continuing my theme of identity construction via media consumption, i’ve also spent the last couple of years building up a pretty impressive subscription list of podcasts.
i subscribe to over one hundred at this point, but the nice thing about subscribing to so many is that you’ll always have something you at least kind-of want to listen to, even if none of your favorites have new episodes.
also – the really great thing about podcasts is that you can use them to drown out your thoughts every moment of the day that you’d otherwise be stuck alone with them 🙉
search for these in your podcast client – the patreon subscription ones won’t show up though, obviously. btw, the mediafire links are maintained by me – please don’t share them! or at least mirror them yourself first.
| name | desc |
|---|---|
| radio war nerd | john dolan (aka gary brecher) & mark ames, old exile crew guys, talk about war, history, current events, and john’s tour of e. euro hovels (free downloads here) |
| cum town | the only podcast i regularly crack up at – easily the funniest thing being produced right now, imo (bonus ep dl’s) |
| chapo trap house | rounding out the big three twitter podcasts – a couple of ex-lfs who make incel jokes, basically. it’s alright |
| sean’s russia blog | russian history and current events – really solid interviews by an academic |
| zero squared | douglas lain from zero books – plenty of esoteric leftist shit but sometimes it’s good, just go on the ep description |
| sword & scale | obnoxiously melodramatic narrator sometimes, but probably the best true crime podcast |
| 99% invisible | the topic is the world of design, but it’s usually just interesting 20th c history; this guy runs a podcast network with a few other good shows, the memory palace is good if you like this one |
| war college | reuters-run, hosted by the guy who does war is boring – US military & global conflict topics |
| future strategist | future-oriented science that does some ‘third rail’ topics like intelligence & genetics. infrequent updates :( |
| risky business | infosec industry news, weekly updates on breaches and vulns |
| waking up | sam harris’ podcast. dont click if u muslim |
| crimetown | slightly over-produced series about providence RI organized crime in the 70s. it’s a little cute sometimes but it’s fun listening |
| jordan peterson podcast | peterson is a psychology professor at uni of toronto who’s made waves in the last year. his lectures are really superb, typically tying psychology to ethics, morality, history, and philosophy – i recommend starting here for the if you’re unfamiliar |
i didn’t bother listing the npr shows, they’re out there if you like them though. i’m partial to radiolab and open source.