Free Podcasts

Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss the world of markets, history, and personal finance. Combines deep financial expertise with a relatable, down-to-earth perspective on wealth and life.

A scripted thriller starring Catherine Keener, David Schwimmer, and Oscar Isaac. A-list Hollywood talent and innovative audio-docudrama storytelling.

Walk in the shoes of an unknown person and see if you can figure out who they are before the big reveal. A biography guessing game that keeps you hooked until the final reveal.

The best short fiction, handpicked and read to you by LeVar Burton. The world's best storyteller reading the world's best short fiction for adults.

Ten years ago, over three hundred men, women and children disappeared from a small town in Tennessee, never to be heard from again.

A sci-fi audio drama following the first human colony on Mars as they struggle to survive, govern themselves, and uncover mysteries on the red planet.

Chris Williamson interviews the world's best thinkers to help you understand yourself and the world around you. A bridge between high-performance self-help and rigorous scientific inquiry.

A horror-fiction podcast set in an Appalachia where dark gods lurk beneath the mountains. Horror that is deeply rooted in real Appalachian folklore and history.

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Each episode, Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions.

A beginner-friendly, chronological look at the world's most influential philosophers and ideas. One of the most accessible and engaging ways to learn the entire history of Western and Eastern philosophy.

Malcolm Gladwell goes back and reinterprets something from the past—an event, a person, an idea—something overlooked and misunderstood.

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.

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.

Each week, host Manoush Zomorodi explores a big idea through the lens of several TED Talks. Curated, thematic deep-dives that connect multiple TED speakers to explore a single big idea.

Every weekday, TED Talks Daily brings you the latest ideas on every subject imaginable. A-list experts across every possible field, delivered in short, powerful segments.

A science fiction podcast about people with supernatural abilities in therapy. Explores the psychological impact of being 'superhuman' in a grounded, therapy-based format.

A weekly horror fiction anthology podcast exploring the archives of The Magnus Institute. A masterful blend of individual 'monster-of-the-week' stories and a massive, overarching cosmic horror narrative.

A team is sent to investigate a remote signal station in the Arctic and discovers something terrible. Multilingual arctic horror with a found-footage format that feels startlingly real.

Twice-monthly community updates from the small desert town of Night Vale. A masterclass in world-building and surreal storytelling.

A radio drama about life on a space station, dealing with isolation, secrets, and the unknown. One of the most beloved examples of modern audio drama, seamlessly blending humor and drama.