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This American Life, the show that created (I think more or less), Serial, is a great show. 99% Invisible is a great show about design. Radio Diaries is intere

by adriand 12y ago

This American Life, the show that created (I think more or less), Serial, is a great show. 99% Invisible is a great show about design. Radio Diaries is interesting. If you're into super thoughtful discussions about religion, science, meditation, and so on, On Being is fantastic. Other ones worth checking out: * Radiolab * Stuff You Should Know * Studio 360 But - Serial is definitely my favourite podcast of all time. I'm not sure there's anything better out there.

logn 12y ago
Here are links that go to MP3 files (versus their webapp players)... This American Life bookmarklet: javascript:var i = prompt("TAL episode number:");window.location=i?"http://audio.thisamericanlife.org/jomamashouse/ismymamashouse/"+i+".mp3":"http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives"; Radiolab: http://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab http://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab
HelloMcFly 12y ago
Others: * Hardcore History with Dan Carlin - only 2-3 episodes per year, but all very long and well-researched. Very entertaining. * Planet Money - quick, short episodes of interesting money/economics/markets-related things. * The Lowe Post - if you like basketball. Zach Lowe, from Grantland, interviews various people if note related to the NBA.
- cmdrfred 12y ago
  Let me double recommend Hardcore History, Dan Carlin is a genius.
skrause 12y ago
Does anyone else feel that Radiolab is incredibly over-produced? I've tried to get into it several times, but the fast cuts (after pretty much every sentence it cuts to another speaker) somehow make me nervous. I guess I'm just more into longer talk shows.
- netcan 12y ago
  That's the experiment :) Radiolab is really an experimental way of doing audio. Jad is a composer and they break all the traditional rules to make it very immersive. Personally, I like it. But, I also like the virtually no production, talk podcasts too.

by adriand 12y ago

logn 12y ago

Here are links that go to MP3 files (versus their webapp players)... This American Life bookmarklet: javascript:var i = prompt("TAL episode number:");window.location=i?"http://audio.thisamericanlife.org/jomamashouse/ismymamashouse/"+i+".mp3":"http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives"; Radiolab: http://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab http://feeds.wnyc.org/radiolab

HelloMcFly 12y ago

Others: * Hardcore History with Dan Carlin - only 2-3 episodes per year, but all very long and well-researched. Very entertaining. * Planet Money - quick, short episodes of interesting money/economics/markets-related things. * The Lowe Post - if you like basketball. Zach Lowe, from Grantland, interviews various people if note related to the NBA.

cmdrfred 12y ago
Let me double recommend Hardcore History, Dan Carlin is a genius.

skrause 12y ago

Does anyone else feel that Radiolab is incredibly over-produced? I've tried to get into it several times, but the fast cuts (after pretty much every sentence it cuts to another speaker) somehow make me nervous. I guess I'm just more into longer talk shows.

netcan 12y ago
That's the experiment :) Radiolab is really an experimental way of doing audio. Jad is a composer and they break all the traditional rules to make it very immersive. Personally, I like it. But, I also like the virtually no production, talk podcasts too.