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Comedy Bang Bang - improv comedy where Scott Aukerman interviews interesting people, and by interesting people i mean comedians playing absurd characters. It's been going for fifteen years, Paul F Tompkins, Jason Mantzoukas, and Ben Schwarz are all regulars, and it's the only podcast I listen to almost every week.

Get Played - a gaming podcast featuring Heather Anne Campbell, Matt Wiger and Nick Apodaca (I've almost definitely misspelled or misremembered at least one of these names). They talk about games whilst being very funny - Heather is a comedy writer, Matt is occasionally on Comedy Bang Bang. It's the only gaming podcast I listen to despite much of their coverage being games I am not interested in.

You're wrong about (until Michael Hobbes left at least)

If books could kill

Maintenance phase

Maybe I just really like Michael Hobbes...

I actually really like the woman from you're wrong about. Her laid back speech pattern is really appealing to me
- To me it just seems like the episodes go on for too long without much actual information? I haven't listened to many old episodes yet, though, so I don't know if that's how it's always been
I still enjoy some of the new episodes, though agree it was more entertaining before. This is super nitpicky and probably more to do with my misophonia but the way he inhales while reading really made me angry though.

youarenotsosmart.com psychology, sociology, & more. Sounds boring but is fascinating. His own description:

The central theme of You Are Not So Smart is that you are unaware of how unaware you are which leads you to becoming the unreliable narrator in the story of your life. You Are Not So Smart is a fun exploration of the ways you and everyone else tends to develop an undeserved confidence in human perception, motivation, and behavior. I hope you’ll rediscover a humility and reconnect with the stumbling, fumbling community of humans trying to make sense of things the best we can.

Safety third - chaotic chat podcast from sciency/maker youtubers.

Was going to suggest this too.

Farheed Zakaria - Global Public Square.

Great political and events analysis.

Pivot

Tech news and analysis, but they cover many different things.

Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics things. Really well done.

99% invisible

The hidden side of everything. Gosh darn if it the title may seem boring but he covers it extremely well and I've never regretted listening to an episode.

Not exactly a new one, but I listened to S-town with great enjoyment. It's a little story about an alleged murder, a truly original American man, and rural Alabama. I was never bored, and I certainly learned something. And you get to hear an amazing Alabama accent.

Excellent miniseries! Know of other similar podcasts?

Dungeons and Daddies (not a BDSM podcast)
A D&D podcast about 4 dads from our world that get tossed into the Forgotten Realms on a quest to find their missing kids. It's fucking hilarious.

Old Gods of Appalachia
Many eons ago, Earth was a prison for things that shouldn't be. Buried under what we now call the Appalachian Mountains, long they waited. But time weathers all things, and what were once gigantic mountains have eroded to mere nubs of what they once were. Then man, in his quest for coal, cracked open that black prison and things started leaking out... Set in "alternate Appalachia" in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A great, dark story.

Scared To Death
Think of all those scary stories you've ever heard... urban legends, ghost stories, monsters, cryptids, aliens... Of course, most of them are just stories right? But what if one of them was true? And, if one of them was true, what does that mean for the rest of them? Each week, they take two stories found on the internet and two-four listener-submitted stories, tell them, and assuming they're true, discuss what that would mean. Take care while listening.

I bounced right off of Scared to Death; I guess I'm not a fan of their dynamic as hosts? Or maybe I just prefer the narrative style of podcast instead of the 'two zany hosts' format, idk.
Here are some other spooky ones, as well! :
Camp Monsters Podcast
Incredible audio-storytelling podcast for fans of getting into nature, sitting around the campfire and telling scary stories. The audio design is topnotch, and the host does a wonderful job. I'm usually not a fan of overly-produced sounding podcasts, but this one strikes a really good balance of audio-drama type soundscapes and one host telling you a story. The Dark Watcher episode really got me good and spooked while listening to it in bed.
Ghost Story
This is for fans of true crime and ghosts. Some crazy real-life coincidences occur to bring together a man with a ghost in his teenage bedroom and the woman he marries. Turns out, her murdered great grandmother may be the ghost he was visited by. He then uses his skillset as an investigative journalist to look into her and her brother's murder from the post WWI era. While predominantly a true crime podcast, the descriptions of the haunting were quite vivid and scared me while I was home alone at night.
Dungeons and Daddies seconded!

Beautiful/Anonymous with Chris Gethard. Random people call in and have 1 hour where Chris can’t hang up only the caller.

Welcome To Nightvale
Wolf 359
The Adventure Zone

Let's Learn Everything

There's three hosts and they discuss science topics each episode, and on the way learn something really new and interesting! It's really a lot of fun!

These will probably have a British/English slant to them.

Off Menu: Over 200 episodes, and two live tour runs, and it's still a great and simple format. It's hosted by comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster, who ask guests to pick their dream meal.
Second Tier: If, like me, you follow a football club outside of the Premier League, you'll know just how hard it is to make a show about the Championship. While I don't always agree with them, they're trying their best, and have managed to consistently put out content that tries to cover every team.
Fozcast (The Ben Foster Podcast): Great to listen to if you're a football fan, as Ben puts out a lot of amazing insight into the world of football.
The Happy Hour Podcast: I've no idea who JaackMaate is, but he puts out a solid podcast with some great guests.

I tend to like history podcasts by academics, so here are three:

History of Egypt Podcast
Emperors of Rome
AskHistorians podcast, but I admit I pick and choose episodes with that one. I do wish they'd come over to the Fediverse, but I kind of get it, as their stated goals are broad outreach and getting warm&fuzzies for their mostly younger academics.

Another good one is History of English
- Do you mean Kevin Stroud's linguistic history one? If so, I do listen to it and like it a lot. I didn't include it because his degrees are in poli-sci and law, but he at least follows my main shibboleth for a thoughtful podcast by not shying away from "it depends" as an answer.
  What I don't like as much are the "well I need to make sure I tell a good story" types who read one secondary source, misinterpret one primary source, and then spend the rest of their time making sure they are awesome and dramatic. I don't have time or motivation to keep up with the literature on Egyptology, but I'd prefer to get my survey of the subject from someone who does.

www.theskepticsguide.org Separating science from pseudoscience, medicine from quckery.

Well, there's your problem. It's a podcast about engineering disasters. With slides.

As a mechanical engineer, you had me sold at engineering disasters. But with slides?? That's the cherry on top.

Who shat on the floor at my wedding

Please Stop Talking A bunch of youtubers (SirMeowMusic, Noodle, Mandalore Gaming, Brendaniel, etc) get together and tell hilarious stories. There has yet to be an episode I've listened to where I didn't leave laughing. They even do other types of shows beyond PST. They talk about watching horror movies (and also Bob's Burgers) in Pondering Spooky Tapes, they just aired a pilot for a new gaming podcast called Press Turbo Start, and they're about to start up a new DnD campaign in Perilous Storytelling.

I highly recommend this podcast. They're so funny. https://www.youtube.com/@PleaseStopTalkingPodcast/featured

Smart Enough to Know Better - Australian podcast where two guys discuss things that interest then in a humorous way. Could be the latest astrophysics news, could be the location of stomachs and diet of a centaur.

The Rest is History. Two brits historians talking about world history stuff informally, twice a week. It's really fun! Also Mike Duncan's Revolutions and the History of Rome.

Andrew Huberman --> Huberman Labs

Neuroscientist and professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University.

Does amazingly detailed, up-to-date, research backed podcasts with many other Doctors and such discussing topics involving the brain, sleep, dopamine, routines, diet, mechanisms of action, etc

My favorite podcast I'm always down to listen to and it's on basically every platform.

ENJOY! :)

The Blindboy Podcast

Blindboy Boatclub, famous as one half of The Irish duo The Rubber bandits, shares intimate and interesting "hot takes" on various subjects, interviews with interesting artists, and original short fiction all against the backdrop of an original soothing ambient piano track. This is my comfort podcast.

If you haven't seen it already check out Bobby Fingers on YouTube. Only 4 videos so far (all amazing) and is the other half of the Rubber Bandits. Very talented VFX artist

Medical podcasts

This Podcast Will Kill You

Saw Bones

The Amber & Lacey, Lacey & Amber Show gets me into a positive mood.
Countdown with Keith Olbermann is still good when he isn’t bringing up exes.
Worlds Beyond Number is a neat TTRPG live play from last year.
Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
Bonanas for Bonanza because Maria Bamford is an unsung comedy legend
The Doug Stanhope Podcast
How Did This Get Made? making fun of bad movies is fun.
Lovett or Leave It politics with a spoonful of snark
LeVar Burton Reads reading rainbow will never die!
SmartLess easy listening
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me the sign of a true celebrity is appearing on this show.
Strike Force Five was kinda neat as an insight into unscripted dialogue with competing professionals, but they seemed to gang up on Jimmy Fallon, who, arguably, has the most prestigious late night show.

The Apocalypse Players - A Call of Cthulu TTRPG. Two of my favorite are: Machine Tractor Station Kharkov-37 and A Christmas Inheritance.

The Duncan Trussell Family Hour - Lot of the guests tend to be Buddhist monks, comedians, spiritual gurus, occultists, etc. Ranges from mundane topics to esoteric ones.

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman and Data Over Dogma - Both discuss the Bible from an academic view. The cultural context behind the Gospels, the biases in each Gospel, the non-canonical gospels

Hi-Phi Nation - Uses stories to talk about philosophical topics. Recommend: Wishes of the Dead, Moral Exploitation, The Morality of War, and the 2 Part Hackademics.

The Cracked Podcast - Generally it's comedians and journalists talk about various topics. Really good episodes are: 4 Mind-Blowing Truths About America (Made Clear By Baseball), Why Americans Hate The Poor (with David Wong & John Cheese), and Why A New Civil War Will Be Fought By A Thousand Sides.

The Constant: A history of getting things wrong

History of Everything

History of Rome

Revolutions

Improbable Research The chemistry between the host and readers is what makes me love it. And the subjects, of course. It's a podcast by the ignobel prize people, about weird, fun and interesting research.

I currently love these two:

Gastropod "A look at food through the lens of science and history" It's really good well researched content and Nicky Twilley is a wonderful human
Bad gays About gay villains and complicated figures in history

Dark Ages. It's a fantasy/workplace comedy about the staff of the Rivercliff Museum of Mostly Natural History. I won't go into more detail to avoid any spoilers but it's been one of my favorites for awhile now though sadly there's only one season so far.

Also, EOS 10, which is about the medical staff on a space station and the funny/weird/bonkers stuff they get into.

Skatcast has something for everyone. Tuesdays are the Skatcast Show. Cartoons for your earballs. Wednesday is the Dipshit Files. True crime stories with humour thrown in. Thursday is Dave and Angus. Two characters travel to different states, learning about them while also being kicked out of half the places the visit. Friday is Just A Ride. 3 hosts talk about everything from religion and politics, to how to be the best version of yourself, to poop jokes. Saturday is Skat-Tunes. An hour of user submitted music across all genres from unsigned bands. And starting next week, Sunday has a new show (who's name escapes me) centered around video games

Skatcast.com

https://skatcast.fandom.com/wiki/SKATCAST_Network

Sean Carroll - mindscape

Fraser Cain - universe today

David Eagleman - inner cosmos

In a similar vein, I'd like to recommend Skeptics Guide To The Universe. Mostly focused on science news and critical thinking. I believed they've interviewed Sean Carroll several times in the past as well.
It's been around for 18 years, and they have a very rigid format that may not be for everyone, but I personally really like the organization of it
- Yes, fully agree, that's my Saturday morning special. Also talk nerdy by Cara Santa Maria can be quite nice.

We only LOOK Thin For anyone that needs inspiration to start eating better as part of a path to a more healthy lifestyle. They've helped keep me on track after having lost 80 lbs. https://www.weonlylookthin.com/

Quick Question with Daniel and Soren Two ex-Cracked.com writers shoot the breeze on random questions. https://www.youtube.com/@QQPodcast (There's an audio version out there too)

How Did This Get Made Three mostly comedic actors rip apart famously bad movies. Funnier than it has any right to be. Paul also has another podcast called Unspooled where they break down critically acclaimed movies as well. Both are great listens. https://hdtgm.com/index/#podcast

Highly recommend the Space Jam episode.

Time Suck with Dan Cummins. He covers a variety of topics with lots of irreverent humor and inside jokes. His most recent topics include: the Riverside killer, cult of the twin flames universe, Colonel Sanders, and the protocol's of the elders of Zion.

Join the Cult of the Curious and listen to our Lord Suckmaster today! 3/5 stars, wouldn't change a thing! Go team meatsack!

Ars Paradoxica

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It may be a little older, in podcast terms, but it's a great time travel journey from 20XX to 1943. Even for being a fictional story, it does get a lot of things right in historical context.

I recommend it because it's one I started with and still keep coming back to just because it's such a good story.

Edit: Bonus of being older, it's complete so you can binge to your heart's content

www.levarburtonpodcast.com. Each episode Levar reads a piece of short fiction.

https://ohnopodcast.com/

Oh No, It's Ross and Carrie

"the show where we don’t just report on spirituality, fringe science and claims of the paranormal, but take part ourselves. We join religions, undergo alternative medical treatments, and hunt for ghost, goblins, demons, and deities. If it has an extraordinary claim attached to it, we’ll check it out."

We Have Ways of Making You Talk, about WWII, now over 600 episodes. Chatty, inspired, incredible guests. Not all about D-Day and Iwo Jima, but dealing with lesser-known stories and personalities. The hosts are Al Murray and James Holland (whose brother Tom does an excellent podcast called "The Rest is History".

I give a second recommendation for Quick Question with Soren and Daniel.

I also recommend Belief it or Not. They go through histories of different sect of religion. I am pretty sure one of them grew up pretty religious and went to pastoral school, but I haven't listened in a bit. I like to get behind and binge on road trips.

My personal short list of Podcasts:

Chilluminati Podcast: A mystery, supernatural, true crime, UFO/UAP comedy podcast. The cast has a lot of chemistry and they research into the paranormal with both hopeful naivety and critical skepticism.

Let's learn everything: Three people passionate about science cover different topics and answer variety questions that delve deep into the world of scientific research.

Lateral: Tom Scott's quiz show where guests try to answer obtuse and unexpected questions with even more obtuse and convoluted reasoning.

Cox 'n' Crendor show: Youtubers Jesse Cox and Crendor do a weekly morning radio show spoof where they just talk about random stuff that happens in their lives.

Play, Watch, Listen: Game devs, writers and actors, get together whenever they have a chance to talk about various topics regarding the world of video games, movies and music. Mainly Alanah Pearce (writer, God of War), but also Troy Baker (voice actor and musician, The Last of US), Mike Bithell (programmer, Thomas was alone) and Rahul Kohli (actor, Midnight Mass).

The Geekenders: Streamer and Youtubers Dodger (Brooke Thorne, Dexbonus) and Jesse Cox gather every weekend to meet a weekly guest and talk about variety topics, mostly about video games. Sort of a spiritual revival of the legendary Cooptional podcast format that was lead by Total Biscuit (John Bain, The cynical brit).

I would also list The Podcats but Daniel Hardcastle (Nerdcubed) can barely be bothered with scheduling recordings with MATN and Mattophobia anymore.

The Beef and Dairy Network: The #1 podcast for those involved, or just interested, in the production of beef animals and dairy herds. Bone-dry gonzo comedy about the globe-spanning world of the Bovine Farmers Union.

Misquoting Jesus: Renowned biblical scholar provides historical discussions of topics related to early Christianity, and the texts in and surrounding the New Testament.

Mindscape: Physicist and professor Sean Carrol has in-depth conversations with experts from a variety of academic disciplines.

Oh No! Ross and Carrie: Two skeptics investigate claims of the paranormal--they show up so you don't have to. Fantastic investigative journalism.

Mission to Zyxx: Improvised comedy sci-fi podcast that's one part Star Wars, one part Star Trek, one part Red Dwarf, and all parts silliness.

Uhh Yeah Dude They've been doing the podcast since 2006, and just surpassed their 1000th episode. Listener supposed and ad free. Just two guys trying to figure it all out.

The Age of Napoleon. I'm a Patreon supporter because it's simply an awesome and informative podcast about a hugely interesting and transformative era and person.

Midnight Burger

Distractible (if you already follow Markiplier, muyskerm or lordminion777)

Girls who don't DND (a refreshing take on DND from people who take it with humour, highly entertaining)

Fighting in the War Room - four long time friends discuss film and other pop culture; it's just a lot of fun hearing four people who clearly respect and love each other talk about the latest movies and shows!

Valley Heat - a podcast from a freelance insurance adjuster about the goings on in his neighborhood. The primary story focuses on his mission to find out who is using his recycling bin as a drug drop.

It sounds boring but it's absolutely brilliant.

The less you know about it going in the better.

He also has a couple Patreon exclusives that go deeper into the hijinks.

Malevolent!

Plot summary:

Arkham Private Investigator Arthur Lester wakes up with no memory of who he is or what has happened, only a nameless, eerie voice guiding him through the darkness.
Blind, terrified, and confused, his journey will lead him towards a series of mysteries in the hopes of understanding the truth of what has transpired.
As cosmic horrors seep into the world around, Arthur must ask himself whether this entity truly seeks to help him, or are its intentions more…
Malevolent

It uses the podcast medium so well with the main character being blind and the resulting dialogue between him and the voice in his head that he needs to see the world around him, like the listener, and in general is incredibly well written. Harlan Guthrie is a genius.

deprogram, the joy of why, the joy of x.

I think the only English one I've ever listened at (for over a hundred episodes) was LORE.
It's about ghost stories in USA:s history.

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My favorite episode was about

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I learned this year it's a popular one too.

The Magnus Archives. This is a 200-episode paranormal horror podcast. Each episode is based around a statement from someone who witnessed or experienced something paranormal. Episodes increasingly delve into the lives of the people who archive these statements. The character development is fantastic. Only a single curse word is uttered in one of the final episodes.

Grumpy Old Geeks

Dutch News Podcast

Boonta Vista

American Hysteria

What Roman Mars Can Learn About ConLaw

99% Invisible

QAnon Anonymous (it’s anti-Q)

Noble Blood

Darknet Diaries

Behind the Bastards

A Traditional of Violence

Always Sunny Podcast

In the Dark

Kids of Rutherford County

Last Podcast on the Left

The Line

Long Shadow

Maintenance Phase

Nice White Parents

According to Need

Order 9066

S-Town

Song Exploder

Spycops Info

Stuff the British Stole

Who the Hell is Hamish

The Women’s War

Your Favorite Band Sucks

Sorry, it’s too much to type a description for each of them. I’m on my phone.

Last podcast on the left, their research is great but they lean heavily into their comedy to really make the story entertaining.

Crime in Sports and Small Town Murder, same hosts and very funny. You don't need to know about sports (more about the crime)

Almost Plausible is a podcast where three friends make up stories, usually in the form of a movie plot, where something unexpected takes a central or critical role in the story. For example, how would you make a movie about a pillow? Or a ceiling fan? Or a toilet brush? That’s exactly what we try to figure out on the show!

Each episode starts with a brief pitch session, where we take turns sharing the ideas we’ve come up with for each episode’s topic. After we’ve heard all the pitches, we pick one, develop it, and hopefully come up with a story that’s at least almost plausible.

Disclaimer: This is my own podcast.

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