The best thing about podcasts is that you can listen to them while you’re doing other things: Washing dishes, going for a run, coloring, and especially, driving. But there are so many podcasts these days that it’s simply impossible to keep up. There are new ones debuting all the time, and it’s hard to know whether they deserve a spot in your feed.
Every week, we highlight new and returning podcasts we couldn’t put down. Whether you’re looking for the latest and greatest or you’re just dipping your toe into the vast ocean of podcasts, we’ll find you something worth listening to. This week, we’ve got podcasts about an unidentified patient, songwriting, the secret lives of black women, and facts with Adam Conover.
News podcast

Why should I listen? It’s a mystery with a smidge of memoir, mixed with meditations on what it means to be alive.
How many episodes are there and how long are they? There are four episodes so far, between 21 and 27 minutes…
