Two years ago (wow, already) I wrote about my podcast habit-addiction and ranked them. But like travel destinations and coffee drinks and dive bars, your tastes are always changing.
Here’s my greatful 10; they reflect a growing interest in writing and literature; less tech and science, more spirit and faith.
A tip: treat a new podcast like a collection of short stories; instead of starting with the most recent episode, scan the archives and listen first to the guests and topics that interest you
Hope you like them; please share your favorites as well. Thanks!
1. Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin – intimate interviews of his show-biz friends; liked: Penn Jillette, Rosie O’Donnell, Judd Apatow
2. New Yorker: Out Loud – every episode is witty, fast, current; my favorite staff writer slash recurring guest is Adam Gopnik (for example)
3. The Joe Rogan Experience – raw, unfiltered, and unedited conversations hosted by a podcast pioneer; not for everyone; favorites include Eddie Huang and Randall Park, Russell Peters
4. Ben Greenfield Fitness – a trainer’s trainer, episodes are dense with science and data and he lives what he preaches; each episode covers so many topics that it’s hard to recommend one, but I enjoyed “Why strong people are harder to kill”.
5. On Being with Krista Tippett – soulful, kind, curious conversations; liked: Helen Fisher the dating and love expert.
6. a16z – because VC; techies love to save time, a16z wastes none; liked: Peter Thiel
7. The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith – an industry insider interviews interesting inventors (of films!); liked: Dallas Buyers Club, Nightcrawler
8. Longform podcast – writers talking to writers; liked: Buzz Bissinger, Eli Sanders
9. The Tim Ferriss Show – TimTim talktalk! Liked: Kevin Kelly
10. The New York Times Book Review – great hosts, great guests, great books