Liberty Lost
An Audible Original following Abbi, sent away to a maternity home for unwed evangelical teenagers after becoming pregnant at 16 — and what happened to the freedom she lost there.
Podcasts Like Liberty Lost
If you loved Liberty Lost, here are the best podcasts to try next. Matched by case type, storytelling style, and community ratings from our database of Institutional failure, Systemic Injustice shows.
Why listeners love Liberty Lost
A 2025-recognised institutional story about a corner of American religious life rarely examined. Listeners rate its binge factor at 7/10. It follows a serialized format — each season covers one case in depth, building suspense across episodes.
Binge Factor
7/10
Community-rated compulsive listenability
Format
Serialized
One story told across multiple episodes
Style
Serious, advocacy-focused, humanising
Presentation approach
Episode Length
35-45 min
Typical episode duration
Host Style
Solo narrator
Presentation format
Verdict
Good if institutional confinement and evangelical maternity-home history interest you
Our editorial rating
Recommendations
12 podcasts like Liberty Lost
In the Dark
Listeners who want journalism-grade investigation into wrongful convictions, systemic racism, and institutional failures — more 60 Minutes than true crime thriller.
Pipeline
The Crime Desk's investigation into four professional divers sucked hundreds of feet into a Caribbean oil pipeline in 2022 — and the failing safety standards that put them there.
The Retrievals
True crime fans interested in medical crime, systemic bias, and the treatment of women in healthcare; essential for anyone who has ever been dismissed by a doctor.
You Didn't See Nothin
Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning series in which Yohance Lacour revisits a violent Chicago incident from 25 years earlier that shaped his path into journalism.
Spotlight: Snitch City
The Boston Globe Spotlight Team exposes one police department's rampant abuse of confidential informants — a top critical pick of 2025.
Murdaugh Murders Podcast
Journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell broke the Murdaugh family saga before it became a national story, and kept reporting it deeper than anyone else.
Believed
Listeners who want to understand systemic institutional failure, survivor stories, and how Nassar's abuse was enabled so long; essential for anyone working in safeguarding or sports.
White Lies (NPR)
True crime fans interested in civil rights history; listeners who want journalism with genuine historical consequence; anyone who believes true crime must engage with political violence and institutional cover-up.
Suave
The only true crime podcast to win a Pulitzer Prize — journalist Maria Hinojosa's 27-year relationship with a man sentenced to life as a teenager.
Dr. Death
True crime fans interested in medical crime, institutional failure, and white-collar predators — compelling for anyone who has ever trusted a doctor blindly.
British Scandal
The obvious companion to American Scandal — a season-by-season anthology of Britain's biggest political and institutional scandals.
Suspect (NPR/Embedded)
True crime fans who want journalism-grade investigation into systemic racial injustice; listeners who followed In the Dark and want more journalism-led true crime.
How they compare
| Podcast | Format | Country | Binge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Lost (original) | Serialized | United States | 7/10 |
| In the Dark | Serialized | United States | 10/10 |
| Pipeline | Serialized | United Kingdom | 9/10 |
| The Retrievals | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| You Didn't See Nothin | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| Spotlight: Snitch City | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| Murdaugh Murders Podcast | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| Believed | Serialized | United States | 9/10 |
| White Lies (NPR) | Serialized | United States | 8/10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What podcasts are similar to Liberty Lost?
The best alternatives to Liberty Lost are podcasts that share its Institutional failure, Systemic Injustice focus and serialized format. We've matched alternatives based on case types, storytelling format, and community ratings from our database.
Why do people love Liberty Lost?
Liberty Lost is known for its serious, advocacy-focused, humanising approach to Institutional failure and Systemic Injustice. It scores 7/10 on our binge factor rating, reflecting how compulsively listenable listeners find it.
How long are episodes of Liberty Lost?
Episodes of Liberty Lost are typically 35-45 min long. It follows a serialized format, covering one story across multiple episodes.
Where can I listen to Liberty Lost?
Liberty Lost is available on Audible. You can find it by searching the show name on any of those platforms.
What is the best episode of Liberty Lost to start with?
New listeners are recommended to start with Episode 1. As a serialized podcast, it's best to start from the beginning of a season.