I used to listen to long form essays on Youtube. My favourite ones either break down the history of a conspiracy, teach me something new and cool about the world, or explore a hobby I’ve never been interested in.

I don’t like the ones about killers or heavy drama. I also don’t like podcasts that spend half the time reading the latest news from [topic] in verbatim .

What are some podcasts you can recommend me while I chip away at other things?

  • @philipontacos
    2•6 months ago

    Science and Tech:

    1-Stuff you should know. 2-Skeptics guide to the universe. 3-Programming throwdown.

    Gaming:

    1-Get played. 2-Triple click.

    Comedy and movies and music:

    1-Comedy bang bang. 2-How did this get made? 3-With Gourley and Rust. 4-Bizarre albums.

    Other:

    1-Scam goddess. 2-Qanon anonymous.

    Helps you sleep:

    -Sleep with me.

    • @restingboredfaceEnglish
      1•6 months ago

      I second How did this get made, though now that Stitcher is gone their back catalog isn’t available anywhere so you have to just get current episodes ( I’m a completionist so that bugs me).

      I also enjoy history vs. But I mainly listened to it because of their series on Teddy Roosevelt. It was fantastic. I recommend it , but I think they cover a lot of different topics so YMMV based on the individual series/topic being covered.