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2025 Podcasts

These are probably all going to be here at the end of the year, based on what I listen to.

60 Songs That Explain The 90s: The 2000s

Why Listen

Host & music critic Rob Harvilla is back to tackle the Aughties. Pick a specific song you like or let them all roll!

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Blank Check

Why Listen

Funny people discussing director’s filmography with consistently interesting research to back up the goofiness. The 2024 miniseries on David Lynch is Mickey catnip.

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Big Picture

Why Listen

Timely movie reviews and commentary, interesting interviews with creators, and critical intel for dominating Oscar betting pools.

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Indiecast

Why Listen

Two music writers who came up in the early days of Pitchfork, with equal parts nostalgia for the 00’s and passion for new music. Fully 50% of my favorite albums of the year were recommended by these guys.

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Election Profit Makers

Why Listen

The perfect balance of absurdity, anguish, and gritted-teeth-optimism I need in a political podcast.

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Today, Explained

Why Listen

Continues to be the best of the many daily news explainer shows.

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Ezra Klein Show

Why Listen

Like putting a Vampire Weekend album on the top of my album list, this show is just pure Mickey-core. Thoughtful, interesting conversations about the world.

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BandSplain

Why Listen

Babe, this is a goddamn gorgeous, beautiful podcast. IYKYK

Host Yasi Salek takes deep dives into the history of bands, usually with a guest who is a smart and committed fan.

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Time Crisis

Why Listen

This internet radio show finally became a podcast in 2024. Hosted by Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, it’s a chill, funny chat show about music and pop culture.

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Search Engine

Why Listen

PJ Vogt, formerly of my beloved Reply All podcast, brings his thoughtful and funny perspective on technology and modern life.

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Hard Fork

Why Listen

This is almost like the news commentary version of Reply All, my beloved podcast of yesteryear. They tackle all the weird and wild things happening in the tech industry.

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Pop Mom

Why Listen

A son and his mom discuss pop culture. They have the best rapport and perspectives. A warm blanket of a podcast.

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The Watch

Why Listen

Like Indiecast, this show’s hosts have taste that aligns closely with mine, and they are usually spot on with what the best shows going are.

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Director’s Commentary with Mike Flanagan

Why Listen

Director Mike Flanagan is doing his damndest to revive the lost art of director’s commentary tracks. 2025 will likely be a big year for this show.

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Volts

Why Listen

Motivating conversations about the technologies and policies we need to address climate change.(Sometimes this show is profoundly dense and only for the most intensely passionate listeners on the topic of, say, electrical grid stability and their structure of governance. It’s ok to skip those ones.)

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On The Media

Why Listen

Continues to be an incisive and important show about the role media plays in our current world.

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Bullseye

Why Listen

Jesse Thorn is as good an interviewer as Terry Gross. The conversations he has are deeper and more interesting than most pop culture shows you’ll hear.

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Dissect

Why Listen

2025?

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Know Your Enemy

Why Listen

Want to learn about where JD Vance and his ilk of cynical fascists get all their nutty ideas?

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Have You Heard

Why Listen

A podcast that believes in the value of public education and strives to address the attacks on this critical public good.

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