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If You Could Only Recommend One

164 podcasts from r/podcasts, answering the hardest version of the question: not what's good, but which single one you'd spend your one recommendation on.

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00110×Jonathan GoldsteinHeavyweightr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0028×Brian ReedS-Townr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0037×Josh Clark & Chuck BryantStuff You Should Knowr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0047×Kevin StroudThe History of English Podcastr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0057×Ira GlassThis American Lifer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0066×Steven NovellaThe Skeptics' Guide to the Universer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0075×Madeleine BaranIn the Darkr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0084×Robert EvansBehind the Bastardsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0094×PJ Vogt & Alex GoldmanReply Allr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0103×Andrew HickeyA History of Rock Music in 500 Songsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0113×Glynn WashingtonHeaven's Gater/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0123×Melvyn BraggIn Our Timer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0133×Jamie MortonMy Dad Wrote a Pornor/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0143×Alie WardOlogiesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0153×Root of Evilr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0163×PJ VogtSearch Enginer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0172×Lindsay GrahamAmerican Scandalr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0182×Ashley FlowersCrime Junkier/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0192×Phoebe JudgeCriminalr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0202×Cumtownr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0212×Earlonne Woods & Nigel PoorEar Hustler/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0222×Ian ChillagEverything Is Aliver/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0232×Dan CarlinHardcore Historyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0242×Carl MillerKill Listr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0252×Tony HinchcliffeKill Tonyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0262×Kilgariff & HardstarkMy Favorite Murderr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0272×Kyle AyersNever Seen Itr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0282×NPRPlanet Moneyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0292×Justin & Sydnee McElroySawbonesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0302×Laci MosleyScam Goddessr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0312×Sarah KoenigSerialr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0322×Bateman, Arnett & HayesSmartlessr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0332×John GreenThe Anthropocene Reviewedr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0342×Dave Anthony & Gareth ReynoldsThe Dollopr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0352×Mike DuncanThe History of Romer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0362×The Mothr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0372×Three Bean Saladr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0382×Neil StraussTo Live and Die in LAr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0392×What Went Wrongr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0402×Chris LambertYour Own Backyardr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0411×Roman Mars99% Invisibler/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0421×Tom & DanA Mediocre Time with Tom and Danr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0431×History HitAfter Darkr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0441×Authentically Imperfectr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0451×Bear Brookr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0461×Chris GethardBeautiful Anonymousr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0471×Ranveer AllahbadiaBeerBicepsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0481×Kate ListerBetwixt the Sheetsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0491×Bill BurrBill Burr's Monday Morning Podcastr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0501×James & KulwinBlowbackr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0511×Case 63r/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0521×Tim HarfordCautionary Talesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0531×Citation Neededr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0541×Dave CawleyColdr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0551×Scott AukermanComedy Bang Bangr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0561×FAIRCounterSpinr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0571×Chris FranjolaCover to Coverr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0581×Crime in Sportr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0591×James WolnerDakota Spotlightr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0601×Connor RatliffDead Eyesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0611×MarkiplierDistractibler/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0621×Doughboysr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0631×Paul CooperFall of Civilizationsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0641×Fartcastr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0651×David FarrierFlightless Birdr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0661×Gangster Capitalismr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0671×Garbage in My Heartr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0681×Girls Gotta Eatr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0691×Guys: A Podcast About Guysr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0701×The New York TimesHard Forkr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0711×How Did This Get Mader/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0721×Ian BaggHow to Destroy Everythingr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0731×Andrew HubermanHuberman Labr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0741×Humble and Fredr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0751×Hunting Warheadr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0761×Alex GoldmanHyperfixedr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0771×I Hate It But I Love Itr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0781×It Could Happen Herer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0791×It Means What It Meansr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0801×Jim HaroldJim Harold's Campfirer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0811×Soren NarniaKnifepoint Horrorr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0821×Dan & JordanKnowledge Fightr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0831×LeVar BurtonLevar Burton Readsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0841×NPRLife Kitr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0851×Limetownr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0861×Sam HarrisMaking Senser/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0871×Midnight Facts for Insomniacsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0881×Connie WalkerMissing and Murderedr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0891×Mission to Zyxxr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0901×Mostly Murderr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0911×Murder in Americar/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0921×Starlee KineMystery Showr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0931×QI ElvesNo Such Thing as a Fishr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0941×Normal Gossipr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0951×Kathryn NicolaiNothing Much Happensr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0961×Jon & MarisaOn Brandr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0971×WNYCOn the Mediar/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0981×Jack WagnerOtherworldr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
0991×Pablo TorrePablo Torre Finds Outr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1001×Rob Beckett & Josh WiddicombeParenting Hellr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1011×Edward SnowdenPermanent Recordr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1021×Persona: The French Deceptionr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1031×Stephen WestPhilosophize This!r/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1041×Pod Save Americar/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1051×Javier LeivaPretendr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1061×Trae Crowder & Corey Ryan ForresterPuttin' On Airsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1071×Malcolm GladwellRevisionist Historyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1081×Revolutionary Left Radior/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1091×Mike DuncanRevolutionsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1101×Kevin AllisonRisk!r/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1111×Stephanie SooRotten Mangor/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1121×Wendy ZukermanScience Vsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1131×Short History Of...r/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1141×Whisman & PietragalloSmall Town Murderr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1151×David RidgenSomeone Knows Somethingr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1161×Tiffany ReeseSomething Was Wrongr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1171×Mike CarruthersSomething You Should Knowr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1181×SportSenser/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1191×SRSLY Wrongr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1201×Tom RosenthalStrangers on a Benchr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1211×iHeartStuff They Don't Want You to Knowr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1221×Mike BoudetSword and Scaler/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1231×Talking@theMoviesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1241×The Basement Yardr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1251×Mark ChrislerThe Constantr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1261×The New York TimesThe Dailyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1271×Steven BartlettThe Diary of a CEOr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1281×The Girl God Experiencer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1291×Nate HagensThe Great Simplificationr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1301×The History Chicksr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1311×Jonathan SimsThe Magnus Archivesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1321×Nate DiMeoThe Memory Palacer/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1331×Ken Jennings & John RoderickThe Omnibusr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1341×Alan CrossThe Ongoing History of New Musicr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1351×The Polybius Conspiracyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1361×Scott GallowayThe Prof G Podr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1371×Holland & SandbrookThe Rest Is Historyr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1381×Rich RollThe Rich Roll Podcastr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1391×The Silt Versesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1401×WonderyThe Spy Whor/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1411×The Vanishedr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1421×Gil RothThe Virtual Memories Showr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1431×Wesley MorrisThe Wonder of Stevier/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1441×Whit MissildineThis Is Actually Happeningr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1451×Threedomr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1461×Thumb Crampsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1471×Toni and Ryanr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1481×Dallas TaylorTwenty Thousand Hertzr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1491×Two Girls One Ghostr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1501×Uhh Yeah Duder/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1511×Payne LindseyUp and Vanishedr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1521×Doug DuguayValley Heatr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1531×Vibe Checkr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1541×Glennon DoyleWe Can Do Hard Thingsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1551×We Hate Moviesr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1561×Kc WaylandWe're Aliver/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1571×Well There's Your Problemr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1581×Esther PerelWhere Should We Beginr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1591×Leigh MillerWhy Americar/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1601×Wiki Featuredr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1611×Wooden Overcoatsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1621×Karina LongworthYou Must Remember Thisr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1631×Sarah MarshallYou're Wrong Aboutr/podcasts · ▶ Listen
1641×Your Stupid Opinionsr/podcasts · ▶ Listen

How this was counted. Counted by distinct redditor: naming a show counts, and so does a reply agreeing with it — a reply is only credited to the answer above it when that answer drew a crowd of its own, because at the bottom of a long thread the flat text stops telling you what is a reply and what is simply the next answer down. This is a partial count, and that is new here. Reddit serves at most 500 comments per sort order, so three sorts were merged and they reach 382 comments of 1,372 — a little over a quarter, weighted toward the ones that got upvoted. Every other tally on this site counted a whole thread. Read the numbers as a floor and the order as roughly right, not as a result. The question is a good one precisely because it is cruel: “only one” stops people listing the six podcasts they like and makes them choose.