I’ve been looking for more podcasts since I started going on daily walks.
Mine are:
- Conan O’Brien needs a friend
- Wolf and owl
- Off menu
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Right now I’m listening to The Deprogram. It discusses the problems with capitalism from socialist’s perspectives. It’s very entertaining
Darknet Diaries is right up there. All about hackers, malware, and penetration testers. Too bad the guy is on a mental health sabbatical. Plenty of binge worthy there though. Click Here is in the same space and of similar quality.
Love the show as well.
Darknet Diaries is nothing like every other podcast I’ve ever listened to. Listened to every episode 2-3x. It’s a podcast mostly about social engineering, hacking and cyber security.
Start with episode:
- 92: The Pirate Bay
- 116: Mad Dog
- 102: Money Maker
I love the Episode about The Pirate Bay
Check out Casefile’s series on The Pirate Bay!
Edit: I was stupid yesterday and conflated The Pirate Bay and Silk Road
Is this the Silk Road one? Can’t find anything on just TPB.
Surprised nobody has mentioned my two favourites:
- Behind The Bastards: Robert Evans (formerly of Cracked fame) talks about the worst people in history for hours.
- Oh No Ross and Carrie: “When they make the claims we show up so you don’t have to.” Maybe start with the series on scientology, it’s some of the best work they’ve done.
Most of the other stuff I listen to is either industry specific or fandom/hobby specific.
Love BtB
ONRAC is one of my favorites. They have such a lovely approach to crackpots and charlatans of all stripes. Gentle mockery leavened with genuine engagement with the aim to better understand these bowel movements of human thought and expose the underlying motives of grift behind so many of them.
Having just finished up 6 episodes on G. Gordon Liddy, knowing nothing about him beforehand, I second the recommendation of Behind the Bastards.
I’m a history buff, so :
-The Age of Napoleon: brilliant podcast that covers the entire Napoleonic era from different angles, currently about halfway, one episode per month
-The history of Rome: finished podcast that goes over every era and emperor in Roman history
Are there any good podcasts that try to connect the dots regarding the American and French revolutions and related events?
Good question, but I don’t know the answer. I’m sure there are, but I would guess those will likely be in French.
Are there any episodes of these in particular that stick out to you?
I find them all good, but he does make some episodes about lesser known aspects. He has a series of 4 or 5 episodes where he really takes a deep dive in Haiti and its tumultuous history. This was a french colony at the time and one of Napoleons, if not the most questionable, decisions. He dives into the history of the Haitian resistance, the slavery, the politics, etc … and then ties it in with why Napoleon did what he did (reinstate slavery in Haiti). The guy who makes the podcast is a history student and took such a deep dive in the history of Haiti he is now considered one of the foremost experts in the field, and has been asked to give lectures about it. Fascinating stuff.
But if you want to know about Napoleons brilliance in battle, the entire Italian campaign is legendary for a reason and the episodes do it justice, while also doing a good job at separating fact from fiction (and in the process explaining the birth pf Napoleons propaganda machine).
Also the battle of Eylau episode gave me goosebumps. Incredible episode.
Awesome, I’m sold! Downloading them now. Thanks so much for taking the time to write this. Looking forward to listening!
The Napoleon one sounds amazing, thanks!
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Hey thanks for looking out! Very cool, I appreciate it! Have a good one :)
The Unmade Podcast (https://unmade.fm/) is probably my GOAT. Brady Haran (from Numberphile, Computerphile, etc.) and his Childhood friend, Tim Hein, come up with wacky ideas for podcasts that they won’t actually make. Definitely the funniest podcast I’ve ever heard.
Hello Internet, also from Brady, with CGP Grey, is also amazing. Though sadly on hiatus.
- Co-recursive
- the Haskell Cast
- the Lambda Cast (not that fun to listen to but it taught me a ton)
- Roderick on the Line
- Risky or Not?
- Penn’s Sunday School
- This Podcast Will Kill You
- Reconcilable Differences
- Accidental Tech Podcast
I love Reconcilable Differences! Probably my favourite podcast at the moment. I’m currently working my way through all the old episodes. ATP is very good too, but I think it’s too focused on current events to go through all previous episodes
- Spout Lore - the best real play RPG podcast
- Last Podcast on the Left - True Crime, aliens, and cryptids.
- Marvel By The Month - every Marvel comic, one month at a time
- Blank Check - The best movie podcast
- The Flop House - the best bad movie podcast
- Depresh Mode - Mental health, also the best named podcast in history
- No Dogs In Space - alternative music history
- Sawbones - Medical history, also relationship goals
- Till Death Do Us Blart - the eternal podcast
- Improvised Star Trek - Sadly ended but still hilarious
Tech:
- Fedora Podcast
- Linux user space
- Linux Experiment (simply more content than the videos)
- Thundercast
- Sudo show
German
- Deutschlandfunk Nova Hörsaal
- Chaosradio
- Set & Setting (Jascha Renner)
- Das ist Netzpolitik
- off/on Netzpolitik
- Lage der Nation
3x netzpolitik aber kein logbuch!? :D
I recently discovered:
- If Books Could Kill from Michael Hobbes (How the worst ideas spread through airport bestsellers)
- Failure To Launch from Fluid Podcasts (How brands fail)
- Lions Led By Donkeys (Military history failures)
- 99% Invisible
- Well There’s Your Problem
- The War On Cars
- The Urbanist Agenda
- The Climate Deniers Playbook
- Underunderstood
- Induction
- Hard Fork
- Drilled
- The Adam Ragusea Podcast
In no particular order.
“If you’re listening” is anazing, but I have always loved “The Science Show” the best. Both on ABC.
For non-Aussie podcasts, 99% invisible I guess.
Do you recommend any episodes in particular of these?
The latest season of “if you’re listening” is current world events, but I liked the 7th season, especially the second episode on Zelensky. If you’re a yank, going right back to the first season and listening to an Aussie perspective on the Trump thing is likely going to be interesting.
The Science Show is always good, always current. Just listen to the latest and work your way back, there is always at least one good article in each episode.
99% invisible has some great episodes. I recently relistened to Deafspace (23 march 2012) and “The Frankfurt Kitchen” is a great one too if you want something more recent. Just impressed Roman Mars can make audio shows about visual design I guess.
Awesome! Thanks so much, I really appreciate the info, I’m adding some to my list now. I am quite interested to hear an Ausie perspective of Trump, and a good science podcast sounds great. Thanks again!
Uhh Yeah Dude They’ve been doing the podcast since 2006, and coming up on their 1000th episode. Listener supposed and ad free. Just two guys trying to figure it all out.
• Old Gods of Appalachia (horror anthology series set in an “alternate Appalachia,” where the mountains were never intended for human inhabitants)
• We Die First (horror film review podcast “made for Black horror fans, by Black horror fans,” but my white ass enjoys it)
• Just the Zoo of Us (a weekly spotlight on one or two animals, with ratings for effectiveness, enginuity, and aesthetics)
• Random Number Generator Horror Podcast Number 9 (another horror film review podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Cranor and Cecil Baldwin)
