Overcast

Free ($9.99 a year to go ad-free) Made for iPhone, iPad Podcasts might be over-hyped, but millions do listen to them. Serial brought investigative journalism to the medium in 2016, and there are current events podcasts on all kinds of topics. Overcast is a better way to find and hear them than Apple’s weirdly boring Podcasts app, with Smart Speed and Voice Boost to optimize your listening.