60 Best Documentary Podcasts

1. Seriously...

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.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Vanessa Kisuule
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.3 / 5Facebook Followers 61.2MTwitter Followers 34M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 30 min Since Dec 2015 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. FRONTLINE Film Audio Track

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.)
Podcast pbs.org
Email ****@pbs.org
Apple Rating 4.6 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 79 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

3. Pretend

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.
Podcast cms.megaphone.fm
Email ****@pretendradio.org
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. The Lyric Feature

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.
Podcast rte.ie
Email ****@rte.ie
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 649.9KInstagram Followers 7.6K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 52 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. 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.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5 Frequency 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 60 min Since Jun 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

6. File on 4

Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Jo Glanville
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 1.9MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

7. The Documentary Podcast

A window into our world investigating, exploring and telling stories from everywhere. Original BBC documentary storytelling, bringing the globe to your ears. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and 'unputdownable' audio. New episodes every week from our teams: documentaries, Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio and OS Conversations.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Hosts James Reynolds, Lukwesa Burak
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Facebook Followers 59.8MTwitter Followers 34.2M Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 31 min Since Mar 2020 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Short Cuts

Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
Podcast bbc.co.uk
Host Josie Long
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 5.7MTwitter Followers 1.9MInstagram Followers 5.4M Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 30 min Since Jun 2013 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

9. Top Docs

Mike and Ken talk to award-winning documentary filmmakers about their art, their subjects, and their process. Dive into this amazing podcast to have a wonderful experience.
Podcast michaellouismerrill.podbean.com
Hosts Michael Merrill, Ken Jacobson
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

10. Euphomet

A documentary series about the unknown and our relationship to it, featuring real people sharing astonishing paranormal experiences. Hosted by Jim Perry.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@euphomet.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 40 min Play Get Email Contact

11. 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.
Podcast play.acast.com
Email ****@rte.ie
Apple Rating 4.5 / 5Facebook Followers 29.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 36 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

12. DOC, Tell Me More

An indepth look at documentaries that explores the subject matter on a deeper level and examines what was left out.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 52 min Since Jan 2021 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

13. Ongoing History of New Music

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.
Podcast curiouscast.ca
Host Alan Cross
Email ****@alancross.ca
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 15.7KTwitter Followers 227 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 33 min Since Feb 2017 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. 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.
Podcast discussingdocumentaries.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4 / 5Facebook Followers 74Twitter Followers 14 Frequency 5 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

15. Filter Stories

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
Podcast spreaker.com
Email ****@filterstories.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 659Instagram Followers 5.2K Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 39 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

16. Documentary First

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.
Podcast thegirlwhoworefreedom.com
Email ****@normandystories.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 10.6KTwitter Followers 1.2KInstagram Followers 2.9K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 53 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

17. Pure Nonfiction

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.'
Podcast purenonfiction.net
Email ****@stfdocs.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5Facebook Followers 1.1KTwitter Followers 2.5KInstagram Followers 4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 47 min Since Apr 2016 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

18. Documenteers

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.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 32 min Since Nov 2017 Play Get Email Contact

19. Hostage to the Devil

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.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@causewaypictures.com
Apple Rating 4.4 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 43 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play 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.
Podcast ftr70.com
Email ****@amylively.net
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5 Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 45 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

21. 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.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5 Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 34 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

22. The Big Modcast

The Big MODCAST is a weekly podcast hosted by a father/son duo that invites guest on to reminisce on the past & document stories before those memories disappear!
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 102 min Play Get Email Contact

23. Factual America

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.Factual America is produced by Alamo Pictures, a London- and Austin-based production company that makes documentaries about the US from a European perspective for international audiences.
Podcast factualamerica.com
Email ****@alamopictures.co.uk
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Instagram Followers 178 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 43 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
Podcast dateline-nbc.simplecast.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 10.2MTwitter Followers 454.3K Frequency 2 episodes / week Avg Length 34 min Since May 2019 Play Get Email Contact

25. Docs in Orbit

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.
Podcast docsinorbit.com
Email ****@docsinorbit.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Instagram Followers 2K Frequency 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 37 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

26. Fog of Truth

A podcast exploring the definition and boundaries of documentary cinema, as well as current releases within the genre.
Podcast fogoftruth.com
Email ****@fogoftruth.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 241Twitter Followers 153 Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 26 min Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

27. 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!
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 51 min Play Get Email Contact

28. 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.
Podcast bannedbiographies.podbean.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Instagram Followers 1.2K Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 70 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

29. Earshot

Earshot presents documentaries about people, places, stories and ideas, in all their diversity.
Podcast abc.net.au
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 30 min Since Jul 2019 Play Get Email Contact

30. Gospel Impacts

Welcome to 'Gospel Impacts' a lighthearted and captivating chat show where we embark on an exhilarating journey to explore the profound effect and impact the Gospel has had on people's lives. Get ready to be enthralled by an array of fascinating stories shared by captivating individuals from across the globe.In this uplifting podcast, we invite remarkable guests to join us for delightful and insightful conversations.
Podcast buzzsprout.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 52 min Play Get Email Contact