Current Podcast List: 2018
I've pondered writing this blog post for a while now but couldn't convince myself of the value in it...until yesterday. I had a conversation with someone on Facebook about the podcasts we listen to, and we exchanged podcast lists. Our lists differed like night and day.
That's when I realised, that by sharing my list, I can also help new podcast listeners find cool podcasts to listen to, and get other people to share their lists with me.
I'm currently subscribed to about 25 channels. I won't list them all. But here are my favourites:
Top 12 podcasts
1. 99% Invisible
What: A podcast about design and architecture. Brilliant storytelling! Every episode is interesting.
Host: Roman Mars. His voice...! And he's an amazing host.
Episodes: Once a week. No longer than 30mins. Generally 20mins if you skip the ads.
Website: https://99percentinvisible.org/
2. Smart Drug Smarts
What: A podcast about neuroscience & nootropics. Focussed on bio-hacking and self-experimentation.
Host: Jesse Lawler. He speaks fast. Took me a while to get used to. Now I love the pace.
Episodes: Once a week. Between 35 - 60mins.
Website: https://smartdrugsmarts.com/
3. How I Built This
What: This podcast tells the stories behind some of the world's best known companies by interviewing the founders and quizzing them about how they did it.
Host: Guy Raz. He is a good interviewer and a host of numerous podcasts.
Episodes: No consistent release schedule. Between 4 - 6 a month. Episodes are between 35 - 50mins.
Website: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this
4. People Fixing The World
What: Interviewing people with brilliant solutions to the world’s problems (healthcare, water, nutrition, education, toilets...name it.). I listen to it as soon as it's released. Big fan!
Host: Multiple hosts - depending on the story.
Episodes: Once a week. Episodes are generally 20mins long, with very few ads, if any.
Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04grdbc/episodes/downloads
5. Found My FItness
What: A podcast on aging, brain health, physical performance, nutrition, etc. Like SmartDrugSmarts, it's focussed on bio-hacking and self-experimentation...but this one is more science-y. So gooood!
Host: Dr. Rhonda Patrick. #girlcrush She has a Ph.D. in biomedical science and knows her stuff.
Episodes: Anything from 20 - 100 mins, topic depending.
Website: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/
6. The Kevin Rose Show
What: Kevin interviews authors, technologists, scientists, meditators, self-experimenters, and productivity hackers to explore how to reach peak personal and professional performance while living a minimal and balanced life.
Host: Kevin Rose. He built DIGG, ZERO and OAK. And is also an investor in some notable stratups
Episodes: 1 - 3 episodes per month, between 50 - 70 mins per episode.
Website: https://www.kevinrose.com/
7. Bulletproof Radio
What: A podcast about self-optimisation, bio-hacking and on how-to-live-longer. Some of the episodes can be a bit airy for me.
Host: Dave Asprey, a master bio-hacker.
Episodes: 5 - 7 podcasts per month.
8. The Tim Ferris Show
What: He interviews world-class performers (investing, sports, business, etc.) to extract the tactics, tools, and routines, incl favourite books, morning routines, exercise habits, time-management tricks etc
Host: Tim Ferris, author, self-optimisation-specialist
Episodes: Tip: Skip the first 6 mins of every podcast (just ads). Weekly episodes, of anything between 35 - 100 minutes per episode.
Website: https://tim.blog/podcast/
9. Becoming Superhuman
What: The show interviews extraordinary people to unpack the skills and strategies to overcome the impossible.
Host: Jonathan Levi.
Episodes: Weekly episodes, between 35 - 50 mins each.
10. Masters of Scale
What: This podcasts shows how companies grow from zero to a gazillion.
Host: Reid Hoffman, founder LinkedIn. And startup investor. Smart guy.
Episodes: 2 - 3 podcasts per month, between 30 - 50 mins each.
Website: https://mastersofscale.com/
11. Radiolab
What: A lil bit about everything - science, philosophy, and human experience.
Host: Jad Abumrad. Superb host! Very much like Roman Mars. What makes him and Roman mars different, is that they're not promoting themselves at all.
Episodes: Weekly episodes
Website: http://www.radiolab.org/
12. The Innovators
What: A South African podcast! Tom interviews local entrepreneurs about their stories, an their tools, tips and tricks.
Host: Tom Kennedy. South African entrepreneur.
Episodes: 1 - 3 podcasts per month, averaging an hour per episode.
Website: https://www.theinnovators.co/
Here are some of the other podcasts on my app which I don't listen to regularly. They sometimes have interesting episodes - so I keep them on.
TED Radio Hour
Freakonomics Radio
Stuff You Should Know
Waking Up with Sam Harris
The Mind Body Green Podcast
Endurance Junkie
Get Rich, Quick (South African podcast)
Social Media Marketing
The Growth Hacking
The SaaS Podcast
The Jordan B Peterson Podcast
The Joe Rogan Experience
The Chase Jarvis Live Show
The Minimalists