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Harastal
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- Sep 3, 2005
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What'cha listenin' to?
I listen to hours every week and I look forward to a lot of them. Looking for funky, funny, informative podcasts. Some of my favorites:
Caustic Soda: These guys pick a subject every week...whether it's Zombies or Improvised Weapons or whatever, they pick something and do some research on it and are always funny and I learn stuff. Can't drink while listening or there will be soda through the nose.
Skeptic's Guide to the Universe: Skeptic news from a panel. Focus on debunking and activism and promoting critical thinking. Good stop for science news, and one of my favorite segments is "Science or Fiction" where four "news" items are presented and you have to guess which one is the fiction.
TED talks: Talks from the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences. Lots of subjects, progressive and earnest, not necessarily funny, but inspirational.
Freakonomics Radio: Smart, funny and counter-intuitive thought provoking economists.
QuackCast: Debunking of medical scams. Extra snark.
Radiolab: Good, informative real stories that can be funny and moving and well crafted.
Book Review: Sam Tannenhouse from NYTimes book review, interviews and listings.
ITunes University: Lots and lots of talks, my favorite series is Science and Cooking from Harvard, excellent guests and lots to learn. Stanford Law, Grand Rounds, Neurology...lots of good classes. Not funny or funky, but definitely all informative. Did you know that there's a protein called "Sonic Hedgehog?" I didn't until I listened to one of these podcasts on neurology.
In Our Time: BBC program recommended by SeanH. Unbelievably obscure panel discussions on stuff I'd never hear about otherwise. Grab bag of what you're going to hear about. The obscure-er, the better.
What'cha got that I can try out?
I listen to hours every week and I look forward to a lot of them. Looking for funky, funny, informative podcasts. Some of my favorites:
Caustic Soda: These guys pick a subject every week...whether it's Zombies or Improvised Weapons or whatever, they pick something and do some research on it and are always funny and I learn stuff. Can't drink while listening or there will be soda through the nose.
Skeptic's Guide to the Universe: Skeptic news from a panel. Focus on debunking and activism and promoting critical thinking. Good stop for science news, and one of my favorite segments is "Science or Fiction" where four "news" items are presented and you have to guess which one is the fiction.
TED talks: Talks from the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences. Lots of subjects, progressive and earnest, not necessarily funny, but inspirational.
Freakonomics Radio: Smart, funny and counter-intuitive thought provoking economists.
QuackCast: Debunking of medical scams. Extra snark.
Radiolab: Good, informative real stories that can be funny and moving and well crafted.
Book Review: Sam Tannenhouse from NYTimes book review, interviews and listings.
ITunes University: Lots and lots of talks, my favorite series is Science and Cooking from Harvard, excellent guests and lots to learn. Stanford Law, Grand Rounds, Neurology...lots of good classes. Not funny or funky, but definitely all informative. Did you know that there's a protein called "Sonic Hedgehog?" I didn't until I listened to one of these podcasts on neurology.
In Our Time: BBC program recommended by SeanH. Unbelievably obscure panel discussions on stuff I'd never hear about otherwise. Grab bag of what you're going to hear about. The obscure-er, the better.
What'cha got that I can try out?
Ira Glass. He first introduced me to David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell. If you listen to Radiolab, I am sure you know TAL. My all-time favorite Radiolab was the episode where they featured the guy who went from nerd to cool by changing the part in his hair, then he sent a letter to Jimmy Carter encouraging him to do the same. And he did. Fun stuff.
