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New Podcasts: May 2021

 

 

The Times (May 3)

  • The Los Angeles Times daily pod “will take listeners beyond the headlines, with our West Coast outlook on the world.”

I Am All In (May 3)

  • Scott Patterson, aka Luke from “Gilmore Girls” launches a rewatch pod of the beloved TV show.

Impostors: The Spy (May 3)

  • The Spotify pod asks: Is Wayne Simmons a former CIA guy? Or is he a fraud?

Get In, Loser (May 3)

  • Imari Stuart, Zach Clayton, and Tara Harris “guide us through internet drama, early 20’s indoctrination, and everyday life’s hurdles.”

A Life’s Story (May 3)

  • The pod “shines a light on the lives of special octogenarians, nonagenarians, and centenarians who have done, and are still doing astonishing things.”

Mystery Mixtape (May 3)

  • The music trivia podcast “gives you a five-song playlist, with each song containing a clue that will direct you toward the answer to the puzzle.”

My World with Jeff Jarrett (May 4)

  • The pod follows Jarrett’s career “as an in-the ring, main-event professional wrestler, to a promoter and company owner.”

The Kelly Osbourne and Jeff Beacher Show (May 4)

Badlands (May 5)

  • Jake Brennan “explores the true crimes and scandalous careers of Hollywood’s most infamous stars.”

HypochondriActor (May 5)

  • Dr. Priyanka Wali and Sean Hayes “bring on a guest with an incredible medical story and discuss the outcome.”

A Total Switch Show (May 6)

  • The scripted body-swap comedy pod from Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco stars Zoey Deutch and Lea Thompson.

No One is Coming to Save Us (May 6)

  • The Lemonada Media pod zooms in on “America’s childcare crisis and the people crushed by it.”

Dear Chelsea (May 6)

  • Chelsea Handler answers listener questions.

Either Side Eaters (May 6)

  • Jen Phanomrat and Katie Quinn explore “food culture and social norms from either side of the Atlantic.”

All the Hacks (May 8)

The FADER Uncovered (May 9)

  • Mark Ronson hosts “in-depth conversations with the world’s most impactful musicians.”

Pee Wee Gaskins Was Not My Friend (May 9)

  • The iHeartRadio pod focuses on the story of “South Carolina’s most notorious mass murderer.”

Exit Scam (May 10)

  • The true crimer tells the tale of Gerald Cotten, the founder of Canada’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, who “died under mysterious circumstances during a honeymoon trip to India.”
  • The crux: “His customers were told that the $215 million they’d deposited on the exchange was lost forever — because Gerry had forgotten to leave behind his passwords. But here’s the thing: Not everyone believes he’s dead.”

The Gloom (May 10)

  • The horror podcast follows an investigative journalist who “uncovers clues surrounding a decades-old cold case, where she eventually learns the horrifying truth about a systemic cover-up tied to her own past.”

Absolutely Mental (May 10)

  • Ricky Gervais and Sam Harris “contemplate the wonders of science and the chaos of modern life while having many good laughs.”

We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle (May 11)

  • The “Untamed” author and her sister Amanda aim to “[h]elp each other carry the hard so we can all live a little bit lighter and braver, more free and less alone.”

The Midnight Miracle (May 11)

  • The pod “blends the salon and variety show traditions while providing a glimpse into the inner lives of hosts Talib Kweli, yasiin bey, and Dave Chappelle.”

Live in Love with Lauren Akins (May 11)

  • The author of “Live in Love” joins Annie F. Downs and “has meaningful conversations with multiple guests around the most loved topics in the book.”

The Suburban Woman Problem (May 12)

  • Rachel Vindman, Jasmine Clark, and Amanda Weinstein “chat with women across America about how politics affects their lives, their families, and how to become a part of the growing ‘suburban women problem.’”

Gates McFadden Investigates: who do you think you are? (May 12)

  • The actress “hosts this light-hearted and intimate sit-down conversational series featuring close friends and former co-stars reminiscing on careers, personal life and more.”

Rush Limbaugh: The Man Behind The Golden EIB Microphone (May 12)

  • Limbaugh’s “official show observer” Bo Snerdley hosts the 12-episode series.

Murder in Alliance (May 13)

  • The true-crime pod investigates the 1999 murder of 26-year-old Yvonne Layne in Ohio.

NO SKIPS with Jinx and Shea (May 13)

  • Shea Serrano and Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins “[c]elebrate hip-hop’s most iconic and unskippable albums.”

Here Comes The Break (May 13)

  • The pod from Def Jam Recordings and Double Elvis “combines a fictional scripted narrative with real artist interviews and exclusive music releases as it explores life and music through the mind of a young creator hustling to find an audience.”

Thinking is Cool (May 16)

Distractible (May 17)

Tech Tech Boom (May 17)

  • It’s “a technology review spoof show from the BBC where.. presenters review and try out absurd and sinister new innovations.”

Finding Natasha (May 18)

The Vaping Fix (May 18)

  • The Wondery pod tells the “inside story of the rise of Juul and the making of a crisis.”

Alan Cumming’s Shelves (May 18)

Unaccountable (May 18)

The Delivery Room (May 18)

The Friendship Onion (May 18)

Systemic (May 19)

Bring Birds Back (May 19)

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter (May 19)

Ridiculous Romance (May 19)

4D with Demi Lovato (May 19)

A Slight Change of Plans (May 20)

On Our Watch (May 20)

70 over 70 (May 20)

Missing On 9/11 (May 20)

Color Lines: From Phillip to Floyd (May 20)

One Click (May 20)

  • Elle Fanning and Jessica Wapner investigate “how the chemical DNP (originally used for munitions and artillery shells) found its way into diet pills and bodybuilding aids on the internet.”

Endangered: Short Tales for The Nearly Forgotten (May 21)

  • The pod puts a spotlight on “lesser known endangered and critically endangered species.”

Hit Different (May 23)

  • Mikey Cahill, Marcus Teague, and Sose Fuamoli “talk all things music culture.”

Trading Secrets (May 24)

  • Jason Tartick “breaks into the vault of secrets behind all things [m]oney and careers.”

Reasonably Shady (May 24)

  • “Real Housewives of Potomac” stars Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon “team up for …conversations about being fearless women.”

Good Risings (May 24)

Humble and Hungry with Natalie Puche (May 24)

Cheat (May 24)

  • The Somethin’ Else pod “tells the inside stories behind some of the biggest scandals in contemporary history and the flawed protagonists at their heart.”

The Trials of Frank Carson (May 25)

  • The Los Angeles Times pod tells a “story of power, politics and the law in California’s Central Valley.”
  • It’s from the makers of Dirty John.

Frank Film Club with Maisie Williams (May 25)

  • It’s “[f]our women who work in film, talking about films.”

We Will Rise: National Parks and Civil Rights (May 25)

  • The National Park Service pod features “Park Rangers, researchers, authors, and activists [discussing] what liberty and justice for all means on our public lands.”

Sidebar (May 25)

  • The Courthouse News pod “tackles the stories you need to know from the legal world.”

A Death in Cryptoland (May 25)

  • The CBC pod investigates the story of Gerald Cotten, “the young CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange [who] is reported to have died while honeymooning in India.”
  • Exit Scam, which debuted May 10, covers the same story.

DoYouEven Influence? (May 25)

ARTchitects (May 26)

  • Taj Critchlow, Director X, and Karena Evans go “inside the minds of the world’s best directors, musicians, actors, and more.”

Alligator Candy (May 26)

  • The true crime “follows the mysterious 1973 disappearance of writer and producer David Kushner’s older brother, Jon, who at 11 years old biked through a suburban Florida forest to the convenience store for candy, and never returned.”

Day X (May 27)

  • In the New York Times pod, “[w]hat starts with a mysterious gun in an airport bathroom and a fake refugee identity opens the door to a nationwide network of far-right extremists inside Germany’s military and police.”

The Culture (May 27)

To the Moon (May 30)

  • The five-part podcast “goes inside the GameStop saga,” where investors send the video game store’s stock soaring.

Telling our Twisted Histories (May 31)

  • Kaniehtiio Horn brings us together to decolonize our minds– one word, one concept, one story at a time.