Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#1

Post by whatusername » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:30 AM UTC

Hi HN.. I've been doing a bit more commuting than normal lately and have found I have more commute time than podcast time. What Podcasts do you listen to that you can recommend to others? (Basically I'm after the HN guidelines -- anything that satisfies my intellectual curiosity)

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#2

Post by motters » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:46 AM UTC

Hooting Yard http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/archives/category/shows/hoot...

Little Atoms http://www.littleatoms.com/

Skeptoid http://skeptoid.com/

Hacker Public Radio http://hackerpublicradio.org/

FLOSS Weekly http://www.twit.tv/floss

Linux Outlaws http://www.linuxoutlaws.com/

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#3

Post by Apreche » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 12:18 PM UTC

The most intellectually stimulating podcast I have ever listened to. 12 Byzantine Rulers - http://12byzantinerulers.com/

My podcast (I have no shame) GeekNights - http://frontrowcrew.com/

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#4

Post by kristofferR » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 12:23 PM UTC

The Lifestyle Business Podcast is an absolutely awesome podcast about modern business. The content is so valuable that they decided to take payments for the first 30 episodes, but it's so worth it!

http://www.lifestylebusinesspodcast.com/

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#5

Post by ericboggs » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 12:56 PM UTC

I think Mark Suster does a good job with This Week in Venture Capital - http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-venture-capital/

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#6

Post by orchidguru » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 1:07 PM UTC

TechZing gets my vote. http://techzinglive.com/ It's broadly about issues relating to tech startups but meanders quite a bit. The hosts are characters and it doesn't take itself too seriously.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#7

Post by jesseendahl » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 1:31 PM UTC

Radiolab is brilliant. I doubt you will find a better radio show/podcast than that. Listen to the episodes on memory and race—they blew me away.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#8

Post by sreitshamer » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 1:36 PM UTC

The Pipeline by Dan Benjamin.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#9

Post by arethuza » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 1:45 PM UTC

The History of Rome Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-rome/id261...

I've listened to all 112 episodes so far (and still quite a bit to go) - once this finishes I'll probably go back and listen to the "12 Byzantine Rules" again - which is also very good.

Although not purely a podcast, I can also strongly recommend the BBC Radio 4 series "In Our Time" - which is available as a podcast:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/

This is an informal "history of ideas" and is the kind of thing the BBC does extremely well.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

#10

Post by hswolff » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 1:52 PM UTC

WNYC's Radiolab: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/

Absolutely brilliant in every way. Has the highest production quality of any podcast I've ever listened to. Please give it a listen as soon as you can.