-queens/) Unfiltered conversation byShannon Carlin *  [30 for 30](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303041/30-for-30/) More than the highlights byShannon Carlin *  [99% Invisible](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303042/99-percent-invisible/) Understanding our surroundings byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [Acquired](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303043/acquired/) Deep dives on the biggest brands byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303044/armchair-expert-with-dax-shepard/) Celebs getting vulnerable byEliana Dockterman *  [Articles of Interest](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303045/articles-of-interest/) The meaning behind what we wear byRachel Sonis *  [Bear Brook](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303046/bear-brook/) A nuanced take on tragedy byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303047/beautiful-stories-from-anonymous-people/) Where strangers tell all byShannon Carlin *  [The Big Dig](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303048/the-big-dig/) Unearthing an infamous project byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [The Big Picture](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303049/the-big-picture/) A home for movie buffs byEliana Dockterman *  [The Bill Simmons Podcast](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303050/the-bill-simmons-podcast/) The pioneering sports pod byShannon Carlin *  [Binge Mode](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303051/binge-mode/) Nerd culture rules byEliana Dockterman *  [Blank Check With Griffin & David](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303052/blank-check-with-griffin-and-david/) On directors’ passion projects byEliana Dockterman *  [Bodega Boys](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303053/bodega-boys/) Casual riffing with great chemistry byRachel Sonis *  [Bodies](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303054/bodies/) The female body and its ailments byEliana Dockterman *  [Call Her Daddy](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303055/call-her-daddy/) Headline-making interviews byRachel Brodsky *  [Call Your Girlfriend](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303056/call-your-girlfriend/) Eavesdropping on your smartest friends byRachel Brodsky *  [Classy With Jonathan Menjivar](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303057/classy-with-jonathan-menjivar/) Money changes everything byEliana Dockterman *  [Cocaine & Rhinestones](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303058/cocaine-and-rhinestones/) Country music unplugged byShannon Carlin *  [Code Switch](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303059/code-switch/) Unpacking race in America byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303060/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend/) Late night in your earbuds byShannon Carlin *  [Criminal](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303061/criminal/) The human side of crime byRebecca Schneid *  [The Daily](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303062/the-daily/) What you need to know today byEliana Dockterman *  [Dan Carlin's Hardcore History](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303063/dan-carlins-hardcore-history/) Unembellished history byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [Dead Eyes](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303064/dead-eyes/) Confronting the nicest guy in Hollywood byEliana Dockterman *  [Dear Sugars](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303065/dear-sugars/) Empathetic advice byEliana Dockterman *  [Death, Sex & Money](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303066/death-sex-and-money/) Frank talk about taboo topics byShannon Carlin *  [Decoder Ring](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303067/decoder-ring/) Mining cultural artifacts byEliana Dockterman *  [Dirty John](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303068/dirty-john/) A soap-worthy drama byEliana Dockterman *  [The Dream](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303069/the-dream/) On get-rich-quick schemes byEliana Dockterman *  [The Dropout](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303070/the-dropout/) The Elizabeth Holmes saga byEliana Dockterman *  [Ear Hustle](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303071/ear-hustle/) Life incarcerated byEliana Dockterman *  [Embedded](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303072/embedded/) On-the-ground storytelling byRachel Brodsky *  [Everything Is Alive](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303073/everything-is-alive/) Interviews with inanimate objects byEliana Dockterman *  [The Ezra Klein Show](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303074/the-ezra-klein-show/) Wonks explain the world byEliana Dockterman *  [Fiasco](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303075/fiasco/) American catastrophes byEliana Dockterman *  [Fighting in the War Room](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303076/fighting-in-the-war-room/) Debating movies and more byEliana Dockterman *  [Fresh Air](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303077/fresh-air/) The original interview show byEliana Dockterman *  [Gilmore Guys](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303078/gilmore-guys/) A pioneer of episode recaps byEliana Dockterman *  [Good Hang With Amy Poehler](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303079/good-hang-with-amy-poehler/) Sunny celebrity interviews byEliana Dockterman *  [Good Inside With Dr. Becky](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303080/good-inside-with-dr-becky/) Millennial parents’ Dr. Spock byEliana Dockterman *  [The Habitat](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303081/the-habitat/) A rehearsal for life on Mars byEliana Dockterman *  [Hard Fork](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303082/hard-fork/) Making sense of AI and beyond byEliana Dockterman *  [Heavyweight](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303083/heavyweight/) Helping regular folks move on byEliana Dockterman *  [Home Cooking](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303084/home-cooking/) A feel-good cooking show byEliana Dockterman *  [Homecoming](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303085/homecoming/) A throwback radio drama byEliana Dockterman *  [In Our Time](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303086/in-our-time/) Accessible intellectual discourse byJake Kring-Schreifels *  [In the Dark](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303087/in-the-dark/) The best true-crime podcast byEliana Dockterman *  [Las Culturistas With Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303088/las-culturistas-with-matt-rogers-and-bowen-yang/) Going viral byShannon Carlin *  [The Last Days of August](/collections/100-best-podcasts/7303089/the-last-days-of-august/) A tragedy in the porn industry byEliana Dockterman ## Project Credits * Project lead:Eliana Dockterman * Project editors:Eliza Berman and Mahita Gajanan * Art and design:Chelsea Kardokus * Audience and digital editors:Nadia Suleman, Kari Sonde, and Diana Elbasha * Editors:Lori Fradkin * Photo editors:Chloe Dowling and Kim Bubello 100 Best Podcasts of All Time ```json 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