Ask HN: What is the best podcast you listened to in 2022? • Hacker News Board

As an aside, I really wish Lex Fridman would make his interviews shorter and edit them a bit. Plus, I'm not trying to diss him but genuinely asking - he's not a particularly remarkable or interesting or entertaining interviewer (he's okay, and smart, but nothing out of the ordinary), how did he become such a prominent podcaster?

Re: Ask HN: What is the best podcast you listened to in 2022?

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Post by seattle_spring » Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 8:50 PM UTC

Would have to be “Decoding the Gurus” [1]. It’s hosted by a Behavioral Anthropologist and a Psychologist, and they do a great job exposing popular grifters like Jordan Peterson. “Behind the Bastards” [2] is a close second. They give a more modern dissection of horrible people and prominent organizations throughout history. Not so coincidentally, they also have a mini-series on Jordan Peterson.

[1] https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/

[2] https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236...

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Post by coreyisthename » Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 8:50 PM UTC

sakopov wrote: post #27

Hardcore History by Dan Carlin [1] is by far the best podcast I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. I'm currently on the WW1 series and it is absolutely jaw-dropping stuff. [1] https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/

Ghosts of the Ostfront and Supernova in the East are also genuinely incredible. The length can seem overwhelming, but he’s so engaging that you’ll be sad it isn’t twice as long.

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Post by kovrik » Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 8:51 PM UTC

Alzabo Soup (https://www.alzabosoup.com/)

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Post by notdarkyet » Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 8:51 PM UTC

mjs33 wrote: post #13

No Agenda with Adam Curry and John C Dvorak. 6 hours a week of media deconstruction

Been listening since episode one. This is the show I look forward to every week.

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Post by gxt » Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 8:51 PM UTC

Fascinant! In french on ICI Radio Canada. Very much a contemporary Cosmos Lite experience from Charles Tisseyre interviewing many large players in Quebec including astronauts. A+