I just recently figured out that I can listen to podcasts on my Samsung Galaxy III and boy has it been fun! I am old school and have been only using my phone as a phone for the past few years. I didn’t realize what I have been missing. I sometimes walk home from work, which is a 45 minute walk, and I enjoy listening to several NPR shows; Radiolab, All things Considered and This American Life. I know I am late to the game and their must be so many others. What’s your favorite podcast?
I love podcasts! I listen to tons of them. Here’s my list (in addition to All Things Considered and Radiolab)
MY MUST LISTENS:
Serial (Season 1 is over, but go back and listen! Have to start with episode 1!)
Judge John Hodgman
New Yorker Out Loud
New York Times Book Review
PRI To the Best of Our Knowledge
Slate Double X
NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour
Way With Words
America’s Test Kitchen Radio
BBC Books and Authors/ A Good Read
MY OCCASIONAL LISTENS:
TED Radio Hour
The Moth
Slate Spoiler Special
Slate Culture Gabfest
Slate Political Gabfest
Slate Audio Book Club
Slate Lexicon Valley
NPR Science Friday
Philosophy Bites
Fresh Air (but only if I am interested in guests)
KCRW Good Food
Good Job Brain
Freakonomics Radio (though it drives me nuts)
BBC Discovery
LA public library (if I’m interested in speaker)
Live at NY Public Library (if I’m interested in speaker; have to get it on iTunesU)
Happier with Gretchen Rubin (not that good)
Planet Money
Invisibilia
The Stranger (Lea Thau)
All Songs Considered
Slate Working
Planet Money
Freakonomics Radio
This American Life
Snap Judgement
WMYC’s Radiolab
Norman Lebrecht interviews:John Adams, Joyce DiDonato, Janet Baker, Gustavo Dudamel et al (BBC Podcasts)
Wait Wait Don’t tell me (NPR)
Mark Kermode Film reviews (BBC)
Simon Mayos confessions (BBC)
The Commonwealth Club of California - lots of different guests. Great for in the car on a long car ride because they last about 1 hour.
Another fan of TED Radio Hour on NPR. 53 minutes while I walk. Love it.
W…T…F…–Marc Maron. He interviews comics some well known, some not. Always funny and very interesting. The archives with Robin Williams, Carl Reiner are some of the very best.
Get past the opening language and your good.
I’m looking into learning Spanish language podcasts for an upcoming trip to Chile. Anyone know some good ones? Right now I am listening to Coffee Break Spanish.
Interesting and diverse topics. I’m excited for my next walk!