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Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by sandebert »

Well, I listen to many podcasts already mentioned, but these two also deserve a strong recommendation:

* Startups For the Rest of Us - "The podcast that helps developers be awesome at launching software products" - http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/

One episode per week, like clockwork. Typically ~30 minutes long. Actionable stuff. Whenever I get a new episode of this podcast it instantly goes to top of listening queue. Also, I listen to it 1x speed, because I don't want to miss anything.

* This Developer's Life - "Stories About Developers and Their Lives" - http://thisdeveloperslife.com/

One episode per forever, extremely uneven schedule. Typically ~60 minutes long or so. Sort of This American Life, but - as you already figured out - with the developer angle.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by davesailer »

Sorry - a bit off-topic but...

Try "The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman": http://www.edelmanfinancial.com/radio

Listen over time and you get an education. You can also check out his books, explore his web site, and end up with a good idea of how to run your financial life yourself.

This is especially good for those in their 20s - start now by putting away modest amounts and you'll be rich by the time you're my age.

Also the "Video DownloadHelper" extension for FireFox will let you download these podcasts and others like them that don't offer a direct download option, so you're not stuck sitting there in real time.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by davidw »

itengelhardt wrote: post #58

Bootstrapping/Micropreneurship: Startups For The Rest Of Us ( http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com )

That, and also the one Rob does with his wife, http://zenfounder.com/

There is a lot of wisdom on family life as a bootstrapper. I also like it because it's a small window into the reality of things, rather than just the 'glossy version'.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by haraball »

Dorm Room Tycoon has lots of interviews with high profile people in the field of innovation, startups and design. Compact episodes, well prepared host and guests and interesting topics make this podcast a favourite of mine. - www.drt.fm

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by icco »

Roderick on the Line: http://www.merlinmann.com/roderick/

A fantastic conversation into Music, Culture, the internet, people, life, San Francisco, Seattle and Super Train.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: http://designobserver.com/topic/designmatters/1039

Fantastic interviews with titans of the design industry.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by camdenre »

Dan Carlin Hardcore History - Very long episodes covering history in detail. Dan is a very enjoyable story teller.

Common Sense with Dan Carlin - Episodes covering recent events. The host is opinionated, but very interesting.

Skeptic's Guide to the Universe - this podcast covers science, but mostly is about combating pseudoscience in society. The hosts can seem dismissive, but I agree with them, so I like it.

EconTalk - I'd say some of these are a step above pop Econ. The variety and high stature (some Nobel laureates) of the guests is impressive.

StarTalk - NGT, what else is there to say. I like the comedians he has on as cohosts too.

Stuff You Missed In History Class - less in depth than hardcore history above, but also more easily consumed.

How To Start a Startup - good advice on startups. This is one you listen to over and over again.

Startup - this one doesn't have a lot of specific advice on starting a startup, but is interesting nonetheless.

Lexicon Valley -Etymology of different a words and phrases. Good hosts.

I Love Marketing - covers direct response marketing. The hosts can seem self serving, but the early episodes are very informative.

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by jeo1234 »

Lots of great stuff here already, here are a few things which I don't think I saw.

Music: -All Songs Considered http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/ -KEXP Presents Music That Matters http://feeds.kexp.org/kexp/musicthatmatters -The Noise Pop podcast ww2.kqed.org/arts/affiliates/noise-pop/

Funny: -The Bugle (highly recommend) http://thebuglepodcast.com/

Tech: -Bad Voltage http://www.badvoltage.org/ -Innovation Hub (Hidden gem) http://www.pri.org/programs/innovation-hub -New Tech City http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newtechcity/ -Tech Weekly http://www.theguardian.com/technology/series/techweekly

News & Politics: -The World Next Week (Hidden Gem) http://www.cfr.org/publication/by_type/podcast.html -On the Media (Fantastic) http://www.onthemedia.org/ -Canadaland (it's about Canada) http://canadalandshow.com/ -DeCodeDC http://www.decodedc.com/ -The Economist All Audio (really good) http://www.economist.com/audio-edition -Inside CFR (super dry, but really good analysis) http://www.cfr.org/about/rss/podcast.html -Money Talking http://www.wnyc.org/shows/moneytalking/ -The New Yorker the Political Scene Podcast http://www.newyorker.com/podcasts -Politics Weekly (UK) www.theguardian.com/politics/series/politicsweekly -What The Papers Say (very enjoyable) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sgy8c

Other? -Death, Sex & Money http://www.wnyc.org/shows/deathsexmoney/ -From Scratch http://www.npr.org/series/126166186/from-scratch -The Business (the 1st 5 min. of each show are great, then it gets lame) http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-business -The New Yorker Out Loud http://www.newyorker.com/podcasts -StoryCorps (Warning it may make you a bit teary eyed) http://storycorps.org/podcast/ -Science Weekly www.theguardian.com/science/series/science

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by metasean »

- http://www.codenewbie.org/podcast

- http://devchat.tv/js-jabber (from DevChat.tv)

- (edit to add) http://nodeup.com/ (great content with awesome Aussie accents)

- http://devchat.tv/adventures-in-angular (also from DevChat.tv)

- I've also heard good things about, http://devchat.tv/freelancers (another DevChat.tv offering), but haven't had time, between the other podcasts, to start working my way through it

edited: trying to provide a list of links, not a code snippet; why isn't standard MarkDown supported on Hacker News?

Re: Ask HN: Favorite podcasts?

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Post by Puts »

stevengg wrote: post #28
tannerbrockwell wrote: post #19

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