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Ask HN: What podcast(s) changed your life?
I am interested in what podcast(s) changed your life.
Thanks for a great community and I look forward to your suggestions.
- mtmail 7y agoAlmost 200 comments in "Ask HN: What were your most impactful podcast episodes from 2019?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22027315 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22027315 last week.
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- ween_trigger 7y agoThe Relentless Picnic https://relentlesspicnic.com/ https://relentlesspicnic.com/
- hanniabu 7y agoThe Mad Fientist. This was my gateway to podcasts in general, as well as my road towards financial independence.
- rocketpastsix 7y agoHe is a great host. Really brings out an interesting conversation from his guests.
- wj 7y agoStanford's Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders https://ecorner.stanford.edu/series/etl/ https://ecorner.stanford.edu/series/etl/
- elchin 7y agoJocko Podcast. https://jockopodcast.com/ https://jockopodcast.com/
- hombre_fatal 7y agoI found him through his chat with Sam Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFQ5H3zpkMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFQ5H3zpkMU
- alharith 7y agoFound him through Joe Rogan, which subsequently lead me to Extreme Ownership. Along with that book, those are two game changers for sure.
- hombre_fatal 7y agoJocko is the reason I get up when my alarm rings and immediately make the bed. Jocko has more interesting morsels of wisdom than this, of course, but it's funny how this small change impacted my life so much as he said it would. Once you have the willpower victory of getting up immediately (no snoozing bullshit) and then the willpower victory of making your bed, it's not a stretch to also do 50 pushups, make a healthy breakfast, clean the kitchen, go for your morning run, avoid HN while you start work, and then carry that momentum into the rest of the day.
- alharith 7y agoI agree, it compounds. It's all in building good habits, so that habitualness takes over and you don't even think about it. Watching that man's twitter feed, posting the pic of his watch well before 5:00, and aftermath of his workouts is motivating in of itself.
- jtms 7y agoThat guy is a force of nature
- toomuchtodo 7y agoArmchair Expert. https://armchairexpertpod.com/ https://armchairexpertpod.com/ Highly recommend their "Best of 2019" episode for a sneak peak before diving in: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/best-of-2019 https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/best-of-2019
- flancian 7y agoSam Harris's: Making Sense (used to be called Waking Up). https://samharris.org/ https://samharris.org/ I don't agree with him on everything -- he's a bit to the center/right of me in some areas, particularly around what he calls "identity politics". But regardless his guests are usually great, and I agree with him on the core of his philosophy: atheism, rational debate with others, and better knowing oneself through meditation.
- hombre_fatal 7y agoI like watching Sam Harris in difficult conversations just to see how to keep a calmer, cooler head. I think his meditation pays off. For example, his debate with Cenk of The Young Turks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVl3BJoEoAU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVl3BJoEoAU
- alharith 7y agoThat is excellent thanks for the link. Sitting patiently through a Cenk debate definitely speaks volumes.
- aloukissas 7y agoDefinitely the "Found my Fitness" podcast. I've implemented a lot of the scientifically-backed suggestions that have changed my life to the positive (e.g. intermittent fasting, monitoring and lowering inflammation, etc).
- moneywoes 7y agoWho is the author? Nothing came up in my podcast app
- hombre_fatal 7y agohttps://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/foundmyfitness-rhonda-patrick-phd-KrOSBoG6QhZ/ https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/foundmyfitness-rhonda-p...
- aloukissas 7y agoHere: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/ https://www.foundmyfitness.com/ - Dr. Rhonda Patrick
- tiborsaas 7y agoThanks, which is a must have episode in your opinion to begin with?
- jedimastert 7y agoI don't know about "life-changing", but I've really been enjoying The Anthropocene Reviewed, written and read by John Green. It "reviews" different parts of life. And example might be "Sunsets" or "Sports Rivalries". John Green is an excellent writer, I really enjoy his style, and it's a very different, kind of mindful(?) point of view that I find refreshing.
- jtms 7y agoSomeone dislikes this author/podcaster enough to downvote? Is he a controversial figure?
- jedimastert 7y agoAdmittedly he is somewhat polarizing. He generally writes "young adult" fiction, which some see as a kind of lowest common denominator. He also is fairly public about his mental health issues. If you don't have the background about his depression and anxiety, he can seem like a very "privileged problems" kinda guy. He's also a successful YouTube creator/vlogger/various other kinds of content. The fanbase can be...vigorous and passionate. There's plenty of reasons people might not like him. I disagree with those reasons completely, but I know there are some.
- moneywoes 7y agoThe Daily lowered my opinion of the US
- jtms 7y agoThey definitely have a strong point of view
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- nikentic 7y agoBelow the Line has really changed my perspective on many things, such as assisted suicide, starting companies as a whole, microdosiing and much more. A few much required new perspectives on life. https://twitter.com/gobelowtheline https://twitter.com/gobelowtheline
- kleptako 7y agoChapo Trap House changed my life
- werber 7y agoMy favorite Murder, I ended up bonding with coworkers I had nothing else in common with when they started and gained some amazing friends who I would have never otherwise gotten to know
- primitivesuave 7y agoHow it Began by Brad Harris. Beautifully written and piqued a whole new level of interest in the history of the modern world.
- lwb 7y agoEconTalk with Russell Roberts has been huge for me. He is a free-markets, small-government, classical-liberal kind of guy and always brings on interesting guests to talk about a variety of things, including views that he disagrees with. Often the guests are promoting a book that they recently published, but the books are interesting too so I don't feel like it's "too promotional". https://www.econtalk.org/ https://www.econtalk.org/
- gnusty_gnurc 7y ago+1 he’s humble, a spectacular interviewer and somehow draws truly remarkable insights out of a really diverse set of guests
- m101 7y agoEcontalk by Russ Roberts. I've been listening to every episode from now going backwards - currently on 2015. It's had a big impact on my political views. I listened to Sam Harris a lot before this but have since lost interest in him.
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- enterabdazer 7y agoPhilosophize This! Available on Spotify and elsewhere. Incredibly digestible and thoughtful non-ideological exploration of great thinkers in philosophy. Excellent as a starting point for further exploration. Many of the thoughts and perspectives that have shaped and currently shape the modern world are discussed. Relevant, not esoteric.
- andreilys 7y agoThe Portal by Eric Weinstein. I listen to the episodes usually same day/next day that they get released. One of my favorite podcasts in 2019. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id146999956...
- freedomben 7y agoI also listen to this. It had a rough start but is now getting really good. Listen when you have time to process tho. If you're coding or something and have it on in the background, you'll be missing out.
- mariocesar 7y agoJoe Rogan, actually changed my mindset. I get more often in the action mindset and also more compassion on myself. Is not something specific about him, or what he says, is more about all the people that he interview, all the stories get me on this permanent feeling that there is always more to learn and that I'm stupid on 99% on any subjects in the world and still I feel optimistic.
- jtms 7y agoLove JRE - I’ve been an avid listener since the early days. “Humble, but fearless curiosity with some good laughs” would be my best attempt at describing it in one sentence.
- codesternews 7y agoWhat are your favourite episodes?
- mariocesar 7y agoThe ones I got in `saved`, not my favorites but the ones I relisten Dabid Goggins Bernie Sanders John Carmack (Oculus) Dan Bilzerian Alexis Ohanian Ioan Grillo Eric Weinstein (The Portal) Mike Tyson Renée DiResta (Mozilla) Matthew Walker (Sleep) Douglas Rushkoff (Open Source) Jordan Peterson Russell Brand Travis Barker (Blink 182 Andrew Yang David Sinclair (Aging) Jack Dorsey Nicholas Christakis (Research social networks) Steve Aoki Ed Calderon Jocko Willink (Extreme Ownership) Bill Burr Ash Dykes (Trekking) Steven Crowder Pen Jillette Annie Jacobsen (Writer CIA) Dan Flores (Natural History) William von Hippel (Scientist, Genetics, Social) Brian Cox (Physicist)
- crocodiletears 7y agoNothing especially life changing, however: The Sy Hearsh interview on Intercepted is a must-hear for anyone interested in journalism and media. The Ezra Klein show has been great. Individual episodes have been hit or miss for me, but listening to his backlog, you get to view the intellectual development of a very introspective and intelligent guy who was thrown for a loop by 2016 as he makes sense of the changing world. It's not explicit on an epispde to episode basis, but if you're willing to pay attention, it's there. The No Agenda Show's a morning-zoo style biweekly podcast covering current affairs. It's a lighter take on the news, and the hosts (Adam Curry - former MTV VJ,and John C Dvorak - the guy who was always wrong about technology) have longer memories than most pundits. The episodes are long, but if you enjoy as I do, or are willing to look past their eccentricities, well worth adding to your pod rotation.
- MrBra 7y agoLa zanzara.
- vladimirralev 7y agoTwo podcasts, very high quality, but are paid subscriptions, $15 a month or so each. I have no affiliation: 1. Real Vision - finance - https://www.realvision.com/tv/home https://www.realvision.com/tv/home 2. Peter Attia The Drive - health - https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/ https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/
- reality_inspctr 7y agoIf you have trauma or signs or trauma like persistent anxiety or imposter syndrome, Tim Ferriss’s work on psychedelics may be the most important podcasts out there for you.
- chris_st 7y agoThe "On Being" podcast. Really broad range of guests; it's centered around spirituality, but (again) with a really broad lens. Krista Tippet is a fantastic interviewer. "Pursuing deep thinking and moral imagination, social courage and joy, to renew inner life, outer life, and life together." https://onbeing.org https://onbeing.org
- mister_hn 7y agoTiësto's Club Life. I appreciate the show and it made me appreciate a genre that I thought I didn't like.
- elitan 7y ago- Waking up - Sam Harris - The Portal - Eric Weinstein - Naval - Naval Ravikant - Joe Rogan
- jtms 7y agoI know and love all of these except for Naval - I’ll have to check that one out seeing as it’s in such good company in this list
- achalshah 7y agoRevolutions by Mike Duncan. I've always been interested in History, but Revolutions has really deepened my understanding of how our nations and political philosophies came to be, and what could have been. https://www.revolutionspodcast.com/ https://www.revolutionspodcast.com/
- goldcd 7y agoI've got a soft spot for Science Versus: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs Changing my life if probably over-stretching it, but it lures me in with "let's take the scientific approach to a topic" - and I can nod along, agreeing with them, and then they sneak in stuff that I don't want to be true.. but well is..
- casi 7y agoDuncan Trussel Family Hour. Specifically the episode where he is interviewing his mom on her death bed.
- manu3000 7y agoI discovered podcasts late, about 2 years ago, and now religiously tune in during my commute I started with "In Our Time", recommended for the quality of the guests, the variety of subjects and number of episodes (near 900) At the moment I switch between these 3: "The Age of Napoleon" (https://podbay.fm/podcast/1223795973 https://podbay.fm/podcast/1223795973) and "Revolutions" (https://podbay.fm/podcast/703889772 https://podbay.fm/podcast/703889772) rekindled my interest for History, especially the 19th century. "The History of Literature" (https://podbay.fm/podcast/1048375034 https://podbay.fm/podcast/1048375034)
- trevett 7y agoThe Greatest Generation, for light-hearted deep dives into every TNG and DS9 episode: https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/greatest-generation/ https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/greatest-generation/
- DlSGUSTING 7y agoCum Town and MSSecretPod (in a bad way)
- nestorherre 7y agoNot sure if it can be considered as "podcast" (more like interviews, with video), but imho London Real has the biggest concentration of high performers in one place. Lots of the interviews have teached me a lot of valuable things. Highly recommended. [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZVmatSqIMTTB8uExk8xEg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZVmatSqIMTTB8uExk8xEg [2] https://londonreal.tv/ https://londonreal.tv/