Skip to content AUDIO PERSPECTIVE 15 podcasts worth a listen From stories about science to money to, yes, true crime, here are recommendations from Lily staffers and our colleagues (iStock; Lily illustration) Nneka McGuire July 25 Podcasts are like water: refreshing when cool, but easy to drown in. There are tens of thousands of audio programs available to your ears — more than 700,000 podcasts exist, according to a recent New York Times article — yet they all certainly aren’t compelling or even consistent. When you happen upon an intriguing podcast, though, it’s a bit like magic: transfixing, enlightening, perhaps even eerie. Recently, “ To Live and Die in LA ” captured my attention. While I had conflicting feelings about plunging into yet another story about a missing woman , the investigative work behind the podcast was riveting and the t...