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Season 13 of the true crime podcast Dakota Spotlight is here.
The Bagpiper and His Brother is a five-part documentary series following two Midwestern brothers whose seemingly ordinary lives concealed a trail of wiretapping, theft, an attempted assassination, and a 1971 bombing in South Dakota. Created by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker James Wolner, the series blends immersive sound design with meticulous reporting.
All five episodes are available now for binge listening.
Search Dakota Spotlight wherever you get podcasts.
🎙️Welcome to the 367th edition of Find That Pod 🎙️
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Also… check out this week’s episode of Talk That Pod - featuring Will Becton, founder of Jett Road Studios and the original podcast engineer at Team Coco on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast.
Will Becton spent 12 years at Team Coco, where he served as videographer, editor and eventually the engineer who built and ran the studio for Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend. Now he’s founded a podcast studio and incubator in Los Angeles called Jett Road Studios.
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Here are this week’s podcast recommendations ⬇️
DRAMA
Who the F**k Killed My Sister?
A darkly comedic murder mystery podcast telling the story of Quinn Reynolds, a reluctant true-crime celebrity with a violent past. One year into investigating her sister’s murder, Quinn finds her first major lead — reigniting bitter feuds with the media, law enforcement, and an unhinged group of conspiracy theorists.
Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Pocket Casts
Not sure where to start? Begin with the first episode.
NATURAL SCIENCES
Totally Cooked
Totally Cooked is a straight-talking, science-backed podcast about weather, climate change, and what it all means for life on Earth — especially here in Australia.
Hosted by Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a leading expert in extreme weather, and Iain Strachan, a former journalist turned science communicator, the show dives deep into the causes and consequences of our changing climate.
With clarity, curiosity and a touch of dark humour, Sarah and Iain unpack the science behind climate change, high-impact weather, and the urgent need for action.
From greenhouse gases and El Niño to ice cores, heatwaves, and hail storms, Totally Cooked connects the dots between complex climate science and the everyday weather we all experience. Along the way, you’ll hear from world-class researchers, policymakers, and frontline communities grappling with the climate crisis.
Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Pocket Casts
Not sure where to start? Begin with this episode: Can humans survive a future of extreme heat?
CLASSIFIEDS
🎙️ Listen to The Writer – after a bombing in London triggers World War III, a young writer is recruited into Foxtrot Unit, a taskforce that controls the public narrative through unreliable propaganda. A story that mixes truth and fiction, leaving listeners to question what is real and what is a lie? Episode 4 is out now.
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HISTORY
United States of Kennedy
United States of Kennedy is a podcast about our cultural fascination with the Kennedy Dynasty. Every week, hosts George Covers and Julia Claire go into one aspect of the Kennedy story.
Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Pocket Casts
Not sure where to start? Begin with the first episode.
NATURE
Nature Unheard
What if nature could speak? What would forests, rivers and coral reefs tell us about the state of our planet? In Nature Unheard, the EBRD’s new podcast, we journey from Jordan to Kazakhstan, Kenya to the United Kingdom, uncovering stories of resilience and curiosity, as well as groundbreaking ideas and insights.
Hosted by Adonai Herrera-Martínez, Rachael Barza and Emma Bentley, each episode dives into the big questions shaping our planet’s future: from the hidden economics of biodiversity and the frontlines of climate change to the new ways artificial intelligence is being used to protect nature.
Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Pocket Casts
Not sure where to start? Begin with any episode.
POLITICS
Playbook Canada
Each week, POLITICO’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey and Mickey Djuric bring to life the stories that are driving the news in Ottawa and beyond — drawing on their deep reporting from Parliament Hill and across the provinces to reveal the characters and conflicts that are shaping Canada’s future.
Website | Listen: Pod.link | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Pocket Casts
Not sure where to start? Begin with the latest episode.
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