I always work a whole lot better when can I listen to something at the same time - especially podcasts! I love the feeling of multitasking, and actually learning new things as I work. I only discovered the world of podcasts about a year ago (I'm always lightyears behind everyone else), but since then I've never looked back.
I prefer podcasts with long episodes that I can wholeheartedly immerse myself in. Here are some of my ultimate favourites:
This American Life is technically a radio show and not a podcast, but I've decided to include it anyway. The episodes are themed, and each episode contains three or four stories on that theme, and lasts about an hour. The quality of the stories and the way it's all been put together makes it one of the best radio shows out there. And the host, Ira Glass, is quite possibly the most charming man there ever was. Episodes can be purchased through iTunes or you can listen to them all for free through their radio archive here (which contains all the episodes from when they started way back in 1995 to present day!).
If you're a fan of the British TV show QI, you're going to love No Such Thing as a Fish. The show is hosted by Dan, James, Andy and Anna (the QI elves whose job it is to look up facts for QI), and also includes the odd guest from time to time. In each episode of this weekly podcast each of the QI elves present their favourite fact from the past week, and the discussion that ensues is usually nothing short of hilarious. Plus, this podcast is a really good source for random trivia, and never fails to make me laugh. Episodes can be found for free on iTunes (or wherever you download your podcasts from).
Answer Me This is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Helen and Olly (two good friends from way back when), and Martin the Sound Man. They're on holiday at the moment (as Olly recently became a dad for the first time!), but most of their old episodes are still available (the earliest one you'll have to pay to gain access to, but the recent ones are all available for free on iTunes). Helen and Olly spend each episode answering questions sent in by the listeners, concerning anything from veggie weddings and circus music to whatever happened to Tom from MySpace.
You're probably all familiar with Serial by now, as the first season was released back in late 2014. The first season concerns the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted for murdering his ex girlfriend Hae Min Lee in Baltimore back in 1999. Adnan has always claimed to have been wrongfully convicted for a crime he did not commit. Reporter Sarah Koenig brings the case back out into the daylight, trying to figure out if Adnan really did kill Hae, and if not, then who did? I've just finished listening my way through the first season for the second time, and it's just so so so good. The second season of Serial is currently airing - this time Sarah Koenig is looking at the case of Bowe Berghdal who was held captive by the Taliban for five years after having walked away from a U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan back in 2009. Serial can be found on iTunes.
Mariell and Sara are best friends. Mariell runs the wonderful blog Hjartesmil and lives in London, and Sarah studies and works in Oslo. Together they host this podcast through Skype! They talk about pretty much everything, like good friends do. The podcast is well worth a listen, and can be found on iTunes (it's in Norwegian, mind).
Thinking Sideways has been a favourite of mine since the very beginning. I'm a sucker for mysteries and unsolved crimes, and if you're anything like me you'll love this podcast. The three friends Devon, Steve and Joe (who sounds just like Tom Selleck!) discuss unsolved mysteries, ranging from real life crimes and murders to more fictional ones. What I really appreciate about this podcast is that they always try to come up with logical explanations, avoiding conspiracy theories (even though Joe has a tendency to blame everything on the chupacabra). Available on iTunes!
Both Originz and Mysteries Abound are hosted by Paul Rex, an Australian who makes the entire podcast himself. He looks up interesting articles online that he then proceeds to read out loud. Listening to these podcasts is a bit like surfing around online and having what you find read out loud to you by a man with the most comfortable voice. The scope of articles included in the Originz podcast is wider, while the Mysteries Abound podcast concerns mainly mysteries and the supernatural. Available on iTunes!
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What are your favourite podcasts?
These look good, thankyou for sharing!
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