Different opinion - I have some interest in the topics he covers but I cannot listen to someone speak with such indifference in their voice for long periods of time. I've tried to listen to his podcast a few times and have never been able to get past the monotone delivery.
Close are Deutschlandfunk Hintergrund, Planet Money, Reply All, SRF Digital, Echo der Zeit, Reply All, Revisionist History and The New Yorker Radio Hour.
If I have time to catch up or need to fill some time, The Moth, Making Sense, Radiolab, Fresh Air, Ask me Another and Hello from the Magic Tavern.
Are you me? As an add-on to this, you might be interested in Martyrmade. Same style/appeal as Hardcore History, and the latest series is shaping up to be the best one yet.
a16z: long and sometimes overwhelming but in a positive way, with great guests from the tech industry
FT Alphachat: my favorite finance-focused podcast with the least buzz, covering one topic in-depth each time
Global News Podcast: daily from the BBC, great for educating yourself on world issues that you otherwise wouldn't hear about, with lots of primary sources and interviews
Stuff You Should Know: two super easy-to-listen-to geeks, geeking out about various topics from ancient history to dyslexia to how things work :)
Y Combinator: solid tech podcast with top-notch guests, and more focused on practicalities and experiences than a16z's abstract, macro-level ideas
Mindscape with Sean Carroll. Interview format with a wide range of accomplished guests and interesting topics -- including physics from time to time, as the host is a physicist.
Making Sense with Sam Harris (formerly called Waking Up). He has some really great episodes with intellectually stimulating content and guests, but occasionally he misses the mark or gets caught up in some unnecessary controversy. The episode summaries are very helpful for choosing which episodes are valuable to listen to.
Meta note: I'm a huge fan of the long-interview format which gives a unique opportunity to have these expansive discussions on complex and interesting in the public space. I'd love to find more like the above.
Clojure/Functional Programming etc.
Hosts: Vijay Kiran, Ray McDermott
https://defn.io
On the other hand Entitles Opinions (about Life and Literature) is one of its kind.
Host: Robert Harrison, professor of Italian Literature at Stanford.
The podcast is aired from KZSU.
https://entitledopinions.stanford.edu
Other personal favorites: The Life Scientific and In Our Time by BBC, also Intelligence Squared.
Where Should Ee Begin? with Esther Perel. Each episode is a real, one-shot couples therapy session. The therapist has a deep understanding of human behavior and a way of making the couples (and the listener!) pay careful attention. This American Life played one as a guest episode and I immediately sought out the rest of them.
I'm down to two a week and often will re-listen to them throughout the week and pick out different topics.
[0] The Giant Bombcast
[1] The Giant Beastcast
I use to listen to more, but I feel like their quality dropped and many have since they jumped the Patreon Shark. I already subscribe to Giant Bomb, so I'm not looking to pay for yet another service either. Especially when the quality is less.
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[ 2.1 ms ] story [ 85.6 ms ] threadSam Harris is very controversial. Yet, IMHO, intellectually honest. Also, his voice is very relaxing lol.
For economics and society, I listen to EconTalk.
Sam Harris's show (Making Sense) uses a long interview format that works really well for his show, which explores controversial subjects.
Brian Lehrer on WNYC is my source for local NYC and NJ interests.
The other hundred podcast shows I subscribe to are occasionally listened to.
* 99% Invisible
* Hardcore History
* Hello Internet
* No Such Thing as a Fish
* Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me
Close are Deutschlandfunk Hintergrund, Planet Money, Reply All, SRF Digital, Echo der Zeit, Reply All, Revisionist History and The New Yorker Radio Hour.
If I have time to catch up or need to fill some time, The Moth, Making Sense, Radiolab, Fresh Air, Ask me Another and Hello from the Magic Tavern.
FT Alphachat: my favorite finance-focused podcast with the least buzz, covering one topic in-depth each time
Global News Podcast: daily from the BBC, great for educating yourself on world issues that you otherwise wouldn't hear about, with lots of primary sources and interviews
Stuff You Should Know: two super easy-to-listen-to geeks, geeking out about various topics from ancient history to dyslexia to how things work :)
Y Combinator: solid tech podcast with top-notch guests, and more focused on practicalities and experiences than a16z's abstract, macro-level ideas
Making Sense with Sam Harris (formerly called Waking Up). He has some really great episodes with intellectually stimulating content and guests, but occasionally he misses the mark or gets caught up in some unnecessary controversy. The episode summaries are very helpful for choosing which episodes are valuable to listen to.
Meta note: I'm a huge fan of the long-interview format which gives a unique opportunity to have these expansive discussions on complex and interesting in the public space. I'd love to find more like the above.
Invest like the best
Stubborn attachments With Tyler cowen
Website: https://skeptoid.com/
Episode guide: https://skeptoid.com/episode_guide.php
Business of Machining - CNC machining as a business
Cortex - CGP Grey and Myke Hurley discuss productivity
Hello Internet - CGP Grey and Brady Haran
The Joe Rogan Experience - Long form interviews, typically 3+ hours
Making Sense with Sam Harris - Talk about the meaning of life
The Unmade Podcast - Brady Haran and Tim Hinde discuss ideas for podcasts yet unmade
The Knowledge Project (Farnam Street): interviews about critical thinking and mental models
CANADALAND: to understand how batshit crazy our socitey and politics can be up here as well
1) a16z
2) Conversations with Tyler (the recent one with sama was really good!)
3) Venture Stories by Village Global
4) Econtalk
My Brother, My Brother, and Me: A (niche) comedy podcast about three brothers answering advice questions.
Tofugu Podcast: All about learning the Japanese language, geared mostly for beginners.
Clojure/Functional Programming etc. Hosts: Vijay Kiran, Ray McDermott https://defn.io
On the other hand Entitles Opinions (about Life and Literature) is one of its kind. Host: Robert Harrison, professor of Italian Literature at Stanford. The podcast is aired from KZSU. https://entitledopinions.stanford.edu
Other personal favorites: The Life Scientific and In Our Time by BBC, also Intelligence Squared.
- 99% Invisible
- The Freelancers' Show, podcast about the consulting business: Sales, pricing, positioning, marketing in general
- The Allusionist, a podcast about language
- Hanselminutes, tech podcast by Scott Hanselman
- Software Engineering Daily
- Adventures in Angular
- Sales for Nerds
- History of England
- The Things That Made England, a somewhat quirky show about the things that arguably define or are characteristic of England
- Revolutions, history podcast about - as the name suggests - revolutions
- Mythology, ancient myths as audio drama episodes
- Echt Gebeurd, Dutch language podcast with true stories told by people who experienced them, for brushing up on my Dutch
[0] The Giant Bombcast
[1] The Giant Beastcast
I use to listen to more, but I feel like their quality dropped and many have since they jumped the Patreon Shark. I already subscribe to Giant Bomb, so I'm not looking to pay for yet another service either. Especially when the quality is less.
[0] https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/giant-bombcast/
[1] https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/beastcast/