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Bad Batch
Dr Death
Darknet Diaries
Twin Flames
Catfish
Real Dictators
Ballen Studios
Medical Murders
Killer Billboard Placement
Killed
Armored
Panic World
Stunning Design
The CFO Show
Drilled
Most Overkill Single-Episode Set
Darknet Diaries website
Most On Brand Social Set
Insider Joke
The CISO Circle
Social Proof Is King
Acquired
Advertisers Dream
Bankless website

Best show artwork

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Dr DeathDr DeathWonderyTwin FlamesTwin FlamesWonderyBad BatchBad BatchWonderyDarknet DiariesDarknet DiariesIndependent

Trailers worth hearing

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Business Wars by Wondery
Darknet Diaries by Jack Rhysider
The Arsonist Next Door by The Binge
Against The Odds by Wondery

Podcast websites done right

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Real DictatorsReal DictatorsBest dedicated show pageBallen StudiosBallen StudiosBest visual-first websiteDarknet Diaries websiteDarknet Diaries websiteBest indie websiteBankless websiteBankless websiteBest news-driven websiteThe CISO CircleThe CISO CircleBest standalone show page

Show descriptions that sell

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BanklessPromise, audience and payoff in two lines.BanklessHow to Take Over the WorldLong, but every sentence earns its place.How to Take Over the WorldSolveA whole season pitched in four numbers.Solve, iHeartSerial KillersFormat and schedule, stated up front.Serial Killers, Discontinued

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CaptivateBest hosting platform for indie podcastsRiversideBest online recording toolPodpageBest website builder for podcastsAirtableBest data management tool

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Best Wired Headphones Under $100Best Microphone Under $500

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MicrophonesEvery mic we have tested, by budgetSoftware and hostingHosting, recording, editing and websitesStudio and accessoriesInterfaces, headphones, stands and treatment

The people who built it

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Nikola TeslaPioneered wireless communicationFritz PfleumerInvented Magnetic TapeLee de ForestFather of radio broadcastingGerhard SesslerCo-inventor of the modern microphoneKarlheinz BrandenburgLead developer of the MP3Dave WinerCreated RSS enclosuresAdam CurryGodfather of podcastingChristopher LydonRecorded the first podcastSteve JobsMade podcasting accessible to millionsBen HammersleyCoined the term

2025 in headlines

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Aug 2025Amazon reorganizes audio and winds down Wondery's studio BloombergAug 2025Sounds Profitable merges with Podcast Movement ForbesSep 2025Remembering Todd Cochrane YouTubeSep 2025Inception Point AI and the backlash to AI shows FuturismMar 2025Audacy layoffs, then Pineapple Street closes Radio InsightAug 2025Podlink finds a new home after Chartable Podlink