Recommend some good podcasts

I am having a hard time with podcasts as well, but mainly because they all discuss politics no matter what their intended subject matter is supposed to be. I subscribe to music podcasts, and instead of music they all talk about politics. I subscribe to outdoor podcasts, and instead of the outdoors they all talk about politics. Even running podcasts are that way, with everyone talking about body image and sexual assault and the politics of Nike. I mean, I get that this stuff is important - so is chemical engineering - but sometimes I want to think about something else. There are plenty of political podcasts if you want to get your cortisol flowing.

So, if you'd asked me a few years ago, I would have recommended Dirtbag Diaries and Celebration Rock. I also used to listen to a lot of NPR shows like This American Life and Terri Gross, but those are not even on my feed anymore. The last thing I want to do is go for a trail run and listen to a conversation about Weinstein or Trump. It is exhausting. I miss the interviews with artists and authors who tackled more interesting problems/ideas. Not everything has to be cable news.

I honestly enjoy the Letsrun podcast.

The rewatchables is an awesome podcast for breaking down some really good movies.

Conan Obrian does a podcast that is pretty funny.

Bill simmons for sports and pop culture. he tries to stay out of politics the majority of the time.

Not Magness/Jon Marcus podcast for sure. Magness is good coach who wrote a good book about running, but the podcast is mainly about making fun of coaches like Tinman, Daniels, etc and their training systems. They act like they figured it all out and know the perfect training philosophies and science, hard to listen to at times.

Good are the ones that regularly do interviews with elite runners/coaches, like finalsurge or cloud259

The History of Rome is a good one if you like history.

Joe Rogan Experience

This American Life

RadioLab

Waking Up with Sam Harris

Tim Ferriss Show

How I Built This

Romulus and Remus wrote:

The History of Rome is a good one if you like history.

Bro: what if you like history, but don't like Rome?

Chapo Trap House

The underculture with James Adomian

Marc Maron

Episode 1 podcast (recent hour long Joe Biden riff is one of the best podcasts of all time)

The Intercept (Intercepted and Deconstructed)

Useful Idiots (Matt Taibbi and Katie Halpern--great interviews, but the banter between Matt and Katie can be lame)

LetsRun podcast, of course. Cant miss it.

Not mentioned yet:

The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe

House of Run

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

1609

The East Coast Trail and Ultra Podcast

Jim Rome’s podcasts is really good. Most are sports interviews but not all and Jim is one of the best interviewers in the business. He’s well informed going in and doesn’t try to drive a narrative. He lets the guest talk. If you’re not a fan of his radio show, his podcast isn’t really like that at all. Just top notch interviews.

Some interesting podcasts you might want to try:

13 Minutes to the Moon - fascinating in depth look at the Apollo program

Bag Man - series that explains that Spiro Agnew was taking bribes in the White House while Watergate was unfolding. I just thought Agnew had a tax problem

Crime Junkie - relive famous murders as they unfolded

Fresh Air - Terry Gross is probably the best interviewer regardless of medium

Lets Run - probably the best track and field and competitive running podcast

Outside Podcast - particularly the episodes

This American Life - NPR comedy by Ira Glass

The Drop Out - a series on Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos meltdown

Stephen Scullion's podcast is the best.. unfiltered and raw content.. good stuff!

Behind the Bastards - History of the worst people that ever lived

Endless thread - Stories from Reddit

The Dream - about MLMs

Stuff You Should Know - Variety of obscure topics

Uhh Yeah Dude

I listen to a lot of crime/investigative journalism ones.

Gladiator from Boston Globe - About Aaron Hernandez

Up and Vanished S1

Serial

Monster: DC Sniper

Root of Evil (this one kind of petered out but was still a good listen, about the Black Dahlia murder)

Gangster Capitalism (about the college admission scandal)

Dan LeBatard and Stugotz. If you get their humor, it is wonderful. Others will chime in they hate the show.

fisky wrote:

I'm new to the podcast world. Recommend something. I'd prefer a wide range of interesting topics, but running podcasts might be okay. My interests include: investing, running, weightlifting, photography, prepping, wilderness survival, pets, and health, but don't limit to just those topics. Anything you find interesting, entertaining, and educational would be great to know.

I REALLY REALLY don't want to spend 30 minutes listening to a topic that could have been fully explained in five minutes or less. I just listened to a 30-minute self-defense course that could have covered the same topics in 90 seconds. That drives me crazy.

my podcast, I talk about some of the things you mention and it's short, just 17 minutes

Cumtown (comedy), Trueanon (Epstein conspiracy podcast), The Portal with Eric Weinstein (actually has substantive discussion)

Planet Money (NPR) is usually interesting. Finance/investing/economics, but not totally hardcore, very accessible.

Citius Mag for running stuff.

Josh Innes Show