Most Anticipated New Podcasts

October 2021

What do TikTok, witches, and Bret Eaton Ellis have in common? They’re the subjects of new podcasts coming to the podcast airwaves this month. In this Harklist, get sneak peeks of some of the shows we’re newly loving or are really excited about.

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Curated byLauren Passell, Hark Editor

14 CLIPS36 MINS

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The Problem with Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart Is Back

Six years after hosting ‘The Daily Show,’ Jon Stewart is back on TV with a news show, ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart,’ and he’s launched a podcast of the same name. Tune in weekly for comic rants, taped sketches and the occasional off-color joke.

The Problem with Jon Stewart: Jon Stewart Is Back

The Jon Stewart Podcast

5 MINS

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Because of Anita: The Real Anita Hill Story

Because of Anita is the podcast that will talk to Tarana Burke, Kerry Washington, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, and Professor Hill herself, to explore the impact Anita Hill’s explosive testimony had on our culture and politics.

Because of Anita

3 MINS

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Once Upon a Time...at Bennington College: Literary Intrigue

Once Upon a Time...at Bennington College exposes the history of Bennington College’s class of ’86 including Bret Easton Ellis, Jonathan Lethem, and Donna Tartt. This is a tale of money, murder, madness, and genius, that is all stranger than fiction.

Once Upon a Time… at Bennington College

3 MINS

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Don’t Let This Flop: The Weird World of TikTok

On Rolling Stones’ ‘Don’t Let This Flop,’ hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson will be unpacking the significance of everything that goes down on TikTok, like trends, memes, dances, recipes, and more, each week.

Don’t Let This Flop

1 MIN

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If I Go Missing the Witches Did It: True Crime Meets Witchcraft

In the new fiction show, If I Go Missing The Witches Did It, a Black writer named Jenna Clayton goes missing and a white podcast host with a savior complex is hot on the trail to find her.

If I Go Missing the Witches Did It: True Crime Meets Witchcraft

Revel: Power Trip

1 MIN

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Invisibilia: A New Season About Friendship

If you find yourself trying to make new friends or ghosted by old ones, you’ll be interested to hear the new season of Invisibilia, the show that explores how unseeable forces control human behavior, and its focus on friendships.

Invisibilia

2 MINS

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Some Of My Best Friends Are: Two Best Friends on Race

Harvard professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad and journalist Ben Austen are best friends who grew up together in 1980’s Chicago. On ‘Some of My Best Friends Are,’ tune in to hear them talk about their different experiences with race in America.

Some of My Best Friends Are

3 MINS

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Hello, Nature: A National Park Roadtrip

Misha Euceph didn’t grow up loving the outdoors. On ‘Hello, Nature,’ she’s setting out in her Subaro Outback to visit America’s National Parks, to answer the question: if the Parks are public, aren’t they supposed to be for everyone?

Hello, Nature

2 MINS

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New Day: Make Your Life Better

Author, therapist, and grief expert Claire Bidwell Smith interviews guests like Sheryl Strayed and Ricki Lake about easy actions we can all take to make the day-to-day more rewarding, from waking up with more energy, to redefining balance.

New Day

2 MINS

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Nice to Meet You: Humans Meet Animals

Each week on ‘Nice To Meet You,’ Professor Burkhead beams one human and one animal onto his space station in his “Unifier” machine to see what they have in common and what they can learn from each other.

Nice to Meet You

2 MINS

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As She Rises: Climate Change in Poetry

Blending soundscapes and the voice recordings of local poets and artists, ‘As She Rises’ takes us from the Louisiana Bayou to the Puerto Rican coastline to personalize the gravity of climate change.

As She Rises

2 MINS

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Margins of Error: Push Past the Numbers

CNN’s Harry Ente is tackling big questions about what we believe by looking at the numbers.

Margins of Error

2 MINS

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Give Bats a Podcast: Stories From the Bat Cave

On ‘Give Bats a Podcast,’ Nate will be talking to bat experts in an attempt to separate bat fiction from fact. Finally we have a fun way to celebrate Bat Appreciation Month all throughout October!

Give Bats A Podcast

1 MIN

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Storytime with Seth Rogen: “Do You Have a Great Story?”

Seth Rogen’s new pod is unlike any comedian-hosted podcast before it. The premise is simple: he asks people to tell a great story, and he then spins it into a highly-stylized audio experience that feels cinematic.

Storytime with Seth Rogen

2 MINS

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