Like an empty amusement park or abandoned mall, The Memory Palace finds the (albeit, sometimes tragic) beauty in people or things long since forgotten. The historical podcast is hosted by Nate DiMeo, who has a voice as soothing as a sleep machine. If that doesn't do it for you, most episodes are accompanied by a killer soundtrack. There have been about 100 episodes over the past eight years, but they all have one thing in common: they're haunting, particularly the episodes "Dreamland," "Harriet Quimby," and "The Saddest President." Don't believe me? The show was a finalist for this year's Peabody Award.
Type of cry: Sarah McLachlan's ASPCA commercial
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