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As a tangent to the magazine thread, what podcasts do you currently listen to?

Since my Spring season started today, here is my current rotation:

Spring 2026 season

Dailies (M-F):
The Indicator
Planet Money
Nevada Newsmakers
Five Good News Stories
This is Uncomfortable

MONDAY:
Hidden Brain
TED Radio

TUESDAY:
How I Built This
The Lonely Office
Freakonomics Radio

WEDNESDAY:
The Infrastructure Show
Transportation Radio
APA
Upzoned

THURSDAY:
Whatā€™s Your Problem?
Everything is Alive
Search Engine
Every Little Thing
(leftovers)

FRIDAY:
99% Invisible
20,000 Hertz
The Economics of Everyday Things

SATURDAY:
Handel on the Law
Mr. Bollen Podcast

Scheduled preemptions:
March 17: Irish Music
April 25-May 1: random week
May 26: Monday schedule

Audition Thursday: May 21 (For Summer season beginning June 1)

Sporadic/Special purpose (i.e., used as filler if a show if off in a given week, or we are traveling on the road somewhere and listening in the car, and my wife doesnā€™t like my ā€œboringā€ podcasts):
Run Fool!
Crime Junkie
Car Talk (yes, itā€™s been off the air for years, and the cars are outdated, but the wit is timeless)
 
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Planning Related:
  • Matter of Place (not active since 2024)
  • Active Towns Podcasts
  • APA
  • Booked on Planning
  • The Future of the American City
  • Future of Cities
  • Strong Towns
  • Up Zoned

Others
  • This Old House Radio Hour
  • Whoop Podcast
  • Longevity by Design
  • Huberman Lab
  • LT Talks
  • MindPump
  • The Drive (Peter Attia)
 
I've been listening to podcasts for 20 some years now. Most of what I listen to is focused on politics/current events or pop culture. Here's some highlights of what I currently subscribe to:

  • 60 Songs That Explain the '90s/2000s
  • BBC Global News Podcast
  • KCRW Left, Right & Center
  • NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour
  • Stuff You Should Know/Stuff You Missed in History Class
  • GD Politics
  • Hang Up and Listen (from Slate)
  • Political Gabfest (from Slate)
  • Today Explained (from VOX)
  • Today's Top Tune (from KCRW)
  • NPR's Sources and Methods
  • Hit Parade (from Slate)
  • What Next (from Slate)
I also really like "The Runcast" from KEXP which is a biweekly running playlist that comes out usually May through September. I listen to that when I run and often go back an re-listen to older episodes.

During the football season I really like CBS's Fantasy Football Today podcast as well.
 
michaelskis said:
Planning Related:
  • Matter of Place (not active since 2024)
  • Active Towns Podcasts
  • APA
  • Booked on Planning
  • The Future of the American City
  • Future of Cities
  • Strong Towns
  • Up Zoned
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I save my Wednesdays for planning-related podcasts.

I think "Upzoned" has flown the coop. There hasn't been a new show in months. :-(

I used to listen to "Talking Headways," but I didn't find it compelling after a six-month trial.
 
What are these podcasts that you speak of ? How do you find them ?, is there a subscription cost ?, are they only audio ?
 
JNA said:
What are these podcasts that you speak of ? How do you find them ?, is there a subscription cost ?, are they only audio ?
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Well, it is not like your current listening device...
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JNA said:
What are these podcasts that you speak of ? How do you find them ?, is there a subscription cost ?, are they only audio ?
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Most are free. You can get them from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any number of other places. Some have video formats as well, but I only do audio podcasts because I listen while driving and working.
 
These look like great suggestions. I don't listen to a lot, but I do like:

Hidden Brain
Strong Towns
Lore (yes, I'm lame)

and finally Unwell. That's a weird little off-beat fiction podcast in five seasons about a fictitious town called Mount Absalom, Ohio that I accidentally fell completely in love with. Strange story, weird stuff. I loved it.
 
I was thinking about it this morning and I think the sweet spot for podcasts (for me at least) is around 30 minutes. There are a few that I had subscribed to that were a couple hours, and I realized that I was not going to dedicate that much time for a podcast. A book yes, but not a podcast.
 
The Daily (depending on topics)
The Journal (depending on topics)
Up First
Morning Brew Daily (all day everyday)
 
Wow, you guys are good about podcasts -

I have a one hour commute both ways, every day so I do listen to a lot of podcasts but mine are more "I need to listen to comething to get out of my head":

My Favorite Murder
Crime Junkie
Smartless
Park Predators
National Park After Dark
Madigan's Pubcast
Breaking Bread
Good Hang
Locations Unknown
Off the Trails
How I Built This
Spooked
Dark Downeast
The New Yorker
Disgraceland
Stuff You Should Know
The Moth
Snap Judgement
Econ Dev Show (something more work-y lol)

Just starting:

Brief Recess
Two Hot Takes

I also listen to A Journey Through Lent - it's only 5 minutes a day and it's pretty good

I will give a go to the ones you all listen - got burnt out on Hidden Brain
 
So I love podcasts and listen to them most anytime I am in the car by myself.

My current rotation:

Politicology
Pod Save America
Make Me Smart
Marketplace
Freakonomics
Hidden Brain
How We Survive
2 or 3 Spatial/GIS/Geography that aren't real active

One of my favorites that I have listened to is only 7 episodes, however the main character is simply fascinating. I know that some folks here will back me up on this one, too.

S-Town
 
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