I'm not as familiar with dev/design podcasts but I'll mention some that I've heard good things about; I think it would make a great Product Hunt board. More gen

I'm not as familiar with dev/design podcasts but I'll mention some that I've heard good things about; I think it would make a great Product Hunt board. More generally I think podcast discovery is a huge problem b/c 1.) most of us aren't aware of the good shows that exist, 2.) there's no easy way to share the best episodes, so we don't know which ones they are, and 3.) as listeners our interests are incredibly varied so subjective relevance is almost as important as quality. I'm going to share a list of shows that I've personally enjoyed or seem interesting. I'm also going to share some of my favorite episodes, because what's even more hard to identify than a good show are the very best episodes! #Full disclosure, I'm creating a social platform for discovering and sharing podcasts: http://www.knomad.com/ http://www.knomad.com/ #Side plug, https://www.audiosear.ch/ https://www.audiosear.ch/ is doing some cool things with podcast discovery and exposes searches against digitally transcribed audio from podcasts ------------------------------- [1. Dev / Design Podcasts] ------------------------------- • Iterate | http://apple.co/1MEM8AR http://apple.co/1MEM8AR • Giant Robots | http://apple.co/1HVdlOQ http://apple.co/1HVdlOQ • Isomertric | http://apple.co/1CkElXN http://apple.co/1CkElXN • Programming Throwdown | http://apple.co/1AL7PIJ http://apple.co/1AL7PIJ • 99% Invisible | http://apple.co/1GdqFAX http://apple.co/1GdqFAX --------------------------- [2. General Podcasts I Recommend ] --------------------------- --Tech News / Startups-- • This Week in Startups | http://thisweekinstartups.com http://thisweekinstartups.com | Amazing interviews. Great tech news insight. Fast paced. Highly recommend. • How To Start a Startup | http://startupclass.samaltman.com/ http://startupclass.samaltman.com/ | Course taught at Stanford organized by Sam Altman; some of the best distilled startup advice and insight. • a16z | https://soundcloud.com/a16z https://soundcloud.com/a16z | Lots of very smart people having candid discussions about interesting tech topics. • Stanford ETL | http://apple.co/1uROaKz http://apple.co/1uROaKz | Quality of speakers and topics very, but there's a wealth of great insight and stories here from founders to VCs and other interesting figures. The candid Q&A is also good. • Accidental Tech Podcast | http://atp.fm/ http://atp.fm/ | Marco Arment (co-founder of Tumblr) and co-hosts Casey Liss and John Siracusa discuss tech news, Apple, podcasts, and more. • Product Hunt | http://apple.co/1FqZlwI http://apple.co/1FqZlwI | Ryan Hoover and Erik Torenburg interview founders and insiders, typically assoicated with the hottest new products (eg Meerkat right now) • From Scratch | http://www.fromscratchradio.org/show/ http://www.fromscratchradio.org/show/ | Jessica Harris interviews founders and surfaces great stories you likely haven't heard in a very NPR-esque manner. • The Jay and Farhad Show | https://soundcloud.com/jay-yarow https://soundcloud.com/jay-yarow | Farhad is one of the best tech journalists out there and they are both great to listen to. • MVP | http://mvptheshow.com/ http://mvptheshow.com/ | Ryan Block (@ryan), former editor-in-cheif at Engagdet and Peter Rojas, co-founder of Engadget and Gizmodo, discuss tech news. Both are very smart. • The Tim Ferriss Show | http://apple.co/QG5aka http://apple.co/QG5aka | Life hacking, startups, health, cooking, goal settings, etc. If you don't know who Tim is, google him - he's an interesting guy. • The Talk Show w/ John Gruber | http://www.muleradio.net/thetalkshow/ http://www.muleradio.net/thetalkshow/ | Associated with Daring Fireball. --Comedy / Entertainment-- • Girl on Guy | http://girlonguy.net/ http://girlonguy.net/ | Comedian and actress Aisha Tyler (Lana on Archer) interviews actors and comedians. Very funny, very interesting. • WTF with Marc Maron | http://www.wtfpod.com/ http://www.wtfpod.com/ | Marc is pretty funny and he brings on lots of amazing and hilarious guests. • The Bugle | http://thebuglepodcast.com/ http://thebuglepodcast.com/ | John Oliver delivering fake news. It's perfect. • Harmontown | http://apple.co/1BnY0R1 http://apple.co/1BnY0R1 | Dan Harmon (community, rick & morty) and co-hosts do live shows in LA and feature amazing guests. Usually very funny. • Indoor Kids | http://apple.co/1Auu6vg| http://apple.co/1Auu6vg| Kumail Nanjiani (comedian on HBO's Silicon Valley) talks video games and shoots the shit. He's hilarious. • Cracked | http://apple.co/1ALKJBT http://apple.co/1ALKJBT | Cohosts Jack O'Brien and Michael Swaim analyze movies, tv shows, and pop culture. Usually very funny. • Smartest Guy in the Room | http://apple.co/1xrlF2s http://apple.co/1xrlF2s | Greg Proops. • Nerdist | http://apple.co/1h68I6j http://apple.co/1h68I6j | Chris Hardwick and co-hosts. Best episodes are defined by his guests. --Science / Space-- • Radiolab | http://www.radiolab.org/ http://www.radiolab.org/ | Basically This American Life with fascinating scientific insights baked into about 90% of the stories. It's my favorite podcast. • StarTalk Radio | http://www.startalkradio.net/ http://www.startalkradio.net/ | Neil deGrasse Tyson (need I say more?) and comedian co-host Eugene Mirman discuss space and science with a stellar line up of guests. Informative and funny. • Inquiring Minds | https://soundcloud.com/inquiringminds https://soundcloud.com/inquiringminds | Focuses on the intersection of science, society, and politics. • Invisibilia | http://apple.co/1MF54zm http://apple.co/1MF54zm | Spin off from Radiolab focusing on the invisible forces that control human behavior – ideas, beliefs, assumptions and emotions. Merges scientific research and storytelling. --Other-- • UpVoted by Reddit | http://apple.co/15PutIP http://apple.co/15PutIP | Alexis Ohanian interviews people associated with some of the most amazing stories from Reddit • The Daily Show without Jon Stewart | http://apple.co/1zi10mV http://apple.co/1zi10mV | Behind the scenes conversations with the writers, producers, and correspondents. Funny stories and insight into how the show is made. • Hardcore History | http://apple.co/1zz1dgL http://apple.co/1zz1dgL | Very long podcasts dedicated to in depth coverage of historical periods. Sam Harris loves it. Very highly regarded. • Savage Lovecast | http://apple.co/1uapNF9 http://apple.co/1uapNF9 | Dan Savage reads anonymous questions from listeners and offers sex and relationship advice. Very informative and entertaining. • Real Time with Bill Maher | http://apple.co/1pHRinG http://apple.co/1pHRinG | Audio version of the HBO show. Comedy, politics, interviews, and panel discussions. • StartUp | http://apple.co/1K5YDt9 http://apple.co/1K5YDt9 | Alex Blumberg creates a podcast about creating a podcast company. • Planet Money | http://apple.co/1bbrIDO http://apple.co/1bbrIDO | NPR; some of the best radio reporting on financial issues. They made 30min on the European debt crisis INTERESTING. wow. • This American Life | http://apple.co/1K5XCRI http://apple.co/1K5XCRI | One of the very best podcasts in existence. Various stories from American life. Can only listen to the most recent ep in most podcast apps. • Serial | http://serialpodcast.org/ http://serialpodcast.org/ | If you haven't heard of this, welcome back to the internet ;). Amazing 12 episode story about a real murder in the 90s. • Freakonomics | http://apple.co/1fldET0 http://apple.co/1fldET0 | Authors of freakonomics explore similar issues. Interesting, insightful, and informative. • Criminal | http://apple.co/1fmyL7k http://apple.co/1fmyL7k | Stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, and/or gotten caught somewhere in the middle. Great replacement for Serial while waiting for season 2. • Radio Free Burrito | http://apple.co/19qR5RA http://apple.co/19qR5RA | Wil Wheaton presents an infrequently-updated podcast with music, stories, and other things which he finds ... interesting. • FINAL LEVEL | http://apple.co/1zXuTDQ http://apple.co/1zXuTDQ | ICE T has a podcast. ------------------------------ [3. Episodes I recommend ] ------------------------------- • Radiolab | What's Up Doc | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=i8Sgvfo3n9 http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=i8Sgvfo3n9 • Radiolab | Juicervose | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=nPgwIKZbpY http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=nPgwIKZbpY • StarTalk Radio | Big Brains at BAM (Live event w/ Mayim Bialik of The Big Bang Theory, Bill Nye , Paul Rudd, +others) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=9ciLDi6Ng1 http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=9ciLDi6Ng1 • StarTalk Radio | Evolution with Richard Dawkins | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=AlfRdLw0k1 http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=AlfRdLw0k1 • Girl on Guy | Ryan Stiles (Improv legend from Who's Line) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=oE6px2jKb5 http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=oE6px2jKb5 • This Week in Startups | Josh Elman (Twitter and user acquistion) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=pcwSWJRbOu http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=pcwSWJRbOu • This Week in Startups | Austin Heinz (laser printing DNA) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=5svl1R35Me http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=5svl1R35Me • Stanford ETL | Salman Khan (of Khan Acamedy) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=CSE0IUhzL4 http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=CSE0IUhzL4 • NPR Fresh Air | Larry David (of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=cgnxA5WCYV http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=cgnxA5WCYV • Product Hunt | Ben Rubin (co-founder of Meerkat) | http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=WqYFTgqjEW http://www.knomad.com/episodes/?=WqYFTgqjEW