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Rising documentary podcasts climbing the charts this week
31 Documentary podcasts climbing Apple Podcasts' charts this week, all free to listen to and with an episode out in the last month.
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How this list is made
- Documentary shows
- Up 3 places or more on Apple Podcasts' charts in the last week, or new to them
- Not in the top 10 of any of Apple Podcasts' charts, now or a week ago
- An episode out in the last month
- Fastest climbing first, for where each started
The list
Fastest climbing first
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1. Inheritance
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 16
- Since
- 2026
When you’re born into a powerful business dynasty, what comes first: the family or the firm? And when it comes to passing on control, who gets the top job?…
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2. Hyperfixed
- Length
- 36 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 58
- Since
- 2024
Maybe it’s just a quiet annoyance you’ve grudgingly learned to put up with, or a life defining issue that makes it hard to move forward. Whatever it is…
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3. Heretics | Andrew Gold
- Length
- 1 hr 6 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 710
- Since
- 2020
Journalist Andrew Gold talks to everyone from cult defectors and politicians to mainstream celebrities - people who’ve challenged the expected script and…
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4. Invisible Force: MRI Accident Investigations
- Length
- 29 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 23
- Since
- 2025
Invisible Force is an investigative documentary podcast about MRI accidents, patient safety failures, healthcare mysteries, and the hidden risks of modern…
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5. Question Everything
- Length
- 41 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 90
- Since
- 2024
Question Everything is a weekly investigation into how the truth gets buried, distorted, and denied -- and the ways people are fighting to make it matter again…
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6. Not Special: A Liberty Speaks Show
- Length
- 1 hr 17 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 52
- Since
- 2025
Real people. Real stories. Real growth. Not Special is a leadership podcast built around honest, in-person conversations with interesting people from across…
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7. Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Unmarked Frequencies
- Length
- 44 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 5
- Since
- 2026
There are some stories that are difficult to explain. Others are difficult to believe. Welcome to Dreadful, Inc. Presents: Unmarked Frequencies, a show where…
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8. FBI Files
- Length
- 50 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 60
- Since
- 2026
The FBI Files is an American docudrama that takes a look behind the scenes of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's crime laboratory. Become a supporter of this…
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9. All My Relations Podcast
- Length
- 47 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 78
- Since
- 2019
Welcome! All My Relations is a podcast hosted by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip), and Temryss Lane (Lummi Nation) to explore our relationships…
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10. Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine
- Length
- 33 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 6
- Since
- 2026
Why would someone decide to risk their life for a country that is not their own? What might they be searching for? Call Sign Condor is a podcast about the…
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11. Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs
- Length
- 1 hr 1 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 356
- Since
- 2016
Secrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but…
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12. Harley Conversations
- Length
- 19 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 6
- Since
- 2026
A journey through the American South, one conversation at a time. Harley Conversations is a documentary project exploring the people, places and stories…
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13. Army of Normal Folks
- Length
- 35 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 503
- Since
- 2023
Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just…
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14. Into the Mix
- Length
- 38 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 55
- Since
- 2020
A new season of Into The Mix, a Ben & Jerry’s podcast about joy and justice, is back! Hosted by Ashley C. Ford, we’re bringing you inspiring stories from…
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15. Far Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter Center
- Length
- 26 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 3
- Since
- 2026
Founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, The Carter Center has always gone where the need is greatest. For over 40 years, we've…
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16. Taming Lyons
- Length
- 43 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 11
- Since
- 2026
Taming Lyons tells the epic true story of Judy Petrucci, the tenacious Lyons Little League mom who risked her life and ran for mayor to help the Feds take…
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17. SAS: The Shadow War
- Length
- 38 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 8
- Since
- 2026
For decades, the SAS has operated beyond public view, its missions shaped by secrecy and its reputation burnished by the rare moments when that secrecy has…
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18. A Ghost Story
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 203
- Since
- 2023
A Ghost Story Podcast | Weekly Paranormal & Ghost Stories Podcast Enter the world of the unexplained with A Ghost Story Podcast , your ultimate podcast for…
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19. Latino USA
- Length
- 29 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 714
- Since
- 2020
Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S. centering Latino stories, hosted by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Maria…
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20. Lore Lodge Podcast
- Length
- 45 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 186
- Since
- 2026
Many history, folklore, and mythology channels dazzle you with well written scripts, beautiful imagery, and flashy British accents. Here, we do things a…
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21. Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks
- Length
- 1 hr 42 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 157
- Since
- 2019
Through deep research and high-strangeness storytelling, three brothers explore paranormal encounters and unexplained events. Collecting freaky listener stories…
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22. On Solid Ground
- Length
- 21 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 5
- Since
- 2026
In a natural disaster, response starts long before the storm arrives. This is a series about the local leaders and problem-solvers helping communities prepare…
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23. Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained
- Length
- 18 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 237
- Since
- 2021
Haunted UK Podcast explores the history, hauntings, folklore, and unexplained events tied to some of the world’s most fascinating places and mysteries. From…
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24. Mysteries at Bedtime
- Length
- 27 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 93
- Since
- 2025
Mysteries at Bedtime is a mystery podcast exploring the world's strangest unsolved mysteries, unexplained disappearances, UFO sightings, paranormal…
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25. Everyone Has An Ex
- Length
- 46 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 102
- Since
- 2020
Exes. We’ve all had one and we’ve all been one. And while breakups can be painful and heart-breaking, a complete surprise or a total relief, there’s always a…
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26. Act Two With Samantha Armytage
- Length
- 54 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 4
- Since
- 2026
Act Two with Samantha Armytage' is a weekly upmarket interview series featuring deep and thoughtful conversations with prominent and interesting Australians…
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27. The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters
- Length
- 23 min
- Releases
- Daily
- Episodes
- 678
- Since
- 2022
The Whispering Woods Paranormal Podcast The Whispering Woods is a UK paranormal storytelling podcast exploring true ghost stories, unexplained mysteries…
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28. AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories
- Length
- 28 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 142
- Since
- 2025
The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata . It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances…
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29. The Slow Newscast
- Length
- 32 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 453
- Since
- 2019
The Slow Newscast from The Observer takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world…
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30. Just Stories
- Length
- 45 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 4
- Since
- 2026
Just Stories invites faith and justice into the same room. Through honest and wide-ranging conversations, we bring lived religion and spirituality into…
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31. Stolen Lives True Crime
- Length
- 26 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 301
- Since
- 2019
STOLEN LIVES is a podcast dedicated to spreading the stories of those who are forgotten. Those whose lives were stolen. The missing and murdered. STOLEN LIVES…
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