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Sarah Koenig, AB’90, proved how good (and popular) a podcast can be with her hit, Serial. We talked with Jake J. Smith, AB’13, former WBEZ intern and current producer of Chicago Harris’s public policy podcasts and creator of All the Livelong Day, to offer more recommendations. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"2789","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"513","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"500"}}]] Whether you want to hear a story, learn something new, or laugh out loud, download our pdf flowchart to view recommendations to help you find a new favorite podcast or check out this list of favorites:

Architecture and design

Curious City 99% Invisible

Business and economics

Freakonomics StartUp

History and religion

Stuff You Missed in History Class Here Be Monsters

Politics and current events

The Bugle Life of the Law

Pop culture

The Read How Did This Get Made? Song Exploder Sound Opinions

Storytelling

The Moth This American Life 2nd Story Snap Judgment

Talk shows

WTF with Marc Maron The Marilu Henner Show Nerdist

How-to

How to Do Everything

Parenting

The Longest Shortest Time

Science

Radiolab StarTalk

Theater

General Admission Playing on Air

True crime

Serial Criminal