I have a 25 minute commute to and from work, so I've been listening to podcasts the past several months while I drive. I'm a big fan! I mostly listen to political podcasts, but recently I've been brushing up on my Spanish with Language Transfer.
I'm a huge fan of Worldly, which is a weekly podcast on political events happening around the world. The second half of each episode usually tackles something lighter and interesting, so I'm not horrifically depressed for the entirety of the show. The hosts are interesting to listen to and good-humored, much more so than a few of their fellow Vox podcasters.
I'm less of a fan of The Weeds, a U.S. internal policy podcast that airs two episodes a week or so. You can pick up a hint of Vox's liberal bias in Worldly, but it's even more evident in The Weeds. Regardless, it's still the best "deep dive into a recent development that affects our lives" podcast that I've found thus far. My thoughts on the hosts vary. While they're all insightful, whenever Matt starts questioning something his voice gets high enough to shatter glass. Anytime someone disagrees with Ezra he has a hard time not making it a focal point. My only complaint about Sarah is that I wish she spoke more than the other two. Her excitement about tedious healthcare policy details gives me hope.
I already mentioned I'm starting Language Transfer's Spanish series and I'm a big fan so far. I don't know how it will be for those who don't already have some experience with the language, but the teaching method is pretty damn good imo.
Occasionally I listen to Pastor With No Answers, which is exactly what you would guess it is. A relatively low quality weekly podcast by a less than charismatic pastor from somewhere back east. Not the best material in the world, but it's really refreshing to hear a variety of christians and non-christians talk about their struggles with clinical depression despite their beliefs, and not pretending that they have any concrete answers to literally anything. Subject material mostly revolves around conversation with people with different backgrounds that have had a variety of experiences in the american christian church.
So yeah. What do you guys listen to? What am I missing out on?
I'm a huge fan of Worldly, which is a weekly podcast on political events happening around the world. The second half of each episode usually tackles something lighter and interesting, so I'm not horrifically depressed for the entirety of the show. The hosts are interesting to listen to and good-humored, much more so than a few of their fellow Vox podcasters.
I'm less of a fan of The Weeds, a U.S. internal policy podcast that airs two episodes a week or so. You can pick up a hint of Vox's liberal bias in Worldly, but it's even more evident in The Weeds. Regardless, it's still the best "deep dive into a recent development that affects our lives" podcast that I've found thus far. My thoughts on the hosts vary. While they're all insightful, whenever Matt starts questioning something his voice gets high enough to shatter glass. Anytime someone disagrees with Ezra he has a hard time not making it a focal point. My only complaint about Sarah is that I wish she spoke more than the other two. Her excitement about tedious healthcare policy details gives me hope.
I already mentioned I'm starting Language Transfer's Spanish series and I'm a big fan so far. I don't know how it will be for those who don't already have some experience with the language, but the teaching method is pretty damn good imo.
Occasionally I listen to Pastor With No Answers, which is exactly what you would guess it is. A relatively low quality weekly podcast by a less than charismatic pastor from somewhere back east. Not the best material in the world, but it's really refreshing to hear a variety of christians and non-christians talk about their struggles with clinical depression despite their beliefs, and not pretending that they have any concrete answers to literally anything. Subject material mostly revolves around conversation with people with different backgrounds that have had a variety of experiences in the american christian church.
So yeah. What do you guys listen to? What am I missing out on?