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I'm getting close to the bottom of my backlog on a few podcasts, so I'm looking to get something new in there.

Personally, it's been, in no particular order:

  • If Books Could Kill
  • Darknet Diaries
  • Hard Fork
  • 99% Invisible
  • The War on Cars
  • The Urbanist Agenda
  • The Climate Denier's Playbook
  • Well There's Your Problem

I'm mildly considering getting into Behind the Bastards and It Could Happen Here, but I'm a little bit skeptical on account of how damn much there is to be listened to in their feed.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
  • The Daily Beans
  • Jack: A Special Counsel Podcast
  • Cleanup on Aisle 45
  • Opening Arguments
  • Dear Old Dads
  • The Scathing Atheist
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I like listening to people play RPGs. I mostly enjoy them playing Pokemon but have run out of them I used to listen to M&M and now listen to DnD.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I'm a sucker for true crime, so I would recommend anything like that.

Then there's No Such Thing as a Fish, which I find fun. Star Talk... Oh and I've been listening to that one with Zach Braff and Donald Faison where they rewatch Scrubs together and talk about each episode together with a relevant guest per episode. The Scrubs one happens during the pandemic as well, which they talk about sometimes, and it's interesting to hear how they are reacting to it and losing their loved ones.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I wanted to finish Wheel of Time, but couldn't slog my way through all the books again, so I listened to the Dragon Re-Read. A ton of fun conversation and saved me so much time and reading.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Hard Fork - I love the hosts and the current popular tech news Pantsuit Politics - some really thoughtful nuanced views (Sarah can get a little spicy but it’s fun and informative) Knowledge Fight Maintenance Phase (only releasing intermittently right now but the hosts are hilarious and it’s good info about all things health and nutrition…good myth debunking)

And these ones are very popular and probably not unknown to you but I listen to Up First (NPR) and The Daily every single day as they’re good, short to moderate length current news podcasts…relatively unbiased.

I also listen to Pod Save America, Slate Political Gabfest, FiveThirtyEight, The Bulwark and Strict Scrutiny for a wide range of political arenas (lefty, righty, polling, judiciary…not in that order necessarily)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The one podcast I listen to every week as it comes out is Lateral, a trivia show hosted by Tom Scott with rotating guests.

Other than that, I have a thing for casual and conversational history podcasts, including:

  • The Lesser Bonapartes (old but gold, the full backlog's only available on spotify under the title 'From the desk of Glen')
  • Dead Ideas
  • Some 'leader ranking' podcasts with the same formula: Rex Factor (British monarchs), Totalus Rankium (Roman Emperors and then American Presidents) and Pontifacts (Popes)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Give Srsly Wrong a shot! The Wrong Boys are funny and earnest and I always learn something from them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago
  • Python Bytes
  • Talk Python to Me
  • The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe
  • Behind the Bastards
  • Geeks without God
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Serious Trouble, by the further hosts of (and essentially a continuation of) All the President's Lawyers.

Nocturne, by Vanessa Lowe. A podcast about the night, and things that happen during the night. Favorite episodes: Night ways about what ancient people use to do at night and how archeology and anthropology are changing their perceptions; Finding the Void about a guy who lived inside a mall; On the North Face about a guy who got lost while climbing Mount Shasta; What's Would You Do about the fear of night.

I usually check in on The Daily like once a week to see if anything interesting has been covered.

And This Week in Virology, which I got into during the pandemic. Usually the weekly update on Friday on what contagious diseases are currently circulating, and about half the time their Sunday episode.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

For college football fans, Shutdown Fullcast, the only college football podcast. They occasionally accidentally talk about football.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I've been listening to a lot of This American Life this year. Gosh the stories are good.

Also this is pretty woowoo and the commercial part is really heinous but the Expanded podcast by To Be Magnetic is genuinely a really good self help podcast. It's a lot of white women in fedora schtick but their advice is actually really very good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Huberman. The single best podcast the world could have currently.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Not a lot, but several haven't been mentioned yet:

  • Darknet Diaries
  • SANS ISC StormCast
  • 538 Politics
  • Lawfare
  • Rational Security
  • Perun - Technically a Youtube series, but there is a podcast feed for the audio
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Brad and Will made a Tech Pod Last podcast on the left Nextlander Old Gods of Appalachia

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Metis in Space!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Never been one for podcasts but man—the past few years have been super inundated with Drawfee and the related Secret Sleepover Society content on YouTube. It’s just so comforting as background noise while working.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago
  • Even More News
  • Behind The Bastards
  • Party Girls
  • Translash
  • Antifada
  • Tech Won't Save Us
  • Better Offline
  • Factually
  • Knowledge Fight
  • The Hamilton Morris Podcast
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

F**k Face and Face Jam were my jam, but I have no clue how long they’ll be around what with Rooster Teeth being shut down. Otherwise, I try to keep up with Factually! as often as I can.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

NECRONOMIPOD

You get: Aliens Cults Cryptids Conspiracies True Crime

And so much more. It may just be three dudes from Ohio bullshitting around in a basement but I fucking love it

[–] Michal 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
  • This week in Tech
  • This week in Google
  • No such thing as a fish
  • Waveform
  • Vergecast

I subscribe to a few more, but I often skip them, but the above i listen to every episode.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Guys: A Podcast About Guys and

Guys+: A Podcast About "Guys: A Podcast About Guys"

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