Topic: Podcasts (Read 160 times)
Sam Harris's "Waking Up" is a great podcast to listen to. I would highly recommend it. He's an atheist, neuroscientist, and philosopher who discusses political issues and societal questions like the existence of free will and the utility of religion - https://www.youtube.com/user/samharrisorg
Did Paul Harvey have a podcast? I just remember during my brief 6 month stint as an AM radio fan he would read the news in 1-minute bursts, ending them with his signature "I'm Paul Harvey... Good day?" (it sounded like he was asking a question).
I used to be a huge podcast fan, was subscribed to 16 different ones at one point. I would download some fresh eps onto my iPod, smoke some weed, and hike through the forests of Hawaii. It was a lot of fun. When I cut weed out of my regimen, along with it went podcasts... I used to listen to a lot of comedy podcasts which just aren't nearly as funny when you're not high. Its also harder to put up with Doug Benson, Joe Rogan and Adam Carolla when you're sober.
So I've been out of the loop for 2-3 years but some of my favorites not yet mentioned are:
WTF with Marc Maron
The Adam Carolla Show
Improv 4 Humans
How Did This Get Made?
Oh! One you might really enjoy if you like long tales about historical events is:
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Highly recommended. His series on the Mongols and Genghis Khan are not to be missed.
I gotta say, overall the Joe Rogan Experience is probably #1 in my book. He's just had so many great interviews with so many great personalities -- nobody can really match his body of work, with the exception of maybe Marc Maron. Joe has a lot of fluff, Maron doesn't.
Incidentially, I first heard about Bitcoin on an NPR podcast called Planet Money. I was dabbling in stock trading at the time, interested in understanding what caused the Great Recession, and how billions of dollars could just vanish. It sounded like a total nerd venture with no real use case scenario, and in some ways, it still is. So I stopped caring until I heard Andreas Antonopoulos on JRE in 2013, which was transformative, and I've been hooked ever since.
I used to be a huge podcast fan, was subscribed to 16 different ones at one point. I would download some fresh eps onto my iPod, smoke some weed, and hike through the forests of Hawaii. It was a lot of fun. When I cut weed out of my regimen, along with it went podcasts... I used to listen to a lot of comedy podcasts which just aren't nearly as funny when you're not high. Its also harder to put up with Doug Benson, Joe Rogan and Adam Carolla when you're sober.
So I've been out of the loop for 2-3 years but some of my favorites not yet mentioned are:
WTF with Marc Maron
The Adam Carolla Show
Improv 4 Humans
How Did This Get Made?
Oh! One you might really enjoy if you like long tales about historical events is:
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Highly recommended. His series on the Mongols and Genghis Khan are not to be missed.
I gotta say, overall the Joe Rogan Experience is probably #1 in my book. He's just had so many great interviews with so many great personalities -- nobody can really match his body of work, with the exception of maybe Marc Maron. Joe has a lot of fluff, Maron doesn't.
Incidentially, I first heard about Bitcoin on an NPR podcast called Planet Money. I was dabbling in stock trading at the time, interested in understanding what caused the Great Recession, and how billions of dollars could just vanish. It sounded like a total nerd venture with no real use case scenario, and in some ways, it still is. So I stopped caring until I heard Andreas Antonopoulos on JRE in 2013, which was transformative, and I've been hooked ever since.
I enjoy listening to Potomac Watch by WSJ opinion. It is very right leaning, and is published a couple times per week.
I also enjoy Ben Shapiro.
OT : I used to like to listen to various podcasts while working out, but have been using a Peloton bike since my building got a pair of them, which supplies audio for its workouts.
I also enjoy Ben Shapiro.
OT : I used to like to listen to various podcasts while working out, but have been using a Peloton bike since my building got a pair of them, which supplies audio for its workouts.
Always looking for an interesting podcast to check out, figured a thread might help.
Rules: No personal attacks. No Trolling. Respect peoples opinions. No shit posts.
I've been a talk radio/podcast addict for years. Started with Rush, Paul Harvey, Loveline and Art Bell on AM radio (those were the choices at night), now I usually spend 5-10 hours/week actively listening podcasts while commuting, working out, cooking or something and pop in the ear buds to fall asleep 3-4 times a week.
Here's my list:
Political (most objective to most opinionated...in my opinionated opinion while attempting to be objective):
Reasonable Doubt (Adam Carolla and Mark Geragos):
Weekly. I don't miss an episode. Pretty objective, I'd say a little leans to the right. Both hosts are Republicans (I assume) but Adam has no problem ripping apart anyone for any reason and Geragos is a big time lawyer that more often than not sides with Trump and also defends Colin Kapernik and Juicy Sommelier.
The Daily (NY Times)
5 days a week, 20 minute episodes, each episode has a single topic. I probably average 1.5 a week, all depends on the subject. Whenever they break a really big story, they'll usually have a contributor be interviewed the next day.
Stay Tuned With Preet (Preet Bharara)
Weekly. I don't miss an episode. In fact, I pay $5 a month to listen to two episodes a week instead of just the one free one. Overall I think he's very objective, but his resume will be a turn off for many. He's the former US Attorney for the SDNY, (The guy that took down silk road and prosecuted Ross Ulbricht), that was famously reported as refusing to resign when Trump fired him (that's not what really happened). He was also Chuck Schumers aid in the Senate for a while. He's super qualified to discuss the technical aspects of todays politics and does a really good job of making it clear when he switches between personal opinion and lawyer mode. First 15 minutes he answers listener questions about current events, then ~45 min interview with a guest. The episode with George Conway (Kelly Annes Husband) was really good.
The Ben Shapiro Show (Ben Shapiro)
5 days a week. I probably average 0.9 episodes a week. I disagree with a lot of his opinions so listening kind of feels like taking some medicine at times, but he's changed my mind completely on several issues and often convinces me to look at something differently. Very smart, very articulate and rational and I appreciate his humor.
The Chuck Toddcast (Chuck Todd)
Weekly. I probably average 2 a month. He's a liberal MSM personality. Also a total nerd when it comes to anything election related, which is what the podcast is focused on. You'll learn a lot about the primary process listening to this one.
Pod Save The World (Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes)
Weekly. I listen to most of every episode, depending on topic/guest. It's focused mostly on topics that aren't only related to the US. Both hosts were in the Obama administration and they make no attempt at hiding the fact that they think Trump is a disaster. Ben Rhodes is an expert in foreign policy and played a major roll in many of Obamas biggest deals, including Iran Nuclear. They're both pretty funny and it's interesting to hear them fuck around a bit and tell stories about working in the White House and traveling with the president. They get some pretty interesting guests like Tony Blair.
Other:
Stuff You Should Know
Conan Obrian Needs a Friend
Joe Rogan Experience
This American Life
Planet Money
Swindled
The Catch and Kill (kinda political)
Rules: No personal attacks. No Trolling. Respect peoples opinions. No shit posts.
I've been a talk radio/podcast addict for years. Started with Rush, Paul Harvey, Loveline and Art Bell on AM radio (those were the choices at night), now I usually spend 5-10 hours/week actively listening podcasts while commuting, working out, cooking or something and pop in the ear buds to fall asleep 3-4 times a week.
Here's my list:
Political (most objective to most opinionated...in my opinionated opinion while attempting to be objective):
Reasonable Doubt (Adam Carolla and Mark Geragos):
Weekly. I don't miss an episode. Pretty objective, I'd say a little leans to the right. Both hosts are Republicans (I assume) but Adam has no problem ripping apart anyone for any reason and Geragos is a big time lawyer that more often than not sides with Trump and also defends Colin Kapernik and Juicy Sommelier.
The Daily (NY Times)
5 days a week, 20 minute episodes, each episode has a single topic. I probably average 1.5 a week, all depends on the subject. Whenever they break a really big story, they'll usually have a contributor be interviewed the next day.
Stay Tuned With Preet (Preet Bharara)
Weekly. I don't miss an episode. In fact, I pay $5 a month to listen to two episodes a week instead of just the one free one. Overall I think he's very objective, but his resume will be a turn off for many. He's the former US Attorney for the SDNY, (The guy that took down silk road and prosecuted Ross Ulbricht), that was famously reported as refusing to resign when Trump fired him (that's not what really happened). He was also Chuck Schumers aid in the Senate for a while. He's super qualified to discuss the technical aspects of todays politics and does a really good job of making it clear when he switches between personal opinion and lawyer mode. First 15 minutes he answers listener questions about current events, then ~45 min interview with a guest. The episode with George Conway (Kelly Annes Husband) was really good.
The Ben Shapiro Show (Ben Shapiro)
5 days a week. I probably average 0.9 episodes a week. I disagree with a lot of his opinions so listening kind of feels like taking some medicine at times, but he's changed my mind completely on several issues and often convinces me to look at something differently. Very smart, very articulate and rational and I appreciate his humor.
The Chuck Toddcast (Chuck Todd)
Weekly. I probably average 2 a month. He's a liberal MSM personality. Also a total nerd when it comes to anything election related, which is what the podcast is focused on. You'll learn a lot about the primary process listening to this one.
Pod Save The World (Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes)
Weekly. I listen to most of every episode, depending on topic/guest. It's focused mostly on topics that aren't only related to the US. Both hosts were in the Obama administration and they make no attempt at hiding the fact that they think Trump is a disaster. Ben Rhodes is an expert in foreign policy and played a major roll in many of Obamas biggest deals, including Iran Nuclear. They're both pretty funny and it's interesting to hear them fuck around a bit and tell stories about working in the White House and traveling with the president. They get some pretty interesting guests like Tony Blair.
Other:
Stuff You Should Know
Conan Obrian Needs a Friend
Joe Rogan Experience
This American Life
Planet Money
Swindled
The Catch and Kill (kinda political)
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