Podcasts about Journalism
/Complied by Barbara Allen at Poynter
WriteLane (Tampa Bay Times and Poynter) — “A podcast about telling true stories from Pulitzer Prize-winning Tampa Bay Times journalist Lane DeGregory and her editor, Maria Carrillo. Some episodes explore a piece of the writing process: finding ideas, interviewing, seeking structure. Others dive deep into a single story, breaking down the how and why. Some include interviews with other journalists.”
Reveal (The Center for Investigative Reporting) — “Our investigative reporting consistently contributes to real-world impact, from civil and criminal investigations to new laws and policies, better-informed conversations and community-driven solutions.”
Longform Podcast (longform.org) — “The Longform Podcast is a weekly conversation with a non-fiction writer on how they tell stories.”
IRE Radio Podcast (Investigative Reporters and Editors) — “Go behind the story with some of the country’s best journalists on this radio program … Sit in on conversations with award-winning reporters, editors and producers to hear how they broke some of the biggest stories of the year.” (Note: This hasn’t been updated in a while but the archives are solid gold!)
It's All Journalism — “The broccoli of media-focused podcasts.”
The Journalism Salute — Mark Simon wrote of his podcast, “I spotlight interesting and important journalists and journalism organizations with an emphasis on showing that journalists are not the enemy and that there are so many great career possibilities for aspiring journalists.”
He said he places a special emphasis on highlighting journalists who are from underrepresented demographics. He recommends his most recent cast with April Alonso of the Cicero Independiente, and recent episodes with César Rodríguez and Farnoush Amiri.
Podcasts from journalists doing journalism:
I'm Not A Monster (BBC Panorama and FRONTLINE PBS) — “How did an American family end up in the heart of the ISIS caliphate? Over four years, journalist Josh Baker unravels a dangerous story where nothing is as it seems.”
VERIFIED (Stitcher and the Investigative Reporting Project Italy)— “Him: well-reviewed, a policeman, and a perpetual predator. Them: the very women that took him down. How far would you go to get justice? Hear the incredible true story …”
The Other Latif (Radiolab) — “How did this nerdy suburban Muslim kid come to be imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay?”
The Nobody Zone (RTÉ in Ireland and Third Ear in Denmark)— “In a forgotten London underworld, a homeless Irishman kills multiple times without detection, unseen in a world where nobody seems to care.”
The Canary | Washington Post Investigates — “Two women and a shared refusal to stay silent. A seven-part podcast hosted by investigative reporter Amy Brittain.”
White Lies (NPR) — “In 1965, Rev. James Reeb was murdered in Selma, Alabama. Three men were tried and acquitted, but no one was ever held to account. Fifty years later, two journalists from Alabama return to the city where it happened, expose the lies that kept the murder from being solved and uncover a story about guilt and memory that says as much about America today as it does about the past.”
The Line (Apple) — “Explore the impact of the forever wars on the U.S. Navy SEALs through the lens of the Eddie Gallagher case.”
The Lazarus Heist (BBC) — “‘Almost a perfect crime.’ The hacking ring and an attempt to steal a billion dollars. Investigators blame North Korea. Pyongyang denies involvement. The story begins in Hollywood.”
In the Dark (American Public Media) — “We investigate the case of Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Winona, Mississippi, who was tried six times for the same crime. Flowers spent more than 20 years fighting for his life while a white prosecutor spent that same time trying just as hard to execute him.”
