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I'm looking to stock up on podcasts, whether in Mandarin, French or English. Don't worry about my tastes I'll sort it out later
But share good podcasts in other languages ββif you know any (it might be useful for other people)
Well thereβs your problem podcast. A podcast about engineering disasters; with slides.
Lateral with Tom Scott It's a great non-political podcast.
I mostly go for nonfiction stuff related to current events or history. Unfortunately some of these arenβt free.
Slow Burn - Each season goes deep on a particular event in recent (US) history. Quality falls off a bit after the first few seasons.
Fiasco - produced and hosted by the the guy that did the first 2 seasons of Slow Burn. Also US centric.
History on Fire - Havenβt listened to too much of this yet but was suggested the episode on Γtzi the Iceman which made me a fan. Probably the only one on here that isnβt US centric.
Throghline from NPR. Another history-ish podcast but focuses on current issues and the history behind them.
Going to check out some of these suggestions.
Chalk Radio from MIT OpenCourseWare
I really enjoy this podcast. It's great to hear that the professors at MIT share their passion and expertise with students and the wider world. One of my favorite episodes is Prof. Eric Grimson's story about making computer science more accessible to everyone. It's really motivating to think that there are so many talented teachers and resources available, which makes me feel confident and excited to keep learning on my own.
I use podcasts to escape so I more lean towards comedy podcasts. My top is
Regulation Podcast (PREVIOUSLY F**kFace)
My Brother My Brother and Me
Clutch my Pearls
We're Here to Help
Then more seriously
Swindled
Nerdland Podcast
I really enjoyed the early episodes of
How I built this with Guy Raz
Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast (especially series 3 covering the French Revolution) and his The History of Rome series.
Iβve enjoyed Blowback.
Last Podcast on the Left is my go to for true crime and paranormal related topics.
You are not so smart podcast
Basically a book club about psychology books
It's a watch along podcast for quite possibly the lowest depths of US reality TV, Mountain Monsters.
Their other podcast The Dogg Zzone 9000 is at least as funny, though it is dependent upon which cursed media artifact from the wrong dimension which they're reviewing.
I loved Stephen Fry's Deadly Sins and Leap Years
The Linux Experiment
Dungeons and Daddies is one I've been working through recently, its a DND actual play, has some talented people, they had an episode with another podcast hey riddle riddle, not gotten to them yet but they seemed good too.
Almost Plausible is a show where three friends take ordinary objects (for example, a paperclip, a ceiling fan, or a toilet brush) and create movie plots based on those objects.
Full disclaimer: This is my podcast.
the yard
While I don't agree with all his politics, I do enjoy his style. He asks a question then he shuts up and lets the other side talk.
Doesn't interrupt.
@ShawnRyanShow On YouTube.
The only podcaster I listen to is John Goblikon. And whatever podcaster he is interviewing. And whatever podcaster has him as a guest the next week.
Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia-97sBw85g
All of the "The Rest is..." Podcasts are great that I've heard- Entertainment, Football, Politics, Classified, Money.
No Such Thing As a Fish by the QI elves.
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Curious Cases
For true crime I really like Murder in America
Some English-language ones I haven't seen in this thread yet:
We Hate Movies- a comedy movie review show mostly about entertainingly bad movies in the vein of How did This Get Made.
No Such Thing As a Fish- some of the researchers from QI share facts they found while prepping the TV show
Unclear and Present Danger- looks at thrillers of the 90's through an historical and leftist lens
Mortal Podkast- Lore dumps about every fighter in the Mortal Kombat series up through MK11. Now over but I still recommend it if you like Mortal Kombat
Mom Can't Cook: A DCOM Podcast- humorous, tangent-heavy recaps of Disney Channel original movies.
Three Black Halflings- insightful discussions about D&D and race from a black perspective. Also some very good actual play series and one-shots mixed in.
The eastern border https://theeasternborder.lv/
A podcast about history and current events in the post Soviet sphere geared towards a western audience by a Latvian journalist. Unfortunately one current topic dominates for the last 3 years. Please take a guess, which it might be.
. Mad At The Internet