I was talking to a classmate yesterday and mentioned a podcast
and woke up this morning and had two thoughts.
First, I do like working on projects listening to podcasts and learning. Working with my hands while listening to interesting
topics and learning is fulfilling. The second
thought was I’m happy with my current stable of podcasts, but always looking
for more. I don’t know what I don’t know. So below are my current favorites. Leave a suggestion or addition in the comments!
News
The Daily – M-F, am, New York Times, deep dive
on one subject the NY Times is covering
Today Explained – M-F, pm, Vox – different format
than the daily but typically deep dive into one subject
Global News Podcast– I think it’s twice daily,
from the BBC and a recap of world news (from a colonial power point of view)
Wonky Political stuff:
The Weeds – from Vox, various policy discussions,
leans progressive, but not rabidly so
The Ezra Klein Show – Former Wapo Journalist,
co-founder of Vox, now working for NY Times.
“Explanatory journalism” would be a decent description of his
approach. Wonky guests talking about
policy and policy options on a wide range of subject. Informative, low key.
Gzero World with Ian Bremmer – various guests discuss
global affairs. His specialty is global risk
factors
Stay Tuned with Preet – Preet Bharara, former
US attorney, breaks down legal topics – good source for separating ‘legal’ from
‘political’.
Shoe Leather Politics – the older brother of
one of my sons friends puts this out.
Interesting history / political commentary ‘between the handshakes of
respect’.
Other stuff
The Economist – Podcast from the Economist Magazine
New Yorker Radio Hour
Tides of History: Patrick Wyman brought the middle ages and the
fall of Rome to life in his podcast and recently delved into pre-civilization
history and how homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and other humanoid predecessors lived
and roamed the earth. Highlights what we
know – and don’t know – and does so in a highly entertaining way.
American Scandal – focused on past ‘scandals’
in history: Three Mile Island, Exxon Valdez,
Volkswagon Diesel Scandal, The Plame affair, Enron, Iran contra and
others. Usually multi part deep dive
into specific stories
American History Tellers – Interesting series
on past events
Ice Coffee – History of human activity in the Antarctic
– the sound quality is not great, and he’s an acquired taste, but Matthew Alan McArthur
gives an irreverent view of his place of employment. Antartica.
The Moth Radio Hour – compelling personal stories
