meower wrote:
 
I was going to ask you about these because I remember a conversation... I'm still listening/catching up on the revisionist history podcast. I tend to fall asleep if I just sit on the couch listening to anything, so I'm probably going to be fine with the dozen I have on my phone... for a few months. 

Great True Crime Podcasts:

Casefile:

https://casefilepodcast.com/

Mens Rea

https://mensreapod.com/

The Teacher's Pet:

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/the-teachers-pet

They Walk Among us:

http://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/

 

These are all one, non-American (albeit English as a first language) announcer. I have more if anyone is interested.

call me obsessed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiQzO3IixF0

I listen to old time radio detective stories sometimes when I travel - I love the feeling of being transported to the 40’s and 50’s - they usually have the old adverts included
its a hoot

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
 

I haven't had the venue for podcasts before, so I haven't ever bothered looking into them. But now I have a phone that can handle large caches and I also have a 4–5 hour drive once a week (out of contact with cell signals, ergo I need the cache). 

I only thought to look at podcasts because I wanted to hear more of a particular Hidden Brain story that I heard some of on NPR. 

Starving The Watchdog: Who Foots The Bill When Newspapers Disappear?

Guess what: you do. Cities that lose their daily paper pay more to borrow money.

Then this one came up, and the lead-in says it's about the nature of obsessive behavior, but the story itself is OMG with a lot of twists and turns.

The Cowboy Philosopher: A Tale Of Obsession, Scams, And Family

January 7, 2019 • In 2009, an old man died in a California nursing home. His obituary included not just his given name, but a long list of the pseudonyms he'd been known to use. In this episode, we trace the life of Riley Shepard, a hillbilly musician, writer, small-time con man and, perhaps, a genius.

Lots to listen to there, but in looking for other stuff in a similar vein, a suggestion came up for Malcolm Gladwell's "Revisionist History." It's one of those things where I'm hanging out in a room full of people who are a lot smarter than I am, but they all do a good job of keeping me up to speed. And a couple of memorable ideas have stuck, mostly the one from an episode "Saigon 1965" where at one point, the subject says "seeing the evidence doesn't mean that you change your mind. Seeing the evidence just increases your fear."

Anyway, good stuff.

 miamizsun wrote: 
I can see myself falling asleep to this at night.

And I mean that in a good way. 

you can get it through almost any podcast app

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
i've transcended the skin bag

i'm here via astral projection

and what are we drinking?

 miamizsun wrote: 
Well... look what the cat dragged in. 

 Steely_D wrote: 
i listen to npr/up early, bbc and the daily in that order on the google home

The Sporkful - a study of how people behave, using food as a springboard.

I start each morning with Up First - just the right amount of news while I'm showering.

You Must Remember This - really unusual precise diction, similar to the precise research she does on her topic: old movies and the stars.

 miamizsun wrote: 

jeez listen to rob reid already!

what are you waiting for? divine intervention?

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oh and this one isn't for everyone, but it may be for you

Secular Jihadists (youtube channel, but you can get it with podStation, iTunes, etc.)

sample below



i dare you not to laugh during the intro...

both of these are well done

the first is after-on with rob reid

his preparation, style and delivery are exceptional

(his tag-line is unhurried conversations and to bring you up to an upper percentile level of understanding on the subject)

the second is the daily with michael barbaro 

not always as objective as i would like but still worthy

do enjoy   

 miamizsun wrote:

 
I LOVE sword and scale

i had forgotten about this thread

a couple of podcasts i enjoy

serial 

and 

sword and scale   (this one isn't for everyone, there's often graphic content but done somewhat tastefully)

dan carlin

The Nerdist - Chris Hardwick - great guests - thoughtful discussions - over 700 podcasts - NSFW

lots of choices everywhere

an easy place to start is stitcher


i like dan carlin's hardcore history

he's a great storyteller

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas

For the music library (fresh songs added automagically daily via RSS):
KCRW Today's Top Tune
KEXP Song of the Day
Insomnia Radio: Daily Dose