I don't actually listen to many tech podcasts - instead I use them to get news/politics to cut down on mindless browsing. NYT The Daily and NPR's Up First podc

I don't actually listen to many tech podcasts - instead I use them to get news/politics to cut down on mindless browsing. NYT The Daily and NPR's Up First podcast can get you up to speed while doing all your daily hygiene stuff. And NPR's weekly politics roundup is good. If you like history "Futility Closet" has a lot of good esoteric history stuff. Reply All is eclectic and fun. Radiolab has good hard science stuff. Hidden Brain is more social sciences oriented.