• Spår — Unless you speak Swedish, this true crime podcast probably won’t do it for you. But Sweden’s version of Serial did the thing the American blockbuster podcast couldn’t — it actually revealed the truth of a murder. Through Anton Berg and Martin Johnson’s reporting, a man who had been in prison for 13 years for a crime he didn’t commit, was released. Literally, he has a podcast to thank for his freedom.
• By The Book — There are a million self-help books out there. But chances are, you don’t know anyone who admits to reading any. But not to worry — friends Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer are reading them so you don’t have you. Each episode, they live by the rules of a different popular self-help book, like “The Secret” or “French Women Don’t Get Fat.” Then they report on the (often hilarious) results.
• Celestial Blood/Sangre Celestial — Radionovelas have been around since the early days of radio. Radio producer Gisele Regatao wanted to give them a modern twist for the digital era. This bilingual podcast (one version in English and one in Spanish) follows the story of twins Sol and Mundo Lucero as they track down their deceased father’s other children. It is both homage and send-up of the radio and telenovelas that much of the Spanish-speaking world has enjoyed for generations.
• Very attractive listener recommendations: Sandi Klein’s Conversations With Creative Women and Midnight Oil

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