During times of crisis, Americans used to gather and tune in to the radio. Today, it’s more likely we’ll scatter and listen to separate podcasts; there are just so many amazing ones out there.
According to PodcastHosting.org‘s stats, as of March there are over 900,000, with over 28 million episodes — so how to choose?
In this column, we take a look at some of the most worth-your-time pods from the ever-expanding landscape. Dovetailing with the runaway success of Netflix’s wild true-crime series “Tiger King” is “Cat People,” a new Longreads four-part series from journalist co-hosts Rachel Nuwer and Peter Frick-Wright, the former of whom is a Brooklyn-based wildlife expert. “I’ve written a ton about poaching, but most of what I’ve done has