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Re: Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

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Post by 3guk »

I’ve really been enjoying the “Safety Third” podcasts from William Osman and co - not particularly informational but very entertaining, especially given most of the guys are from a science and engineering background.

Darknet Diaries is also one I recommend - Jack is a great host and storyteller.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

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Post by Racing0461 »

laborcontract wrote: post #29
andrewmutz wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why did you divorce podcasts?

I just realized the idle chatter filled up my head. Using LLMs to summarize them have also made me realize how repetitive and samey the insight-based interview podcasts are. It's not accurate that I divorced podcasts fully. I listen to one or two shows a week. One is a technology podcast and the other is a film podcast, both have a group of friends. So long story short, chemistry is all that matters to me about most…

> chemistry is all that matters to me

This. I can't listen to audio only podcasts with boring hosts.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

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Post by hellohihello135 »

vosper wrote: post #9

Andrew Huberman’s “Goals Toolkit” is responsible for me finally losing some stubborn weight this year, and I plan to apply it to other things I want to achieve. https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/goals-toolkit-how-to-set... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CrtR12PBKb0

His episode on sleep is also excellent.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/huberman-lab/id1545953...

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

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Post by alangibson »

I love Dan Carlin too, but you have to listen with a critical ear. He endorsed the standard, but very questionable, idea that the US basically had to atom bomb two Japanese cities because if we didn't they'd fight to the last grandmother.

IIRC he also endorsed the now largely discredited idea that the atom bomb attack is what caused the Japanese to surrender.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

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Post by dmarcos »

nmca wrote: post #26

Lazarus Lake on Conversations with Tyler: https://open.spotify.com/episode/75PyLxu7sZa7GkZtOUI3lJ?si=E... (Lazarus Lake organizes ultramarathons. He's a legend. You don't need to be a runner to enjoy this) Amir Srinivasan on CWT too: https://open.spotify.com/episode/496WOLb5hZmrcH7vt1OqFq?si=6... (I recall the arguing being fun, but not many of the details) Carl Shulman on Dwarkesh: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3…

+1 for Lazarus Lake. I do ultrarunning and also listen to Tyler’s pod. Laz doesn’t do a ton of interviews and they are almost from different planets :) Definitively the most unexpected podcast of the year for me and was great.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

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Post by grudg3 »

laborcontract wrote: post #29
andrewmutz wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why did you divorce podcasts?

I just realized the idle chatter filled up my head. Using LLMs to summarize them have also made me realize how repetitive and samey the insight-based interview podcasts are. It's not accurate that I divorced podcasts fully. I listen to one or two shows a week. One is a technology podcast and the other is a film podcast, both have a group of friends. So long story short, chemistry is all that matters to me about most…

How did you summarize them with LLM? I'm curious to try it please.
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