Documentary of the Week

About Documentary of the Week

Technology has made non-fiction film easier to make, more available and more popular than ever before. Here, WNYC selects the best documentaries as they come to screens of any size.

Publisher

WNYC

Category

news · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 May 2015

Latest episode

9 May 2025

Latest episodes

476 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 May 2025

   'Antidote' profiles a journalist on Russia's wanted list

   'Antidote' profiles the Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, who's uncovered hundreds of Russian secret agents.

2. 

   2 May 2025

   'River of Grass' explores the Everglades

   'River of Grass' profiles a range of figures who interact with the Everglades in the past and present, including a Miccosukee educator, a python hunter, and the pioneering environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

3. 

   25 Apr 2025

   'Drop Dead City' covers New York in the '70s

   'Drop Dead City' is a deeply researched history of New York's financial crisis in the mid-70s.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

64,028,521

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

95

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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