Sidedoor
Smithsonian Institution
Conversations · Ongoing · ~32 min
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive conversation podcast, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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About this podcast
More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling storie…
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- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 32 minutes
- Latest episode
- 4 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture
- Taste scores
- How we score
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