The Vardø Witch Trials
Oct 6: New Podcast - HistoryWhy did women in Arctic Norway confess to turning into whales and to meeting wolves at witches' gatherings? The Vardø Witch Trials is a new 6-part documentary series about Norway's deadliest witch hunt, which claimed 91 lives, most of them women. Lisa Williams travels to the remote places where the accused lived and works through the surviving 17th-century court records with Professor Liv Helene Willumsen, the leading expert on the trials, to find out why it went on for more than 70 years. Sound design is by Craig Edmondson (The Pitcairn Trials).
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
Oct 6: Newsworthy - ScienceBirding podcast Birds of a Feather Talk Together recorded a live episode at the Chicago Urban Birding Festival. The hosts talked birds, shared stories and answered questions from festival attendees.
Zero Reject: The Uncertain Future of Special Education
Oct 6: New Podcast - Society & CultureGetting your child the support they need at school shouldn’t feel like a fight. But for millions of families, it does. In Zero Reject, an investigative podcast from Understood.org, award-winning journalist Anya Kamenetz looks at how changing federal policies are reshaping special education — and what’s at stake for families trying to access the support their children are legally entitled to.
The Audio Flux Podcast
Oct 6: New Season - ArtsThe Audio Flux Podcast is back with Season 2! From now through the end of the year, you'll hear three-minute narrative shorts (called "fluxworks") from Circuit 02, as well as behind the scenes interviews with each producer. Circuit 02 fluxworks are all inspired by composer Annea Lockwood’s beautiful idea of “Listening With” the world (as opposed to listening to it). Season 2 kicks off with "Breath," by Bianca Giaever, who shares why she was driven crazy by the sound of her boyfriend breathing.
Curiosity Meets The Past
Oct 6: New Season - HistoryIn Curiosity Meets The Past this week, host and archaeologist, Dr. Smiti Nathan, meets with biocultural anthropologist, Alex McDougle. She guides us through her work on free and enslaved Black communities in Maryland during the 1700s and 1800s and the present-day implications of her work. This episode is part of 50x50: Science Across America, a national series uncovering exceptional science in all 50 states.
Dispatches from the Divide
Oct 6: New Podcast - Society & CultureIn the limited series Dispatches from the Divide, Monica Guzman follows individuals into moments of extreme conflict—relationships, careers, and communities on the line. But just when you think you know how the story ends, one person does something to turn the whole plot on its head. From the team behind Top of Mind with Julie Rose, Dispatches from the Divide is a co-production of BYUradio, Braver Angels, and Disagree Better.
After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
Oct 6: Newsworthy - HistorySpooky Season - the Dark Side of the Past: On After Dark, we’re getting into the spooky season with stories of werewolf trials, a woman murdered for being branded a “fairy changeling”, the origins of Dracula, the dark side of the Brothers Grimm, England’s most haunted house and much more!
Cities 1.5
Oct 6: New Season - ScienceIn a new Cities 1.5 miniseries, 'Oh, Canada', tune in for discussions about the future of climate action in Canada...couched in a clear-eyed history of how Canada has gone from being a global leader in combating climate change, to doubling down on pipelines, overshooting on emissions targets, and continuing to stake our future on a path that we know is not viable for the health of the planet - or us.
ROAR with Danielle Davies: Women, Culture and Impact
Oct 6: New Season - Society & CultureIn ROAR with Danielle Davies, you'll meet women who saw a problem affecting women and did something to fix it. Season 5 brings 13 new conversations, including a menopause doctor on the symptom still dismissed as "irritability," the creator of Show Her the Money on why women-led companies get just 1–2% of venture capital, and a self-defense coach on why freezing isn't failure.
The Room We Wanted
Oct 5: New Podcast - Society & CultureIn The Room We Wanted, longtime broadcasters Brian Colburn and Jay Sweet take guests back to the things that mattered when they were growing up: the records they played, the movies and shows they watched, the toys and games they obsessed over, and the food they couldn’t get enough of. Each guest (roommate) chooses four things from their childhood and explores not only why they loved them then, but what those things say about who they are now.
Dan Snow's History Hit
Oct 5: Newsworthy - HistoryThe Yakuza: A History of the Japanese Underworld: In History Hit, a deep dive into one of the world's most notorious and elusive crime syndicates. Across centuries of profound transformation, this Japanese mafia went from disgraced feudal outlaws to ultranationalist enforces and on to be one of the most formidable and well orgaized syndicated crime groups of the 20th century steeped in tradition and dark activity.
Kids vs Parents: Your Ultimate Family Trivia Battle
Oct 5: Newsworthy - Kids & FamilyIn Kids vs Parents: Your Ultimate Family Trivia Battle this week, the tables are turning. It’s Nostalgia Week, with Gilmore Girls and Back to the Future taking over the family trivia battle and giving parents a rare chance to dominate the scoreboard. Kids have had their turn with Tangled, SpongeBob and Pokémon trivia — now it’s time to see what the front seat remembers.
Secretly Sporty
Oct 5: Newsworthy - ArtsSecretly Sporty, the podcast where writer Sebastian Langdell talks with authors, musicians, filmmakers, and other creatives about how their fitness practice intersects with their artistic practice, is transforming into Secretly Spooky. Every guest this month works in the horror genre from creatives such as Holly Amber Church, the "scream queen of scoring" to makeup artist and specialty costume builder Dan Crawley, known for his work on several Marvel films, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Terrifier 3, and Ghostbusters. Secretly Spooky brings dedicated episode art, new spooky theme music, and a lineup of horror-themed lightning round questions.
Crown and Controversy
Oct 5: New Season - NewsSeason four of Crown and Controversy launches today - “Shifting Dynamics” covers the changes the Royal Family experienced in 2016 and 2017, including Harry’s blind date with an American actress, the Queen's 90th birthday, and a surprise engagement. The Fab Four begin to take shape, and the first hint of what it may cost emerges.
PodBiz | Where’s The Money In Podcasting?
Oct 5: Newsworthy - BusinessTamara Zubiaty is on PodBiz this week, sharing how programmatic advertising is driving double-digit growth and bringing new brands into audio, breaks down the crucial distinction between brand safety and brand suitability, and offers key insights on industry maturity, measurement standards, and video expansion.
Gone Medieval
Oct 2: Newsworthy - HistoryGone Medieval, the biggest medieval podcast in the world is now on YouTube. Every Friday Matt Lewis and Dr. Eleanor Janega dive into all the stories, battles, myths, crusades gone wrong, Royalty and real peasant lives, including tackling perhaps the most important question of all: Did Alfred really burn the cakes?
Podcast Perspectives
Oct 2: Newsworthy - BusinessOn Podcast Perspectives this week, beehiiv's Ainsley Rossitto shares why she recently left Paramount’s podcast division for beehiiv, what exactly a head of podcasts does at a newsletter company, and what beehiiv believes it can bring to podcasting that creators aren't getting elsewhere.
Fan Girl Football
Oct 2: Newsworthy - SportsQuarterback injuries are reshaping fantasy football lineups heading into Week 4. On Fan Girl Football, you’ll hear the latest NFL player news, injury updates, and fantasy implications in Judy Adabie’s Fantasy Football Check-In. Tackle tough start/sit decisions, player matchups, and lineup strategy with Judy and Gina Noble on The Weekly Game Plan, then explore waiver wire pickups and roster replacements with Stacy Perez’s Waiver Wire Report. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced fantasy manager, you’ll find practical advice to prepare for kickoff.
History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification
Oct 2: Newsworthy - HistoryThe Reformation is amongst the most consequential events in German and arguably in European History. This is a story that stretches from the halls of the emperor down to the smallest peasant hovel. Everybody is forced to take sides and a new world emerges at the other end. The new season of History of the Germans is finally tackling this narrative.
Your Daily Bible Verse
Oct 1: Newsworthy - Religion & SpiritualityYour Daily Bible Verse launched a new series, Courage for the Journey, a 22-episode series through the Book of Joshua. Follow Joshua and the Israelites as they step into the unknown and discover what their journey can teach us about trusting God's Word one step at a time.