60 Best Documentary Podcasts

1. The Documentary Podcast

London, England, UK
Download the latest documentaries Investigating global developments, issues, and affairs.
Also in BBC History Podcasts
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Play⋅ 59.6M⋅ 39.2M ⋅3 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 33 min ⋅ Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

2. Documentary First

US
Documentary First is your all-access guide to the world of documentary filmmaking. With her own 'The Girl Who Wore Freedom' film well underway, Director Christian Taylor sits down with Josh and Jason to explore the highs and lows of film creation.
Also in Documentary Film Podcasts
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Play⋅ 10.6K⋅ 1.2K⋅ 2.9K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact

3. Seriously...

London, England, UK
Seriously is home to the world's best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations, and host Vanessa Kisuule brings you two fascinating new episodes every week.
Also in Storytelling Podcasts
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Play⋅ 59.5M⋅ 39.2M ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 30 min ⋅ Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

4. Ongoing History of New Music

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ongoing History of New Music looks at things from the alt-rock universe to hip hop, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. It is Canada's most well-known music documentary hosted by the legendary Alan Cross. Whatever the episode, you're definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.
Also in Music Podcasts, Music History Podcasts
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Play⋅ 15.7K⋅ 249 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 31 min ⋅ Feb 2017 Get Email Contact

5. Short Cuts

London, England, UK
Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
Also in BBC Podcasts
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Play⋅ 5.7M⋅ 2.2M ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 30 min ⋅ Jun 2013 Get Email Contact

6. Earshot

Earshot presents documentaries about people, places, stories and ideas, in all their diversity.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 28 min ⋅ Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

7. Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
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Play⋅ 10.2M⋅ 458.3K ⋅2 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 47 min ⋅ May 2019 Get Email Contact

8. RADIO Then

Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Broadcast Dramas, Documentaries and interviews about old time radio series and celebrities from the golden age of radio broadcasting. Primarily in the United States. Purloined or recycled from various sources and contributors. Enjoy!
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Play⋅ 40 ⋅1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 29 min ⋅ Jun 2019 Get Email Contact

9. For Real?

Documentaries tell stories. Which, begs the question... 'For Real?' Each episode, we'll discuss and review a documentary or docu-series. We're not experts. We just play them on this podcast. Hosted by Special K and Matt.
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Play⋅ 288 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 54 min ⋅ May 2021 Get Email Contact

10. On The Doc

We love documentaries but we love to hear ourselves talk even more. New episode whenever we get around to it roughly weekly.
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Play 2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 65 min ⋅ Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

11. DOC, Tell Me More!

An indepth look at documentaries that explores the subject matter on a deeper level and examines what was left out.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 73 min ⋅ Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

12. All Doc'd Up

Three friends watch their favorite documentaries and recap them so well you'll want to watch it too!
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Play 1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 103 min ⋅ Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

13. On Docs

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Join Colin Ellis for this podcast on documentaries and the stories they tell. He'll introduce you to filmmakers who give us fascinating takes on people, perspectives and what it means to be human.
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Play⋅ 55.3K⋅ 42K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 29 min ⋅ Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

14. Sup Doc | A Documentary Podcast

US
Sup Doc is the #1 Podcast about Documentaries! This lively show features comedy, commentary & recaps with classic and not-so-classic documentaries! On each episode comedians, Paco Romane and George Chen give actual analysis while hilariously discussing the documentary with their wide array of amazing guests, plus games and film clips. Join the conversation every other Monday even if you haven't seen the documentary, as we go beyond the conventional podcast recap format. Documentaries, games, comedy, and analysis!
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Play⋅ 958⋅ 1.9K ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 64 min ⋅ May 2015 Get Email Contact

15. Documentary on One Podcast

Multi award winning documentaries from Ireland telling real life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 340 national and international awards. Latest podcast series, 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story and character.
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Play⋅ 29.2K⋅ 17.3K ⋅1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

16. Documentary Diehards

Three sports fans break down and review a new 30 for 30 documentary each week. Hosted by Sam Anderson, Ren Clayton, and Nic Rudolph.
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Play 12 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 50 min ⋅ Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

17. Off The Grid

Turkey
Off The Grid is a character-driven highly produced documentary series that tells compelling human stories from across the globe.
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4.2M⋅ 550.3K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Nov 2017 Get Email Contact

18. Documentalkies

We love documentaries about numerous topics. We also love to talk. Why not marry the two in one great podcast?
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Play⋅ 24 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 32 min ⋅ Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

19. COMMONS

COMMONS is a documentary podcast that proves Canada is anything but boring. Each season, host Arshy Mann guides you through the country's dark underbelly, bringing you stories about crime, corruption and all manner of misdeeds. This season: the truly unbelievable story of Canada's longest war.
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Play⋅ 61.6K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

20. For the Record: The 70s

An audio documentary of 1970s music and history. This podcast examines the intersection of a wide variety of musical genres, including pop, rock, country, country-pop, disco, punk, and soul with the events and people that helped shape the 70s and beyond.
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Play⋅ 5 ⋅1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

21. True Story

Czech Republic
True Story: a documentary video and podcast interview series; almost everything you ever wanted to know about Central and Eastern European documentary film.In-depth interviews, analysis, field reports, live events and much much more with your curious and enthusiastic hosts, Ivona Remundova and Nicole Jennifer Adelman.
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Play⋅ 4.6K ⋅23 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact

22. Docs in Orbit

Brooklyn, New York, US
A podcast that features conversations with creative documentary filmmakers whose films are making rounds in festivals We are an artist-run initiative that operates ad-free. If you would like to support us, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe so that more documentary film lovers can find us.
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Play⋅ 203 ⋅4 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

23. Monkey to Millions

This is a documentary series that follows real-life college students to hear about struggles and triumphs as they try to navigate the competitive finance job market.The host, Patrick Curtis, is CEO and Founder of Wall Street Oasis will serve as their mentor for up to two years as they try to achieve their dream job out of college.Will they land their dream position? Will they make the cut? You'll have to listen and join us on the journey to find out.
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Play 1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

24. 2 girls, 1 doc

A (crime)documentary podcast like no other!Beedie and Fourens recap your favourite documentaries with a little alcohol and a lot of laughs!
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 63 min Get Email Contact

25. It Was Said

New York City, New York, US
It Was Said is a limited documentary podcast series looking back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and timeless speeches in American history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize-winning and best-selling author-historian Jon Meacham, and created, directed, and produced by Peabody-nominated C13Originals Studios in association with The HISTORY® Channel, this series takes you through 10 speeches for the inaugural season.
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Play⋅ 2.6K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact

26. Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

New York City, New York, US
If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is well-connected in this world as a documentary curator for the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and SundanceNow Doc Club. He leads conversations that are frank, funny, and revealing.
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Play⋅ 2.6K ⋅11 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

27. File on 4

London, England, UK
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
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Play⋅ 5.7M⋅ 2.2M ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

28. The Lyric Feature - RTÉ

Dublin, Ireland
Irish broadcaster RTÉ Lyric FM's weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.
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Play⋅ 273.8K⋅ 696.6K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

29. Pretend - a true crime documentary podcast

Pretend Radio is a documentary-style podcast about real people pretending to be someone else. I interview con artists, snake oil salesmen, undercover FBI agents pretty much anyone living a lie.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

30. Documentary of the Week

Gainesville, Florida, US
Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size. Every week, WNYC tells you about the best documentaries as they become available on screens of any size. Our hosts are Thom Powers and Raphaela Neihausen, co-founders of the Pure Nonfiction podcast and the DOC NYC festival, the largest non-fiction film festival in the U.S.
Also in WUFT Podcasts
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Play⋅ 5.6K⋅ 5.1K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 2 min Get Email Contact

31. Factual America

London, England, UK
Factual America examines America through the lens of documentary filmmaking. Guests include Academy Award, Emmy, and Grammy-winning documentary filmmakers and producers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Find out more about the current and upcoming documentaries on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV , Sky Documentaries, and other platforms directly from the creators. Whether we discuss true crime, music, burning social and political topics, history, or arts, Factual America is your #1 documentary film podcast.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

32. Pure Nonfiction | Inside Documentary Film

New York City, New York, US
If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is well-connected in this world as a documentary curator for the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and SundanceNow Doc Club. He leads conversations that are frank, funny, and revealing. Listen to interviews with Oscar-winning filmmakers Barbara Kopple, Alex Gibney, and Roger Ross Williams; as well as the directors of 'Making a Murderer,' 'Weiner' and 'OJ: Made in America.'
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Play⋅ 1.1K⋅ 2.6K ⋅11 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 35 min ⋅ Apr 2016 Get Email Contact

33. Documentary on One Podcast

Multi-award-winning documentaries from Ireland telling real-life stories. With over 1,800 documentaries on offer, the Documentary On One Podcast has the largest archive of documentaries available in the world, dating as far back as 1954, right up to the present day. Winner of over 340 national and international awards. Producer of podcast series 'Tiger Roll, The People's Horse', 'GunPlot', and 'The Nobody Zone'. Immerse yourself in a world of sound, story, and character.
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Play 4 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

34. The Radio 3 Documentary

Exploring different aspects of history, science, philosophy, and the arts. Hosted by BBC Radio 3.
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Play 1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

35. FRONTLINE: Audiocast | PBS

You asked; we listened. FRONTLINE presents audio versions of select full-length episodes for listening on the go. Want more full-length FRONTLINE Audiocasts? Please leave a review and let us know what you think. (For behind-the-scenes interviews with FRONTLINE producers, please see the FRONTLINE Extras podcast with host Arun Rath.)
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Play 1 episode / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact

36. Top Docs: Award-Winning Documentary Filmmakers

Mike and Ken talk to award-winning documentary filmmakers about their art, their subjects, and their process. Hosted by Michael Merrill.
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Play⋅ 182 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

37. Tig and Cheryl: True Story

Join Tig Notaro (One Mississippi, Star Trek) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) as they discuss a new documentary every week, with plenty of hilarious diversions and memorable stories along the way! Hosted by Tig and Cheryl.
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Play 1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

38. The Ultimate Transition Plan Documentary with Gary Thompson

This is a documented journey of my 2019 transition plan where I applied the principles from Bob Proctor's seminars, the Science of Getting Rich and Paradigm shift, and created my best life ever. I decided to document the journey, so I could share to help others who may not be having success or feel stuck where they are in life. Daily study of the material resulted in creating a media and production company, purchasing a new home, completing a rough draft of my first book, and no longer going to bed with financial concerns.
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Play 2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 42 min Get Email Contact

39. Filter Stories

Berlin, Germany
Filter Stories is a NPR / BBC-style documentary show revealing the hidden side of coffee. We visit a stateless barista stuck on a faraway island, meet an award winning coffee grower earning just $2 profit from 250 espressos, hear from a coffee producer who is almost murdered three times during a civil war, and much more
Also in Coffee Podcasts
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Play⋅ 638⋅ 255 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

40. Euphomet

A documentary series about the unknown and our relationship to it, featuring real people sharing astonishing paranormal experiences. Hosted by Jim Perry.
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Play 3 episodes / week ⋅ Avg Length 57 min Get Email Contact

41. Banned Biographies

Banned Biographies is an audio documentary series charting the careers of some of the most notorious bands ever to grace the world's stages.
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Play⋅ 400 ⋅3 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact

42. Fog of Truth | A Podcast About Documentary Film

US
A podcast exploring the definition and boundaries of documentary cinema, as well as current releases within the genre.
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Play⋅ 227⋅ 151 ⋅2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 26 min Get Email Contact

43. Talking Documentary

Durham, North Carolina, US
Do you love documentaries? Join me for a series of conversations with documentarians who discuss this exploding genre of film. You'll learn how talented creators find great stories and how they bring them to life on screens around the world.
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Play⋅ 175⋅ 80 ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 40 min ⋅ Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

44. The Documentary Podcasts

London, England, UK
About all things related to documentary from interviews with award-winning filmmakers to Q/A. Hosted by Richard Lipman.
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Play⋅ 51 ⋅3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 55 min ⋅ Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

45. Documenteers | The Documentary Podcast

The Documenteers podcast features a guy named Bob Sham, and a revolving cast of enthusiasts, discussing a myriad of documentary topics. True crime, nature, sports, music, history, the classics, and more. The hosts give a heartfelt analysis that is never too serious. Sometimes real emotions actually occur. Documentaries tell the story of humanity, and on the Documenteers, we tackle the issues as well as the documentaries.
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Play Nov 2017 Get Email Contact

46. Drama | Film School Radio hosted by Mike Kaspar

California, US
Interviews with the best documentary, foreign and independent filmmakers.
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Play⋅ 472 ⋅1 episode / year ⋅ Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

47. Docu Two

Buckingham, England, UK
Docu Two is a documentary recap podcast dedicated to giving you an insightful, educational, and (hopefully) entertaining summary of documentaries. We review documentaries that maybe you have seen or maybe have been on your watchlist for years. Even if you have seen the documentary, you may just find we provide a new perspective.
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Play⋅ 506⋅ 140 ⋅ Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

48. Norwegian Newcomers

Norwegian Newcomers is a documentary podcast where the Norwegian immigrant population are the storytellers and share their personal experiences, hopes, goals, and backgrounds.
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Play 8 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

49. MTV's Behind the Music

MTV's Behind the Music is back! The groundbreaking music documentary series returns with the best of the vault, updated and remastered for audio. Each episode profiles one of music's most influential icons from 50 Cent to AC/DC, Courtney Love to Madonna, and more. Experience their unfiltered journeys to success and their personal stories of hardships and triumphs in this audio companion to the Paramount Behind the Music series.
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Play 19 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 37 min Get Email Contact

50. Hostage to the Devil

Northern Ireland, UK
The Hostage to the Devil podcast will provide an opportunity for the filmmakers of the documentary to showcase interviews from contributors and Malachi Martin storylines that they couldn't use in the final film. Music by Andrew Simon McAllister. Podcast produced by Causeway Pictures and Scattered Images.
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Play⋅ 416 ⋅4 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 43 min Get Email Contact

51. DocuChix Podcast

US
An informative and lighthearted show highlighting & reviewing documentaries of varying genres.
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Play⋅ 1 ⋅ Aug 2020 Get Email Contact

52. Closer Mentality

Closer Mentality is a peak performance-focused, documentary podcast. Each episode tells the stories of elite athletes, coaches, and sports psychologists and their relationships with the mental side of the game. Hosted by Julia Mellett.
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Play 2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 33 min Get Email Contact

53. Podumentary

Two sisters talking about their main source of education, the modern documentary. We'll cover a different documentary weekly in as funny a manor as humanly possible.
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Play 7 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 38 min Get Email Contact

54. What's Up Doc: The True Crime Documentary Podcast

Join our host Gemma Delaney, as she discusses the true-crime documentaries everybody is talking about. Hosted by Gemma Delaney.
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Play⋅ 558 ⋅2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 52 min Get Email Contact

55. Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

Now in its 19th year, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Every year, the festival brings over a hundred beautifully-crafted, thought-provoking documentary films to Missoula, Montana. This podcast, a collaboration between the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and the Missoula Broadcasting Company, gives you the chance to hear directly from filmmakers, gaining insight into what drew them to their subjects and the behind-the-scenes stories of their films.
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Play 9 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 16 min Get Email Contact

56. Docn' - A Celebration of the Music Documentary

'What you gotta understand is...Each week three friends, Adam, Carolyn, and Andrew watch a music documentary and discuss it on-microphone for all the world to hear.'
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Play 3 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 61 min Get Email Contact

57. Al Jazeera World

Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
A weekly showcase of one-hour documentary films from across the Al Jazeera Network. Hosted by Al Jazeera.
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Play⋅ 8.2M ⋅15 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 47 min Get Email Contact

58. Discussing Documentaries

This weekly podcast features comedians Ric & Mat who have a shared passion for watching and dissecting documentaries. Funny, emotional, engaging, and always worthy of a listen.
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Play⋅ 74⋅ 17 ⋅13 episodes / year ⋅ Avg Length 58 min ⋅ Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

59. Part Time Sport Documentaries

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
If a sports documentary is played in the forest, does anyone watch it? That's irrelevant, but irrelevance is what The Part Time Sport podcast by Cal Monaghan and Dylan Thomas is all about. Join us as we trawl the globe for the best sport documentaries, teasing out a narrative (and we mean any narrative) that makes that watch worth your eyes.
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Play⋅ 78 ⋅ Jul 2020 Get Email Contact