Some of you may know what a pod cast is, some might not.
For those that have yet to be exposed to this type of media, think of it as a radio show you download (or stream) on demand. Perfect for your commute to/from work if you find local radio to be terrible. I go through many shows a week simply walking my dog.
These can be accessed via a podcast player you can download from itunes, the android store or even from individual websites.
Here's one of many sites that host multiple shows
http://www.podcastone.com/Radiolab?showAllEpisodes=true
Topics cover anything and everything you can think of.
As with other shows some are great some are not so great.
Economics, Football, Cars, Starting a company, politics,
I am currently listening to a show
produced by Radiolab about American Football. I'm enjoying them talk about the history of football and figured I'd share it with you.
Some shows/topics that I have enjoyed are
Hard Core History - Dan Carlin
http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-histor...-kings-ii/
Pretty epic discussions about historical events. Shows come out every few months due to the sheer amount of research he does. The last 7 or so episodes are free to access. The WWI series was just amazing.
Common Sense - Dan Carlin
http://www.dancarlin.com/common-sense-ho...ding-page/
Dan's other show. It's a discussion on current events political show that asks some pretty good questions. Leans sort of libertarian, but that isn't really quite correct either.
99% Invisible
http://99percentinvisible.org/episodes/
I love this show. Topics cover all sorts of stuff.
Fish Cannons, Tall towers, How War changed the US diet, Flags etc..
Freakonomics Radio
http://freakonomics.com/
From the authors of the Freakonmics books / movie comes a show where 1 sometimes 2 economists talk about a particular issue and how it effects the common person, it's origins and all sorts of neat info about a topic.
NPR has a BUNCH of shows
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/
Too many to talk about. Some shows are just the same show that is played on the radio, other shows are unique for podcasts.
Sampler
https://gimletmedia.com/show/sampler/
Think of this show as the sample platter. It's a show about shows. Helps you find some hidden gems.
Surprisingly Awesome
https://gimletmedia.com/show/surprisingly-awesome/
These two guys find topics that are boring to some but talk about them to hopefully make you think of the topic as interesting.
I personally enjoyed the Mold and Adhesives episodes. I'm sure some of you would rather listen to the Free Throws episode.
TED Talks
http://feeds.feedburner.com/tedtalks_audio
Pod cast variant of the very popular TED Talks. Many episodes are just the audio from the podcast, others are mixes of several shows to cover a topic. TED Talks cover anything and everything you can think of.
The Message
http://themessagepodcast.com/episodes/
Think H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds Radio show and your sort on target
ContraKrugman
http://contrakrugman.com/
Economics show that exists to dispute everything Paul Krugman has to say regarding economics.
I've only listed a few that I enjoy. Hopefully some of you might try this new format out and find something you like.
Please share any other shows that you think people would like to listen to.
