20 Best Investigative Journalism Podcasts

1. In The Dark

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In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran, is an award-winning investigative-journalism podcast that started in 2016. Its first season looked at the mysterious abduction of Jacob Wetterling in rural Minnesota and the lack of accountability that sheriffs face when they fail to solve cases. Season 2 examined the case of Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime. In 2020, In the Dark released a special report on the coronavirus pandemic in the Mississippi Delta. In 2023, In the Dark joined The New Yorker and in 2024, it released 'The Runaway Princesses,' a four-part series that asks why the women in Dubai's royal family keep trying to run away...MORE Host Madeleine Baran
Producer/Network The New Yorker
Email ****@apmreports.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 32KFacebook 22.6KTwitter 26.4K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free

2. William Ramsey Investigates

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William Ramsey Investigates is an investigative journalism broadcast covering a variety of subjects, including politics, parapolitics, true crime, history, conspiracies, religion, cults, exposing the occult, and more! 'We gasp for air among people who believe they are absolutely right, whether it be in their machines or their ideas. And for all who cannot live without dialogue and the friendship of other human beings, this silence is the end of the world.' Albert Camus Patreon: www.patreon.com/williamramseyinvestigates Website: www.williamramseyinvestigates...MORE Host William Ramsey
Producer/Network William Ramsey
Email ****@protonmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 711Twitter 8.7K Avg Length 73 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Battlefront: Frontline with Dustin Faulkner

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Dustin Faulkner breaks down current events from a Conservative perspective. Additionally, there is a lot of investigative journalism in exposing what's truly going on in our country... much of which will shock you! Tune in every Sunday evening for a LIVE episode of Battlefront: FrontlineMORE Host Dustin Faulkner
Producer/Network Maverick Broadcasting Network
Email ****@outlook.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Twitter 145 Avg Length 125 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

4. Listen Frontier

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Listen Frontier is a podcast exploring the investigative journalism of The Frontier and featuring conversations with those on the frontlines of Oklahoma's most important stories. At The Frontier, our mission is to hold public officials accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell the stories that others are afraid to tell, or that illuminate the lives of people in our community. We will shine a light on hypocrisy, fraud, abuse and wrongdoing at all levels in our community and state...MORE Host Ben Felder
Producer/Network The Frontier
Email ****@readfrontier.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 21.5KTwitter 15.5K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Long Story Short

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Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit news organization specializing in investigative journalism. Long Story Short, a weekly podcast, lets you hear directly from our journalists as they provide deeper insight into their recently published stories.MORE Producer/Network Oklahoma Watch
Email ****@oklahomawatch.org
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. A Hateful Homicide

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A Hateful Homicide @ahatefulhomicide is an American true-crime and investigative journalism podcast from Los Angeles California by Transgender and HIV Healthcare advocate Mallery Jenna Robinson @MalleryJenna90. The true-crime and investigative journalism podcast focuses on the murders (solved and unsolved) of Transgender, Gender Nonbinary/ Nonconforming, Intersex, Two-Spirit and gender expansive community members throughout the United States and abroad. #AHatefulHomicide#AHH #SayAHH#Saytheirnames#Translivesmatter #TrueCrime#Suspenseful SaturdaysMORE Host Mallery Jenna Robinson
Producer/Network Mallery Jenna Robinson
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 402Twitter 197 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Three Corners

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The greatest investigative journalism the world has ever seen.Join Vincent and Domenic, Saturdays 2-4pm on SYN 90.7.https://linktr.ee/threecornerssyn 
Producer/Network SYN Media
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Reviews 1Instagram 122 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson's true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interviews journalists, podcasters and authors about their fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their investigations in the world of true crime, many of which have never been shared before...MORE Host Kate Winkler Dawson
Producer/Network Exactly Right
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 8KFacebook 1.1KTwitter 2KInstagram 9.2K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Ripped From The Wall

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Ripped From The Walls is AWOL's first podcast series. In this series, reporters for AWOL dig into hard-hitting, investigative reporting about controversies at American University and The District. AWOL Magazine is American University's progressive rabblerousers. Our publication comes out twice a year. Interests include investigative journalism, critical thinking and social justice.MORE Producer/Network AWOL Magazine
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

10. Candid.

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In association with WWPH, 107.9 FM, Candid is hosted by Anna Rubenstein and Christian Gobo. The show is dedicated to investigative journalism, reporting stories around West Windsor. Season one tells the story of the Teng family, the protesters who showed up at their house for 37 days, and the community's response to the whole ordeal.MORE Hosts Christian Gobo, Anna Rubenstein
Producer/Network Anna and Christian
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Instagram 20 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

11. The Tip Off

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Welcome to The Tip Off- the podcast where we take you behind the scenes of some of the best investigative journalism from recent years. Each episode we'll be digging into an investigative scoop- hearing from the journalists behind the work as they tell us about the leads, the dead-ends and of course, the tip offs. There'll be car chases, slammed doors, terrorist cells, meetings in dimly lit bars and cafes, wrangling with despotic regimes and much more...MORE Producer/Network The Tip Off
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 780Facebook 206Twitter 2.9K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Smoke Screen

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Smoke Screen: Love, bribes and spies in the tobacco industry.Victoria Hollingsworth tells the true story of corrupt practices behind the scenes at British American Tobacco. We hear from the very people who were caught up in this world as we sink deep into the dirty underbelly of the tobacco industry in South Africa.BAT says its actions were simply to combat the illicit trade in tobacco products. The UK's Serious Fraud Office investigated matters and found there was insufficient evidence for any prosecution.Our investigation tries to find the truth behind the lies...MORE Producer/Network Auddy
Email ****@auddy.co
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 89 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. PCIJ's On the Record

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News, conversations and investigations by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Producer/Network PCIJ
Email ****@pcij.org
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Facebook 85.2KTwitter 125.5KInstagram 10.6K Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

14. H2OiNSIGHT

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H2OiNSIGHT An intellectual exploration of Entrepreneurial Theory Into Practice.​Hustle2Operate Podcast Series is an online Investigative journalism news podcast Forum of entrepreneurial Thought Leaders exploring personal stories of small business lessons and blessing that inspires ideas and empowers opportunities for beautiful minds to grow.MORE Host Rev Dr. Anthony S. Moorer DD Sr
Producer/Network Rev Dr. Anthony S. Moorer DD Sr
Email ****@yahoo.com
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Facebook 233 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. IJ4EU Confidential

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The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund supports cross-border investigative journalism in the public interest. It is run by the International Press Institute, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and the European Journalism Centre. IJ4EU provides grants to journalistic teams collaborating on investigations on transnational subjects, along with editorial and legal support. It also runs the annual #UNCOVERED conference and the IJ4EU Impact Awards...MORE Host Timothy Large
Producer/Network IJ4EU
Email ****@ipi.media
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Murder on the Island

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With this new podcast series, Capital Daily is finally ready to reveal its reporting, with new details from people who were there. With unexpected twists and turns. And with a glimmer of hope. Fifteen years after Lindsay's murder, a new story is ready to be told by investigative journalist Zander Sherman and Capital Daily.MORE Email ****@overstorymedia.com
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