S/O Podcasts: your faves?

[FastHands]

I know we've done this before, but what are your favorite podcasts right now? Include a description or at least genre for folks who aren't familiar)

Mine:
This American Life (stories/issues/comedy depending on the week)

The Moth (true stories from normal people and some celebrities)

2 Dope Queens (standup recorded live with intro/banter from hosts Phoebe Robinson (fka Blaria, which I didn't put together for a WHILE) and Jessica Williams from The Daily Show)

Lore (retelling of urban legends, famous haunting stories, myths etc., usually with some historical background and occasional myth busting)

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me (NPR news quiz with comedian panel and celebrity guests. So damn funny.)

RadioLab (idk how to even describe this. Two guys and reporters talking about cool shit. Topics vary wildly in genre.)

More Perfect, a RadioLab spinoff (stories of the Supreme Court -- the history of it and pivotal cases with relevance to current issues.)

And a handful of nerdy sciencey ones I'll share if anyone really wants to know.

[lilibet]

Spilled Milk - two food writers/foodies do a podcast that focuses on one food/type of food/genre of food each episode. They either try different versions of the food or make different recipes and then try them on air and talk about them. The best are when they do throw back food or fast food. There's one on pumpkin spice which I thought was funny.

West Wing Weekly - Two guys (one is the guy that played Will Bailey) watch each episode of The West Wing and then talk about it. They have a lot of special guests of actors from the show (and just released one with Sorkin) and it's pretty interesting.

I just started listening to Girl Next Door which is two neighbors from AZ who talk about random things like being a mom, work, running a home, work outs, crafts, etc. I'm not a mom but I don't find the mom talk too overwhelming.

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Song Exploder: songwriters and producers explain how a song developed, from concept though production. Then the finished song is played at the end of the podcast.

Savage Love: modern relationship & sex advice. Plus a ton of liberal political talk.

[W.T.Faulkner]

I absolutely love More Perfect. Are they going to do more episodes? Embedded is good too.

[FastHands]

I'm absurdly excited about the west wing with will bailey!

[irene adler]

To the best of our knowledge--z stories in the same style as this American life, but without the music (which I find annoying.) Also, the host has the most wonderful calming voice

[unclejesse]

I love listening to TED Talks.

[eb777888]

I mainly only listen to Mark Maron but I need to listen to This American Life.

[atexan]

TAL

Pop culture happy hour

Code Switch

Freakonomics

Plant Money

[FastHands]

Sept 28, 2016 20:43:16 GMT -5 W.T.Faulkner said:

I absolutely love More Perfect. Are they going to do more episodes? Embedded is good too.

I was actually surprised at how much I liked it! I love Jadd (sp??), but thought it would be a little dry or dull, and I actually only added it to play for H who is a supreme court nut. After the first one I was hooked!

I think this is the end of the first season, but I do think there's going to be a 2nd. Jadd is taking a few months off of RL and I think he mentioned that he wants to work on More Perfect either while he's gone or when he comes back.

[ladystardust]

Stuff You Missed In History Class
Tracy V. Wilson and Holly Frey do about a 30 minute podcast on some obscure event/topic in history. It's usually really well done.

Gilmore Guys
This works well for me because I watched the entire series the first time while on maternity leave almost a year ago. It's a cute and random and LONG podcast.

I second RadioLab, TAL and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. Hoping to find a few more to try out in this thread!

[googled]

I listen to most of the ones you listed but also these:

Sword and Scale: True crime stories

My Favorite Murder: Two female comedians talking about the murders that fascinate them. Another true crime podcast, basically, but it's hilarious.

The Dollap: Two comedians telling stories from American history. One does all the research and tell the story, the other doesn't know anything about the topic and makes jokes the entire time

Invisibilia: A lot like RadioLab or TAL, but all of the themes are about the forces in our lives that you can't see

Revisionist History: Each episode focuses on a story or topic that is often misunderstood, then explores the true story

Last Podcast on the Left: This one can get really weird and bizarre, but it's three comedians telling true crime stories and telling jokes

Stuff Mom Never Told You: About women's roles in different jobs, professions, trends, etc throughout history

Embedded: Reporters embed themselves into the story to get an inside look at different topics

WTF with Marc Maron: Lots of celebrity interviews. He interviews so many fascinating people and I've found out about a lot of fun comedians through his podcast. He's a really great interviewer and really just gets people to get outside their shells. I usually skip the first 15 mins of his rambling though.

StoryCorps: Clips from interviews of everyday people. This one is always between 8-15 minutes and I usually cry every time.

Death, Sex and Money: Interviews with all different types of people (celebrities and otherwise) about, well...death sex and money.

NPR Politics: A weekly roundup of political news, plus mini episodes that answer listener questions or summarize big events like debates/primaries/etc.

I also have two on my queue that I've never listened to...Accused and In the Dark. Both are true-crime focused.

Damn. I listen to a lot of podcasts. lol

[isabel]

If you're into politics, I like Keepin' It 1600 (fair warning, they are very liberal) and 538's. I get really annoyed with Sam Sanders on the NPR Politics podcast, but I listen to that one too.

[FastHands]

Sept 28, 2016 20:59:13 GMT -5 ladystardust said:

Stuff You Missed In History Class

Does this one take a while to grow on you? I like the idea of it, but I've tried a few eps and end up zoning out and not really listening. I think it might be their voices are not engaging enough...? Idk

[iamali]

This is Actually Happening - bizarre real life stories about crazy things that have happened to people.

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[Buttercup]

Again With This: Beverly Hills 90210. The writers from Television Without Pity recap one episode per podcast.

The Babysitters Club Club, which has been mentioned here before.

80s Babies and the Great Cinematic Debate, a guy and girl re-watch movies from the late 80s early/90s that they loved growing up and discuss them.

Obviously I don't like my Podcasts to cover anything too serious, ha.

[sproctopus]

The Read- black excellence, pop culture, advice, hilarious

Oh No, Ross & Carrie- they try stuff so you don't have to (excellent series on Scientology)

2 Dope Queens- comedy

Sooo Many White Guys-creator of 2DQ & Broad City-- really awesome interviews (esp. the episode with Roxane Gay)

[iamali]

Also:

Actual Innocence - stories about people who were convicted of crimes they didn't commit and their journey to freedom.

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[sonrisa]

My favorites are quirky public radio ones:

Snap Judgment: if you like the stories from This American Life, you'll love snap judgment. It is smoother, quirkier and has better music. I wish I could invite Glynn Washington to my next dinner party. snapjudgment.org

Radiolab: Just listen to one. www.radiolab.org

Invisiblilia: lovely. Done by women which is a nice change for that style for a quirky npr podcast. www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/archive

The Uncertain Hour: This season was about welfare and it's out of Marketplace. But listen because it isn't at all what you might expect.
www.marketplace.org/topics/uncertain-hour

[sarahsays]

A Cast of Kings - A book/rumor/production spoiler free discussion of HBO's Game of Thrones.
A Storm of Spoilers - Game of Throne discussion with spoilers by the same hosts as above.

Break Down - True crime. One story every season.

Serial - One story told week by week.

Undisclosed - Focusing on cases of the possibly wrongly convicted.

Stuff You Missed in History Class

The History Chicks - Biographies of historical women.


ETA: I also have a new podcast called Military Justice on my play list but I haven't listen to it yet.

[dianecourt]

I kind of love that two of Hrishi's podcasts got mentioned here - West Wing Weekly and Song Exploder. These are the only two I subscribe to, but I also sometimes check in with Again with This: Previously TV on 902010.

Thanks for the other recommendations!

[melissa]

The Way I Heard it with Mike Row - All good stories have a twist, and all great storytellers are just a little twisted. Join Mike Rowe for a different take on the people and events that you thought you knew, from pop culture to politics, Hollywood to history… The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe is a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span.

[rella1098]

I discovered one last night that I am liking. There is only two episodes so far though. It is called Heavyweight.

[jeaniebueller]

The Cracked Podcast---they usually talk about different pop culture topics, but its a really funny and really smart podcast.

The Presidential Podcast--they have episodes about each president.

I just discovered "You Must Remember This." Its about old Hollywood. I am in the middle of their multiple part series on Joan Crawford. Its really interesting.

[ladystardust]

Sept 28, 2016 21:20:41 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Sept 28, 2016 20:59:13 GMT -5 ladystardust said:

Stuff You Missed In History Class

Does this one take a while to grow on you? I like the idea of it, but I've tried a few eps and end up zoning out and not really listening. I think it might be their voices are not engaging enough...? Idk

I think it might depend on the subject matter. There was a recent one on the history of margarine that was surprisingly interesting to me lol. Their voices are not particularly dynamic though, that is true.

[friendz4eva]

Thinking Sideways is a good one. It focuses on unsolved crime stories and discusses conspiracies at the end (usually ones from reddit and websleuths).

[cookie510]

I listen to a lot of the ones mentioned here, but also:

Criminal - About crime

Breakdown - there's 2 seasons. The first was about a man who was wrongly convicted of arson and murder and the second season is following the Justin Ross Harris case (he left his son in his hot car). It's still ongoing because they are following the trial now.

Stuff You Should Know - Which basically explains how different things work, the last one I listened to was about Cerebral Palsy

[brooke77]

I cycle through a lot of Podcasts since I have a long commute (2+ hours everyday) and I am training for a marathon.

Here are some of my recent favorites that I don't think anyone has mentioned:

Bitch Sesh: A podcast about the real housewives franchise. It's hilarious.
Balenced Bites: A podcast sorta about paleo eating and various health topics
In the Dark: A podcast about the Jacob Wetterling abduction and investigation
Accused: A podcast about the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Andes

[wambam]

I'm really into a few religious podcasts right now of the progressive bent: Deconstructionsts (LOVE), The Liturgists, Christian Feminism Podcast, and Seminary Dropout

I recently started Go Bayside, which is about SBTB, obvs and it's fun.

lyssbobiss, Command, B613 convinced me to listen to The Room Where it's Happening and like every single one of her podcast recommendations, I love it. Also a nod to lyss are Still Buffering and Oh No Ross and Carrie

As always, my favs of all time are Gilmore Guys and Best of Friends.

[bluelikejazz]

How did I not know there was a SBTB podcast?!? This sounds amazing!

I've been listening to Codeswitch that was rec'd on MMM based on all the race discussion, and the first episode is called "Let's Talk About Whiteness" I'm enjoying it.

And how the heck do you all follow so many podcasts? Do you just read the blurbs about each episode and pick the ones you like? Or do you really listen to that many podcasts?