The following podcasts once or twice a week have been the totality of my topical news diet for many years and I feel pretty informed, not terribly overwhelmed,

The following podcasts once or twice a week have been the totality of my topical news diet for many years and I feel pretty informed, not terribly overwhelmed, and only a _little_ partisan. - Morgan Stanley's Thoughts on the Market - NPR's Marketplace - New York Time's The Daily - NPR's Up First Stay away from always-online cultures like Twitter or Facebook, click-bait warrens like most "blog-news" sites, and try to read a few economic or historical non-fiction books a few times a year and you're good to go.