Below is a list of the Podcasts I’ve enjoyed. There are a number of others I listen to that are more hit and miss but the following are my mainstays.
The Podcasts
- 60-Second Science
- The latest in science in less than a minute.
- 60-Second Civics
- United States civic lessons in less than a minute.
- 99 Percent Invisible
- Roman Mars and his group from “beautiful, uptown, Oakland California”. This podcast is all about design and always has something that I didn’t know I wanted to know…
- The Art of Manliness
- Brett McKay of one of my favorite websites: https://www.artofmanliness.com/ Where else can I learn how to grow a beard, field strip a squirrel, and learn how to tie my bow-tie?
- EconTalk
- Russ Roberts, a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem, and his guests break down Economics on just about everything.
- Hardcore History
- Sporadically released but worth the wait. Very in-depth history.
- Jordan Harbinger
- Master of soft skills, Jordan helps holds a mirror up to our personal brand of crazy and talks us back off the ledge.
- Jordan Peterson
- Professor, therapist, best-selling author, and all-around Canadian, Dr. Peterson will make you think and challenge some of your preconceived and not-quite-conceived notions.
- Star Talk
- The myth. The man. The living legend. Astrophysicist and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson takes us to “where comedy, science, and culture collide”.
- Stuff You Should Know
- Josh and Chuck tell us all about the stuff we might have heard of and maybe even “should know”.
- Trends and Issues in Instructional Technology
- Pretty dry at times but a great quick look at what is new and shiny in the world of instructional design.
- The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
- Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame takes over for Paul Harvey but with fewer ACE Hardware Ads.
- You Are Not So Smart
- David McRaney reminds us we just aren’t that smart by walking us through psychology 101, 105, and beyond.
- The #BruteCast
- A lecture and discussion series hosted by the Krulak Center at Marine Corps University so I can keep up with all the goings on.
- Church News
- A podcast hosted by Deseret Book about what is going on in the Church.
- Follow Him
- A podcast taking the listener through the scriptures. Hank and John are upbeat and make the scriptures more user friendly.
- Unshaken Saints
- Another podcast taking the listener through the scriptures but much more in-depth. Most episodes are multiple hours.