Quick edit. I had no idea pod casts were so popular. Thank you all for posting. I have a lot of content to check out.
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Dan Carlin’s history podcasts are amazing. No ads or anything so you don’t have to sit through 15 minutes of sponsors
History podcasts I like:
Revolutions. Well known; Mike Duncan goes through various revolutions through history in an excellent, detailed narrative.
American History Too!: two academics from the university of Glasgow have various guests on to discuss different topics from American history. They know their stuff and are really charismatic.
In Our Time: BBC podcast that’s been going since the early 2000s. A panel of academics are interviewed and discuss a topic on which they are all experts. Incredibly well researched and interesting, though not especially humorous.
Bad Hasbara is a hilarious listen and extremely cathartic
The Formosa Files. Two history geeks living in Taiwan, giving an incredible look into its past. I am not a history guy, but a friend recommended it. I started listening to give it a quick listen. I can’t put it down. Absolute hidden treasure.
The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
AntennaPod hell yeah!
It’s so good!
All the other ones surprisingly suck compared to AntennaPod
Thx!
Third eye drops
Excellent podcast about philosophy, psychedelics and psychedelic assisted therapies, maps etc. Tons and tons of Dr’s of science guests and the host is just amazing
Anything is a podcast when you minimize the tab
My bank’s website is a pretty boring one, though.
Nah the Wikipedia page for stamp collecting is boring when tabbed
Look, it’s not my thing, but I have it on pretty good authority that philately is pretty rad.
Security Now is great for getting Tech/Security industry information explained in a way that’s fairly understandable even if you’re not immersed in it.
Among The Stars and Bones is a great fiction podcast.
Selected Shorts is best for short stories read live.
This American Life is the OG podcast with such great stories.
Aria Code, it breaks down great opera arias and the plots behind them.
Cocaine and Rhinestones, a crazy look at the history of the country and western greats.
Expanded by To Be Magnetic, it’s an actually helpful self help podcast. Truly. A touch woo but don’t be put off by it.
Every drag queen podcast is worth listening to because you will learn things about sex you never considered possible. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and her Listerine and Tictacs will blow your mind. (I am not recommending these ideas but it’s hilarious).
Hidden Brain. It’s a psychology podcast, but it’s aimed at anyone who wants to understand their minds more. I’m not in the field of psychology, but I certainly enjoy it.
Soft Skills Engineering for software engineers, about soft skills. They have fun.
Citations Needed, excellent reporting on the way corporate news distorts various issues to shape public opinion, occasionally with historical examples going back to the antebellum period.
I’m seeing a lot of stuff with the lable citations needed, who is the creator?
Adam Johnson and Nima Shirazi
Label looks like this
Search Engine with PJ Vogt. They do deep dives into all kinds of things and it’s full of interesting information.
I’m still completely unsure as to why PJ as a person got cancelled. The whole story is just opaque. I love Search Engine, I wish it were a tiny bit funnier though.
i agree. Not as good as the OG podcast but it has found it’s form over the last few months
I like behind the bastards, you get to learn the history of both living and dead ass holes in some good detail.
If I want a laugh at pop culture, the weekly planet is my go to, it’s funny chat about comic books, movies and comic book movies. Plus the back catalogue is huge so chances are they’ve had an episode about something you’ve liked. I just really like laughing at things I’ve enjoyed.
Also check out debunking a murderer. Remember making a murderer on Netflix? Turns out that doc was bullshit, dude totally did those murders. Hear the prosecutors side and all the evidence the Netflix show left out.
Finally, slow burn. A long format episodic deep dive into recent history. Each season covers some important events, like Nixon, tupac and biggie, Bill Clinton, etc. I learned a lot from it.
I second Behind the Bastards. I would also check out Knowledge Fight if you like making fun of Alex Jones. Dogg Zzone 9000 is great for just laughing your ass off.
I tried behind the bastards, and really liked the first few (older?) episodes. But it soon felt too shallow, especially when the main host isn’t speaking – imo the other guests were only there to provide quips. Personal opinion, of course. Maybe this got better?
I switched over to QAA to scratch this itch for laughing at conspiracy theorists.
Knowledge fight is pretty great, but at some point it started to sound way too scripted. I find it a bit weird especially since it’s comedians hosting.
Also check out debunking a murderer. Remember making a murderer on Netflix? Turns out that doc was bullshit, dude totally did those murders. Hear the prosecutors side and all the evidence the Netflix show left out.
I don’t know one way or another but it was pretty clear that there was a lot of shaky evidence and a lot of coerced confession stuff which definitely doesn’t seem like justice. There was also a second season of that show where they brought in a much better lawyer (who specializes in exonerating false convictions) and showed some more significant problems with the prosecutor’s case and also that the guy’s defence lawyers were not the most competent (and IIRC also uncovered that the guy’s brother in law had a collection of r*pe porn images on his laptop)
You’ll enjoy the podcast for sure. Give it a listen.
I might. I’m not as big on the podcast format for true crime stuff. I much prefer the docu format. But it’s okay, what I believe on the matter doesn’t matter that much. I’ll take your word for it that the podcast makes a compelling case for the other side.
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Pretty much every single episode is the funniest goddamn thing I’ve ever heard
Their story of being at the last tenacious d show is gold standard shit
Breaking Points has amazing coverage on American politics which matches up with reality unlike those CNN casters which keep getting “surprised” their coverage turned out to be wrong.
- Trillbilly Worker’s Party - Kentucky-centric Marxist jokers hanging out. They always know how to put a smile on my face, even if they’re talking about bleak stuff.
- Fun City - Well produced live role playing of Shadowrun. The game is a few years in and I am just invested.
- ALAB - Lawyers talking shit. They’re funny and I like learning about interesting cases. One of the characters they covered actually sued them and settled for an interview on the show.
- Desert Oracle Radio - Joshua Tree-centric paranormal stuff. Good for an old X-Files head like me.
That ALAB sounds right up my alley, thanks.
