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Ask HN: What podcast has been most influential on your life?
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#12Indie Hackers. I've learnt SO MUCH from those interviews.
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#13I can't say I've listened to many podcasts that have been influential in the sense of improving my career or productivity, but I've listened to a few that I enjoyed a whole lot.
Startup by Gimlet Media is quite good. I really enjoyed the first season.
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is a fun dramatic reading of all sorts of history. I've heard it called "pop history" as a jibe, but I think that's a pretty good description for it. History as action novel makes a little more sense than history as staid recollection.
Cocaine and Rhinestones is a personal favorite right now. I love country and folk music, and it's all about the formation of modern country music, and the people and influences that shaped it.
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#14cum town
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#15The Joe Rogan Podcast.
I think Joe is pretty great, but is very dependent on who his guest is. I only ever listen when someone I know or trust has recommended an episode.
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#16I love Hidden Brain, but I find NYT's The Daily to be a great deeper dive on a current issue for my morning commute.
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#17Nerdist / ID10T, Conan needs a friend, Here's the thing with Alec Baldwin...
Mostly because I do a lot of UX work, and good interviewing skills are essential for understanding what someone is trying to say.
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#18The a16z podcast tends to provide a ludicrous amount of information and insight on many topics. While many podcasts have interesting hosts, a16z is the least produced, and the most information-dense. They ask the right questions, as you'd expect from those at a solid VC.
For example, the latest episode with Novartis' CEO was an hour of really detailed info on the future of medicine, and the hosts (as always) did a great job of tying technology into the conversation.
It usually makes my head hurt after like 20 minutes, but in the best possible way. :)
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#19I really enjoy Sam Harris's 'Making Sense' (formerly 'Waking Up' podcast). He invites experts on various topics and has informative conversations with them. Some are about scientific topics such as climate change and others are more about personal stories and explorations of thoughts such as recently with Stephen Fry. Sam's business model is also very exemplary: no ads and the podcasts are free. He has the luxury of…
I do wish more podcasts had alternative support methods other than advertising.
Unless the podcast doesn’t have ads and is done mostly out of passion and the host's own growth (The Collective) or I can pay to receive an ad-free feed (CANADALAND) I’m not going to subscribe to the audio-equivalent of a TV talk show.
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#20Joe Rogan definately. Not even a competition. The long format with interesting people is hard to beat. I love how he doesn't try and smear people when he does the interviews. Of course, I don't listen to every episode but he releases them so often so there is always something interesting to hear about.
Joe Rogan is how journalists should be like.