I've been listening to the following, and thoroughly enjoying them for the past few months. Figured I'd use this thread as a way to discover new channels .

- Freakonomics Radio by Stephen Dubner
- Hardcore History by Dan Carlin
- Exponent by Ben Thompson (discussion about tech companies, strategy, role in society, etc.).
- The HODINKEE one that started recently. Some worthwhile conversations in there.

 

- Pop Culture Happy Hour (movies, books, TV)
- How I Built This (interviews with entrepreneurs)
- CNBC Nightly Business Report
- Planet Money (stories of the economy's underbelly)
- Radiolab (weird science stories)
- The Daily (NY Times)
- The Twenty Percent True Podcast (Imagine "Sandman" in a 15 minute podcast)
- WSJ Tech News Briefing

 

I recently discovered The Joe Rogan Experience, it has really interesting interviews that I like to put in the background while having a drink or meal

 

-99% Invisible, especially their stuff on infrastructure

 

I listen mostly to RadioLab and anything by Dan Carlin.

 

This American Life. But I save them for road trips.

 

General Interest:
-Malcolm Gladwell Revisionist History
Watch podcasts:
-The Worn and Wound Podcast
-Unwound
-Two broke watch snobs
Political/current events:
-Unpopular opinion
-Good Luck America
-Abe Lincoln's Tophat
Fun/Strange/Scary:
-Last Podcast on the left
-Stuff they don't want you to know
-Profiles in Eccentricity
-The No Sleep Podcast

 

Wow, this is essentially exactly what I listen to as well. Add Planet Money from NPR to your list if you don’t already listen...

 

Hah, I suppose it is rather likely. They are popular podcasts. I haven't checked out the NPR one yet so I will today on my drive home.

 

Quite a few of the above are my favourites too but I also like:-

Time4aPint- of course! Watches
The Grey Nato - watches and gear
Cocaine And Rhinestones - country music people are way crazier than Rock and Roll people
WTF - most comedians and actors are narcissists, but they do have some great stories to tell

I must try some of the Dan Carlin stuff, thanks for the recommendation

 

Definitely getting old, don't listen to any

 

It beats me listening to music on my commute and trying to "sing"

 

Public/International Affairs:
Slow Burn - about Watergate and the Clinton impeachment
Stay Tuned with Preet Bharara - law and current affairs
War on the Rocks - granular discussions on national security from a realist perspective (not for everyone)
Lawfare - the intersection of law and national security with special focus on the Mueller investigation
Russian Roulette - excellent deep dives into issues relating to Russia
The Tea Leaves - deep dives into issues in Asia

General Interest:
Welcome to Night Vale - Kind of like Lake Wobegon meets Stranger Things
Crimetown - A fascinating look at the mob and corruption in Providence, RI

 

Only watch related:
- Hodinkee radio
- On Time
- The Grey Nato
- The Hour Time Podcast
- The worn and wound podcast
- Unwound
- Watch and Listen
- WatchGeekTime

 

I'll just leave this here: https://www.time4apint.com/podcastindex/



I'm a big fan of This American Life - which probably comes across a little bit in the Time 4A Pint format, and general tone.

 

Storytelling
Snap Judgement
The Moth
Mortified
Design
99 Percent Invisible
History
The Bowery Boys (NYC history)
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Food
Milk Street
The Splendid Table
Good Food
Others
Everything is Alive (Interviews with inanimate objects)
The Soundtrack Show (The story behind movie soundtracks)
Tiny Desk Concerts (Live music)
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn (Celebrity interviews)
Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (Deep reading of Harry Potter and connecting it with every day life)
Judge John Hodgeman (Relationship advice)
Song Exploder (Deconstructing individual songs)
The Greatest Generation (Star Trek)

 

The Mark Cuban episode of How I Built This is fascinating. A deep dive into an entrepreneurial mindset.

 

The Revisionist History episodes on Rowan University and how higher education funding works is amazing. I think he fired all his bullets on those episodes. Nothing he’s done since is nearly as smart or thoughtful.

 

The Tony Kornheiser show. Takes a bit of getting used to(its kinda like one big inside joke) but the guests and sports/culture stuff is great. They forgive anything for smart and funny. It’s really a smart show once you get past some of the idiocy. They never take themselves too seriously. I think it’s the best podcast out there.

 

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+1 for Cocaine and Rhinestones. Anyone that appreciates good storytelling, painstakingly researched history, or music of any genre would enjoy it.