What's the single most compelling podcast episode you've ever listened to?

[Anonymous]

I'm currently listening to 544 Days and I am really liking it.

For 544 days, Jason Rezaian was held hostage in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. Interrogated. Sealed off from the outside world. He was accused of being an American spy, though his formal title was Washington Post Tehran Correspondent. This is a story about government and family and journalism, and what it took to free an innocent man… all while navigating the high-stakes world of nuclear diplomacy.

I'm not a big politics fan and just barely remember when this happened, but Jason Rezaian is the one doing the podcast and he's fantastic at it. A friend told me to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. I'm definitely more of a crime podcast person.

This thread is helping me branch out a bit.

[Anonymous]

I'm new to podcasts so I have a question. On the app, is there an autoplay feature? When I get to the end of one episode, how do I get it to just start playing the next one? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of my favorite is The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar by This American Life

Me too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm new to podcasts so I have a question. On the app, is there an autoplay feature? When I get to the end of one episode, how do I get it to just start playing the next one? Thanks!

Which podcast platform do you use? I use Spotify and there's a setting to toggle for continuous play.

[Anonymous]

Most delightful podcast episode(s): Alison Brie on the Darkest Timeline with Ken Jeong and Joel McHale

[Anonymous]

Reply All “The Case of the Missing Hit” is the single greatest stand-alone podcast episode of all time. (Sadly, it was also their last good episode before things fell apart.)

[Anonymous]

Serial, season 1.

Slow Burn -- watergate.

[Anonymous]

9/12

[Anonymous]

The Red Scare episode with Nick Mullen.

[Anonymous]

I haven't read all the responses so maybe this was mentioned, but I'd recommend Tom Brown's Body.

[Anonymous]

Listen to Heavyweight with Jonathan Goldstein. Best episode is episode 1, and there's a follow up to it, episode 9. I also love episode 2. Look them up, they're fantastic single-story episodes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reply All “The Case of the Missing Hit” is the single greatest stand-alone podcast episode of all time. (Sadly, it was also their last good episode before things fell apart.)

Yeah, it's not so great any more. But I agree this is a fantastic episode, as is Boy in Photo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's old, but I was so riveted by the first Season of Serial about Adnan Syad.

+1

It really remains the best one.

Currently listening to the book by his cousin. I am so conflicted - how could he get convicted. What am I missing? He had a terrible lawyer but it appears that there was zero evidence. And yes, I understand there are wrongful convictions all the time.