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Ask HN: Can you share some non biz, non tech podcasts that you love?

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Looking through my list, most are biz or tech related. Looking for a change in scenery.

Writing Excuses - podcast by a bunch of famous authors about writing

Barside Chats - a podcast by two Wheel of Time fans about the books and the upcoming TV series from Amazon Prime

The Moth - Storytellers telling short 5-15 minute stories. Very good!

Our Opinions Are Correct - two Hugo-nominated/winning authors (Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz) talking about sci-fi themes

99% Invisible - about the invisible parts of life... This week's episode is about the increasing number of police on the roads

LeVar Burton Reads - LeVar reads short stories!

Behind The Bastards - Takes a look at terrible people throughout history and what made them terrible. It doesn't typically focus on well known individuals, which makes it interesting - https://behindthebastards.com

Behind The Police - Hosted by Robert Evans, the same guy behind Behind the Bastards. This is a mini series of sorts that deals with the history of policing in the US

Political

GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution

A panel of fellows from a conservative US think tank interview important people about very macro issues, panel usually includes economists, military generals, high ranking scientists/political leaders

Conversations with Bill Kristol

A well respected former republican politician discusses many American centric issues/historical issues still relevant today with authors/experts

I enjoyed the Hoover Institution interviews with Thomas Sowell. Do you have some other favorites from that series?

If you ever want something a little lighter, I'd recommend "The Fifth Column Podcast". They discuss current events and the media, usually with a few cocktails and lots of obscure references, and much of it is pretty hilarious.

I also enjoy Sowell's interviews on Hoover,

Peter Robinson is a great interviewer in my opinion and Sowell and him seem to have great chemistry. (The online/Zoom episodes coming out in recent months definitely lack this fluidity).

I would recommend the "Good Fellows" podcast series which i briefly described. I like most of them sorry I don't have specific episodes in mind.

Pen Addict- one of my longest running must listens. I get an hour a week of people I've known online talking pens and to some extent many things analog. I spent a lot of time writing on paper and with fountain pens. It's very cathartic.

Small Town Murder- a couple of comedians from Phoenix prove that they know nothing about small towns, agriculture, or geography. What they do have is a couple hours of ripping good time making fun of small town and historical missteps. It's one of our favorite driving podcasts. We've been nomads for the past 3+ years. We do a lot of driving, especially post pandemic.

The Anthropocene Reviewed https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/anthropocene-reviewed

Natural Science : - herpetological insights - titanium physicists - common descent - in defense of plants - Daniel and Jorge explain the universe - The field guides

Politics/Ethics : - The foreign American - women in foreign policy - everyday ethics - the lawfare podcast

Utopianism/Revolution : - zero books - Srsly Wrong - Nice try!

Single Story : - Bundyville - The women's war - bellingcat - it could happen here

Pedagogy : - teaching python - interchangeable white ladies - Ben Ben blue

News (America): - native American calling - worst year ever

Other : - Saturday morning Tuesdays - private parts unknown - behind the bastards - ologies - art curious - sexplanations

Imaginary Advice with Ross Sutherland is like a weekly audio experiment. Sometimes in storytelling, sometimes philosophy, sometimes criticism, but always extraordinarily creative.

https://www.imaginaryadvice.com/

This is the episode where I fell in love with it: https://soundcloud.com/ross-sutherland/64-dream-your-way-to-...

We have ways of making you talk podcast - Al Murray and James Holland WW2 podcast. Very interesting

Talking Sopranos - Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa - https://talkingsopranos.simplecast.com/

Dan Snow History Hit

I don't know about that - https://jimjefferies.com/podcast

Philosophize This - A pretty sweet overview of development in philosophy over the years (mostly focussing on last 150-100 years though).

Conan Needs a Friend - interviews with Martin Short, Eric Idle, Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy

Snap judgement - I have heard amazing stories on this.

This American Life - doesn't need introduction

Wait wait don't tell me - pretty funny

Planet Money

Hidden Brain

Hardcore History is amazing

This American Life

Here are some of my current subscriptions:

Making Sense (Sam Harris)

After On (Rob Reid - this is on a hiatus)

Revisionist History (Malcom Gladwell)

Against the Rules (Michael Lewis of Moneybal etc.)

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend

Case File (True crime)

Last Podcast on the Left(True Crime/Comedy)

Deep Cover: The Drug Wars (Series)

In Our Time (BBC)

Great Lives (BBC)

Desert Island Disks (BBC)

Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend is awesome

TrueAnon

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