15 Best Unique Podcasts That Stand Out and Inspire Curiosity

1. The Moth

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On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth's podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast. Since its launch in 1997, 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...MORE Ranking #1 in Spotify Charts (US)
Producer/Network The Moth
Email ****@themoth.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29.7K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Mar 2008 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 with Email Continue with Google

2. 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 Ranking #3 in Spotify Charts (US)
Hosts Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser
Producer/Network Radiolab
Email ****@wnyc.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 50.2K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. 99% Invisible

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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.MORE Ranking #5 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Roman Mars
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 38KFacebook 107.2KTwitter 72.8KInstagram 89.8K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. 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 Ranking #11 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Hrishikesh Hirway
Producer/Network Radiotopia
Email ****@theoneamradio.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 8.9KFacebook 23.6KTwitter 41.5KInstagram 73.2K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2014 Get Email Contact

5. Welcome to Night Vale

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Twice-monthly community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, where every conspiracy theory is true. Turn on your radio and hide. Never listened before? It's an ongoing radio show. Start with the current episode, and you'll catch on in no time. Or, go right to Episode 1 if you wanna binge-listen.MORE Ranking #14 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Cecil Baldwin
Producer/Network Night Vale Presents
Email ****@welcometonightvale.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 36.9KFacebook 344KTwitter 331.4KInstagram 123.3K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2012 Get Email Contact

6. Heavyweight

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Maybe you've laid awake and imagined how it could have been, how it might yet be, but the moment to act was never right. Well, the moment is here and the podcast making it happen is Heavyweight. Join Jonathan Goldstein for road trips, thorny reunions, and difficult conversations as he backpedals his way into the past like a therapist with a time machine. MORE Ranking #28 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Jonathan Goldstein
Producer/Network Pushkin Industries
Email ****@gimletmedia.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 22.6KTwitter 28.1KInstagram 18.3K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Sep 2016 Get Email Contact

7. Reply All

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''A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it.' - The Guardian. Hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi from Gimlet.MORE Ranking #35 in Spotify Charts (US)
Hosts Alex Goldman, Emmanuel Dzotsi
Producer/Network Spotify Podcasts
Email ****@hyperfixedpod.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 38KFacebook 25.9KTwitter 116.8KInstagram 36.2K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Oct 2014 Get Email Contact

8. The Truth

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THE TRUTH makes movies for your ears. They're short stories that are sometimes dark, sometimes funny, and always intriguing. Every story is different, but they all take you to unexpected places using only sound. If you're new, some good starting places are: Silvia's Blood, That's Democracy, Moon Graffiti, Tape Delay, or whatever's most recent. Listening with headphones is encouraged! We're a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.MORE Ranking #88 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Jonathan Mitchell
Producer/Network Radiotopia
Email ****@thetruthpodcast.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 5KFacebook 8.1KTwitter 8.6KInstagram 3.2K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2011 Get Email Contact

9. Love and Radio

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Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke firsthand. Or spend time with an artist who gives away her life savings every night. You've never heard anything like it before.MORE Host Nick van der Kolk
Producer/Network Love and Radio
Email ****@loveandradio.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3.2KFacebook 15.6KTwitter 15.1KInstagram 5K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Meditative Story

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Meditative Story combines extraordinary human stories with meditation prompts embedded into the storylines — all surrounded by breathtaking music. Think of it as an alternative way into a mindfulness practice, through vivid stories and cinematic music and production values. Meditative Story is an original series produced by WaitWhat and supported by our members. Our community tells us that they listen to the same episodes over and over again, and according to data provided by Apple Podcasts, Meditative Story may have the highest engagement of any podcast in the world...MORE Host Rohan Gunatillake
Producer/Network Masters of Scale Network
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 2.1KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 11.4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

11. As You Wish Talk Radio with James Gilliland

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As you Wish Talk Radio, cutting edge authors, healers and scientists broadcasted Live from the ECETI ranch, an internationally known UFO and Paranormal hot spot. Everyone is feeling it. Something is in the wind. Something grand is unfolding on the horizon, just around the corner. A knowingness and feeling that soon it will no longer be business as usual...MORE Host James Gilliland
Producer/Network BBS Radio, BBS Network Inc.
Email ****@bbsradio.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 75Facebook 21.9KTwitter 11KInstagram 19 Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

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In a unique weekly podcast, Edith Bowman sits down with a variety of film directors, actors, producers and composers to talk about the music that inspired them and how they use music in their films, from their current release to key moments in their career. The music chosen by our guests is woven into the interview and used alongside clips from their films.https://itunes.apple.com/gb/playlist/soundtracking-with-edith-bowman-episode-132-mary-j-blige/pl.u-6mo4l9mhpzG6xhttps://play.spotify.com/user/soundtrackingwithedithbowmanhttps://www.instagram.com/soundtrackingukhttps://twitter...MORE Host Edith Bowman
Producer/Network Edith Bowman
Email ****@edithbowman.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 858Facebook 5.3KTwitter 6.6K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr

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The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr is a brand new comedy podcast where each week a different celebrity guest pitches an idea for a film based on one of the SUPER niche sub-genres on Netflix. From 'Steamy Crime Movies from the 1970s' to 'Australian Dysfunctional Family Comedies Starring A Strong Female Lead', our celebrity guests will pitch their wacky plot, their dream cast, the marketing stunts, and everything in between...MORE Email ****@netflix.com
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Apple Rating 3.7/5 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact