The Skeptics Guide to the Universe was my top for this year.
this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
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I've tried out quite a few, but the ones I've stuck with are:
Destination Linux: I haven't listened to it in a whule because I barely have any time left for it, but it can often be very interesting and educational.
Tech over Tea: It's an Interview-style podcast where Brodie Robertson, a well-known Linux YouTuber, interviews a member of the Open Source community, usually a developer, about their project and you could often get some interesting insights into the life and responsibilities of an open source developer, as well as some interesting stories during development and insights into what the future of the project might look like.
Are those podcasts any good for Linux noobs? I recently bought a used Steam Deck and love the OS so much that I'm considering building a beefy Chimera OS desktop to rival my PS5 in the living room and also replace my 2015 gaming laptop. I'm hesitant because I haven't seen much info on how Chimera does outside of gaming since I still want to be able to also do standard browsing and stream TV/movies.
I don't know much about programming, so I'm a little nervous about where to start with making sure I'm prepared for troubleshooting Linux issues that I know I'll encounter. I did okay with Windows issues but I've heard nothing but complaints about 11.
Linux Unplugged and Selfhosted are the podcasts I started to listen to when getting into Linux. Otherwise I posted a full list of other Linux podcasts that I like in the comments π
You can watch them but they aren't made to be educational, so if you're looking for educational content, I'd say DL is okay, while Tech over Tea, while it is my favorite, is not exactly a channel used to learn about Linux. If you want to learn Linux as a career, I'd point to Learn Linux TV. Learning about Linux for general usage, I'd recommend CTT, DistroTube, InfinitelyGalactic, OldTechBloke, and The Linux Experiment.
Basic tech bro stuff but, WAN Show
How is WAN show lately? I tried to listen a while back but Linus... comes off really, really full of himself and it was hard tolerate to get to the substance.
He def has an ego but, I think heβs a good person and I agree with the majority of broader ethical opinions he has so, nothing that turns me off a ton
no such thing as a fish the adam ragusea podcast lateral with tom scott
Poorhammer is the only podcast i listen to
Not much of a podcaster. I only listen to Toni and Ryan. Theyβre hilarious.
Jung & naiv And Aufwachen Podcast
Are the best ones.- but they are german
FΓΌr mich: Logbuch Netzpolitk, Lage der Nation, UKW, Raumzeit, Forschergeist, Hoaxilla. DAS PODCAST UFO, Stay Forever und "WTFM 100, Null" fΓΌr's Entertainment. Aber Jung & Naiv ist auch super. Tilo auf der Bundespressekonferenz ist immer ein highlight.
Shut up and sit down, funniest board game podcast
Omnibus. Ten Percent Happier. Madigan's Pubcast.
I haven't listened to many podcasts lately, so this will be over the past couple years.
- Destination Linux
- Highside/Lowside (motorcycle podcast)
Office Ladies is pretty much the only thing I listen to. I'm almost through s3.
The Nerd Nest
Two Cool Moms
Monday Morning Podcast
- De stemming
- Met het oog op morgen
- Europa draait door (although I did start listening a lot less to it, itβs still pretty high up on average)
The Right Time with Bomani Jones.
I wonder what he'll be doing next since he was let go from ESPN in the great 2023 purge.
- Distractible
- Judge John Hodgman
- Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It
Runners up:
- Comedy Bang Bang
- Brain Leak
Knowledge Fight Omnibus! The Villain Was Right Penn's Sunday School
- Darknet Diaries
- Chapo Traphouse
- NFL Stock Exchange + a couple of other NFL (gridiron) casts to catch whatβs going on with the team I follow
AntennaPod told me my favourites are:
- F**kface
- Wolf and Owl
- Darknet Diaries
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Levat Burton Reads
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Darknet Diaries
Top 47,858 Games
Brad and Will Made a Tech Pod
538 Politics
Next 3 are probably 8-4 Play, The Adventure Zone, and Rude Tales of Magic.
- the infinite monkey cage
- cautionary tales
- crowdscience
Oh shit. Can't believe you got my exact top 3. Especially since Cautionary Tales isn't even BBC and likely much more of a niche show.
Haha great! I got into cautionary tales because of 'more or less', searched for Tim harford because I liked he's presenting!
Oh wow. You really are me. This is surreal. Care to share your whole podcast list? I'd be interested in discovering new shows from someone with similar interests.
Sure, it's mostly BBC and mostly science.
My all time favorite podcast is Elements. It's from 2014-2016, but still worth the listen! Every episode explores an element or a group of similar elements on the periodic table. Physics and chemistry is often very theoretical and weird and hard to understand (for me), but in this podcast it gets very applied and business oriented: which industry uses this stuff, why, how ...? It was my gateway-podcast into the BBC really.
- The documentary podcast: I often don't listen, it very much depends on the subject
- witness history
- Discovery: same, depends on subject
- The food chain
- 50 things that made the modern economy
- Unexpected elements
- Hidden brain (shankar vedantam)
- Radiolab (WNYC studios)
- The climate question
- Sliced bread
One that doesn't really fit the others but i liked very much: death in ice valley.
And then a few in german and dutch language, mostly politics/society, i'm just gonna assume you don't understand dutch or german ;)
Care to share some of yours?
Awesome, thanks. Here are some of the ones I would recommend:
The Reith Lectures - Lecture series from an expert on a topic. Tend to release episodes close to the end of the year only (episodes are releasing now talking about the state of democracy). The backlog is worth listening to.
The Dream- investigative podcast looked at pyramid schemes and the world of wellness.
The Jordan Harbinger Show - In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game.
Playing God - Medical ethics. Life-and-death dilemmas. New medical technologies. Controversial treatments.
Hot Money: The New Narcos - The backlog has excellent episodes about investigating the financing structures in the porn industry. They're just preparing to launch a new series now but I don't know what they're going to look at now.
You Are Not So Smart - about reasoning, biases, judgments, and decision-making.
The Happiness Lab - the science of happiness
Your Parenting Mojo - Respectful, research-based parenting ideas
CrowdScience - Listener questions about a science issue that the presenters then try to find experts to answer
The Real Story - examination of some current event issue.
The Inquiry - gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
The Infinite Monkey Cage - a witty, irreverent look at the world through scientists
Darknet Diaries - true stories of the dark side of the Internet
Revisionist History - Malcolm Gladwelllooks at things overlooked and the misunderstood
Owls at Dawn - Two dudes from SoCal who studied philosophy, politics, and religion around the globe who decided to start a podcast where we could bullshit with impunity.
If Books Could Kill - Two guys talk about books that are popular and tear apart how bad they are. I mostly find you don't need to have read the book and the books tend to be pretty popular.
The Forum - The programme that explains the present by exploring the past. Expert panel discussion about any subject area.
Law in Action - legal magazine programme, featuring reports and discussion on matters relating to law (UK based)
All Consuming - explore our culture of consumption through products that have changed the world.
Sound of Gaming - video game soundtracks and an interview with a sound designer from a popular video game.
Bad People - true crime with a criminologist and a comedian. This show has ended but the backlog is great.
By hour count this year:
- Behind the Bastards
- The Dollop
- The Best Thing Ever (used to be called Read it and Weep)
Bitcoin dad pod Linux unplugged Ask Noah Office ladies 2.5 admins
These are my top five this year.
285 hours listened to this year? Yeesh.
- Generation Loss - its a podcast about movies that doesn't take itself too seriously
- The Jeff Gerstmann Show - games
- Blowback - American imperialism is horrifying
comedians/musicians on joe rogan
1001 album reviews podcast
the lex fridman review with todd howard
i dont listen to a lot of podcasts
- Tabletop Gold (Pathfinder 2 play through)
- Not Another D&D Podcast (D&D play through)
- The Ezra Klein Show (NYTimes opinion columnist, has super interesting guests and experts)