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Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by badtension »

Does anyone know a good podcast about climate change, renewables, new technologies that are being tested etc.?

Something without all this technobabble about making "green" solutions that act mainly as solutions to get VCs money. I would like something honest, preferably from people who really care and know what they are talking about.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by jpm_sd »

badtension wrote: post #11

Does anyone know a good podcast about climate change, renewables, new technologies that are being tested etc.? Something without all this technobabble about making "green" solutions that act mainly as solutions to get VCs money. I would like something honest, preferably from people who really care and know what they are talking about.

I just started listening to "Hardware To Save A Planet" but it's pretty pop-sci press-releasy.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by ripplefringe »

A suggestion I would have is treat the podcast a library to choose from and not a subscription.

For example:

* maybe you don’t love Marc Maron but you LOVE David Sedaris. Just listen to that interview.

* maybe you hate news but you’re curious about a specific current event. See if “The Daily” has an episode on that.

I’d recommend finding high quality podcasts and looking through their archive. There is no better podcast than hearing a high quality operation like “This American Life” tell a story all about one of your interests.

In that vein, I keep an eye on:

The daily

This American life

Today explained

Planet money

Marc Maron (he really pulls a lot out of people)

Those are super mainstream, but they’re popular for a reason.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by lwneal »

If you're interested in AI, there's one podcast you need to listen to. The host's delivery is a little bit robotic, but the guests include some of the best AI minds in the world, as well as celebrities like Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, and the co-founder of Facebook.

It's called Lexman's Artificial Intelligence Podcast. The best thing is, there's a new episode every two hours, because the host doesn't need to sleep.

[1] https://lexman.rocks

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by badtension »

jpm_sd wrote: post #12
badtension wrote: post #11

Does anyone know a good podcast about climate change, renewables, new technologies that are being tested etc.? Something without all this technobabble about making "green" solutions that act mainly as solutions to get VCs money. I would like something honest, preferably from people who really care and know what they are talking about.

I just started listening to "Hardware To Save A Planet" but it's pretty pop-sci press-releasy.

Thanks, I'll check them out. It seems like they mainly talk with people that have vested interest in talking about their companies but if they ask tough questions then I guess it's ok.

I just can't stand passionate talks about e.g. cement block-based gravity energy storage when in reality this idea would not have a chance of working. And a small $3000 prototype is not a viable proof.

Re: Ask HN: What podcasts are you listening to?

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Post by TheFreim »

I really like Jimmy Akin for his podcast, "Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World". It covers various mysteries topics, from the cause of inflation to remote viewing and parapsychology. Jimmy does all of this in a non sensationalist way while retaining an interesting story-like format. He comes to topics from both the perspective of the Catholic faith and applying a reasoned approach.

Podcast: https://sqpn.com/podcasts/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/

Video Version: https://youtube.com/user/JimmyAkin

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