20 Best Podcasts For Long Flights

1. 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.
Hosts Josh Clark, Charles W. Bryant
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@iheartmedia.com
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 837.2KTwitter 93.4KInstagram 101.5K Avg Length 39 min 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. The Daily

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This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioappMORE Hosts Sabrina Tavernise, Michael Barbaro
Producer/Network The New York Times
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Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact

3. Serial

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Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. 'Serial' began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show 'This American Life.' In 2020, we joined the New York Times Company. Our shows have reached many millions of listeners and have won nearly every major journalism award for audio, including the first-ever Peabody Award given to a podcast.MORE Host Sarah Koenig
Producer/Network Serial
Email ****@serialpodcast.org
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 427.4KTwitter 279.6KInstagram 59.4K Avg Length 42 min Since Oct 2013 Get Email Contact

4. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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Hi, I'm Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people's stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training...MORE Hosts Dax Shepard, Monica Padman
Producer/Network Wondery
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 84 min Get Email Contact

5. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

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In 'Hardcore History' journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin takes his 'Martian', unorthodox way of thinking and applies it to the past. Was Alexander the Great as bad a person as Adolf Hitler? What would Apaches with modern weapons be like? Will our modern civilization ever fall like civilizations from past eras? This isn't academic history (and Carlin isn't a historian) but the podcast's unique blend of high drama, masterful narration and Twilight Zone-style twists has entertained millions of listeners.MORE Host Dan Carlin
Producer/Network Dan Carlin
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 281 min Get Email Contact

6. The Tim Ferriss Show

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Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40 languages. Newsweek calls him 'the world's best human guinea pig,' and The New York Times calls him 'a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk.' In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.MORE Host Tim Ferriss
Producer/Network Tim Ferriss
Email ****@fourhourbody.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 981.4KTwitter 2MInstagram 1.7M Avg Length 97 min Get Email Contact

7. How I Built This with Guy Raz

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Guy Raz interviews the world's best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds.New episodes on Mondays and Thursdays for free. Listen 1-week early and to all episodes ad-free with Wondery or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.MORE Host Guy Raz
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@unitedtalent.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 20.3KTwitter 109.3KInstagram 101.7K Avg Length 57 min Get Email Contact

8. History Extra Podcast

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Thousands of historical articles on both British and world history for all levels of knowledge and interest.
Hosts Ellie Cawthorne, Rhiannon Davies, Rob Attar
Producer/Network History Extra
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 527.1KTwitter 351.6KInstagram 54K Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact

9. TED Radio Hour

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The TED Radio Hour is a narrative journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create. Based on riveting TEDTalks from the world's most remarkable minds. Guy Raz explores the emotions, insights, and discoveries that make us human in this TED Radio Hour.MORE Host Manoush Zomorodi
Producer/Network NPR
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Facebook 54.1KTwitter 50.8KInstagram 7.3M Avg Length 47 min Since Jun 2018 Get Email Contact

10. The NoSleep Podcast

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The NoSleep Podcast is a multi-award winning anthology series of original horror stories, with rich atmospheric music to enhance the frightening tales.
Host David Cummings
Producer/Network Creative Reason Media Inc.
Email ****@thenosleeppodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 36.8KTwitter 37.7K Avg Length 84 min Since Jun 2011 Get Email Contact

11. The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.
Host Dr. Laurie Santos
Producer/Network Pushkin
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 68KTwitter 39.3K Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

12. The Adventure Zone

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Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from my brother, my brother and me have recruited their dad for a campaign of high adventure. Join The McElroys every other Thursday as they kill a nauseating number of goblins in.MORE Hosts Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 56 min Since Dec 2014 Get Email Contact

13. The Infinite Monkey Cage

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Brian Cox and Robin Ince host a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists' eyes.
Hosts Brian Cox, Robin Ince
Producer/Network BBC
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

14. Lore

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The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.MORE Host Aaron Mahnke
Producer/Network Aaron Mahnke
Email ****@aaronmahnke.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 80.2KTwitter 67KInstagram 85.6K Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact

15. Criminal

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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Hosted by Phoebe Judge. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.MORE Host Phoebe Judge
Producer/Network Criminal Productions
Email ****@thisiscriminal.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 41.9KTwitter 37.3KInstagram 55.8K Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

16. Song Exploder

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Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.MORE Host Hrishikesh Hirway
Producer/Network Radiotopia
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 23.7KTwitter 43.8KInstagram 65.2K Avg Length 25 min Since Jan 2014 Get Email Contact

17. 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 known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.MORE Hosts Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser
Producer/Network Radiolab
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

18. The Moth Podcast

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The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating. Since 2008, the Moth Podcast features stories from our Mainstage, StorySLAM and Community programs.MORE Producer/Network The Moth
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 46 min Since Mar 2008 Get Email Contact