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Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?

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Post by devmpk »

How I Built This by NPR

They interview founders of successful companies and talk about the very beginnings of their companies and how they started them. You hear about the humble beginnings of AirBnB, Mark Cuban, WeWork, Lyft. All really cool stories of starting businesses.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?

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Post by ISL »

A niche offering: Slide, the avalanche podcast.

It may be too technical/specific for the general listener, but there's a lot there regarding risk management and personal awareness, which applies broadly.

Daily listening: Marketplace, Planet Money.

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?

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Post by peckrob »

1. Hardcore History [0]. Even if you're not a fan of history, check it out because Dan really grips you with the story. I can't say enough good things about this podcast and look forward to each new episode. The episodes are LONG; they're more like audiobooks in a way. The series on World War I (Blueprint for Armageddon) [1] was six episodes and 24 hours long. Perfect for road trips, but the downside is there's only 2-4 a year.

2. The British History Podcast [2]. Fills the gaps between Hardcore History releases. Jamie does a weekly, very deep dive into the whole of British history, starting from prehistory up through (currently) Alfred the Great. He's a bit more funny and sarcastic than Dan is, but you still end up learning a great deal.

3. Escape Pod [3]. Science fiction short stories covering a wide range within the genre.

[0] http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

[1] http://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-50-bluepri...

[2] https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/

[3] http://escapepod.org/

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?

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Post by oatsandsugar »

epmatsw wrote: post #30

Accidental Tech Podcast - Apple and random tech discussion. Super fun listen. One of the hosts is also the author of Overcast, which is my favorite podcast app. The Talk Show - Similar to ATP, but slightly more serious and with rotating guests Pardon My Take - a humorous sports podcast. It’s kind of juvenile, but it’s growing on me. Best of Mike and Mike - a semi-serious sports podcast. This one’s about to end, unfor…

SYSK also has hilarious but terrible puns. I remember the episode they had on termites: "They Bore, but they aren't Boring" <-- Elon would approve

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?

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Post by j_s »

Maybe this should be a monthly feature like Who is Hiring:

Podcasts to make you smarter (49 comments 10 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14737772

Ask HN: What Podcasts are you listening right now and why? (77 comments 28 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14616998

Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to? (62 comments 40 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14529759

Re: Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts?

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Post by oatsandsugar »

peckrob wrote: post #33

1. Hardcore History [0]. Even if you're not a fan of history, check it out because Dan really grips you with the story. I can't say enough good things about this podcast and look forward to each new episode. The episodes are LONG; they're more like audiobooks in a way. The series on World War I (Blueprint for Armageddon) [1] was six episodes and 24 hours long. Perfect for road trips, but the downside is there's only…

My fav thing about Escape Pod is their reviews of previous stories. Quite frank, and usually give an interesting perspective.
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