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Ask HN: What Podcasts are you listening right now and why?

• ghostwreck 9y ago
  Masters of Scale - just started and really great, Reid Hoffman talks about startups and growing them.
  • gaastonsr 9y ago
    I started to listen the first episode but felt a lot of overlap with How I Built This that I had to stop listening.
• crispytx 9y ago
  Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
• gaastonsr 9y ago
  How I Built This with Guy Raz
• akras14 9y ago
  Hardcore History
  • kapauldo 9y ago
    You can't beat this for sheer quality.
• azizsaya 9y ago
  My list https://lists.pocketcasts.com/86a256a3-66a6-4418-9325-5416c8396e46 https://lists.pocketcasts.com/86a256a3-66a6-4418-9325-5416c8...
  • 2m 9y ago
    How do you decide which one to listen to?
• ropeladder 9y ago
  Reply all is funny and about the internet. The Dig is not funny or about startups but I just discovered it and wanted to share. Smart policy discussion with a lefty viewpoint.
• forkLding 9y ago
  Software Engineering Daily, has some focus on startups
• apstyx 9y ago
  Hardcore History The Economist (Paid for but worth every cent, 8 hours of news) The Economist asks Tim Ferris No such thing as a fish Radiolab All songs considered
• arcticfox 9y ago
  In addition to what I consider the usual suspects (Startup [Gimlet] / Radiolab / This American Life), I just added two a little more off the beaten path: The Pitch - Shark Tank on a podcast essentially. Somewhat deeper. The more recent episodes are way better than the first ones so just skip to the end. Waking Up - so refreshing to hear someone as thoughtful as Sam Harris on a regular basis. I love that he is so calmly rational that he can have productive conversations with everyone from left to right, atheist to Muslim.
  • BadassFractal 9y ago
    LOVE Waking Up, been both a reader of Sam Harris' books and a Patreon supporter for a while now. Dave Rubin also manages to bring a lot of interesting guests to his show.
    • arcticfox 9y ago
      I've heard Dave Rubin's name thrown around so I was going to check him out until I saw his performance here a few days ago. I didn't like it. Of course, you simply mentioned his guests, and I'm certain he has some really good ones! https://np.reddit.com/r/Classical_Liberals/comments/6ipull/hey_this_is_dave_rubin_lets_talk_about_classical/?limit=500 https://np.reddit.com/r/Classical_Liberals/comments/6ipull/h...
  • mgamache 9y ago
    Waking Up (Sam Harris) is excellent. I'm a Patreon supporter.
  • Dowwie 9y ago
    +1 for Waking Up. Sam could not have chosen a better title for his show.
• 2m 9y ago
  My list https://lists.pocketcasts.com/d4460e3f-2edc-4d23-b6da-8c62d07cce82 https://lists.pocketcasts.com/d4460e3f-2edc-4d23-b6da-8c62d0... If I would recommend one from the list it would be Ted Radio Hour
• FlorianOver 9y ago
  http://99percentinvisible.org/ http://99percentinvisible.org/ http://freakonomics.com/ http://freakonomics.com/ Both a great in different ways.
  • makach 9y ago
    those and also; Hanselminutes, RadioLab
• fpgaminer 9y ago
  The IndieHackers podcast has been really great so far.
• akurilin 9y ago
  To Be Continuous (https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/to-be-continuous/ https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/to-be-continuous/) has been my go-to. It's great if you're interested in continuous delivery, startups, fundraising, product development, best practices etc. from two founders who have been and continue to be successful at their roles.
• rthille 9y ago
  The Political Gabfest - Slate The Ezra Klein Show - Vox The Weeds - Vox Waking Up - Sam Harris
• tmccrmck 9y ago
  I highly recommend Embedded.fm if you're interested in any thing in the embedded software world.
• evanb 9y ago
  What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law The West Wing Weekly Planet Money Heavyweight The Adventure Zone This American Life In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg Invisibilia StartUp Freakonomics Radiolab 99% Invisible The Tobolowsky Files S-Town Coffee Break German
• unicornporn 9y ago
  Zero Books: Advancing Conversations: http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/feed/podcast/ http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/feed/podcast/ Team Human: https://teamhuman.fm https://teamhuman.fm Internet History Podcast: http://www.internethistorypodcast.com http://www.internethistorypodcast.com Featured Voices: http://www.peakprosperity.com http://www.peakprosperity.com
• tzhenghao 9y ago
  1. a16z 2. Acquired - Podcast about Tech Acquisitions + IPOs 3. Recode Decode by Kara Swisher
• aatchb 9y ago
  Some that haven't been mentioned: Security Now - Steve Gibson basically reviewing the week in software and hardware security. Rationally Speaking - Intellectual stuff No such thing as a fish - fun trivia from the people behind the QI tv show.
  • dhoe 9y ago
    Rationally Speaking and Security Now in the same list make my head hurt. Julia Galef has entertaining, highly intelligent and nuanced conversations with brilliant people. Gibson tries to sell tools that are "good because they are written in assembly".
  • SyneRyder 9y ago
    If you're interested in Security Now, you might like Risky Business: https://risky.biz https://risky.biz It feels like an upgrade to me, by people who spend their days working in infosec. They've had interviews with members of LulzSec, the NSA's General Counsel, and the guy behind PwnAllTheThings. They also broke the inside story of what actually happened in Australia's national census outage. My one hesitation is it's starting to feel like pro-5eyes propaganda. They were very dismissive of the Shadow Brokers last year (because "NSA superiority"), and have had to rewrite history since the actual 0-days & WannaCry were released. So I don't listen to every episode anymore, but I do find it informative.
• VelNZ 9y ago
  I'm a big fan of Skeptoid (http://www.skeptoid.com http://www.skeptoid.com). Brian does a great job of telling the story of many popular pseudoscientific/conspiratorial/unexplained things and then addresses them with evidence and scientific skepticism but in an insightful way without mocking or being judgemental.
• jaymenon 9y ago
  Upfirst why oh why planet money radiolab all songs considered Dinner party Download Hidden Brain Radio Lab The Splendid Table Gastropod You are not so Smart
• georgespencer 9y ago
  Two which I really enjoy: - In Our Time. Legendary BBC Radio 4 show in which four experts discuss a topic (e.g. 'enzymes', 'The Egyptian Book of the Dead', 'The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum') in terms a layperson can understand for about an hour, guided by a host who asks all the dumb questions for the listener. - Norm Macdonald Live. Former SNL castmember spends a couple of hours interviewing e.g. Billy Bob Thornton, Adam Sandler, etc.). One of the most consistently funny and off-key shows I've ever heard.
  • teh_klev 9y ago
    I couldn't agree more about In Our Time. It's my weekly go-to programme on Radio 4 regardless of what subject they're discussing. On many subjects they've discussed I've usually picked up one or two books to learn more about events, people and things I didn't even know existed.
• raleighm 9y ago
  I'm only a few episodes in but engaging thus far: http://argumentninja.com/podcast-episodes/ http://argumentninja.com/podcast-episodes/
• doe88 9y ago
  New season of Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell has just started http://revisionisthistory.com/ http://revisionisthistory.com/ Worth it.
  • mars4rp 9y ago
    this should be on the top, thanks
• aquilax 9y ago
  Artifexian http://www.artifexian.com/ http://www.artifexian.com/ - two guys discussing world building
• dmoreno 9y ago
  Security Now -- great weekly review of security and IT news Stuff to blow your mind -- has some great in depth analisys about science and more Techstuff -- loved the series about all the story of Sony, Nintendo, Samsung... The Bikesheed -- two very technical guys, very funny The changelog -- great interviews Software engineering daily -- some guest with some technical topic every day.
• ajdlinux 9y ago
  My podcasts aren't hugely funny, or startup centric, but everyone else is sharing their list... Not an American, but with a strong interest in what's going on across the Pacific. Risky Business, Pod Save America, Lawfare Podcast, Chat 10 Looks 3, The Dollop, Bombshell (War on the Rocks), FiveThirtyEight Politics
• jogundas 9y ago
  I am surprised that the omega tau ( http://omegataupodcast.net http://omegataupodcast.net ) has not been mentioned yet. Many episodes on aviation, but also quite a few on hardware, software, and science. The style is incredibly nerdy, which I guess is an advantage for the HN crowd.
• boltzmannbrain 9y ago
  Coding: Talk Python to Me, Software Engineering Daily AI: Talking Machines Misc: Waking Up with Sam Harris, a16z
• skyisblue 9y ago
  React native radio. Currently trying to build an app in React Native.
• mike128 9y ago
  Tim Ferriess Show
• torbjorn 9y ago
  The History of Rome - An excellent 191 episode series covering, well, the history of Rome by Mike Duncan.
  • tuomosipola 9y ago
    The History of Rome is really informative, I've been into ancient history since forever but this podcast is still very enjoyable.
  • geeio 9y ago
    Try the history of the English language after that. It's similar and equally good.
• dejawu 9y ago
  - Accidental Tech Podcast (Marco Arment's podcast about Apple tech) - Harmontown - Obsessed with Joseph Scrimshaw
  • swah 9y ago
    +1 for ATP. I don't even have any Apple hardware but I like their style, not so much technical, but focusing on other aspects engineers tend to care about (UX, product quality, economics, etc).
• epinifrim 9y ago
  Google Cloud Platfrom Podcast is really good one, especially if you are interested in google technologies. https://www.gcppodcast.com https://www.gcppodcast.com
• flarg 9y ago
  Not seen Floss Weekly mentioned thus far. Features some really amazing projects and the presenter somehow makes complex topics understandable. This and HN are the main sources of my tech knowledge.
• aaronbrethorst 9y ago
  The Daily - An NPR-like ~20 minute podcast from the NYT. https://www.nytimes.com/podcasts/the-daily https://www.nytimes.com/podcasts/the-daily Indie Hackers - Insightful 1:1 interviews with founders of smaller 'lifestyle' businesses. https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast In Our Time - Wonderful history podcast from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl Lovett or Leave It - Insightful weekly political podcast from Jon Lovett, a former speechwriter for Barack Obama who was once called "the funniest man in Washington." https://getcrookedmedia.com/lovett-or-leave-it-6077c7aca95c https://getcrookedmedia.com/lovett-or-leave-it-6077c7aca95c The Perceptive Photographer - 10-15 minute podcast released every Monday from my favorite photography teacher. Insightful and brief snippets about a variety of topics of interest to fine art photographers. https://www.danieljgregory.com/perceptivephotographerpodcast/ https://www.danieljgregory.com/perceptivephotographerpodcast... Pod Save America - Twice-weekly podcast from four guys who used to be in the Obama White House. Super-insightful political commentary. Lots of coarse language. https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323 https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323 Pod Save the People - DeRay McKesson's weekly podcast on social justice and activism. Even if you don't know DeRay's name, you'd probably recognize him based on his blue Patagonia vest. https://getcrookedmedia.com/pod-save-the-people-56bc42af53d https://getcrookedmedia.com/pod-save-the-people-56bc42af53d S-Town - A co-production from Serial and This American Life. It starts off as a murder mystery and then goes off into left field. A beautiful, sort of American Gothic look at our country. The ending left me feeling a bit...empty maybe? Still, an incredibly worthwhile way to spend seven hours. https://stownpodcast.org https://stownpodcast.org
  • tuomosipola 9y ago
    In Our Time covers everything from history, religion, literature to science. Recommended!
• teekert 9y ago
  Linux Unplugged (Jupiter Broadcasting) [0]: Informal chat with some cool people from the Linux world, often guests like Martin Wimpress (Ubuntu Mate, Raspberry Pi enthusiast), Frank Karlitschek/Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud), Ikey Doherty (Solus/Coreboot), etc. Linux Action News (Jupiter Broadcasting) [1]: 30 min overview of news from the Linux world. No Agenda: For a healthy news diet [2]. TWIT: Loving the over-friendliness and forced extravertedness less and less and missing Dvorak, but still, a nice Tech overview. Story Grid: (From time to time) In depth analysis of books from the perspective of a writer and editor. Very insightful. [0] http://linuxactionnews.com/ http://linuxactionnews.com/ [1] http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/115911/halls-of-endless-linux-lup-202/ http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/115911/halls-of-endless-l... [2] http://www.noagendashow.com/ http://www.noagendashow.com/
  • adamrezich 9y ago
    ITM & TYFYC
    • teekert 9y ago
      ITM to you too ;)
• phillc73 9y ago
  The Final Furlong Pod: http://www.attheraces.com/finalfurlongpodcast http://www.attheraces.com/finalfurlongpodcast Why? Because I love horse racing and it is funny.
• rubayeet 9y ago
  [0] Tell Me Something I Don't Know - Trivia show with a twist, hosted by Steven Dubner of Freakonomics fame. [1] How I built this - Interviews successful entrepreneurs on their background, motivations, challenges etc. in building their businesses. [2] Revolutions - Podcast on some of the biggest political revolutions in history. I am going through season 2 (American Revolution against the British Empire). [3] War Stories - "Traces the evolution of warfare through the eyes who lived it". Season 1 focused on armoured warfare (a.k.a. Tanks). Waiting on Season 2. [4] Science Vs - Researches the fads/opinions (organic food, meditation, ghosts etc.) to figure out if they are based on science. [0] http://tmsidk.com/ http://tmsidk.com/ [1] http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this [2] http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/ http://www.revolutionspodcast.com/ [3] https://angrystaffofficer.com/war-stories-podcast/ https://angrystaffofficer.com/war-stories-podcast/ [4] https://gimletmedia.com/science-vs/ https://gimletmedia.com/science-vs/
• Pandabob 9y ago
  Econtalk for its usually insightful discussions. http://www.econtalk.org/ http://www.econtalk.org/ Conversations with Tyler for the same reason as Econtalk. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-tyler/id983795625 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-with-tyler...? Bodega Boyz because nothing makes me laugh like Desus and Mero. https://soundcloud.com/bodega-sushi https://soundcloud.com/bodega-sushi
• jansho 9y ago
  Not related to startups specifically (unless edtech?) but I highly recommend Metalearn for personal development. It's interview-based but that's what I like about it!
• cjCamel 9y ago
  Not technical, but tech related: http://exponent.fm/ http://exponent.fm/ Exponent by Ben Thompson (of Stratechery) and James Allworth is great for analysis of big tech issues and news. https://trackchanges.postlight.com/ https://trackchanges.postlight.com/ Track Changes by Paul Ford and Rich Ziade can be quite light, but they have some interesting guests and have lived on the web since it started. Funny stuff - if you like Football (Soccer) then The Football Ramble is essential. http://www.thefootballramble.com http://www.thefootballramble.com For british nonsense humour two of them have just stated a spin off. Humour is subjective though so YMMV and don't judge me! http://stakhanovindustries.com/lukeandpeteshow http://stakhanovindustries.com/lukeandpeteshow (edited all of my beautifully crafted markdown links because I forget HN can't do that)
• Duckton 9y ago
  Waking Up with Sam Harris. Very informative, interesting guests. Especially lately with everything going in US politics.
• mvindahl 9y ago
  Mostly - Reply All - Planet Money - Hanselminutes Reply All is about the internet and planet money is about money, but in both cases it's as much about people and the interesting things that we do. Hanselminutes is Scott Hanselman interviewing interesting guests about aspects of software development. It has a laid back and friendly pace. Scott is always well prepared and a very nice host.
• Dowwie 9y ago
  About startups: 1. "How I Built This" with Guy Raz https://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510313 https://www.npr.org/rss/podcast.php?id=510313 2. "Startup" by Gimlet media http://feeds.gimletmedia.com/hearstartup http://feeds.gimletmedia.com/hearstartup 3. Stanford's DFJ ETL: https://web.stanford.edu/group/edcorner/uploads/podcast/EducatorsCorner.xml https://web.stanford.edu/group/edcorner/uploads/podcast/Educ... 4. "This week in startups" http://feeds.feedburner.com/twist-audio http://feeds.feedburner.com/twist-audio
• divan 9y ago
  NPR's podcasts: - How I Built This - Planet Money - Ted Radio Hour - AltLatino - 99% invisible - Hanselminutes - GoTime NPR's podcasts (and How I Built This especially) is of incredible quality - they even write music for each episode.
• dayve 9y ago
  a16z podcast by Andressen Horowitz Gadget Lab podcast by Wired State of America with Kate Bolduan (CNN)
• bitslave 9y ago
  Lou Reads the Internet for YOU! - http://loureads.com/feed/podcast/ http://loureads.com/feed/podcast/ Mysterious Universe - http://mysteriousuniverse.org/feed/podcast http://mysteriousuniverse.org/feed/podcast Worm Audiobook - http://audioworm.rein-online.org/category/chapter/feed/ http://audioworm.rein-online.org/category/chapter/feed/ No Agenda - http://feed.nashownotes.com/rss.xml http://feed.nashownotes.com/rss.xml History of Westeros - http://www.acast.com/westeroshistory http://www.acast.com/westeroshistory Lexicon Valley - http://feeds.feedburner.com/SlateLexiconValley http://feeds.feedburner.com/SlateLexiconValley
• wqweto 9y ago
  http://www.nerds2nerds.com/ http://www.nerds2nerds.com/ -- just to troll demigod :-))
• smkellat 9y ago
  I mostly listen to things from the BBC due to the World Service no longer broadcasting to North America as of 2001. There are some CBC programs since the loss of Radio Canada International. Mostly comedies plus The Archers Omnibus. These are for listening pleasure. CBC & BBC both have comedy of the week podcasts. Because News on CBC is hilarious. Drama of the Week on BBC is good though sometimes off the wall. I could listen to Larry Kudlow for business reasons but lately I cling tight to my comedies. I need the escape.
• kageneko 9y ago
  I listen to a lot of horror fiction podcasts like Darkest Night, the No Sleep Podcast, some other fiction stuff like Rabbits and Alice Isn't Dead, and then some other stuff. Planet Money -- my favorite 99% Invisible Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal History Honeys Six Feats Under My wife is more into Sunday School Dropouts than I am, but I listen to it occasionally. She also listens to some other history podcasts but I don't recall what they are.
  • torbjorn 9y ago
    Another great podcast from the Marketplace team is Make Me Smart with Molly Wood and Kai Ryssdal
• eddyg 9y ago
  I listen to the SANS Internet StormCast ("daily 5-10 minute information security threat updates") every morning: https://isc.sans.edu/podcast.html https://isc.sans.edu/podcast.html Many of my other favorites have already been mentioned, but I also listen to: Twenty Thousand Hertz ("stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds") https://www.20k.org https://www.20k.org and have started listening to this new NPR podcast: Wow in the World ("a new way for families to connect, look up and discover the wonders in the world around them. Every episode, hosts Mindy and Guy guide curious kids and their grown-ups away from their screens and on a journey. Through a combination of careful scientific research and fun, we'll go inside our brains, out into space, and deep into the coolest new stories in science and technology") http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510321/wow-in-the-world http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510321/wow-in-the-world
• dirtylowprofile 9y ago
  Damn! Thanks for the suggestions! Right now I'm listening to Masters of Scale for starters.
• amerkhalid 9y ago
  Side Hustle School - https://sidehustleschool.com/ https://sidehustleschool.com/ It is short and quick, and very interesting to see creativities of people to generate some side income.
• adomanico 9y ago
  Sam Harris - Waking Up Podcast Bill Burr - Monday Morning Podcast Joe Rogan - PowerfulJRE (not every episode)
• nunez 9y ago
  None because I've been in a music kind of mood lately.
• scarface74 9y ago
  Knowledge @ Wharton - sometimes interesting, I end up skipping about half of the episodes. Exponent -Ben Thompson of Stratechery -- very insightful commentary on business and technology/ NPR Planet Money -- Economics is a second love of mine. Startup -- by Gimlet Media -- Stories about the startup culture Science vs -- Researches fad and compares them to the actual science. Acquired -- discusses technology acquisitions Internet History Podcast -- just what it says it is. Freakonomics -- Because it's Freakonomics, should be required listening for anyone who wants to talk about economics. Political Gabfest -- definitely liberal leaning political commentary. Career Tools/Manager Tools -- I suggest these two podcasts to anyone who is working. Binge on them from the beginning and skip the ones that aren't relevant to you. The Talk Show w/John Gruber -- required listening for Apple nerds. Accidental Tech Podcast -- same as above/ Slate Money -- Did I mention I'm an economics nerd?
• SirLJ 9y ago
  On the Wind Sailing
• alphabettsy 9y ago
  Surprised nobody mentioned Car Talk in the funny column. You don't have to be a car person to enjoy it.