65 Best Podcasts (2025): True Crime, Culture, Science, Fiction

Looking for something new to listen to in 2025? Check out our list of the 65 best podcasts across various genres including true crime, culture, science, and fiction.

True Crime

1. Serial
2. My Favorite Murder
3. Criminal
4. Casefile
5. The Teacher’s Pet

Culture

1. Reply All
2. Code Switch
3. Stuff You Should Know
4. The Daily
5. This American Life

Science

1. Science Vs
2. Hidden Brain
3. StarTalk Radio
4. Radiolab
5. Science Friday

Fiction

1. Welcome to Night Vale
2. Alice Isn’t Dead
3. Limetown
4. The Bright Sessions
5. Ars Paradoxica