We didn't have one in a while. What podcasts do you listen or listened and feel like recommending?
My list:
University of Oxford Podcast catalogue - Huge selection, seems like there's something on everything.
Fear the Boot - RPG and related topics. About an equal mix of side-tracked rambling and topical discussion, both are entertaining.
Exposing PseudoAstronomy - debunking crackpots and their theories in an informative, often in-depth if slightly technical, way.
The Arcology - All things Shadowrun.
Hardcore History - Can get rambly, but it's OK in the edutainment department.
Wolf 359 - Sci-fi audio drama. It's finished and doesn't really qualify as a podcast, but I felt like sharing.
Role Playing Public Radio - Another RPG podcast. I probably need a life, but if I had one I wouldn't be listening to so many podcasts.
There are also a few Polish ones, but IIRC no-one else speaks/learns it so sharing would be pointless.
NPR Wait Wait Don't Tell Me - a known quantity, it is what it is, and if you like it, its great.
Welcome to Night Vale - scripted podcast in the form of community radio broadcasts from "a town where all conspiracy theories are true". I've listened to about half the episodes so far and liked them.
Reply all - a podcast about the internet where they solve hard tech support problems, go to India to find out more about how a scam works, explain obscure twitter jokes. I find it really funny and informative.
Heavyweight - where the host tries to help someone with an unresolved issue from the past. Super awkward and absurd conversations often ensue.
Where should we begin - recording from a session with a sex therapist. She has crazy insights and really interesting clients. I was surprised how therapy is a lot more than “and how do you feel about that”
Accuracy Third - a Burning Man themed podcast. Because I guess I’m that far down the rabbit whole now, that I want to hear interviews with cool participants.
I mainly listen to No Such Thing as a Fish, a podcast where 4 researchers for a fact based comedy show share their favorite fact of the week. They then riff on those facts share related facts and joke a bit. It is very structured, they basically don't have that loose back and forth that so many podcasts have. This was the first podcast that I started listening to and as such it has kind of shaped what I think a podcast should be, even though I listen to a few podcasts that are unstructured talk between friends now as well.
I like true-crime/comedy podcasts, (Vad blir det för mord, Mord mot Mord, My Favorite Murder) but I can't really listen to them in a large quantity because then i start seeing murder as a natural conclusion to life which is no fun. I know that combination of subjects can seen/be taken as disrespectful, but I see it as covering a dark topic in a lighter way. As long as the hosts don't joke at the expense of victims but at the expense of the perpetrators I thinks it's fine. True crime can sometimes stray in to "Ooh, look at this dark clever mastermind" area which a more comedic take avoids.
- I feel like I was the last person in the world to listen to Serial - but enjoyed Season 1: https://serialpodcast.org
- Disturbing, dark, and sad... the Cold podcast is a gritty true crime story that might haunt you: https://thecoldpodcast.com
NPR's Invisibilia. My coworkers and I were obsessed with this one last summer, and it sparked some really interesting conversations.
Ologies is a series of conversations with scientists!!
That Classical Podcast is a bit of a music-nerd-specific thing but it's hilarious and interesting. Highly recommend if you're even mildly interested in classical music.
Also, in French: Transfert is a random storytelling podcast and it's made my bus commutes more bearable recently!
RUN JRE - Check out his interviews with Musk, Johann Hari, Dr. Rhonda Patrick to start. Or whoever looks interesting to you.
My Brother, My Brother, and Me - Three brothers give bad advice and crack jokes.
Sawbones - One of the aforementioned brothers and his wife who is a doctor host a show about medical history and procedures. Half serious, half jokes
Hardcore History - Dan Carlin produces epic, multi-episode, multi-hour, multi-perspective pieces on world history. I suggest starting with Wrath of the Khans or Blueprint for Armageddon
History on Fire - Slightly lower quality, Italian accented version of previous podcast TBH.
On A Mission - The NASA / JPL podcast. Not a lot of content but it's SUPER interesting.
Some more I like that I haven't mentioned (and haven't seen elsewhere) using my own home made bullet points
● Futility closet - a married couple raise funds to produce this. Each episode plucks and presents a single story from history in a very straightforward manor. They're usually brief but interesting historical glimpses you'd rarely have any reason to see. Then they take turns solving puzzles. Yeah it's a weird mixture but I enjoy the stories.
● Script notes - John August (Big Fish) and Craig Mazin (upcoming Chernobyl show) talk about things interesting to script writers and the film and TV industry. I do love getting an insight into subjects I'm completely ignorant about. Apparently it's highly rated on itunes but I've never seen anyone mention it.
After a long break I've been re-watching Carnivàle and Ive been listening to a podcast based on the show released in 2012 CarnyCast - well after it was cancelled, but back in the good old days of podcasting, before it became infested with advertising money and a viable career path for those too shy for youtube.
Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People by Chris Gethard. It is the highlight of my week. The host talks to anonymous people from all walks of life for an hour. The conversations range from funny, happy ones to tragedies and everything in between. I really want to share the link to a write-up on it by the host but I am new here and no link privileges yet haha.
I hope this isn't cheating too much, because I only really listen to Podcasts with my wife and I don't have a Podcast list myself. That said, I have a few YouTube creators that I like to come back to from time to time.
M.D. Campbell- He is a professional artist and he likes to just kind of ramble on as he draws in front of the camera about concepts like work ethic, expanding creativity, etc. Overall, he strikes me as a very positive and insightful kind of guy.
Stopan - He is a traditional bookbinder. The man makes some beautiful books and I'd honestly would watch unedited videos of him just working away.
Tewaza- I don't know if that's the official name of the channel, but it appears in the title of most of the videos. Either way, they showcase a lot of Japanese Artisans and the videos are short but intriguing and lovely.
The 8-Bit Guy - He likes working on and talking about old computers. For some reason, I personally think computers and their awesomeness peaked around the early 2000s. As a result, this channel is full of fun nostalgia for me.
Techmoan - He is like a media historian. He not only talks about old and often obscure formats, but also the circumstances around their creation, life, and eventual demise. Overall, it's a great channel.
The Gaming Historian - I'm honestly kind of over videogames as a hobby, but its still fun to listen to this guy talk about days of gaming past.
Peter Attias Drive - A lot of deep dives into health and nutrition.