gritty podcasts
Scuffed knuckles and bad neighborhoods. Stories with dirt under the nails. Every show links to its kindred spirits. Find one you love, then follow the thread.
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts · Politics
Anti-establishment news from a left-right duo that agrees the middle is broken.
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis · Comedy
Philly-basement comedy that conquered the world anyway.
The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark · News
Never-Trump conservatives on the day's politics, briskly.
The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan · Society & Culture
Long-form sitdowns with operators, spies, and people who lived the classified life.
The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network · News
Tucker Carlson's interview show, unbound.
2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
YMH Studios · Comedy
Two best friends, zero filter, maximum bear energy.
Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts · Society & Culture
The worst people in history, roasted with deep research and open contempt.
Club Shay Shay
Shay Shay Media & Playmaker · Football
Shannon Sharpe pours drinks and pulls legendary stories out of legends.
Code Switch
NPR · Society & Culture
Race and identity in America, reported with candor and nuance.
Crime Junkie
Audiochuck · True Crime
Full Body Chills pacing, case-a-week discipline, the biggest true crime show there is.
Ear Hustle
Ear Hustle & Radiotopia · Documentary
Life inside prison, told by the people living it.
In The Dark
The New Yorker · True Crime
Investigative reporting that has actually reopened cases, one season at a time.
KILL TONY
Golden Pony Productions · Comedy
Live open-mic chaos where new comics face the room and the panel.
RedHanded
RedHanded · True Crime
Sharp British true crime with wit, rigor, and real empathy.
Serialously with Annie Elise
Annie Elise & Audioboom Studios · True Crime
YouTube-native true crime with courtroom-level detail, weekly.
Small Town Murder
James Pietragallo, Jimmie Whisman · Comedy
Comedians tell shocking small-town cases with respect for victims and none for towns.
Swindled
Swindled · True Crime
White-collar crime told deadpan by a concerned citizen. Corporate villainy, perfectly seasoned.
The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
All Things Comedy · Comedy
One comedian reads American history's dumbest true stories to another, cold.
The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan · Comedy
Three-hour conversations with everyone from comics to controversial scientists.
The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM · News
Megyn Kelly's daily interrogation of politics and media.
Up and Vanished
Tenderfoot TV · True Crime
A citizen investigation that helped crack a real cold case wide open.
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
Pushkin Industries · Society & Culture
Michael Lewis on referees, experts, and the people we stopped trusting.
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In Podcast, LLC · Technology
Four billionaires argue about tech, markets, and each other.
Death, Sex & Money
Slate Podcasts · Relationships
The conversations we avoid, had out loud with strangers.
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