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I'm looking to stock up on podcasts, whether in Mandarin, French or English. Don't worry about my tastes I'll sort it out later
But share good podcasts in other languages ββif you know any (it might be useful for other people)
I really enjoyed the early episodes of
How I built this with Guy Raz
You are not so smart podcast
Basically a book club about psychology books
The Linux Experiment
It's a watch along podcast for quite possibly the lowest depths of US reality TV, Mountain Monsters.
Their other podcast The Dogg Zzone 9000 is at least as funny, though it is dependent upon which cursed media artifact from the wrong dimension which they're reviewing.
I use podcasts to escape so I more lean towards comedy podcasts. My top is
Regulation Podcast (PREVIOUSLY F**kFace)
My Brother My Brother and Me
Clutch my Pearls
We're Here to Help
Then more seriously
Swindled
Nerdland Podcast
I loved Stephen Fry's Deadly Sins and Leap Years
Dungeons and Daddies is one I've been working through recently, its a DND actual play, has some talented people, they had an episode with another podcast hey riddle riddle, not gotten to them yet but they seemed good too.
I like planet money from NPR
I mostly go for nonfiction stuff related to current events or history. Unfortunately some of these arenβt free.
Slow Burn - Each season goes deep on a particular event in recent (US) history. Quality falls off a bit after the first few seasons.
Fiasco - produced and hosted by the the guy that did the first 2 seasons of Slow Burn. Also US centric.
History on Fire - Havenβt listened to too much of this yet but was suggested the episode on Γtzi the Iceman which made me a fan. Probably the only one on here that isnβt US centric.
Throghline from NPR. Another history-ish podcast but focuses on current issues and the history behind them.
Going to check out some of these suggestions.
Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast (especially series 3 covering the French Revolution) and his The History of Rome series.
Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone: "... a podcast taking the fun of a late-night show, the wit of a public radio show, and the knowledge of a guest expert while setting the volume to the max." A great comedy podcast with great segments and great crew.
Therapy Gecko: a man in a gecko costume takes calls from people looking to chat, get advice, or vent( he's not a real therapist). Fun podcast to listen on on how other people around the world are doing.
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: The NPR News quiz! A gameshow where a panel of celebrities present the news of the week in a fun format.
The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings: A mysterious shop that sells relics with chilling pasts. This podcast does a wonderful job of storytelling, with it's mix of great voice actors, ambience, and tales.
Korean True Crime by Mimi Mizicko: A shorter podcast that goes in depth with some of the more sickening crimes and tragedies in Korea. Mimi Mizicko does a great job contextualizing and framing the Korean culture surrounding the cases.
Lore by Aaron Mahnke: A podcast that explores the real-life lore of our world. Imagine a YouTube video essay that explains the lore of a fantasy world -- Now imagine that world is our world.
Distractible: Markiplier and friends make a podcast. Mark Fishbach, Wade Barnes, and Bob Muyskens share stories, insights, and antics from their lives.
Warriors in Their Own Words: "From archived tapes of WWI veterans to conversations with modern-day warriors, these are their own stories, in their own words." A podcast that shows us the unsanitized truth of war, from the very same people who have seen it.
Lateral with Tom Scott It's a great non-political podcast.
The eastern border https://theeasternborder.lv/
A podcast about history and current events in the post Soviet sphere geared towards a western audience by a Latvian journalist. Unfortunately one current topic dominates for the last 3 years. Please take a guess, which it might be.
The only podcaster I listen to is John Goblikon. And whatever podcaster he is interviewing. And whatever podcaster has him as a guest the next week.
Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-97sBw85g
Almost Plausible is a show where three friends take ordinary objects (for example, a paperclip, a ceiling fan, or a toilet brush) and create movie plots based on those objects.
Full disclaimer: This is my podcast.
The Dumb Zone. I promise. I pay for an annual sub. Good fun with some sports mixed in.
I used to listen to a lot of audiobooks, but I've completely replaced that with podcasts these days. There are a couple really good storytellers out there.
These are the ones I'm currently listening to:
Really enjoy the rest is history.
. Mad At The Internet
For true crime I really like Murder in America
the yard
Some English-language ones I haven't seen in this thread yet:
We Hate Movies- a comedy movie review show mostly about entertainingly bad movies in the vein of How did This Get Made.
No Such Thing As a Fish- some of the researchers from QI share facts they found while prepping the TV show
Unclear and Present Danger- looks at thrillers of the 90's through an historical and leftist lens
Mortal Podkast- Lore dumps about every fighter in the Mortal Kombat series up through MK11. Now over but I still recommend it if you like Mortal Kombat
Mom Can't Cook: A DCOM Podcast- humorous, tangent-heavy recaps of Disney Channel original movies.
Three Black Halflings- insightful discussions about D&D and race from a black perspective. Also some very good actual play series and one-shots mixed in.
While I don't agree with all his politics, I do enjoy his style. He asks a question then he shuts up and lets the other side talk.
Doesn't interrupt.
@ShawnRyanShow On YouTube.
Valley Heat. Great writing, hilarious.
Iβve enjoyed Blowback.