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The Dig is not funny or about startups but I just discovered it and wanted to share. Smart policy discussion with a lefty viewpoint.
In addition to what I consider the usual suspects (Startup [Gimlet] / Radiolab / This American Life), I just added two a little more off the beaten path:
The Pitch - Shark Tank on a podcast essentially. Somewhat deeper. The more recent episodes are way better than the first ones so just skip to the end.
Waking Up - so refreshing to hear someone as thoughtful as Sam Harris on a regular basis. I love that he is so calmly rational that he can have productive conversations with everyone from left to right, atheist to Muslim.
LOVE Waking Up, been both a reader of Sam Harris' books and a Patreon supporter for a while now. Dave Rubin also manages to bring a lot of interesting guests to his show.
I've heard Dave Rubin's name thrown around so I was going to check him out until I saw his performance here a few days ago. I didn't like it. Of course, you simply mentioned his guests, and I'm certain he has some really good ones!
It's great if you're interested in continuous delivery, startups, fundraising, product development, best practices etc. from two founders who have been and continue to be successful at their roles.
Rationally Speaking and Security Now in the same list make my head hurt. Julia Galef has entertaining, highly intelligent and nuanced conversations with brilliant people. Gibson tries to sell tools that are "good because they are written in assembly".
If you're interested in Security Now, you might like Risky Business: https://risky.biz
It feels like an upgrade to me, by people who spend their days working in infosec. They've had interviews with members of LulzSec, the NSA's General Counsel, and the guy behind PwnAllTheThings. They also broke the inside story of what actually happened in Australia's national census outage.
My one hesitation is it's starting to feel like pro-5eyes propaganda. They were very dismissive of the Shadow Brokers last year (because "NSA superiority"), and have had to rewrite history since the actual 0-days & WannaCry were released. So I don't listen to every episode anymore, but I do find it informative.
I'm a big fan of Skeptoid (http://www.skeptoid.com). Brian does a great job of telling the story of many popular pseudoscientific/conspiratorial/unexplained things and then addresses them with evidence and scientific skepticism but in an insightful way without mocking or being judgemental.
- In Our Time. Legendary BBC Radio 4 show in which four experts discuss a topic (e.g. 'enzymes', 'The Egyptian Book of the Dead', 'The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum') in terms a layperson can understand for about an hour, guided by a host who asks all the dumb questions for the listener.
- Norm Macdonald Live. Former SNL castmember spends a couple of hours interviewing e.g. Billy Bob Thornton, Adam Sandler, etc.). One of the most consistently funny and off-key shows I've ever heard.
I couldn't agree more about In Our Time. It's my weekly go-to programme on Radio 4 regardless of what subject they're discussing. On many subjects they've discussed I've usually picked up one or two books to learn more about events, people and things I didn't even know existed.
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Radiolab
All songs considered
The Pitch - Shark Tank on a podcast essentially. Somewhat deeper. The more recent episodes are way better than the first ones so just skip to the end.
Waking Up - so refreshing to hear someone as thoughtful as Sam Harris on a regular basis. I love that he is so calmly rational that he can have productive conversations with everyone from left to right, atheist to Muslim.
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If I would recommend one from the list it would be Ted Radio Hour
Both a great in different ways.
It's great if you're interested in continuous delivery, startups, fundraising, product development, best practices etc. from two founders who have been and continue to be successful at their roles.
The West Wing Weekly
Planet Money
Heavyweight
The Adventure Zone
This American Life
In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg
Invisibilia
StartUp
Freakonomics
Radiolab
99% Invisible
The Tobolowsky Files
S-Town
Coffee Break German
http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/feed/podcast/
Team Human:
https://teamhuman.fm
Internet History Podcast:
http://www.internethistorypodcast.com
Featured Voices:
http://www.peakprosperity.com
2. Acquired - Podcast about Tech Acquisitions + IPOs
3. Recode Decode by Kara Swisher
Security Now - Steve Gibson basically reviewing the week in software and hardware security.
Rationally Speaking - Intellectual stuff
No such thing as a fish - fun trivia from the people behind the QI tv show.
It feels like an upgrade to me, by people who spend their days working in infosec. They've had interviews with members of LulzSec, the NSA's General Counsel, and the guy behind PwnAllTheThings. They also broke the inside story of what actually happened in Australia's national census outage.
My one hesitation is it's starting to feel like pro-5eyes propaganda. They were very dismissive of the Shadow Brokers last year (because "NSA superiority"), and have had to rewrite history since the actual 0-days & WannaCry were released. So I don't listen to every episode anymore, but I do find it informative.
why oh why
planet money
radiolab
all songs considered
Dinner party Download
Hidden Brain
Radio Lab
The Splendid Table
Gastropod
You are not so Smart
- In Our Time. Legendary BBC Radio 4 show in which four experts discuss a topic (e.g. 'enzymes', 'The Egyptian Book of the Dead', 'The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum') in terms a layperson can understand for about an hour, guided by a host who asks all the dumb questions for the listener.
- Norm Macdonald Live. Former SNL castmember spends a couple of hours interviewing e.g. Billy Bob Thornton, Adam Sandler, etc.). One of the most consistently funny and off-key shows I've ever heard.
Worth it.