20 Best Investigative Journalism Podcasts
Investigative Journalism Podcasts
Here are 20 Best Investigative Journalism Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. William Ramsey Investigates
William Ramsey Investigates, is an independent investigative journalism broadcast covering a variety of subjects including politics and para politics, true crime, history, conspiracies, religion, cults, exposing the occult, and more!
williamramseyinvestigates.com
Twitter Followers 3.1K Frequency 1 episode / day Avg Length 63 min Play Get Email Contact
2. Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words - a true crime interview podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson
Tenfold More Wickeds Presents: Wicked Words is a unique blend of narrative, nonfiction, and true crime storytelling with in-depth interviewing. In each episode, host Kate Winkler Dawson interviews a journalist, writer or other professional about their best true crime cases. Explore the story behind some of history's most infamous cases. Now in its third season, past interviews include the filmmaker who investigated the Long Island serial killer, the forensic psychologist who spent years exploring the mind of BTK killer Dennis Rader, the author who makes a compelling case for the owl theory behind Kathleen Peterson's death and the author who later realized their beloved childhood babysitter was a serial killer. Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.
exactlyrightmedia.com
Facebook Followers 1.4KTwitter Followers 2KInstagram Followers 8.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 42 min Play Get Email Contact
3. In the Dark | APM
Reporter Madeleine Baran examines the case of Curtis Flowers, who has been tried six times for the same crime. In the Dark is an investigative podcast from APM Reports.
cms.megaphone.fm
Facebook Followers 22.6KTwitter Followers 26.4K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 31 min Play Get Email Contact
4. Listen Frontier
Listen Frontier is a podcast exploring the investigative journalism of The Frontier and featuring conversations with those on the frontlines of Oklahoma's most important stories. At The Frontier, our mission is to hold public officials accountable, give a voice to the powerless and tell the stories that others are afraid to tell, or that illuminate the lives of people in our community. We will shine a light on hypocrisy, fraud, abuse, and wrongdoing at all levels in our community and state.
readfrontier.org
Facebook Followers 20.8KTwitter Followers 15.5K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 24 min Play Get Email Contact
5. A Hateful Homicide
A Hateful Homicide is an American true-crime and investigative journalism podcast from Los Angeles California by Transgender and HIV Healthcare advocate Mallery Jenna Robinson. The true-crime and investigative journalism podcast focuses on the murders of Transgender, Gender Nonbinary/ Nonconforming, Intersex, Two-Spirit and gender expansive community members throughout the United States and abroad.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 276Twitter Followers 113 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 53 min Play Get Email Contact
6. Three Corners
The greatest investigative journalism the world has ever seen. Join Vincent and Domenic, Wednesdays 8-9 pm on SYN 90.7.
omny.fm
Instagram Followers 123 Frequency 7 episodes / quarter Avg Length 46 min Play Get Email Contact
7. Long Story Short
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit news organization specializing in investigative journalism. Long Story Short, a weekly podcast sponsored by the Kirkpatrick Foundation, lets you hear directly from our journalists as they provide deeper insight into their recently published stories.
oklahomawatch.org
Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 25 min Play Get Email Contact
8. Battlefront: Frontline with Dustin Faulkner
Dustin Faulkner breaks down current events from a Conservative perspective. Additionally, there is a lot of investigative journalism in exposing what's truly going on in our country... much of which will shock you! Tune in every Sunday evening for a LIVE episode of Battlefront: Frontline
spreaker.com
Twitter Followers 145 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 86 min Play Get Email Contact
9. IJ4EU Podcast
The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund supports watchdog journalism on transnational subjects. We speak to the reporters behind cross-border investigations that have made headlines across Europe.
investigativejournalismforeu.net
Frequency 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 35 min Play Get Email Contact
10. Ripped From The Wall
Ripped From The Walls is AWOL's first podcast series. In this series, reporters for AWOL dig into hard-hitting, investigative reporting about controversies at American University and The District.
podcasts.apple.com
Frequency 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 19 min Play Get Email Contact
11. PCIJ's On the Record
News, conversations, and investigations by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 47KTwitter Followers 125.5KInstagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 11 episodes / year Avg Length 16 min Play Get Email Contact
12. H2OiNSIGHT
H2OiNSIGHT An intellectual exploration of Entrepreneurial Theory Into Practice.
podcasters.spotify.com
Facebook Followers 233 Play Get Email Contact
13. Candid.
In association with WWPH, 107.9 FM, Candid is hosted by Anna Rubenstein and Christian Gobo. The show is dedicated to investigative journalism, reporting stories around West Windsor. Season one tells the story of the Teng family, the protesters who showed up at their house for 37 days, and the community's response to the whole ordeal.
podcasters.spotify.com
Instagram Followers 26 Play Get Email Contact
14. Murder on the Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story, presented by Capital Daily
With this new podcast series, Capital Daily is finally ready to reveal its reporting, with new details from people who were there. With unexpected twists and turns. And with a glimmer of hope. Fifteen years after Lindsay's murder, a new story is ready to be told by investigative journalist Zander Sherman and Capital Daily.
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15. The Tip Off
The podcast where we take you behind the scenes of some of the best investigative journalism from recent years. In each episode, we'll be digging into an investigative scoop- hearing from the journalists behind the work as they tell us about the leads, the dead-ends, and of course, the tip-offs. There'll be car chases, slammed doors, terrorist cells, meetings in dimly lit bars and cafes, wrangling with despotic regimes, and much more.
thetipoffpodcast.com
Facebook Followers 205Twitter Followers 2.9K Frequency 3 episodes / year Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact
16. Smoke Screen
Smoke Screen: Love, bribes, and spies in the tobacco industry. Victoria Hollingsworth tells the true story of corrupt practices behind the scenes at British American Tobacco. We hear from the very people who were caught up in this world as we sink deep into the dirty underbelly of the tobacco industry in South Africa.
auddy.com
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Investigative Journalism Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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Exactly Right Media – the original true crime come | exactlyrightmedia.com | 198 | |
William Ramsey Investigates | williamramseyinvestigates.com | 120 | |
Oklahoma Watch | oklahomawatch.org | 20 | |
Exactly Right | exactlyrightmedia.com | 13 | |
SYN Media | omny.fm | 10 | |
PCIJ | podcasters.spotify.com | 8 | |
The Frontier | readfrontier.org | 5 | |
Mallery Jenna Robinson | podcasters.spotify.com | 4 | |
Anna and Christian | podcasters.spotify.com | 3 | |
Corruption Watch Ghana | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/corruption-watch-ghana | 3 | |
Alex Pillow | moodys-talks-kyc-decoded.simplecast.com | 1 | |
Aml Rightsource | amlrightsource.com/this-week-in-aml | 1 | |
Ari Parker | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/legacy | 1 | |
Charity Chat | charitychat.org.uk | 1 | |
Jonathan Fink | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/siliconcurtain | 1 | |
Kqed | kqed.org/forum | 1 | |
Michael O'connell And Nicole Ogrysko | itsalljournalism.com/category/podcast | 1 | |
Native Portlander Studios | rss.com/podcasts/wallofmoms | 1 | |
Primedia Broadcasting | omny.fm/shows/afternoon-drive-702 | 1 | |
Roar: Powered By El Tigre | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/roarpoweredbyeltigre | 1 | |
Safe Passage For Children Of Minnesota | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/safe-passage-for-children | 1 | |
Sharyl Attkisson | justthenews.com/podcasts/sharyl-attkisson-podcast | 1 | |
Trc Media House | hktproducts.co.uk/blogs/podcast | 1 | |
[i3] Podcast | i3-invest.com/podcasts | 1 | |
Brad Friedman | bradblog.com/?cat=675 | 267 | |
The Tip Off | thetipoffpodcast.com/episodes | 41 | |
Wnyc Studios | wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm | 24 | |
Canadaland | canadaland.com/shows/canadaland | 9 | |
Rick And Bubba Show | rickandbubba.com/podcasterosa | 9 | |
Auddy | auddy.com/shows/society-and-culture/smoke-screen | 8 | |
Björn Ólafsson At Sentientmedia.org | plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com | 8 | |
Ij4eu | investigativejournalismforeu.net/podcasts | 8 | |
Al Jazeera | aljazeera.com/podcasts/aljazeera-investigates | 5 | |
Grace Hussain At Sentientmedia.org | plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com | 5 | |
Jessica Scott-reid At Sentientmedia.org | plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com | 5 | |
Marshall Poe | newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/journalism | 5 | |
Nebraska Public Media | nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news | 4 | |
Rev Dr. Anthony S. Moorer Dd Sr | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/h2oinsightpodcast | 4 | |
Amy Fritz | untangledfaithpodcast.com | 3 | |
Blaze Podcast Network | cms.megaphone.fm/channel/BMDC9746884794 | 3 | |
Connecticut Inside Investigator | insideinvestigator.org | 3 | |
Literary Arts | literary-arts.org/archive | 3 | |
Michigan Business Network | soundcloud.com/mi-biz-network | 3 | |
Privateer | spreaker.com/show/privateer-station-war-in-ukraine | 3 | |
Richard Mccoll | colombiacalling.co | 3 | |
Rod Smith | mms.agavaa.com/index.php | 3 | |
Allan Mckay | allanmckay.com/podcast-list-page | 2 | |
Andrew Keen | ajkeen.libsyn.com | 2 | |
Ben Greenfield | bengreenfieldlife.com/podcast | 2 | |
C13originals | shows.cadence13.com/podcast/gangster-capitalism | 2 |