Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History - Good on a cloudy day
Methodically Processing Systems - Good for a quirky evening (I make this one)
Econtalk - Good for commuting.
BBC’s In Our Time - Good during a shower.
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#72The knowledge project podcasts with Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish always waists an enormous amount of time on uninteresting aspects of his guests and then after 1.5 hour when he finally gets to interesting matter the podcast ends. A good example is the podcast with Jim Collins where the interesting stuff came after 2 hours.
I like the long form of content but it should be used appropriately. When Shane does an interview it always sounds like he is completely out of depth with the answers his guests give as if he hasn't researched the topic well enough.
Give this podcast a shot and just listen to the last 10% of the recording.
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#73- 99% Invisible
- Invisibilia
- Hidden Brain
- Opening Arguments
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#74"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.
I’d also highly recommend his History of Rome podcast
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#75“What Trump can Teach Us About Con Law” is a great appetizer sized podcast. The hosts are obviously not trump supports, but this isn’t screaming in the wind or just complaining. A constitutional law professor takes tweets the president has sent and examines precedent and previous Supreme Court cases on similar topics. Each episode deals with a particular topic and is only about 20-30 minutes long, but they manage to pack a lot of really fascinating details into that time and I have certainly learned a lot.
I can also recommend the host’s other podcast “99 percent invisible” which is about all sorts of things that are vital to everyday life that you don’t think about much.
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#76As a long time (almost 20 years) fan of PTI on ESPN, I finally began listening to the Tony Kornheiser show, which is a daily podcast.
I like it very much - a mix of sports and pop cultural commentary and some very high profile guests (along with recurring guests on topics like film, food, etc.)
It's a bit diminished right now - only runs three days per week and, obviously, they are reaching a bit now with whatever sports or film commentary they might have ...
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#77Earlier quoted context omitted.
God, no. He is a far-right YouTuber who is known for his promotion of scientific racism and white supremacist views. His website is basically a cult with active use of cult indoctrination methods on Molyneux's side. Let's not pretend that the above poster doesn't know about that. He tries to bait you into watching Molyneux because he is "good on philosophy and parenting", who can slowly indoctrinate you into his far…
I don't have to agree with someone (on every point) to find a conversation with that person intellectually stimulating.
Do you find the ramblings of Alex Johnes or Goebbels also "intellectually stimulating"? Don't get me wrong: I'm an avid listener if Intelligence Squared and find engaging with diverse opinions lovely but Molyneux doesn't fall into the camp of "intellectual thinkers" and his ideology is far outside of what any reasonable person could find intellectually enticing. He is also just plain stupid and fails to offer any good arguments, which might provide value.
He basically just rants on for hours without end, committing logical errors, providing disingenuous arguments, and ranting without sources on the way. For instance, he styles himself to be a philosopher but does not engage with the scholarly literature at all while copying arguments by famous philosophers (like Locke) without any credit.
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#78Earlier quoted context omitted.
God, no. He is a far-right YouTuber who is known for his promotion of scientific racism and white supremacist views. His website is basically a cult with active use of cult indoctrination methods on Molyneux's side. Let's not pretend that the above poster doesn't know about that. He tries to bait you into watching Molyneux because he is "good on philosophy and parenting", who can slowly indoctrinate you into his far…
Now I am interested in Molyneux even more. Whenever I see someone dumping personal attacks copypasta I am sure the person they’re attacking is interesting. Subscribed. Cheers!
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#79Developer Tea is one of my favorites. It's about software development and psychology.
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#80No Agenda by former MTV VJ Adam Curry and former PC Mag columnist John C. Dvorak! http://www.noagendashow.com/ They do media deconstruction and discuss stories the media can’t talk about. They have no advertising and use a fascinating “Value for value” model, people donate based on the value the podcast gives them instead of monthly subscriptions (like Patreon), for some it’s $5, others it’s $500, and for some it’s $…
I am always amazed how much people are willing to give.