I was recently asked what podcasts I am listening to and I directed them to my 2012 list. Then I noticed that list is outdated already. Here are my top 10 podcasts for 2013.
- EconTalk (economics)
- Revolution Health Radio with Chris Kresser (health)
- NPR Planet Money (finance)
- Evil Sugar Radio (health)
- Alternative 80’s (music)
- Accidental Creative (productivity)
- The Market Ticker (finance)
- Freakonomics (finance)
- Adam Carolla Show (comedy)
- House of Reggae (music)
EconTalk is by far the best podcast. Russ Roberts can take topics that seem dull on the surface and make them fascinating. Well at least to me. Economics provides a model of understanding the world that I believe applies to other disciplines, especially fitness and nutrition.
Recently I’ve been enjoying Evil Sugar Radio. Although I think they are often guilty of the same biases they accuse others as having, the show is a much needed healthy response to the food fear mongers.
Stephan R
Oct 10, 2013 — 10:56 pm
I started listening to “Freedomain Radio” by Stefan Molyneux . Brilliant stuff on politics, philosophy, and entertaining ramblings from life.
Stephan R
Oct 10, 2013 — 10:57 pm
Oh and, try out “Radiolab”. So much effort put into that podcast.
Glenn Whitney
Oct 11, 2013 — 12:10 pm
What about The Latest in Paleo?
MAS
Oct 11, 2013 — 12:16 pm
@Glenn – It is a fine show. Maybe I’d put it at #11. I listened to it for years, but it sort of lost its novelty. I only have so many hours for podcasts, so I mix it up every so often.
t
Oct 13, 2013 — 12:53 am
Which channel/website exactly is the Alternative 80’s podcast on? On Sirius Radio?
MAS
Oct 13, 2013 — 8:47 am
@t – This is the Alt80s one I listen to:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alternative-80s/id646582036
Jake
Oct 23, 2013 — 4:42 pm
“Recently I’ve been enjoying Evil Sugar Radio. Although I think they are often guilty of the same biases they accuse others as having”
^ this x 10000 lol, and they don’t even realize it
Gokhan
May 18, 2014 — 4:34 pm
If your interested in a podcast purely For leisure you might want to check out Desert island discs, bbc. I was hooked after listning to the episode with Kahneman.