I've gotten really into podcasts lately. It all started last summer when they changed my work assignment and sent me to the gritty urban location two days a week. I usually take the train, and needed some audio entertainment to pass the time. I wanted something other than music to listen to. I started with This American Life. But TAL is only one hour per week. I needed to branch out. Downloaded a few samples of this and that, and settled into a group of podcasts that grows larger every now and again when I discover something new. Now that I'm hooked, the podcasts get me through all kinds of otherwise boring tasks -- yardwork, road trip driving, routine tests that I have to do after hours at work.
My newest favorite is Radiolab. I also listen to lots of Fresh Air interviews, some silly thing by John Hodgman, the Freakonomics podcast, and for reasons I can't quite explain, CBC Radio's WireTap.
Any of you have any favorites you'd recommend? No politics, please. Just geeky stuff, humor, and stories, or some combination of the three.
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No politics kills my Rachel Maddow suggestion.
Moving on... just a couple...
NPR Driveway Moments
NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Scientific American's Science Talk
I gotta rock.
Labwench - Listening to the "Wait, Wait" show on the radio is a Saturday morning ritual for us on most weekends. I will take the Driveway Moments and Science Talk podcasts out for a test drive. Sounds like stuff I'd like.
LL - you're no help.
Ah - I was going to suggest WWDTM. Love that show.
Got nothin' after that.
Tiff - WWDTM is a hoot.
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