Ed Lake's list of interesting
podcasts
Created: Nov. 17, 2020 Last changed: May 20, 2022

Podcasts are like radio talk shows, except that they are
recorded,
and you can listen to them on your computer or on an MP3
player.
Anyone interested in
almost any subject should be able to
find a podcast that discusses that
subject. My favorite subjects
are science, history, current affairs, comedy
and show business.
Here are my top 10 favorite podcasts:
#1: The Infinite Monkey Cage
Subject:
science (but also very funny)
Hosts: Brian Cox (scientist) and Robin Ince (comedian)
Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads
#2: Big Picture Science
Subject: science
Hosts: Seth Shostak (astronomer) and Molly Bentley (science journalist)
Site: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes
#3: Spacenuts
Subject: astronomy (but with humor)
Hosts: Fred Watson (astronomer) Andrew Dunkley (journalist)
Site: https://player.fm/series/2381510
#4: Astronomy Cast
Subject: Astronomy (mostly)
Hosts: Fraser Cain (publisher of Universe Today) and Pamela Gay
(astronomer)
Site: http://www.astronomycast.com/podcasts/
#5: Rationally
Speaking
Subjects: Science and Logic
Host: Julia Galef
Site: http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/
#6: The Skeptic's
Guide to the Universe
Subject: Science
(mostly)
Host: Various scientists and
writers
Site:
https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts
#7:
Daniel
and Jorge
Explain The
Universe
Subject: Science
Hosts: Daniel
Whiteson and
Jorge Cham
Site: https://player.fm/series/daniel-and-jorge-explain-the-universe-2445537
#8:
The Naked Scientists
Subject: Science
Hosts: Dr. Chris Smith and Adam Murphy
Site: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/science-podcasts
#9: You Are Not So Smart
Subject: Psychology
Host: David McRaney
Site: https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/
#10: 5 Live Science Podcast
Subject: Science
Host: Dr. Chris Smith
Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9ny/episodes/downloads
And here are other podcasts in alphabetical
order that I also
occasionally listen to and can recommend:
AAAS Science
Subject: Science & Current Affairs
Host: Sarah Crespi & others
(journalists)
Site: https://www.sciencemag.org/podcasts
American History Tellers
Subject: History
Host: Lindsay Graham
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/american-history-tellers-22998
The Ancient World
Subject: History
Host: Scott Chesworth
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/h3g82-2f28f/The-Ancient-World-Podcast
Are We There Yet?
Subject: Astronomy & Science
Host: Brendan Byrne
Site: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/470937634/are-we-there-yet
Armchair Expert
Subject: Interviews
Host: Dax Shepard
Site: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods
Cinema Science
Subject: Movies & Science
Hosts: Heidi Febinger & Anne Gibson
Site: https://cinemascience.podbean.com/
Club Random
Subject: Interviews
Host: Bill Maher
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/club-random-with-bill-maher-99478
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
Subject: Interviews
Host: Conan O'Brien
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/conan-obrien-needs-a-friend-31097
DarkHorse Podcast
Subject: Natural Sciences
Hosts: Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/zfqt3-9861f/Bret-Weinstein-%7C-DarkHorse-Podcast
The Dollop
Subject: history (mostly)
Hosts: Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds (comedians)
Site: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcast/the-dollop
Fly on the Wall
Subject: Interviews
Hosts: Dana Carvey and David Spade (comedians)
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/fly-on-the-wall-70856
Geek's
Guide to the Galaxy
Subject: Movies & Games, Interviews
Host: David Barr Kirtley (writer)
Site: https://geeksguideshow.com/
Getting Curious
Subject: Interviews
Host: Jonathan Van Ness
Site: https://www.radio.com/podcasts/getting-curious-with-jonathan-van-ness-31101
Flashback
Subject: History & Technology
Hosts: Quinn Nelson and Stephen Hackett
Site: https://www.relay.fm/flashback
Flash Forward
Subject: The Future
Host: Rose Eveleth
Site: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PPY8359579005
Here's the Thing
Subject: Interviews
Host: Alec Baldwin
Site: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HSW7089903000
In Our Time
Subject: History
Host: Melvyn Bragg & Guests
Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl/episodes/downloads?page=1
Into The Impossible
Subject: Science & Physics
Host: Brian Keating
Site: https://player.fm/series/1294742
Joe
Rogan's Podcasts
Subject: Interviews
(of all kinds, which are also on YouTube)
Host: Joe Rogan (comedian)
Site: http://podcasts.joerogan.net/
Lex Fridman
Subject: Science, history,
technology, psychology, etc.
Host: Lex Fridman (MIT AI research scientist)
Site: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
Maritime
History
Subject: History
Host: Brandon Huebner
Site: http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/episodes-maritime-history-podcast/
Mission
Interplanetary
Subject: Space Exploration
Hosts: Cady Coleman & Andrew Maynard
Site: https://slate.com/podcasts/mission-interplanetary
Natural Disasters
Subject: History - Disasters
Host:
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/cy582-9c39d/Natural-Disasters-Podcast
Never
Not Funny
Subject: Interviews
Host: Jimmy Pardo
Site: https://www.nevernotfunny.com/
Origins
Subject: Science & Current Affairs
Host: Laurence Krauss (theoretical physicist)
Site: https://player.fm/series/the-origins-podcast-with-lawrence-krauss
Physics Central
Subject: Science & Physics
Host:
Site: https://www.physicscentral.com/explore/multimedia/podcasts.cfm
Pod Save America
Subject: Current Affairs
Hosts: Jon Favreau, Daniel Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor
Site: https://podbay.fm/p/pod-save-america
Point of Inquiry
Subject: History & Current Affairs
Hosts: Jim Underdown & Leighann Lord
Site: https://pointofinquiry.org/all-episodes/
Probably Science
Subject: Science
Hosts: Matt Kirshen & Andy Wood
Site: http://www.probablyscience.com/
PNAS Science Sessions
Subject: Science
Host: Various
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/78qr8-a16dd/PNAS-Science-Sessions-Podcast
RadioLab
Subject: current affairs (and science)
Hosts: Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich
Site: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538884/radiolab
Revisionist History
Subject: History
Host: Malcolm Gladwell
Site: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/revisionisthistory
Sam Harris (Making Sense)
Subject: Current affairs
Host: Sam Harris
Site: https://wakingup.libsyn.com/podcast
Science for the People
Subject: Science
Host: Rachelle Saunders
Site: http://www.scienceforthepeople.ca/episodes
The Science of Everything Podcast
Subject: Science
Host: James Fodor (student)
Site: https://fods12.podbean.com/
The Science Show
Subject: Science
Host:
Site: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/feed/2885480/podcast.xml
Science Rules! with Bill Nye
Subject: Science
Host: Bill Nye
Site: https://player.fm/series/science-rules-with-bill-nye
Science Vs.
Subject: Science
Hosts: Alex Blumberg and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/dbs97-399ab/Science-Vs-Podcast
Sean Carroll's Mindscape Podcast
Subject: Science, Psychology, Interviews
Host: Sean Carroll (Cal-Tech theoretical physicist)
Site:
https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/
Shirtloads of Science
Subject: Science
Host: Dr. Karl
Site: https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/
Slate
Political Gabfest
Subject: Politics
Hosts: David Plotz, Emily Bazelon,
John Dickerson
Site: https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest
SmartLess
Subject: Interviews
Hosts: Jason
Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will
Arnett
Site: https://www.radio.com/podcasts/smartless-40278
Star Trek: The Pod Directive
Subject: Star Trek
Hosts: Tawny Newsome & Paul F. Tompkins
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/star-trek-the-pod-directive-45891
Stuff
to Blow Your Mind
Subject:
Life Sciences
Hosts: Robert Lamb and
Joe McCormick
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/hvgx5-1177c/Stuff-To-Blow-Your-Mind-Podcast
Stuff You
Missed in History Class
Subject: History
Hosts: Holly Frey & Tracy Wilson
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/c6maj-11774/Stuff-You-Missed-in-History-Class-Podcast
Stuff
You Should
Know
Subject: Science,
history,
society and
culture
Hosts: Josh
Clark &
Chuck Bryant
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/5th9c-caf0/Stuff-You-Should-Know-Podcast
Tales from
the Rabbit Hole
Subject: Conspiracy
Theories
Host: Mick West
Site: https://www.tftrh.com/feed/podcast/
Talk Nerdy
Subject: Science, current
affairs
Host: Cara Santa Maria
Site: https://www.carasantamaria.com/podcast/asheley-landrum
Tim Ferriss
Subject: Various
Host: Tim Ferriss
Site: https://tim.blog/podcast/#new-episodes
This Week in
Science
Subject: Science
Host:
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/9zqxd-2f26e/This-Week-in-Science-%E2%80%93-The-Kickass-Science-Podcast
The Titanium
Physics Podcast
Subject: Physics and Astronomy
Host: Dr. Ben Tippett
Site: https://podbay.fm/p/the-titanium-physicists-podcast
WTF with Marc Maron podcast
Subject: Interviews
Host: Marc Maron (comedian)
Site:
https://podbay.fm/podcast/329875043
Key
podcast: Barach Obama:
**** http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_613_-_president_barack_obama
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And, if you what some history in a different form, you
can download old time
radio shows in MP3 format, everything from Dragnet to
Fibber McGee and Molly.
Site: http://www.radioechoes.com/?page=alpha
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