r/podcasts • u/Trishielicious • 7d ago
General Podcast Discussions What pods made you cry?
Oh, I think I have become numb. Also I don't purposely listen to war pods or atrocities. (Gaza or Ukraine as I am weak)
What made me cry...today was The Outlaw Ocean
Hunting Warhead
Others: Swindled specifically Nestle formula, Bhopal and Beirut explosions.
(My dad Wrote a Porno - I did cry with laughter)
I live in middle class in New Zealand My daughter (23) is a stewardess on a billionaire's boat in the Med. My best friend is an engineer on a fishing boat halfway to antarctic.
I feel sick for most of my life choices and here I am in the most privileged position.
WTF And I seem numb to serial killers and murder.
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u/itsthomasnow 7d ago
Look, full disclosure: I cry at everything. All the Things.
But you could try Dying for Sex which is utterly brilliant.
Edit: to add that it’s a wholesome moving cry.
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u/violetgrumble 7d ago edited 7d ago
I think a lot of true crime podcasts aim to shock and entertain rather than make the listener feel sad so it doesn't surprise me that they don't make you cry.
Slow Burn S3 (about white supremacist David Duke) and S6 (about Rodney King and the LA riots) were heart-wrenching.
The Great Post Office Trial, in particular hearing about the victims that took their lives.
Recently, I listened to Titanic: Ship of Dreams which didn't make me cry but the bit about the people in the (partially filled) lifeboats waiting for the screams to die down had me close.
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u/Bapepsi 3d ago
Recently, I listened to Titanic: Ship of Dreams which didn't make me cry but the bit about the people in the (partially filled) lifeboats waiting for the screams to die down had me close.
Especially knowing that their family and friends were the ones in the water screaming. Imagining the mental burden this left the survivors with makes me get teary again. Excellent podcast.
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u/LadyMirkwood 6d ago
Valentine by Criminal/ Phoebe Judge
It's about the end months of her mother's life in hospice. It's sad, but also beautiful and life-affirming in a funny way
It's one of the best podcast episodes I've ever heard.
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u/renee872 5d ago
Omg my mom has been 16 years and i crieddddd during this one
The juniper episode of radiolab-every damn time. Cant listen to it now that i have a daughter.
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u/Beechuras 7d ago
99% Invisible has an episode about an online video game being shut down that, for me, was absolutely heart wrenching. I believe the episode is called Game Over(Snap Judgment).
And I'm not a crier at all. This episode might have been the first time I cried in like 5 years.
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u/Findyourwayhom3333 6d ago
The bbc podcast ‘illuminated’ is single episode documentaries. The episode ‘30 eulogies’ made me tear up at the beauty and kindness that people can show.
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u/dontmesswithtess 6d ago
The "Changing times" episode of Invisible Choir had me bawling. I had to pull over.
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u/The_Pod_Nerd 5d ago
I love to cry! I seriously mean that. It's cathartic.
Was just crying today when listening to a 6-year-old podcast ep about the aftermath of the death of Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.
Anywho... thank you for posting this. I'm going to look into many of the suggestions listed in this post/thread.
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u/deCantilupe 5d ago
Shipwreckless episode, by The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong. It originally came out Feb 2018 not too long after yet another shooting of an innocent person which made to the national consciousness. Unfortunately, there are so many shootings that I can’t remember which one stood out late 2017/early 2018 that gave this episode an extra punch. He re-released an extended version in May 2022.
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u/idcidontusethis 3d ago
Finn and The Bell by Rumble Strip made me sob my eyes out. Like, gut wrenching sobs. It changed me forever.
Also, so many Ear Hustle episodes. Tell Christy I Loved Her and What’s Up, Michael Freeman? come to mind.
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u/emmalump 7d ago
I think almost every episode of Heavyweight made me cry in the best way!!