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Podchaser Staff Picks – 22 Best Podcasts of 2022

At Podchaser, we live and breath podcasts. Our staff discovers great shows all the time, so as 2022 comes to a close we decided to bring you a list of our favorite podcasts of the year. From Dungeons & Dragons to psychology to true crime, you’ll find your new favorite show somewhere in this list.

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  1. Podchaser Staff's 22 Favorite Podcasts in 2022

  2. SitcomD&D

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    Five longtime friends and Chicago improvisers combine the best parts of two disparate worlds: sitcoms and Dungeons & Dragons. Follow a halfling bard, a half-orc warrior, a druid bar owner, and an elven princess as they struggle to keep the ligh
    ComedyTV
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  3. The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

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    Hosted by Mike Cosper, this podcast takes you inside the story of Mars Hill Church in Seattle – from its founding as part of one of the largest church planting movements in American history to its very public dissolution—and the aftermath that
    ReligionSpirituality
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  4. The Daily

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    This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a week, ready by 6 a.m.Listen to this podcas
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  5. Science Of Ultra

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    For endurance athletes who want to do more than improve race performance. How you sleep, think, eat, and move all play a role in helping you Become Your Ultra Best!
    SportsRunning

  6. Gender Reveal

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    Welcome to Gender Reveal, a podcast about nonbinary and transgender folks. Join us as we interview notable trans guests, analyze current events, answer advice questions and get a little bit closer to understanding what the heck gender is.
    LGBTPersonal Journals

  7. SNAFU with Ed Helms

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    Hosted by Ed Helms, SNAFU is a podcast about history's greatest screw-ups. On Season 1, we tell the story of Able Archer 83, the NATO military exercise that almost caused a nuclear war in November of 1983... or did it?
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  8. Cinema Recall

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    A podcast for movies lovers that enjoys everything from the multiplex to the arthouse. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cinemarecall/support
    TVFilmFilm Reviews

  9. Bigfoot - Terror in the Woods

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    Bigfoot expert Billy Shehan talks about cryptids, the supernatural and real encounters with Bigfoot from all over the planet. Best Bigfoot podcast in the universe. Listeners get involved. http://buybigfootbooks.com
    News

  10. Mob Queens

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    Mob stories are always all about the guys. But not this one. Anna Genovese is a New York drag club maven and bad-ass mob wife. Hollywood besties Jessica Bendinger (writer, Bring It On) and Michael Seligman (writer, RuPaul’s Drag Race) are obses
    SocietyCulture

  11. Your Own Backyard

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    A documentary podcast series investigating the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart.
    True Crime
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  12. The Watch

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    Every week, The Ringer's Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan -- longtime friends and pop culture addicts -- break down the latest in TV, movies, and music.
    TVFilm

  13. Who Killed Avril Lavigne?

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    In 2022, angsty teen Derek Walker is a pop punk poser living in the past; but when his mysterious substitute teacher Dom Telonge sends him back to Warped Tour 2005 to stop the abduction and replacement of the pop punk princess, Avril Lavigne, h
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  14. 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer

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    Weekly, comedian best friends Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer get together in the bear cave at YMH Studios to do what bears do: make each other laugh.
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  15. Going West: True Crime

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    Daphne Woolsoncroft and Heath Merryman discuss haunting details of different disappearance and murder cases week by week. New episodes released every Tuesday and Friday.
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  16. Against The Odds

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    Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersive series from Wondery, host-adventurers Mike Corey and Cassie De Pecol will share thrilling stories of
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  17. 36 Questions – The Podcast Musical

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    Hear what The New York Times calls "the future of musicals"... 36 Questions, a three-part podcast musical starring Jonathan Groff and Jessie Shelton.36 Questions is produced by Two-Up, the producers of Limetown and The Wilderness. Thank you
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  18. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

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    Sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government. Insurrectionists criminally charged with plotting to end American democracy for good. Justice Department prosecutors under crushing political pressure. Rachel M
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  19. Normal Gossip

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    Normal Gossip delivers juicy, strange, funny, and utterly banal gossip about people you’ll never know and never meet. Host Kelsey McKinney discusses reader-submitted comedic gossip with guests, diving into the lives and decisions of complete st
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  20. Climbing Gold

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    When climbing was a fringe sport, the epic tales of achievement were told around the campfire. As the sport continues to grow, Alex Honnold and co-host Fitz Cahall grab the mic to share stories from the people who define climbing by pushing the
    SportsWilderness

  21. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

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    Industry veterans, degenerate gamblers & besties Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David Friedberg cover all things economic, tech, political, social & poker.
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  22. The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny

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    Mina talks all things football with her unique brand of humor and insight. Her friends join each episode to talk about the NFL's latest storylines along with her football loving dog, Lenny, making frequent contributions.
    NFLSportsFootball

  23. Huberman Lab

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    Huberman Lab discusses neuroscience — how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous s
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