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NPR
Documentary and investigations · Limited series · 196 episodes · ~38 min · 2016
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticcrimeheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a moving documentary podcast, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
NPR's home for audio documentaries brings untold stories to light through deeply reported narrative series. We go to hidden corners of the headlines to explore what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or overlooked – and the people at the heart of those stories. Support public media by joini…
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Details
- Publisher
- NPR
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 196
- Typical episode
- About 38 minutes
- Latest episode
- 16 October 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Documentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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