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This seems like a good opportunity for people to recommend some excellent and well-researched podcasts for various topics. "Hardcore History" by Dan Carlin is

by Merem 9y ago

This seems like a good opportunity for people to recommend some excellent and well-researched podcasts for various topics. "Hardcore History" by Dan Carlin is such an example and I wish it was easier to find other such podcasts of similar quality.

drdrey 9y ago
I have been eating these up: * https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/ https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/ * http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/ http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/
- vxNsr 9y ago
  My two favs also. I'm a big fan of planet money as well. Another underrated show is Masters of Scale[0] I know it's a little more techie based which might be too much for people trying to escape that reality while listening to podcasts but I've found it very informative and I highly recommend it. [0] https://mastersofscale.com/ https://mastersofscale.com/
ronnier 9y ago
I've been enjoying these lately: * https://syntax.fm https://syntax.fm * https://hasspodcast.io https://hasspodcast.io
lbotos 9y ago
I enjoy: - "The Daily" by the NYT - High Quality, but it is skewed towards "liberal ideas". - "Who? Weekly" - This is a weird one for this crowd, but it's 2 people who are deep into celebrity culture and it's fun to get outside of my depth. - "Limited Resources" - MTG podcast with great in depth coverage of the limited format - "S-Town" - Fun narrative podcast, that opened some ethical questions by the end, but I think would def make this crowd cry.
txt 9y ago
Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Its All Happening - Zach Leary, Radiolab, Tangentially Speaking with Dr Christopher Ryan, The Dr Drew Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, WTF Podcast, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, MAPS Podcast, These are all A+ Podcasts.
IronWolve 9y ago
Here are some of the ones I like, should be searchable via apple podcast directory. Our American Stories is really good http://www.ouramericannetwork.org http://www.ouramericannetwork.org Art of Maniless https://www.artofmanliness.com/category/podcast/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/category/podcast/ SOFREP Radio https://sofrep.com/radio/ https://sofrep.com/radio/ Also Twit TV has a bunch of good ones, video/audio formats. https://www.twit.tv/shows?shows_active=1 https://www.twit.tv/shows?shows_active=1
- IronWolve 9y ago
  Forgot to mention, Android Podcast Addict is a great podcast app, and for windows is Groover Pro. Both supports opml file that saves your subscriptions to the cloud. So you can sync on your devices. Podcast addict supports youtube links also, both support video podcasts. And why not use Itunes? Itunes likes to download all your podcast feeds, and can eat lots of disk space if you have many subscriptions, use a dedicated podcast app/program.
WesleyLivesay 9y ago
You mentioned a history podcast, so just remember, you asked for this. I don't think anybody matches Dan Carlin for presentation (although his historical accuracy can be lacking) but here are some that are probably the most approachable. * History of Rome: A narrative history of Rome from foundation to fall of the western empire * Revolutions: A long series of various revolutions around the world (American, French, Haitian, etc. etc.) * The British History Podcast: Chronological history of the British Isles, very detailed, hundreds of episodes in and the Normans have not showed up yet. * When Diplomacy Fails: Covers various political/military events throughout history. Currently doing a deep dive on the Korean war. * The China History Podcast: Episodes on all topics from Chinese history from ancient times to the Mao era * The History of Byzantium: Picks up where History of Rome ended and continues the story until (theoretically) the fall of Byzantium. * The History of England: Similar to British History, but moves at a far faster pace, currently in the reign of Henry VIII There are of course many many more, but these are probably some of my favorites. Shameless Plug: I create a podcast on the First World War called History of the Great War. I think it is pretty good, at least the more recent episodes.
- icebraining 9y ago
  I came here to recommend (1), (2) and (6) - and frankly, I prefer both Mike Duncan's and Robin Pierson's style over Dan Carlin's, as the latter easily becomes grating to my ears. Give me Duncan's deadpan humor any day. Thanks for the other podcasts, by the way!
  - WesleyLivesay 9y ago
    I also prefer Duncan and Pierson to Carlin, but I have come to accept that I am in the minority. I have not actually listened to the last few Hardcore History episodes because I can't handle Carlin's "quote voice"
    - schemathings 9y ago
      I look forward to checking out your podcast! I'm just following Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast and he's nearly up to WWI historically, would be a nice segue to new content.
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driverdan 9y ago
Dan Carlin's other podcast, Common Sense, is also great.
floren 9y ago
I really enjoy "The Meateater Podcast", hosted by Steven Rinella. Great information about hunting, conservation, and public land, with guests including hunters, biology researchers, Joe Rogan, state Fish & Game employees, and authors. Even if you're not a hunter, the discussions are fascinating. There's a few ads in the earliest episodes, but otherwise they keep it to the occasional "Hey ya freeloaders, go rate us on iTunes" at the start of the show.

by Merem 9y ago

drdrey 9y ago

I have been eating these up: * https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/ https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/ * http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/ http://www.radiolab.org/series/podcasts/

vxNsr 9y ago
My two favs also. I'm a big fan of planet money as well. Another underrated show is Masters of Scale[0] I know it's a little more techie based which might be too much for people trying to escape that reality while listening to podcasts but I've found it very informative and I highly recommend it. [0] https://mastersofscale.com/ https://mastersofscale.com/

ronnier 9y ago

I've been enjoying these lately: * https://syntax.fm https://syntax.fm * https://hasspodcast.io https://hasspodcast.io

lbotos 9y ago

I enjoy: - "The Daily" by the NYT - High Quality, but it is skewed towards "liberal ideas". - "Who? Weekly" - This is a weird one for this crowd, but it's 2 people who are deep into celebrity culture and it's fun to get outside of my depth. - "Limited Resources" - MTG podcast with great in depth coverage of the limited format - "S-Town" - Fun narrative podcast, that opened some ethical questions by the end, but I think would def make this crowd cry.

txt 9y ago

Duncan Trussell Family Hour, Its All Happening - Zach Leary, Radiolab, Tangentially Speaking with Dr Christopher Ryan, The Dr Drew Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, WTF Podcast, Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank, MAPS Podcast, These are all A+ Podcasts.

IronWolve 9y ago

Here are some of the ones I like, should be searchable via apple podcast directory. Our American Stories is really good http://www.ouramericannetwork.org http://www.ouramericannetwork.org Art of Maniless https://www.artofmanliness.com/category/podcast/ https://www.artofmanliness.com/category/podcast/ SOFREP Radio https://sofrep.com/radio/ https://sofrep.com/radio/ Also Twit TV has a bunch of good ones, video/audio formats. https://www.twit.tv/shows?shows_active=1 https://www.twit.tv/shows?shows_active=1

IronWolve 9y ago
Forgot to mention, Android Podcast Addict is a great podcast app, and for windows is Groover Pro. Both supports opml file that saves your subscriptions to the cloud. So you can sync on your devices. Podcast addict supports youtube links also, both support video podcasts. And why not use Itunes? Itunes likes to download all your podcast feeds, and can eat lots of disk space if you have many subscriptions, use a dedicated podcast app/program.

WesleyLivesay 9y ago

You mentioned a history podcast, so just remember, you asked for this. I don't think anybody matches Dan Carlin for presentation (although his historical accuracy can be lacking) but here are some that are probably the most approachable. * History of Rome: A narrative history of Rome from foundation to fall of the western empire * Revolutions: A long series of various revolutions around the world (American, French, Haitian, etc. etc.) * The British History Podcast: Chronological history of the British Isles, very detailed, hundreds of episodes in and the Normans have not showed up yet. * When Diplomacy Fails: Covers various political/military events throughout history. Currently doing a deep dive on the Korean war. * The China History Podcast: Episodes on all topics from Chinese history from ancient times to the Mao era * The History of Byzantium: Picks up where History of Rome ended and continues the story until (theoretically) the fall of Byzantium. * The History of England: Similar to British History, but moves at a far faster pace, currently in the reign of Henry VIII There are of course many many more, but these are probably some of my favorites. Shameless Plug: I create a podcast on the First World War called History of the Great War. I think it is pretty good, at least the more recent episodes.

icebraining 9y ago
I came here to recommend (1), (2) and (6) - and frankly, I prefer both Mike Duncan's and Robin Pierson's style over Dan Carlin's, as the latter easily becomes grating to my ears. Give me Duncan's deadpan humor any day. Thanks for the other podcasts, by the way!
- WesleyLivesay 9y ago
  I also prefer Duncan and Pierson to Carlin, but I have come to accept that I am in the minority. I have not actually listened to the last few Hardcore History episodes because I can't handle Carlin's "quote voice"
  - schemathings 9y ago
    I look forward to checking out your podcast! I'm just following Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast and he's nearly up to WWI historically, would be a nice segue to new content.

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driverdan 9y ago

Dan Carlin's other podcast, Common Sense, is also great.

floren 9y ago

I really enjoy "The Meateater Podcast", hosted by Steven Rinella. Great information about hunting, conservation, and public land, with guests including hunters, biology researchers, Joe Rogan, state Fish & Game employees, and authors. Even if you're not a hunter, the discussions are fascinating. There's a few ads in the earliest episodes, but otherwise they keep it to the occasional "Hey ya freeloaders, go rate us on iTunes" at the start of the show.