Ask HN: Favorite podcasts? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by archagon » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:44 PM UTC

If you're interested in Apple stuff, ATP is definitely my favorite tech talk show. The mix of personalities is just perfect.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by swanson » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:44 PM UTC

* Giant Robots | http://giantrobots.fm/ | weekly technical podcast discussing development, design, and the business of great products | ★★★★

* Kalzumeus Podcast | http://www.kalzumeus.com/category/podcasts/feed/ | infrequent show that is more focused on the business/marketing side of software products, hosted by @patio11 | ★★★½

* Ruby Rogues | http://devchat.tv/ruby-rogues/ | weekly panel discussion about programming (emphasis on Ruby) | ★★★ (can vary wildly based on topic/panel)

* The Bike Shed | http://bikeshed.fm/ | biweekly show discussing thoughtbot's experiences in web development (Rails-heavy) | ★★★

* TechZing | http://techzinglive.com/ | a "two people talking" genre podcast about programming, software business, general HN-like topics; a bit hard to approach but I've been listening for over 250 episodes so I'm fully dug in at this point | ★★★

Additionally I mix up all the technical podcasts with a couple others: Stop Podcasting Yourself (Canadian comedy podcast), Tim Ferriss Show (interviews with world-renowned experts), The Random Show (Tim Ferriss + Kevin Rose talking about random things that interest them), and Back to Work (Merlin Mann vehicle for talking about productivity/work-life balance).

# Setup

I use PocketCasts for Android (worth every penny) and a Griffin Technology BlueTrip AUX car adapter to listen to podcasts while driving. This replaces the radio/music for me when driving.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by ssivark » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:45 PM UTC

Some of my favourites (in no particular order):

1. NPR Planet Money -- http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/

2. Talking Machines -- http://www.thetalkingmachines.com/

3. Intelligence squared (debates; through NPR) -- http://www.npr.org/series/6263392/intelligence-squared-u-s/

I've also heard good things about Marketplace -- http://www.marketplace.org/podcasts

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by tomkinstinch » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:46 PM UTC

I get enough tech in my daily life, so I look to podcasts to enrich my life in other dimensions and teach me new things. Here are some of my favorites:

* Cooking, food, and molecular gastronomy; Cooking Issues: http://www.heritageradionetwork.org/programs/51-Cooking-Issu...

* Outdoor adventure; Dirtbag Diaries: http://dirtbagdiaries.com

* Music and poetic music breakdown (uniquely well-suited to audio as a medium); Song Exploder: http://songexploder.net

* History; the Memory Palace: http://thememorypalace.us

* Design; 99% Invisible: http://99percentinvisible.org

* Electic subjects: http://loveandradio.org

* RadioLab: http://www.radiolab.org

I'd love to find a good fiction podcast, with either short form stories or episodic long form arcs in the fashion of old-school radio shows.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by icebraining » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:49 PM UTC

Software Engineering Radio is pretty decent, with varied content about the topic: http://www.se-radio.net/

Not tech related, Radiotopia[1] has quite a few decent podcasts. I've been really enjoying The Allusionist[2], which is about the English language.

[1] http://www.radiotopia.fm/

[2] http://www.theallusionist.org/

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:49 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by BillFranklin » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:50 PM UTC

Design Details just started recently, set up by the head of design at Buffer. They have some interesting people come on from SF companies.

http://www.designdetails.fm/

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by cromulent » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:51 PM UTC

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.

Here's a good starting point: http://dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-41-thors-angel...

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by tannerbrockwell » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:52 PM UTC

For in depth world news and technology trends I listen to the no agenda show with John c Dvorak and Adam curry; their weekly Hunt through the news and c-span broadcasts saves me endless time and the voluminous show notes will be your handy reference too!

http://www.noagendashow.com

In the words of the great Kenneth Robinson: "neither a bayer or lender be!" Enjoy No agenda!

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by julian25 » Sun, Mar 15, 2015, 6:53 PM UTC

- RadioLab is my current favorite: http://radiolab.org

- The Infinite Monkey Cage is an awesome (and funny) panel on a variety of science topics: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/timc

- 99% Invisible always captivates me: http://99percentinvisible.org

- No Such Thing as a Fish is always hilarious and actually quite interesting: http://qi.com/podcast/