Podcasts worth listening to (Part III)
Continuing on with the posts about some of the podcasts I think are were worth listening to… As before this is by no means an exhaustive list but I have some new additions that are worth pointing out. So again in no particular order here are some other podcasts I would recommend listening to:
HI101
HI101 is more of a conversation about history than a lecture about it
- Description: Each month I sit down with a friend to discuss history not as a lecture, but as a conversation. The aim of the program is to foster curiosity about and understanding of history by telling engaging, relatable stories in a narrative structure.
- Website: http://www.hi101.ca/
- iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hi101/id880836081?mt=2
Reply All
A podcast about what the latest internet happenings
- Description: “‘A podcast about the internet’ that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it. ” – The Guardian. Hosted by PJ Vogt and Alex Goldman, from Gimlet.
- Website: https://gimletmedia.com/reply-all/
- iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/reply-all/id941907967?mt=2
Note to Self
An easy to understand explanation of all things digital privacy
- Description: Is your phone watching you? Can wexting make you smarter? Are your kids real? These and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. Join host Manoush Zomorodi for your weekly reminder to question everything. WNYC Studios is the producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Freakonomics Radio and many others.
- Website: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/notetoself/
- iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/note-to-self/id561470997?mt=2
LeVar Burton Reads
Ever wanted to relive your Reading Rainbow childhood experience?
- Description: Lose yourself in a great story with LeVar Burton Reads. In each episode, host LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek, Roots) hand-picks a different piece of short fiction, and reads it to you.
- Website: http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/
- iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hi101/id880836081?mt=2
Mogul: The Life and Death of Chris Lighty
It’s like Serial but about the rap industry
- Description: Chris Lighty was a giant in hip-hop. He managed Foxy Brown, Fat Joe, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, 50 Cent—anyone who was anyone worked with Lighty. But in 2012 he was found dead at his home in the Bronx, a death that left the music world reeling. In this podcast miniseries from Gimlet Media and Loud Speakers Network, we tell the story of Chris Lighty, from the first breakbeat to the last heartbeat.
- Website: https://gimletmedia.com/mogul/
- iTunes feed: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hi101/id880836081?mt=2