Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

I also stopped listening to podcasts (after listening to them for years), and wonder why I stopped, and also watch a lot of talks on YouTube. I found that simply learned a LOT more useful information from talks on YouTube than from podcasts. Often podcasts are full of nicely produced and entertaining BS, whereas technical talks on YouTube are full of not-so-well produced but genuinely high quality content. The latter is worth much more to me.

- hardcore history

- revolutions

- Hannibal and the Punic wars

- Arab spring: a history

- The Ancient World

- The history of Byzantium

Ones I haven't seen anyone mention:

Infinite Monkey Cage (sciencey and funny) Judge John Hodgman (funny) Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal (financial) The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (science)

Ones not mentioned enough: On The Media (media/politics) Reply All (internet culture)

Exodus Americanus

The War Room

American Renaissance

Radio Derb

Counter Current Radio

Radical Agenda

I like to listen to podcasts mostly related to outside hobbies and interests to keep my mind, ideas, and thoughts fresh.

Here are my favorites:

- 8-4 Play (bi-weekly)

- Giant Bombcast (Premium) (weekly)

- Giant Beastcast (Premium) (weekly)

- ThirtyTwentyTen (weekly)

- Talking Simpson's (weekly)

- NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour (weekly)

- Slash Filmcast (weekly)

- Axe of the Blood God (weekly; Video Game Japanese RPG podcast by USGamer columnists)

I also pay for Giant Bomb premium (it's cheap) and gives you premium video's and ad free podcasts and supports the site. I also like the hosts and have been following them for years.