40 Best Harvard University Podcasts

1. HBR IdeaCast

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A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.
Hosts Alison Beard, Curt Nickisch
Producer/Network Harvard Business Review
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 5.9MTwitter 5.8MInstagram 3.1M Avg Length 27 min Since May 2006 Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Women at Work

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Women face gender discrimination throughout their careers. There's no workplace orientation session about narrowing the wage gap, standing up to interrupting male colleagues or taking on many other issues we encounter at work. So HBR editors are untangling some of the knottiest problems. They interview experts on gender, tell stories about their own experiences, and give lots of practical advice to help you succeed in spite of the obstacles.MORE Hosts Amy Bernstein, Amy Gallo
Producer/Network Harvard Business Review
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 5.9MTwitter 5.8MInstagram 3.1M Avg Length 39 min Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

3. Harvard Divinity School

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Expand your understanding of the ways religion shapes the world with lectures, interviews, and reflections from Harvard Divinity School.
Producer/Network Harvard Divinity School
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 22.8KTwitter 18.7K Avg Length 57 min Since Nov 2014 Get Email Contact

4. Climate Rising

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Climate Rising is about the impact of climate change on business. It brings business and policy leaders and Harvard Business School faculty together to share insights about what businesses are doing, can do, and should do to confront climate change. It explores the many challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for managers, such as decisions about where they choose to locate, the technologies they develop and use, their strategies with respect to products, marketing, customer engagement, and policy.MORE Host Mike Toffel
Producer/Network Harvard Business School Business & Environment Initiative
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 617.8KTwitter 2.9KInstagram 755.5K Avg Length 47 min Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

5. HBS Managing the Future of Work

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Artificial intelligence. Robotics. The Gig Economy. Globalization. The world is changing at a dizzying pace in ways that will have a profound effect on the economy, jobs, and the flow of talent. How will firms cope with the changes ahead and what steps do they need to take today? Each episode features faculty from the worlds leading business school interviewing CEOs, technologists, and experts on the bleeding edge discussing how to survive and thrive by managing the future of work.MORE Email ****@hbs.edu
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 617.8KTwitter 600.3KInstagram 755.5K Avg Length 35 min Since Jun 2018 Get Email Contact

6. PolicyCast

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Each week, host Ralph Ranalli speaks with leading experts in public policy, media, and international affairs about their experiences confronting the world's most pressing public problems.
Host Ralph Ranalli
Producer/Network Harvard Kennedy School
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 122.8KTwitter 138.4KInstagram 97K Avg Length 47 min Since Jan 2013 Get Email Contact

7. Cold Call

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Cold Call distills Harvard Business School's legendary case studies into podcast form. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the podcast airs every two weeks and features Harvard Business School faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.MORE Host Brian Kenny
Producer/Network Harvard Business Review
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 5.9MTwitter 5.8MInstagram 3.1M Avg Length 29 min Since Sep 2016 Get Email Contact

8. Justice Matters

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Investigating matters of human rights at home and abroad. Listen to the podcast by the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, hosted by Executive Director Sushma Raman.MORE Producer/Network Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 5.9KTwitter 9.2K Avg Length 39 min Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

9. Coaching Real Leaders

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We all want to get to the next level of our careers, but so many of us get stuck. Longtime leadership coach Muriel Wilkins takes you inside real-life leadership coaching sessions with high performers working to overcome professional challenges and grow as leaders. Listen in on real conversations and leave with new insights and practical guidance for your own career.MORE Host Muriel Wilkins
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 239Twitter 1.2KInstagram 3.1M Avg Length 48 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

10. Harvard Islamica Podcast

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Harvard Islamica, the podcast of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, explores topics related to the scholarly study of Islam and Muslim societies at Harvard and beyond.MORE Hosts Meryum Kazmi, Harry Bastermajian
Producer/Network Harvard Islamic Studies
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 6.9K Avg Length 62 min Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Faculty Voices

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Faculty Voices is produced by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. Hear what Harvard faculty think about relevant topics that impact Latin America.
Producer/Network David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 26KTwitter 8.5K Avg Length 30 min Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

12. The Harvard EdCast

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In the complex world of education, the Harvard EdCast keeps the focus simple: what makes a difference for learners, educators, parents, and our communities. The EdCast is a weekly podcast about the ideas that shape education, from early learning through college and career. We talk to teachers, researchers, policymakers, and leaders of schools and systems in the US and around the world, looking for positive approaches to the challenges and inequities in education. The opinions expressed are those of the guest alone and not the Harvard Graduate School of Education.MORE Producer/Network Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 190.2KTwitter 153.3K Avg Length 24 min Since Jan 2013 Get Email Contact

13. Harvard Center for International Development

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The Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University is a university-wide center that works to advance the understanding of development challenges and offer viable solutions to problems of global poverty. CID is Harvard's leading research hub focusing on resolving the dilemmas of public policy associated with generating stable, shared, and sustainable prosperity in developing countries.MORE Producer/Network Harvard Center for International Development
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 17.3KTwitter 16.7K Avg Length 36 min Since Sep 2016 Get Email Contact

14. Epicenter

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In our Epicenter podcast, we bring together scholars and experienced practitioners from different disciplines to guide us through pressing global topics, boil down the issues, explain the research, and give valuable context. The goal is to give listeners a deeper understanding of a topic to expand their everyday thinking about the world inside and outside their own borders.MORE Hosts Jessica Barnard, Erin Goodman
Producer/Network Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.3KTwitter 7.4K Avg Length 41 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact

15. Building State Capability Podcast

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The Building State Capability (BSC) program at Harvard's Center for International Development (CID) researches strategies and tactics to build the capability of public organizations to implement policies and programs. BSC has developed the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA), a process of facilitated emergence that focuses on problems (not solutions) and follows a step-by-step process (not a rigid plan) that allows for flexible learning and adaptation.MORE Host Salimah Samji
Producer/Network Building State Capability at Harvard University
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 411Twitter 3.2K Avg Length 32 min Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact

16. Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

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How will the future unfold? What is the impact of AI and other exponential technologies on business & society? Join Azeem Azhar, founder of Exponential View, on his quest to demistify the era of exponential change.MORE Host Azeem Azhar
Producer/Network Azeem Azhar
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

17. Harvard Macy Institute Podcast

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The Harvard Macy Podcast aims to connect our Harvard Macy community and to develop our interests in health professions education topics and literature. Hosted by our Program for Educators in the Health Professions course faculty Victoria Brazil.MORE Producer/Network harvardmacy
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1KTwitter 12.6K Avg Length 33 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

18. Skydeck

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The Harvard Business School alumni podcast
Producer/Network Harvard Business School
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19. The Nexus

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The Nexus explores the intersection of design, identity, and practice through conversations with Black designers, writers and educators. Brought to you by the African American Design Nexus, an initiative at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design that seeks to showcase the work of Black designers, explore different geographies of design practice, and inspire design institutions to adopt new approaches toward elevating Black designers.MORE Producer/Network Harvard University Graduate School of Design
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 95.1KTwitter 42.5K Avg Length 51 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

20. Dear HBR

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Work can be frustrating. How can you get along with that maddening coworker? Figure out what your unapproachable boss really wants? Motivate your demoralized team? 'Dear HBR:' is here to help. With empathy, experience, and humor, veteran Harvard Business Review editors and co-hosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn explore solutions to your workplace dilemmas. Bolstered by insights from guests and academic research, they help you navigate thorny situations to find a better way forward.MORE Hosts Alison Beard, Dan McGinn
Producer/Network Harvard Business Review
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 5.9MTwitter 5.8MInstagram 3.1M Avg Length 32 min Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

21. Middle East Matters

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Conversations with newsmakers, scholars, intellectuals, and activists on the challenges and opportunities facing the Middle East, brought to you by the Middle East Initiative of the Harvard Kennedy School.MORE Producer/Network Belfer Center
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 17.2KTwitter 37.7K Avg Length 88 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

22. Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

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Peek inside the Berkman Klein Center's Audio Fishbowl: Conversations with leading cyber-scholars, entrepreneurs, activists, and policymakers as they explore the bleeding edge of the internet and technology, democracy, law, and society. From the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Want to hear more? Listen to the Platform - our fully produced podcast, featuring exclusive interviews and conversations from inside the Berkman Klein Center.MORE Producer/Network Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Email ****@cyber.harvard.edu
Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 22.4KTwitter 68.4K Avg Length 63 min Since Apr 2017 Get Email Contact

23. Talking Practice

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From the world's premier design school, Harvard GSD's Talking Practice asks leading designers to provide an inside glimpse into what they do, why, and how they do it exposing the ways in which their design imagination is articulated through practice.MORE Producer/Network Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 95.1KTwitter 42.5K Avg Length 47 min Since Sep 2018 Get Email Contact

24. Coronavirus Press Conferences

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Listen to press conferences on coronavirus (COVID-19) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, featuring experts in epidemiology, infectious diseases, environmental health, and health policy.MORE Producer/Network Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 143.6KTwitter 380.7K Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

25. Living Better, Living Longer

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Expert physicians from Harvard Medical School offer their perspective on health and wellness for people with questions and concerns, from Harvard Health Publishing.
Producer/Network Harvard Health Publishing
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 254.7KTwitter 2.6M Avg Length 23 min Since Sep 2019 Get Email Contact

26. Humans of Harvard College Podcast

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Everyone has a story worth sharing. This podcast is here to highlight the stories of the Humans of Harvard College. Hosted by David Chen.
Producer/Network David Chen
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 125Instagram 4.7K Avg Length 53 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

27. The Brain Architects

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The Brain Architects, a new podcast from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University will explore what we can do during this incredibly important period to ensure that all children have a strong foundation for future development.MORE Host Cameron Seymour-Hawkins
Producer/Network Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 24.5KTwitter 24.3K Avg Length 32 min Since Dec 2019 Get Email Contact

28. Voir Dire

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Harvard Kennedy School's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management brings you a series of in-depth conversations with the people on the front lines reforming the criminal legal system. Hosted by Schuyler Daum.MORE Producer/Network HKS Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 2.2KTwitter 1K Avg Length 40 min Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

29. Science in the News

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SIT'N Listen is a production of Science in the News - a graduate student-run organization at Harvard University committed to bridging the communication gap between scientists and the rest of the world and catalyzing discussions between scientists, other experts, and enthusiasts. Here at SITN, we bring scientists to you! Listen in.MORE Producer/Network SITN Boston
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 6.9KTwitter 3.5K Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

30. AshCast

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AshCast brings you the latest discussions on democracy, government innovation, and Asia public policy from the halls of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, a research center and think tank at Harvard Kennedy School.MORE Producer/Network Harvard Ash Center
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 9KTwitter 20.3K Avg Length 34 min Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

31. Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy

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We are a premier publication focused on public policy issues that impact Latinx and Hispanic communities in the United States and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1985, we are the oldest student-run policy journal at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. We strive to lift voices focused on Latinx and Hispanic issues in a non-partisan and inclusive publication.MORE Producer/Network HarvardHispanicJournal
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.7KTwitter 1.4K Avg Length 30 min Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

32. Better Off

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How can we make our families, communities, and our world a little bit better during the COVID-19 crisis, and beyond? That's the question we're asking on Better Off, a new podcast from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In each episode of Better Off, host Anna Fisher-Pinkert will introduce you to the people who are hunting down solutions to current public health challenges, and innovating to solve public health problems that we haven't even imagined yet.MORE Producer/Network Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 143.6KTwitter 380.7KInstagram 70.8K Avg Length 19 min Get Email Contact

33. Learning Paths

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Conversations with students, teachers, and professionals on the importance of continuous learning in health care and beyond.
Producer/Network HMX - Harvard Medical School
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 354.7KTwitter 2.5KInstagram 112.7K Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact

34. The Chief Growth Officer Podcast with Dr. Antonio Oftelie

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The Chief Growth Officer Podcast hosted by Dr. Antonio Oftelie of Harvard University illuminates ideas on achieving transformational growth in outcomes and value. The podcast features iconic executives and change agents as they share stories and ideas on growing the organizational and personal capacity to achieve breakthrough innovation and change and most importantly - generate outcomes that make a sustainably prosperous, equitable, and just world.MORE Producer/Network Dr. Antonio Oftelie
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 237Twitter 667 Avg Length 49 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

35. The Mittal Institute

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The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Harvard University (The Mittal Institute) engage in interdisciplinary research to advance and deepen the understanding of critical issues of South Asia and its relationship to the world.MORE Producer/Network The Mittal Institute, Harvard University
Email ****@fas.harvard.edu
Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 12.9KTwitter 9KInstagram 6.2K Avg Length 52 min Since Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

36. Under Review

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Under Review is a podcast from The Harvard Crimson, hosted by Matteo Wong and Olivia Oldham, chairs of The Crimson's weekly magazine, Fifteen Minutes. Each week, they will explore controversies and diversity reviews stretching across 40 years of Harvard history, speaking to dozens of students, activists, experts, and more, to try and understand how the Harvard diversity review works - or doesn't.Under Review is produced by Zing Gee and Thomas Maisonneuve.MORE Producer/Network The Harvard Crimson
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 82.1KTwitter 67.9K Avg Length 51 min Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

37. Harvard Classics

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Former President of Harvard University Charles W. Eliot wrote in his introduction to the Harvard Classics, 'In my opinion, a five-foot shelf would hold books enough to give a liberal education to any one who would read them with devotion, even if he could spare but fifteen minutes a day for reading.' Here you are, you can easily listen to his entire 15-minutes a day study guide while commuting to and from work (most of us spend far more than 15 minutes a day commuting each day), doing mundane work in the office, washing dishes at home, or doing most of the things day in and day out...MORE Producer/Network Rich E Book
Apple Rating 3.8/5 Avg Length 13 min Get Email Contact

38. Voices in Leadership

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The Voices in Leadership series at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health enhances the decision-making knowledge of students and generates ideas that can provide solutions and strategies to global and domestic health problems.MORE Email ****@harvard.edu
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39. The Disruptive Voice

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The Disruptive Voice explores the frameworks of Disruptive Innovation across a wide range of industries and circumstances. Guests include academics, researchers, and practitioners who have been taught and inspired by the late Clayton Christensen.MORE Producer/Network Harvard Business School
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 408Twitter 1.7K Avg Length 41 min Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact