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Best Podcasts Of 2008 (Yeah, you read that right ?)

A list of the best podcast that started a decade ago, some still active with a great back catalogue, some that have moved on to new projects.

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Created December 26, 2018

Updated February 13, 2025

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  1. This American Life

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    Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture
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  2. Planet Money

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    Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy – understand the world.Wanna go deeper?
    BusinessNews

  3. Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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    Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing and feed your love of the English language. Whether English is your first language or your second language, the
    EducationSociety

  4. Doug Loves Movies

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    Comedian Doug Benson (Super High Me, Last Comic Standing) invites his friends to sit down and discuss his first love: movies!
    ComedyTVFilm
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  5. Mac OS Ken

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    This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is M
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  6. Now Playing - The Movie Review Podcast

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    Three playful movie reviewers break down a variety of film franchises by dedicating a podcast to every single sequel, reboot, and spin-off in a series. In-depth conversations cover production history, literary sources, gossip, merchandising, an
    TVFilmFilm Reviews

  7. Radiolab

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    Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is kno
    ScienceNatural Sciences

  8. SModcast

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    Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier are SModcast.
    ComedyTV

  9. Savage Lovecast

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    Dan Savage, America's only advice columnist, answers your sex questions and yaps about politics. To record a question for Dan to be answered in a later podcast, record your question and send it to Q@Savage.Love, or call 206-302-2064. For a much
    HealthFitness

  10. Giant Bombcast

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    The Giant Bomb discusses the latest video game news and new releases, answers listener questions, and sometimes gets wildly off-topic in this weekly podcast. Featuring Jan Ochoa, Jeff Grubb, and Jeff Bakalar.
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  11. The Rachel Maddow Show

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    The Rachel Maddow Show airs Mondays at 9pm ET on MSNBC, and shortly thereafter in this feed.**SPECIAL TO THIS FEED: The January 6th hearings and corresponding analysis from Rachel Maddow and other MSNBC panelists is also archived here.
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  12. A Life Well Wasted

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    A Life Well Wasted is an internet radio show about videogames and the people who love them.
    Video Games

  13. Political Gabfest

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    Voted “Favorite Political Podcast” by Apple Podcasts listeners. Stephen Colbert says "Everybody should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest." The Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, is the kind of informal and ir
    NewsPolitics

  14. The Bugle

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    It's the trans-global satiricast that leaves no hot potato unbuttered. Andy Zaltzman breaks down the news with comedians from across the world including Alice Fraser, Hari Kondabolu, Chris Addison, John Oliver, Nish Kumar, Tiff Stevenson and He
    ComedyNewsPolitics

  15. Never Not Funny: The Jimmy Pardo Podcast

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    Eavesdrop on freewheeling conversations between comedian and TV personality Jimmy Pardo and his sometimes famous, always funny friends. Unscripted. Unedited. Unstoppable. Since 2006. It's Never Not Funny.
    Comedy

  16. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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    NPR's weekly news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians and a celebrity guest.Hate free content? Try a subscription to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+. Your subscription supports public ra
    ComedyOther Games

  17. Answer Me This!

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    BACK FOR 2025! Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann host the award-winning podcast that's been answering the world's questions since 2007. New episodes on the last Thursday of each month - keep us going by supporting us at patreon.com/answermethis. Vis
    ComedyEducation

  18. Stuff You Should Know

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    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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  19. The Brink of Sanity

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    The Brink of Sanity show started waaaaaayyyyy back in 2008 with Jay and Bri as the show’s co-hosts and Jay’s dad as the sole listener. The audio was poor as was the content. It was dark times for the podcast.Then in 2009 something magical hap
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  20. MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast

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    MuggleCast is your weekly ride into the world of Harry Potter, including the books and upcoming TV show! Our Harry Potter podcast, hosted by four life-long friends, brings its listeners entertaining and thought-provoking discussions about the W
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  21. PseudoPod

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    The Sound of Horror. Pseudopod is the world's first audio horror magazine. We deliver bone-chilling stories from today's most talented authors straight to ears.
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