I compiled a list of the podcasts I listen to in a series of posts here: http://tech.theswamp.in/blog/categories/podcast/
For people who don't want to click through, or just want the list:
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1. NEWS & ANALYSIS
a. BBC Analysis
b. BBC Any Questions & Any Answers
c. Freakonomics Radio
d. KCRW's Left, Right & Center
e. NPR Series Weekends on All Things Considered
f. BBC A Point Of View (Started listening to this since after I wrote the post)
g. NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour (Started listening to this since after I wrote the post)
2. QUIZZES
a. Do The Right Thing
b. BBC Friday Night Comedy - The News Quiz
c. International Waters
d. NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
e. NPR’s Ask Me Another
3. GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT
a. BBC 7 Day Sunday#
b. Answer Me This!
c. BBC Friday Night Comedy - The Now Show
d. Ian Collins Wants A Word
e. BBC Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo’s Film Reviews
f. BBC Newsjack
g. BBC Confessions
h. The Bugle
4. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
a. BBC Let’s Talk About Tech
b. BBC The Infinite Monkey Cage
c. Radiolab
This may seem like a lot, but not all of them run throughout the year, and some of them only do a few shows a year. I hope you find this useful!
Tangentially, I've noticed that the highest quality podcasts come from publicly funded outlets like the BBC and NPR.
I compiled a list of the podcasts I listen to in a series of posts here: http://tech.theswamp.in/blog/categories/podcast/
For people who don't want to click through, or just want the list:
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1. NEWS & ANALYSIS
a. BBC Analysis
b. BBC Any Questions & Any Answers
c. Freakonomics Radio
d. KCRW's Left, Right & Center
e. NPR Series Weekends on All Things Considered
f. BBC A Point Of View (Started listening to this since after I wrote the post)
g. NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour (Started listening to this since after I wrote the post)
2. QUIZZES
a. Do The Right Thing
b. BBC Friday Night Comedy - The News Quiz
c. International Waters
d. NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
e. NPR’s Ask Me Another
3. GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT
a. BBC 7 Day Sunday#
b. Answer Me This!
c. BBC Friday Night Comedy - The Now Show
d. Ian Collins Wants A Word
e. BBC Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo’s Film Reviews
f. BBC Newsjack
g. BBC Confessions
h. The Bugle
4. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
a. BBC Let’s Talk About Tech
b. BBC The Infinite Monkey Cage
c. Radiolab
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This may seem like a lot, but not all of them run throughout the year, and some of them only do a few shows a year. I hope you find this useful!
Tangentially, I've noticed that the highest quality podcasts come from publicly funded outlets like the BBC and NPR.