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Re: Ask HN: Intellectually simulating Podcasts/conversations/Talk

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Post by horsawlarway »

I find podcasts with a good bit of humor fill this spot for me personally. Here's a couple that I regularly listen to, degree of "intellectualness" varies, but they all have episodes that require attention and make me think.

Radiolab - Very well known, you've probably already listened. I like it because the hosts are genuine and they tell good stories. Older episodes hit the spot better than newer for me.

The Infinite Monkey Cage - Science based panel show. If you like things like QI, this is similar, but less gimmicky. Real science discussions, plenty of jokes.

Judge John Hodgman - This isn't "sciency" but it does make me consider my position on social norms, while also being pretty dang entertaining.

Revolutions (Mike Duncan) - This is a fantastic history based podcast. The first episode or two in a series are always dry as he paints an overview of what's coming, but it's worth chugging through. I strongly recommend his third series on the French revolution, Mike does a fantastic job making history about the people and not about fluff like dates/locations/memorized crap. This podcast could have replaced most of my history classes in school and I'd be a better person for it.

Re: Ask HN: Intellectually simulating Podcasts/conversations/Talk

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Post by polytely »

I really like the podcast feed of The Syllabus[0], It's run by Evgeny Morozov, one of my favourite technology writers.

It's a weekly curated collection of interesting podcast episodes, focussed around philosophy, technology, political economy & social justice. It's my favourite source of new ideas I wouldn't encounter anywhere else, I often find interesting perspectives in their collection.

[0]: https://the-syllabus.com/goods/best-of/best-of-podcasts/

Re: Ask HN: Intellectually simulating Podcasts/conversations/Talk

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Post by horsawlarway »

thedelchop wrote: post #32

"Revolutions" by Mike Duncan, its a survey through most of the important liberal political revolutions of the western world. Its extremely informative but his conversational style makes its totally accessible and stimulating.

Adding another vote here. Really incredible podcast.

Re: Ask HN: Intellectually simulating Podcasts/conversations/Talk

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Post by mark_l_watson »

ravenstine wrote: post #18

Eric Weinstein's "The Portal" Lots of episodes of Joe Rogan (Depending on the guest) Brett Weinstein's "Dark Horse Podcast" Rationally Speaking by Julia Galef (Been on hiatus for a while, though) Uncommon Knowledge by Hoover Institution (I don't appreciate some of their conservative views, but they have interesting guests and are a good way to break the liberal bubble)

I just subscribed to Uncommon Knowledge, thanks for the reference. I am a very far left liberal, but if I have to talk politics then I prefer to doing so with my conservative friends rather my with liberal friends. I think having my own viewpoint just reflected back at me gets boring.

Re: Ask HN: Intellectually simulating Podcasts/conversations/Talk

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Post by mellosouls »

Hardcore History (Dan Carlin) https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

In Our Time (BBC) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl

But there are many interesting programmes and podcasts on BBC Sounds. Worth browsing generally. Example of one currently available:

The Meaning of Life According to AJ Ayer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05pw9tw

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