About this list
In 2023, podcasting continued to evolve with more options—from arts, literature, and family-friendly content to true crime, mental health, and history—for every kind of listener. At their core, each of these podcasts takes full advantage of the medium's ability to forge intimate connections between creators and listeners while covering topics that engage, educate, or entertain—everything that makes our audiophile hearts sing. Here are 20 of the absolute best podcasts of 2023, complete with rave reviews from Audible listeners.-
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Game On!
- By: The Story Pirates
- Narrated by: Jordan Coleman, Moni Oyedepo, Julia Schroeder, Mark Vigeant
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Game On gives kids and their families the chance to laugh and learn, regardless of whether they consider themselves sports fans. It’s not a show about stats; it’s a show about having fun....
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Great new podcast!!
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Game On!
- Narrated by: Jordan Coleman, Moni Oyedepo, Julia Schroeder, Mark Vigeant
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 04-06-23
- Language: English
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Yes We Cannabis
- By: George K. Burns, Rochée Jeffrey
- Narrated by: Sam Richardson, Method Man, Langston Kerman, Punkie Johnson, Richard Kind, Laci Mosley, Angela Johnson-Reyes, Heidi Gardner, Tichina Arnold, Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell
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Starting a cannabis company is supposed to be chill, right? George, Brandy and Marcus are about to find out just how sobering the cannabis business can be....
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Yes We Cannabis
- Narrated by: Sam Richardson, Method Man, Langston Kerman, Punkie Johnson, Richard Kind, Laci Mosley, Angela Johnson-Reyes, Heidi Gardner, Tichina Arnold, Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 08-24-23
- Language: English
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Fiasco: Vigilante
- By: Leon Neyfakh, Prologue Projects
- Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh
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In 1984, as a New York City subway train made its way downtown, a white man named Bernhard Goetz shot four unarmed Black teenagers he believed were going to rob him….
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Fiasco: Vigilante
- Narrated by: Leon Neyfakh
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 07-27-23
- Language: English
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Ad Lucem
- By: QCODE
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The year is 2032, and the revolutionary tech company AD LUCEM O.I. has over 10 million subscribers. Their Corporeal Augmented Reality Assistant, or ...
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Future problems
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Ad Lucem
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 07-11-23
- Language: English
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Search Engine
- By: PJ Vogt Audacy Jigsaw
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Named a best podcast of 2023 by Vulture, Time, The Economist, & Vogue. No question too big, no question too small. On Search Engine, host PJ Vogt ...
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My absolute new favorite podcast.
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Search Engine
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 07-26-23
- Language: English
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The goop Pursuit: Leaning into Pleasure
- By: Penda N'diaye
- Narrated by: Penda N'diaye
- Length: 1 hrs and 28 mins
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After her conversation with goop founder and CEO Gwyneth Paltrow, Penda N’diaye speaks with three women of different ages about being “detectives of their own pleasure”....
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Love it
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The goop Pursuit: Leaning into Pleasure
- Narrated by: Penda N'diaye
- Series: The goop Pursuit, Book 1
- Length: 1 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-12-23
- Language: English
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Psychedelic Frequency
- By: Maejor
- Narrated by: Maejor, Natalie Lyla Ginsberg
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Psychedelic Frequency takes listeners on an expansive, inward journey exploring the crossroads of sound, psychedelics, and wellness in this immersive, 10-episode series....
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The Christian History is a little off.
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Psychedelic Frequency
- Narrated by: Maejor, Natalie Lyla Ginsberg
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 10-12-23
- Language: English
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Koreaboo
- By: Shenee Howard
- Narrated by: Susan Wokoma, Daniel Henney
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Life is finally looking up for 28 year old Shayla -- She’s got a great boyfriend and is about to start her dream writing job. But when it all falls apart in the space of one day, Shayla finds herself heartbroken and struggling to make ends meet....
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Hilarious! Awesome romcom and Dal is so dreamy!
- By Melissa Cassera
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Koreaboo
- Narrated by: Susan Wokoma, Daniel Henney
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 09-27-23
- Language: English
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The Royals of Malibu
- By: Diversion
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Ella Sinclair (Alyssa McKay) is a survivor. She's fierce, brave, and jaded. She finds herself a teenage orphan trying to stay afloat and finish high ...
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Additive
- By Ashley
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The Royals of Malibu
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 07-26-23
- Language: English
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Your Mama's Kitchen
- By: Michele Norris
- Narrated by: Michele Norris
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“Tell me about your mama's kitchen.” That’s the simple request which begins each episode of this Audible Original podcast from acclaimed journalist Michele Norris (NPR’s All Things Considered, The Washington Post) and Higher Ground, Barack and Michelle Obama's media company....
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Going to the Top of My Podcast Listens
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Your Mama's Kitchen
- Narrated by: Michele Norris
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 08-16-23
- Language: English
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Next Year in Moscow
- By: The Economist
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Arkady Ostrovsky travels across Europe and the Middle East speaking to free-thinking Russians who left when the shelling of Ukraine began in 2022 in ...
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Next Year in Moscow
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 02-08-23
- Language: English
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If Books Could Kill
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 07-26-23
- Language: English
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The 13th Step
- By: NHPR
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An investigation into the widespread culture of sexual misconduct and abuse persistent in the addiction treatment industry.
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Recovered 11 years
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The 13th Step
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 05-31-23
- Language: English
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Murder on Sex Island
- By: Jo Firestone
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A sexy reality TV show with a missing contestant. An undercover detective. Two cats safe at home. Murder on Sex Island is a twisty psycho-sexual ...
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Captivating and hilarious
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Murder on Sex Island
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 08-18-23
- Language: English
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Breakthrough
- By: AT WILL MEDIA
- Narrated by: Daveed Diggs, Kelly Rowland, Sara Bareilles
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In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough is an electrifying, audio-only singing/songwriting competition series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent....
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Fun Listen
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Breakthrough
- Narrated by: Daveed Diggs, Kelly Rowland, Sara Bareilles
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 03-01-23
- Language: English
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The Greatest Day: The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic Photograph
- By: Sheena Lester, Ben Osborne, Jonathan Rheingold
- Narrated by: Sheena Lester
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In 1998, XXL Editor-in-Chief Sheena Lester and the magazine's staff set out to create a hip-hop remake of Art Kane’s legendary 1958 Esquire magazine photoshoot known as “A Great Day In Harlem."….
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Hip-hop history
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The Greatest Day: The Epic Story Behind Hip-Hop's Most Iconic Photograph
- Narrated by: Sheena Lester
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 06-15-23
- Language: English
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In the Room with Peter Bergen
- By: Peter L. Bergen
- Narrated by: Peter L. Bergen
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Overwhelmed by conflicting narratives and sensationalism in the news? Wondering where you can get an objective analysis and direct-from-the-source reporting….
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Fascinating!
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In the Room with Peter Bergen
- Narrated by: Peter L. Bergen
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 03-23-23
- Language: English
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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- By: Lemonada Media
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns for Season 2 of her award-winning podcast, Wiser Than Me. Each week, she has funny, touching, personal conversations ...
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Such wise women
- By Mary A Cavallini
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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 03-29-23
- Language: English
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The Coldest Case In Laramie
- By: Serial Productions & The New York Times
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Kim Barker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The New York Times, revisits an unsolved murder that took place while she was in high ...
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The Coldest Case In Laramie
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 02-16-23
- Language: English
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The Retrievals
- By: Serial Productions & The New York Times
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Dozens of women seeking to become mothers came to a fertility clinic at Yale. A (five-part) narrative series about the shocking events that unfolded ...
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Shocking
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The Retrievals
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 06-22-23
- Language: English
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