Interesting Podcasts
Part of having a desk job (at least for me) is keeping my brain occupied with music and podcasts. I thought you might be interested in some of these, so I've rounded up some of the better podcasts from my RSS aggregator to share with you all:
AstronomyCast - A weekly show, which generally follows the format of Fraser Cane lobbing questions that are answered by Dr. Pamela Gay. They cover a wide range of topics - okay, one topic, but a wide range of subtopics.
Science Talk - This one is done by Scientific American magazine and is more radio-showy than you'd expect from a web-only show. They have news segments, interviews, and even a mellifluous host.
The Film Programme - A radio show from BBC 4, some of the best movie-related opinions and interviews out there.
Planet Money - A podcast by some of the guys who produced the economy episodes of This American Life (I'll just take it as a given that I don't need to link the TAL podcast here.) They actually produce and post multiple episodes per week, amazingly.
White Coat, Black Art - A show by a doctor, about doctoring and doctoring related subjects. This one is a CBC radio show that quit recently, but their old episodes are still interesting.
Spark - Another CBC radio show that panders to gadget obsessed Web 2.0 buzzword spouting geeks. I like it. I've refrained from posting the far, far nerdier podcasts I subscribe to, but I think this one hits a lot of general interest topics.
From Our Own Correspondent - Another BBC podcast, this one focusing on their foreign correspondents.
Brain Science - A show about neuroscience hosted by Dr. Ginger Campbell.
Books And Ideas - Dr. Campbell's other show, for things that don't fit in to the Brain Science show. Also really interesting.
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics - An interesting show that talks about American history, with topics set by current events.
Do any of you guys listen to any podcasts? If so, go ahead and post them, I'm always looking for more stuff to shove into my ears.
AstronomyCast - A weekly show, which generally follows the format of Fraser Cane lobbing questions that are answered by Dr. Pamela Gay. They cover a wide range of topics - okay, one topic, but a wide range of subtopics.
Science Talk - This one is done by Scientific American magazine and is more radio-showy than you'd expect from a web-only show. They have news segments, interviews, and even a mellifluous host.
The Film Programme - A radio show from BBC 4, some of the best movie-related opinions and interviews out there.
Planet Money - A podcast by some of the guys who produced the economy episodes of This American Life (I'll just take it as a given that I don't need to link the TAL podcast here.) They actually produce and post multiple episodes per week, amazingly.
White Coat, Black Art - A show by a doctor, about doctoring and doctoring related subjects. This one is a CBC radio show that quit recently, but their old episodes are still interesting.
Spark - Another CBC radio show that panders to gadget obsessed Web 2.0 buzzword spouting geeks. I like it. I've refrained from posting the far, far nerdier podcasts I subscribe to, but I think this one hits a lot of general interest topics.
From Our Own Correspondent - Another BBC podcast, this one focusing on their foreign correspondents.
Brain Science - A show about neuroscience hosted by Dr. Ginger Campbell.
Books And Ideas - Dr. Campbell's other show, for things that don't fit in to the Brain Science show. Also really interesting.
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics - An interesting show that talks about American history, with topics set by current events.
Do any of you guys listen to any podcasts? If so, go ahead and post them, I'm always looking for more stuff to shove into my ears.
posted by Booger Patrol at 3:25 PM
5 Comments:
these look great.
Many of these Bloomberg podcasts are quite interesting and informative. Not generally boring.
http://www.bloomberg.com/tvradio/podcast/
bredon these have been really fun!
For something different... There's an amateur podcast out of Japan called "The Japanofiles" that avoids the predilection of most Japan-related podcasters for presenting only the quirky side of that country:
http://www.maximumfun.org/2009/09/27/podthoughts-colin-marshall-japanofiles
radiolab - blends science with beautiful and artful storytelling
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