radiolab is awesome (radiolab.org) I like 'the brain science podcast,' and it's pretty much all I listen to on long drives: http://www.brainsciencepodcast.com/

radiolab is awesome (radiolab.org) I like 'the brain science podcast,' and it's pretty much all I listen to on long drives: http://www.brainsciencepodcast.com/ http://www.brainsciencepodcast.com/ Ginger Campbell, the author of the brain science podcast also publishes "Books and Ideas" podcast which is enjoyable: http://booksandideas.com/ http://booksandideas.com/ edit: Not exactly a podcast, but if you subscribe to The Economist, you can download the entire issue read by actors on the day of release. I listen to that on drives too sometimes.