I love listening to podcasts--I normally listen as I do the dishes in the evening. Apparently that my "me" time :)--I'd love to hear what others are listening to!
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What I listen to:
Story-telling podcasts:
(I love the basic story-telling format for podcasts.)
This American Life (Several stories built around a theme)
The Moth (Real stories, told by audience members. Quality varies, but I like the variety in styles you get from different story-tellers)Parenting podcasts:
Longest Shortest Time (Story-telling, but about parenting stuff)
One in a million baby (Telling the stories of families with a child with a special need. Makes me think more deeply about what being a parent is, as well as lots of other good stuff.)
Janet Lansbury (I can't decide if I like this one. The content is normally something I find helpful, but the tone of the podcast always sits the wrong way with me. But I keep listening.)Other
Backstory (History podcast. Love the topics, although the episodes sometimes drag a bit)
Stuff Mom Never Told You (Focuses on a topic relevant to women, with lots of research and history going into each episode. I just started listening, but it seems good so far.) -
I listen to:
Serial
This American Life
Longest Shortest Time
Project Money
Stuff You Should Know (current fav) -
Radiolab!! My favorite.
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I like Serial, This American Life, Planet Money, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, and Freakonomics. I've also listened to the TED talks one and it's pretty good, but I don't like it as much as the ones above so I listen less often.
@Ms maths: I know what you mean about the Janet Lansbury one. I feel worse when I listen to it even though I want the advice. I've switched to just reading her stuff.
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Generation Why, it's true crime stuff
Strangers, it's just weird stuff
Criminal, true stories of crimes type stuff but not just murders, there was one about an attack of a tree, which sounds silly but it's really good. I love Phoebe Judge's voice.
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Serial
This American Life
The Birth Hour
TED Talks
Davo's Fingers (Its a chapter by chapter analysis of the A Song of Ice and Fire series) -
In addition to a bunch already on your list, I love:
StartUp (start from the beginning with season 1)
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Mom and Dad Are Fighting (funny parenting podcast)
Slate's Political GabfestPodcasts are my me-time too!
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Lots of new podcasts I'm excited to try!
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Serial
Sawbones
One bad mother
The mom hour
Paleo women
And I've started listening to Schmanners and Still Buffering. I like them but they've only been out a few weeks, I'm not addicted yet.Eta: Grown up read stuff they wrote as kids is pretty funny too.
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Things that haven't been mentioned:
Nerdist, Marc Maron, and Girl on Guy with Aisha Tyler - all long form interviews with celebrities.
I just raced through Limetown, which was presented in a kind of Serial-style reporting but was fictional.
And if you found Serial interesting, Undisclosed goes much deeper (although is more biased) into Adnan's case.
And if by any chance you watch Real Housewives, Bitch Sesh is good.
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I just discovered Presidential and it's really cool! The Washington Post is going week by week, exploring each president, in chronological order. There are 44 weeks between when the podcast began and when the new president will be elected, so that's kind of cool
I'm a sucker for history and this is a fun history lesson. The host always asks the historians what it would be like to go on a blind date with each of the presidents. It's a funny way to hear more about their personalities, hobbies, etc. beyond just the stuff you learned in history class.
I'm a sucker for history and this is a fun history lesson. The host always asks the historians what it would be like to go on a blind date with each of the presidents. It's a funny way to hear more about their personalities, hobbies, etc. beyond just the stuff you learned in history class.
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