Podcast Playlist

CBC Podcasts & Radio On-Demand

Hosted by Leah-Simone Bowen, Podcast Playlist's podcast obsessed producers help you find the best podcasts out there. Each week we curate fresh, exciting and thoughtful stories to help you unearth new podcasts to add to your rotation. From true crime...

Episodes

The final playlist: saying "goodbye"

FLASHBACK: CBC's David Common on catching scammers and the new Marketplace podcast

Jonathan the gay tortoise, a trans punk rock show and more stories for Pride Month

FLASHBACK: Jane Marie explores the MLM-to-life-coach pipeline

The first cyber-sleuth, why you shouldn't buy an island online, and more of our June favourites

The magic of storytelling with The Moth's Meg Bowles

Shima Oliaee (The Competition) and Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist?) on their shows and what they're listening to

Pitch, Please: George The Poet, Arshy Mann and Allan McLeod tell us about their podcasts

A peek behind the bars at Guantánamo Bay, the untold story behind "Tainted Love", and more great new podcasts (ft. Sarah Koenig, Dana Chivvis, Novena Carmel, Michael Barnes)

Josh Gwynn digs into the reality show that marooned 40 kids in the desert, and shares his favourite podcasts

Shakespeare behind bars, the (not-so) scientific art of manifesting your dreams, and more of our greatest hits

The unsolved murder of an 80s counterculture icon, a different kind of doping, and more true crime stories (ft. Penelope Spheeris)

FLASHBACK: Our producers pick their favourite shows you might have missed

The Avril Lavigne body double conspiracy theory, time-travelling trivia, and more great shows for April (ft. Simone Polanen)

The radio DJ who debuted at age 73, a 20-year quest to get on Jeopardy, and more stories of late bloomers

The unwritten rules of mosh pits, unpacking the influence of Christian rock, and more stories about rock 'n roll

The man who robbed a Vegas casino and then moved in, and more stories about scammers and thieves

The history of Pornhub, a challenge to the ethics of podcasting, and more new and notable shows (ft. Samantha Cole, Jess Shane)

The rise and fall of 1-900 phone lines, rigging the lottery, and more stories about numbers

Pitch, please: three history podcasters tell us why we should listen to their shows