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Have to get out of my tech head sometimes!
Freakonomics : https://freakonomics.com/
Dan Snow's HistoryHit : https://www.historyhit.com/podcast/dan-snows-history-hit/
There are many themes: science, philosophy, art, and more. I've only listened to about 12 episodes of philosophy and science. It is hosted by Melvyn Bragg. The guests are a selection of academics with deep subject matter expertise. Bragg is a seasoned radio broadcaster and is brilliant at moderating the programme. I agree with this description Bragg's hosting by an English journalist:
"Bragg gives short shrift to pretension of any kind, while remaining stalwart in his search for knowledge. His methodology in In Our Time is... not unlike that of a man throwing a stick for a dog: he chucks his questions ahead, and if the chosen academic fails to bring it right back, he chides them. He retains enough of his bluff Cumbrian origins not to be taken in by gambolling and tweedy high spirits."
As a sampling, listen to this episode[2], Photosynthesis. (I was pleasantly surprised to hear Nick Lane, a molecular biologist and an excellent science writer.)
Another episode (from 2016) I recently heard, and enjoyed, was the Epic of Gilgamesh[3].
[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl
EconTalk is my current favorite. Around 700 episodes since 2006 on a variety of subjects: education, healthcare, public debt, etc. The host dives quite deep into each subject and asks the interviewees tough questions. I always feel like I've learnt something from each episode.
Nonetheless, humanity shines through in his conversations. I'd say this podcast is more about human condition through economics. Cannot recommend it enough. Some of my favs
[Mindbody problem, freewill](https://www.econtalk.org/john-horgan-on-mind-body-problems/)
[Healthcare](https://www.econtalk.org/christy-ford-chapin-on-the-evolutio...)
[Transaction cost and a mental model for uber/airbnb](https://www.econtalk.org/michael-munger-on-sharing-transacti...)