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I’ve been meaning to share some of my favorite podcasts of late, and I have a few that I’ve been hooked on. I listen to them when I’m running or at the gym on the cardio machines, folding laundry, getting dressed in the morning or cooking meals. Anytime you’d listen to music!
“RHAP” is my current obsession since Survivor Season 30 just ended. Rob interviewed each of the players as they were voted off, and he has hours and hours of Survivor entertainment. I can’t believe it took me so long to realize there were podcasts about Survivor! The content is great, and Rob frequently interviews Survivor old timer “celebrities,” so if you’ve ever been into the show, you’ll love this. RHAP actually won a major podcast award this year too – beating out Serial!
Trish was a classmate of mine at Davidson and is the talent behind this incredibly inspiring podcast about being your best self. She covers topics like self esteem, healthy habits, fitness, work-a-holics, kindness and more. I find her podcasts to be so uplifting! I also just saw her and her sweet baby at the reunion. AND – she just published a podcast interview with yours truly! Listen here!
If you listened to Serial, then you’ll want to continue with Undisclosed. It’s written by three legal gurus, including Adnan’s family friend Rabia, and Colin and Susan who both made big names for themselves in the podcast community during Serial. I’ll admit that I haven’t listened beyond the second episode because I am so sucked into Survivor Second Chances interviews right now, but I am really curious to hear what details about the case they share.
Local to Charlottesville, Edacious is our latest foodie podcast! Jenee Libby, who also writes the blog The Diner of Cville, interviews those in the Cville food scene. I have loved getting to know chefs and personalities through the podcast and their thoughts on so many different topics. Matt is listening too, and we’ve had fun discussing the podcast together.
The Brewing NetworkPutting this in here for Matt, who is OBSESSED and has listened to every single episode!! Nerd alert : )
So I gotta ask – what are your favorites!?
My husband is OBSESSED with beer and home brewing and loves The Brewing Network.
Podcasts have been around so long, but I’m just now appreciating them! They’re great company for a long run! I loved Serial, so I also recently enjoyed “Breakdown” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about a local crime. Not as high-tech as Serial, but still entertaining. And the Jillian Michaels Show will always be a fave.
Trish’s podcast sounds right up my alley so I just subscribed on itunes to check it out. I am obsessed with podcasts! My faves: the Lively Show, One Part podcast, Creating Your Own Path, Good Life Project, The School of Greatness, The Joy the Baker podcast, The One You Feed. I also loved After the Jump (with Grace Bonney), but it’s over now. The archives are still great!
I love Undisclosed, but I have to correct you: Rabia is NOT Adnan’s aunt. She’s a friend of the family.
Oh sorry! Not sure why I thought aunt.
I love podcasts and listen to them all the time, especially during my work commute! Right now my favorites are Mystery Show and The Moth. Looking forward to reading other suggestions 🙂
The Ancestral RDs podcasts are amaaaaazing. I love their podcasts on various subjects like adrenal fatigue, carbohydrates, and gut health. So good, real, and informative.
Oh man I need to tell Josh about that brew podcast. He would love it!
I’m always looking for new podcasts and I’m sure I’ll love Trish’s podcast! Thanks for the recommend!
America’s Test Kitchen Radio! They do awesome listener Q&A sessions and kitchen gadget tests, as well as interviews with chefs, food journalists, etc.
I’m so glad you posted this blog entry. This morning, I was thinking how much I needed to listen to a new podcast since I finished Serial two weeks ago..Thanks for the suggestions!
Radiolab and This American Life are my top 2 favorite podcasts. So good! Radiolab is like a science version of This American Life.
Big podcast fan. Here are some of my favourites (in no particular order).
Slates Working, Psychology of Eating Amateur Traveller, Love + Radio, The Longest Shortest Time, Criminal, This American Life.
You should listen to the Shaun T define your life podcast!
Podcasts are my obsession. I listen to them all day long while I’m doing errands or whatever else. So I’m subscribed to a few hundred, which thankfully don’t all update at the same time.
My favorites:
Miscellaneous –
Slate’s Working Podcast
Explain Things to Me
Mystery Show
Dear Hank and John
StartUp Podcast
The Ethicists (NY Times)
Dear Sugar Radio
99% Invisible
No Such Thing as a Fish
Transatlantically Speaking (British and American culture collide)
Slate Presents Lexicon Valley
Welcome to Night Vale (hilarious and weird ongoing fictional story)
Nerdette Podcast
Hypable’s Hype
Freakonomics Podcast
How to do Everything
This American life
All Songs Considered
Jillian Michaels Show
Stuff Mom Never Told You
Family –
Atomic Moms
Manic Mommies (they’re done but you can listen to back episodes)
Pediacast
The Longest Shortest Time
Slate’s Mom and Dad are Fighting
History –
The Memory Palace
You Must Remember This (currently doing a long series about Charles Manson)
BackStory (a radio show by historians from UVA)
Nerds on History
Stuff You Missed in History Class
The History Chicks
Revolutions
The Bowery Boys – New York City History
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History
The BBC History Hour
Food –
Burnt Toast
Bon Appetit Foodcast
Food shows from the BBC
A Taste of the Past
Splendid Table
America’s Test Kitchen
Cooking with the Moms
Newsish –
Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie
#Millennial
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour (probably my favorite!)
Slate’s Political Gabfest
Planet Money
Travel –
Betty in the Sky With a Suitcase (stories by a flight attendant – hilarious)
Travel with Rick Steves
Amateur Travel Podcast
Books –
That Stack of Books (featuring Nancy Pearl)
All the Books (weekly show about new books)
The Worst Bestsellers
Reading Lives
Dear Book Nerd
Book Riot Podcast
Books on the Nightstand
The Readers
Adventures with Words
Mugglecast
Alohomora! (re-read of Harry potter. Each episode is chapter. They’re finishing the 6th book now)
The Bookrageous Podcast
Literary Disco (co-hosted by Rider Strong of Boy Meets World fame)
And that’s not even including all the Doctor Who podcasts I listen to…
Amazing list!
Check out “stuff you should know”! The two guys that lead it are hilarious. Its informative without being dull. They cover everything from absurd things to serious topics. I saw them live a week ago and it was fantastic!
This American Life, Freakonomics, Stuff You Should Know
I love love LOVE the TED Radio Hour on NPR. I listen to them when doing dishes, cleaning, working out and getting ready in the mornings. The topics are fascinating and they’re usually 3-4 TED talks centered around the same topic and adapted for radio. “What We Fear” and “Champions” are my favorites. All free on the free NPR app! Thanks for sharing your favorites!
Kath you should start a podcast!! Really enjoyed listening to you as a guest at Confidence on the Go 🙂
Thanks!
So money – a sorts personal finance sorta life podcast !
I loved Undisclosed when I first started listening to it… but now I feel like it’s often fluffy? Like it’s taking 10 minutes to talk about something that could be summed up in 15 seconds.
I enjoy Planet Money (from NPR) and Reply All (a show about the internet). I recently listened to all of the back episodes of both during my two-month overland trip in Africa!
Great podcasts! I loved listening to them!
A lot of the podcasts I listen to were mentioned by other commenters (America’s Test Kitchen, Bon Appétit, The One You Feed, Stuff Mom Never Told You), but a few new and great ones I’ve been hooked on are Nom Nom Paleo Podcast and Happier with Gretchen Rubin. I also sometimes (as a guilty pleasure!) listen to Here to Make Friends which is about the Bachelorette/Bachelor!
I love to listen to podcasts during long car rides. My go to is usually Wellness Mama.
I can’t believe no one has listed my two favorites! Bulletproof radio is done by Dave Asprey, inventor of the bulletproof coffee, and he’s easily one of the smartest humans I’ve ever heard speak. I also LOVE the Tim Ferriss Show, author of the 4 Hour Work Week, he interviews highly successful people and tries to investigate how they tick. I also love the Ted Talk podcast, Smart Passive Income, and Bon Appetit. I can’t wait to listen to the ones you recommended. I’m Podcast OBSESSED lately thanks to you… the Pregtastic podcast is where it all began 🙂
I am beyond thrilled to see my podcast on this list! Thank you Kath! I should note while I focus on regional food experts, the topics we cover are universal….anyone with an edacious nature (i.e., passionate, ravenous) would find something of interest….I hope LOL! Thank you again, over the moon at the inclusion, and cannot wait to interview you sometime!
A lot of good ones were already mentioned, but Science Vs, This American Life, Science Friday (Sci Fri), Stuff You Should Know, and Freakanomics are all good.
I am currently obsessed with One Bad Mother – it’s hilarious.
My favorites have been mentioned, but I’ll second them– Wait, wait Don’t Tell Me, from NPR, and the One You Feed, which is a great mindfulness-oriented podcast.
Great list–thanks for the recommendations! You must, must, must check out The Lively Show: http://www.jesslively.com/livelyshow/. Discovered it a couple of months ago and I’ve since listened to all the archives and can’t wait until the new one comes out each Thursday.
I love that podcasts have really made a resurgence over the past few years. I just did a post about them myself a few weeks ago. I have wayyyy too many favorites!
http://www.kohlercreated.com/blog/?p=30980
Hey Kath! I LOVE Happier with Gretchen Rubin and her sister Elizabeth Craft. I think you might like it too. Thanks for sharing this list.
The Sporkful! “It’s Not for Foodies, It’s For Eaters” is the motto! Some really interesting interviews and the host is very funny!
Love podcasts. My favorite lately is Snap Judgement. It’s so good!