Ed Lake's list of interesting podcasts

Created: Nov. 17, 2020  Last changed: April 9, 2023
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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:
Everything Everywhere Daily
Subject: History and Technology
Host: Gary Arndt
Site:
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/5si6h-d801e/Everything-Everywhere-Daily-Podcast
Alternate:
https://podbay.fm/p/everything-everywhere-daily 
Official site with transcripts: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/

#3: Big Picture Science

Subject: science
Hosts:
Seth Shostak (astronomer) and Molly Bentley (science journalist)
Site: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes

#4:
Spacenuts
Subject: astronomy (but with humor)
Hosts: Fred Watson (astronomer) Andrew Dunkley (journalist)
Site: https://player.fm/series/2381510
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/x9gsu-200119/Space-Nuts-Podcast
Another alternate: https://podbay.fm/p/space-nuts


#5: Astronomy Cast
Subject: Astronomy (mostly)
Hosts: Fraser Cain (publisher of Universe Today) and Pamela Gay (astronomer)
Site: http://www.astronomycast.com/podcasts/


#6: Sam Harris (Making Sense)
Subject: Current affairs
Host: Sam Harris
Site: https://wakingup.libsyn.com/podcast
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/e2n53-2f024/Making-Sense-with-Sam-Harris-Podcast

#7:
Are We There Yet?
Subject: Astronomy & Science
Host: Brendan Byrne
Site: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/470937634/are-we-there-yet

#8: Planetary Radio
Subject: Space Exploration, Astronomy & Science
Host: Mat Kaplan
Site: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/show
Alternate: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/ckf69-1f865f/Planetary-Radio-Space-Exploration-Astronomy-and-Science-Podcast
2nd alternate: https://podbay.fm/p/planetary-radio-space-exploration-astronomy-and-science

#9:
Something You Should Know
Subject: Psychology
Host: Mike Carruthers
Site: https://podbay.fm/p/something-you-should-know
Main site: https://www.somethingyoushouldknow.net/
Alternate: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/zsz6n-489cc/Something-You-Should-Know-Podcast


#10: You Are Not So Smart
Subject: Psychology
Host: David McRaney
Site: https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/
Alternate: https://podbay.fm/p/you-are-not-so-smart
2nd alternate: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/chvy2-2f23d/You-Are-Not-So-Smart-Podcast
Excellent episode about Flat Earthers: https://youarenotsosmart.com/2019/04/09/yanss-151-what-we-can-learn-about-our-own-beliefs-biases-and-motivated-reasoning-from-the-community-of-people-who-are-certain-the-earth-is-flat/

And here are other podcasts in alphabetical order that I also
occasionally listen to and may sometimes recommend:

AAAS Science
Subject: Science & Current Affairs

Host: Sarah Crespi & others (journalists)
Site: https://www.sciencemag.org/podcasts
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/science-magazine-podcast

The Al Franken Podcast
Subject: Politics and Humor
Host: Al Franken
Site: https://alfranken.com/listen

American History Tellers
Subject: History
Host: Lindsay Graham
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/american-history-tellers-22998

American Scandal
Subject: History
Host: Lindsay Graham
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/zv3p3-75bfe/American-Scandal-Podcast
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/american-scandal

The Ancient World
Subject: History
Host: Scott Chesworth
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/h3g82-2f28f/The-Ancient-World-Podcast

Armchair Expert
Subject: Interviews
Host: Dax Shepard
Site: https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods   

Astronomy Daily
Subject: Astronomy & Science
Host: Andrew Dunkley
Site: https://spacenutspodcast.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/spsxy-27d82a/Astronomy-Daily---The-Podcast
2nd Alternate: https://podbay.fm/p/astronomy-daily-the-podcast

Build for Tomorrow
Subject: Technology
Host: Jason Feifer
Site: https://www.jasonfeifer.com/build-for-tomorrow/
Alternate Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/93zaw-441cd/Build-For-Tomorrow-Podcast

Cautionary Tales
Subject: History
Host: Tim Harford
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/6a2yj-a7c78/Cautionary-Tales-with-Tim-Harford-Podcast

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.podbean.com/podcast-detail/59sqc-776e8/Conan-O%E2%80%99Brien-Needs-A-Friend-Podcast
 

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

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

Deep Questions
Subject: Society and technology
Host: Cal Newport
Site: https://www.calnewport.com/podcast/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/tkmwd-d094a/Deep-Questions-with-Cal-Newport-Podcast

The Dollop
Subject: history (mostly)
Hosts: Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds (comedians)
Site: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcast/the-dollop
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/2qexe-a3cd8/The-Dollop-with-Dave-Anthony-and-Gareth-Reynolds-Podcast

5 Live Science Podcast
Subject: Science
Host: Dr. Chris Smith
Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9ny/episodes/downloads


Fly on the Wall
Subject: Interviews
Hosts: Dana Carvey and David Spade (comedians)
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/fly-on-the-wall-70856

Here's the Thing
Subject: Interviews
Host: Alec Baldwin
Site: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/HSW7089903000

History Daily
Subject: History
Host: Lindsay Graham
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/pkzij-22e72a/History-Daily-Podcast
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/history-daily

History of the Second World War
Subject: World War II
Host: Wesley Livesay
Site: http://historyofthesecondworldwar.com/
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/history-of-the-second-world-war

The History of World War II
Subject: World War II
Host: Ray Harris, Jr.
Site: https://worldwariipodcast.net/
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/the-history-of-wwii-podcast-by-ray-harris-jr

In Our Time
Subject: History
Host: Melvyn Bragg & Guests
Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl/episodes/downloads?page=1

Inside Out with Paul Mecurio
Subject: Interviews
Host: Paul Mercurio
Site: https://player.fm/series/inside-out-with-paul-mecurio

Into The Impossible
Subject: Science & Physics
Host: Brian Keating
Site: https://player.fm/series/1294742

Joe Rogan
Subject: Interviews
Host: Joe Rogan
Site: https://www.joerogan.com/  Only available on Spotify where you have to pay to listen.


The Jordan Harbinger Show
Subject: Self Help?
Host: Jordan Harbinger
Site: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/podcasts/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/26nqb-653bb/The-Jordan-Harbinger-Show-Podcast

Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy
Subject: Conspiracy Theories
Host: Jordan Klepper
Site: https://podbay.fm/p/klepper


The Langley Files: A CIA Podcast
Subject: The CIA
Hosts: Dee and Walter
Site: https://player.fm/series/the-langley-files-a-cia-podcast


Lex Fridman
Subject: Science, history, technology, psychology, etc.
Host: Lex Fridman (MIT AI research scientist)
Site: https://lexfridman.com/podcast/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/bx2gm-d974a/Lex-Fridman-Podcast

Maritime History
Subject: History
Host: Brandon Huebner
Site: http://maritimehistorypodcast.com/episodes-maritime-history-podcast/

The Naked Scientists
Subject: Science
Hosts: Dr. Chris Smith and Adam Murphy
Site: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/science-podcasts
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/the-naked-scientists-podcast
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/d3rp7-48d2/The-Naked-Scientists-Podcast

One Strange Thing podcast
Subject: History
Host:
Site: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/vjvx3-df062/One-Strange-Thing-Podcast
2nd Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/one-strange-thing

Origins
Subject: Science & Current Affairs
Host: Laurence Krauss (theoretical physicist)
Site: https://player.fm/series/the-origins-podcast-with-lawrence-krauss
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/m6hus-25c274/The-Origins-Podcast-with-Lawrence-Krauss

Pod Save America
Subject: Current Affairs
Hosts: Jon Favreau, Daniel Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, Tommy Vietor
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/sbmau-4b08c/Pod-Save-America-Podcast
Alternate 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/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/4stpf-48dd/Point-of-Inquiry-Podcast

Probably Science
Subject: Science
Hosts: Matt Kirshen & Andy Wood
Site: http://www.probablyscience.com/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/s5aj6-3c05a/Probably-Science-Podcast

Profoundly Pointless
Subject: Society & Culture
Host: Nick VinZant
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/f7nsm-1b7614/Profoundly-Pointless-Podcast

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

Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/2y4gr-6dda/Radiolab-Podcast


Ridiculous History
Subject: History
Hosts: Ben Bowlin & Noel Brown
Site: https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/ridiculous-history-21435
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/4rdih-5e1ff/Ridiculous-History-Podcast

Revisionist History

Subject: History
Host: Malcolm Gladwell
Site: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/revisionisthistory

Science for the People
Subject: Science
Host: Rachelle Saunders
Site: http://www.scienceforthepeople.ca/episodes
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/57tyd-33f93/Science-for-the-People-Podcast

Science in Action
Subject: Science
Host: BBC
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/5mye8-37ed5/Science-In-Action-Podcast

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
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/syth8-48e2/The-Science-Show-Podcast
2nd alternate: https://podbay.fm/p/the-science-show-full-program-podcast


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/
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/gn3ab-4788e/Shirtloads-of-Science-Podcast

The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe
Subject: Science (mostly)
Host: Various scientists and writers
Site: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r2i5v-2f239/The-Skeptics'-Guide-to-the-Universe-Podcast


Slate Political Gabfest

Subject: Politics
Hosts: David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson
Site: https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/s35et-472c/Political-Gabfest-Podcast

SmartLess
Subject: Interviews
Hosts:
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett
Site: https://www.radio.com/podcasts/smartless-40278

Spark and Fire Podcast
Subject: Creativity
Host: June Cohen
Site: https://sparkandfire.com/
Alternative site: https://podbay.fm/p/spark-and-fire

Alternative site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/7p4ee-17f201/Spark--Fire-Fuel-Your-Creativity-Podcast

Strange Planet podcast
Subject: Science
Hosts: Richard Syrett
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/e5tmm-191c02/Richard-Syrett's-Strange-Planet-Podcast


Stuff They Don't Want You to Know
Subject: Conspiracies
Hosts:
Ben Bowlin, Matt Frederick & Noel Brown
Site:
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u5vci-2f27b/Stuff-They-Don't-Want-You-To-Know-Podcast

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


TED Tech
Subject: Technology
Host:
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/gytwh-20fea/TED-Tech-Podcast

Tim Ferriss
Subject: Various
Host: Tim Ferriss
Site: https://tim.blog/podcast/#new-episodes
Alternate site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/pjmfb-2ef49/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show-Podcast

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

Wired Science
Subject: Science
Host: Wired Magazine
Site: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/w3fyq-45082/WIRED-Science-Space-Health-Biotech-and-More-Podcast
Alternate: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/wired-science-space-health-bio-220345/episodes/recent

WTF with Marc Maron podcast
Subject: Interviews
Host: Marc Maron (comedian)
Site: https://podbay.fm/podcast/329875043
Key podcast: Barack Obama: **** http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_613_-_president_barack_obama

You are good
Subject: Movies
Host:  Alex Steed & Sarah Marshall
Site: https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
Alternate site:https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/5id8u-e0924/You-Are-Good-Podcast


You're wrong about
Subject: History
Site: https://yourewrongabout.buzzsprout.com/
Alternate site: https://podbay.fm/p/youre-wrong-about



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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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