A few all-time favorites.
English language books:
The Goblin Emperor – Katherine Addison
A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan
The World According to Garp – John Irving
In Other Lands - Sarah Rees Brennan
The Tombs of Atuan – Ursula K. Le Guin
Uprooted - Naomi Novik
Polio: An American Story – David Oshinsky
Going Postal – Terry Pratchett
Japanese books and comics:
そして、晴れになる – 天堂きりん
子供はわかってあげない – 田島列島
砂海の娘 (Cat in the Car) – ムライ
Podcasts:
Crimetown, season 2 (discontinued)
Into America
Martketplace
Only a Game (discontinued)
Planet Money
Whistlestop with John Dickerson (discontinued)
Specific Podcast Episodes:
Planet Money: When Subaru Came Out
Planet Money: This Ad’s For You
This American Life: 129 Cars
This American Life: Somewhere in the Arabian Sea
Whistlestop: Waiting for Mario