Ask HN: What Podcasts are you listening right now and why?
I am new to this Podcast thing on iPhone, and I'm looking for either something funny or about startups.
- 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.
[1] How I built this - Interviews successful entrepreneurs on their background, motivations, challenges etc. in building their businesses.
[2] Revolutions - Podcast on some of the biggest political revolutions in history. I am going through season 2 (American Revolution against the British Empire).
[3] War Stories - "Traces the evolution of warfare through the eyes who lived it". Season 1 focused on armoured warfare (a.k.a. Tanks). Waiting on Season 2.
[4] Science Vs - Researches the fads/opinions (organic food, meditation, ghosts etc.) to figure out if they are based on science.
[0] http://tmsidk.com/ [1] http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this [2] http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/ [3] https://angrystaffofficer.com/war-stories-podcast/ [4] https://gimletmedia.com/science-vs/
Worth it.
Conversations with Tyler for the same reason as Econtalk. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-tyler...?
Bodega Boyz because nothing makes me laugh like Desus and Mero. https://soundcloud.com/bodega-sushi
Linux Action News (Jupiter Broadcasting) [1]: 30 min overview of news from the Linux world.
No Agenda: For a healthy news diet [2].
TWIT: Loving the over-friendliness and forced extravertedness less and less and missing Dvorak, but still, a nice Tech overview.
Story Grid: (From time to time) In depth analysis of books from the perspective of a writer and editor. Very insightful.
[0] http://linuxactionnews.com/ [1] http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/115911/halls-of-endless-l... [2] http://www.noagendashow.com/
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.
Indie Hackers - Insightful 1:1 interviews with founders of smaller 'lifestyle' businesses. https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast
In Our Time - Wonderful history podcast from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl
Lovett or Leave It - Insightful weekly political podcast from Jon Lovett, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama who was once called "the funniest man in Washington." https://getcrookedmedia.com/lovett-or-leave-it-6077c7aca95c
The Perceptive Photographer - 10-15 minute podcast released every Monday from my favorite photography teacher. Insightful and brief snippets about a variety of topics of interest to fine art photographers. https://www.danieljgregory.com/perceptivephotographerpodcast...
Pod Save America - Twice-weekly podcast from four guys who used to be in the Obama White House. Super-insightful political commentary. Lots of coarse language. https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323
Pod Save the People - DeRay McKesson's weekly podcast on social justice and activism. Even if you don't know DeRay's name, you'd probably recognize him based on his blue Patagonia vest. https://getcrookedmedia.com/pod-save-the-people-56bc42af53d
S-Town - A co-production from Serial and This American Life. It starts off as a murder mystery and then goes off into left field. A beautiful, sort of American Gothic look at our country. The ending left me feeling a bit...empty maybe? Still, an incredibly worthwhile way to spend seven hours. https://stownpodcast.org
These are for listening pleasure. CBC & BBC both have comedy of the week podcasts. Because News on CBC is hilarious. Drama of the Week on BBC is good though sometimes off the wall.
I could listen to Larry Kudlow for business reasons but lately I cling tight to my comedies. I need the escape.
http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/feed/podcast/
Team Human:
Internet History Podcast:
http://www.internethistorypodcast.com
Featured Voices:
Many of my other favorites have already been mentioned, but I also listen to:
Twenty Thousand Hertz ("stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds") https://www.20k.org
and have started listening to this new NPR podcast:
Wow in the World ("a new way for families to connect, look up and discover the wonders in the world around them. Every episode, hosts Mindy and Guy guide curious kids and their grown-ups away from their screens and on a journey. Through a combination of careful scientific research and fun, we'll go inside our brains, out into space, and deep into the coolest new stories in science and technology") http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510321/wow-in-the-world
http://exponent.fm/ Exponent by Ben Thompson (of Stratechery) and James Allworth is great for analysis of big tech issues and news.
https://trackchanges.postlight.com/ Track Changes by Paul Ford and Rich Ziade can be quite light, but they have some interesting guests and have lived on the web since it started.
Funny stuff - if you like Football (Soccer) then The Football Ramble is essential. http://www.thefootballramble.com
For british nonsense humour two of them have just stated a spin off. Humour is subjective though so YMMV and don't judge me! http://stakhanovindustries.com/lukeandpeteshow
(edited all of my beautifully crafted markdown links because I forget HN can't do that)
Planet Money -- my favorite
99% Invisible
Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
History Honeys
Six Feats Under
My wife is more into Sunday School Dropouts than I am, but I listen to it occasionally. She also listens to some other history podcasts but I don't recall what they are.
Exponent -Ben Thompson of Stratechery -- very insightful commentary on business and technology/
NPR Planet Money -- Economics is a second love of mine.
Startup -- by Gimlet Media -- Stories about the startup culture
Science vs -- Researches fad and compares them to the actual science.
Acquired -- discusses technology acquisitions
Internet History Podcast -- just what it says it is.
Freakonomics -- Because it's Freakonomics, should be required listening for anyone who wants to talk about economics.
Political Gabfest -- definitely liberal leaning political commentary.
Career Tools/Manager Tools -- I suggest these two podcasts to anyone who is working. Binge on them from the beginning and skip the ones that aren't relevant to you.
The Talk Show w/John Gruber -- required listening for Apple nerds.
Accidental Tech Podcast -- same as above/
Slate Money -- Did I mention I'm an economics nerd?
Stuff to blow your mind -- has some great in depth analisys about science and more
Techstuff -- loved the series about all the story of Sony, Nintendo, Samsung...
The Bikesheed -- two very technical guys, very funny
The changelog -- great interviews
Software engineering daily -- some guest with some technical topic every day.
1. "How I Built This" with Guy Raz https://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510313
2. "Startup" by Gimlet media http://feeds.gimletmedia.com/hearstartup
3. Stanford's DFJ ETL: https://web.stanford.edu/group/edcorner/uploads/podcast/Educ...
4. "This week in startups" http://feeds.feedburner.com/twist-audio
The Economist (Paid for but worth every cent, 8 hours of news)
The Economist asks
Tim Ferris
No such thing as a fish
Radiolab
All songs considered
- Reply All
- Planet Money
- Hanselminutes
Reply All is about the internet and planet money is about money, but in both cases it's as much about people and the interesting things that we do.
Hanselminutes is Scott Hanselman interviewing interesting guests about aspects of software development. It has a laid back and friendly pace. Scott is always well prepared and a very nice host.
Risky Business, Pod Save America, Lawfare Podcast, Chat 10 Looks 3, The Dollop, Bombshell (War on the Rocks), FiveThirtyEight Politics
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.
https://np.reddit.com/r/Classical_Liberals/comments/6ipull/h...
If I would recommend one from the list it would be Ted Radio Hour
It is short and quick, and very interesting to see creativities of people to generate some side income.
Why? Because I love horse racing and it is funny.
- 99% invisible - Hanselminutes
- GoTime
NPR's podcasts (and How I Built This especially) is of incredible quality - they even write music for each episode.
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.
- Harmontown
- Obsessed with Joseph Scrimshaw
2. Acquired - Podcast about Tech Acquisitions + IPOs
3. Recode Decode by Kara Swisher
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
Gadget Lab podcast by Wired
State of America with Kate Bolduan (CNN)
Bill Burr - Monday Morning Podcast
Joe Rogan - PowerfulJRE (not every episode)
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
AI: Talking Machines
Misc: Waking Up with Sam Harris, a16z