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Stephen Tobolowsky, the actor probably best known for Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, is a fantastic storyteller. He's been recounting stories from his life, inside hollywood, and everywhere in between. Funny, poignant, and something I look forward to every week.
I'm a fan of Jon Udell's interviews with Innovators: http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/series/innovators.html
Highly recommendable.
Also Phill Windley's show technometria.
Of podcastsites I can recommend both itconversations.org and spoken word.org
They discuss very interesting economic issues that everyone can relate to. Suitable for any audience.
econtalk : http://www.econtalk.org/ 1 hr interview show (usually a writer promoting recent book) by a Hayek influenced economist. Most shows relate in some way to economic issues but not much. Many are about truth, bias and knowledge in social science fields. I recommend starting with the archives and picking out guests you know and like already.
Paul Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/paul_graham/
Paul Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2009/09/buchheit_on_goo.htm...
No Agenda, for real news, no tabloid shit.
Edit: There is plenty of 'real news' tabloid shit though.
The value in No Agenda is the deconstruction of media and the calling out disguised propaganda. Thanks to No Agenda, I realize why the local news is covering 'Jersey Shore', I can see that a ten minute news segment with no interruption is being secretly paid for, and I know to check the sponsors of every news story and check out the history of the journalist.
Maybe I'm biased, since I've always been extremely skeptical of any entrenched establishment, but I don't lack for intelligence or critical thinking and I think that is the cause of my anti-establishment tendencies.
Insightful/thoughtful gadget discussion.
I was very wrong. They brought rigor and a human touch to finance. The format is extremely compelling, and the stories narrated from sharp angles.
If you handle two hours of Jason Calacanis you could try This Week in Startups. http://thisweekin.com/startups
37signals podcast has had a couple of moments but it's not particularly thrilling. - http://37signals.com/podcast