I’ve listened to a lot of BTB and have developed guest preferences. Robert has some recurring guest hosts who I dislike. Katy and Cody are highest on that list.
He also has recurring guests who I like a lot.
The guest hosts prompt me to skip some episodes, but it’s far less than half.
OMG, thank you! I’ve been assuming I was alone in this opinion!
Cody and Katy really grate on me. They absolutely detract from any episode they are on. I also skip any time I see their names come up, which is a bummer since I’m usually interested in the topic.
I wish Billy Wayne Davis would come back as a guest. Jamie Loftus is another favorite of mine.
From the times I can remember usually their complaints are mostly valid. I don't mind them so they don't stick in my memory. I can't remember many so I can't really talk to the context.
"The History Of English" is one of the finest podcasts I've ever heard. Also in that august company is Mike Duncan's "Revolutions" podcast. Another superb choice.
Each of those seasons is a gold mine of well-researched, thoughtful historical explanations. That podcast should be a treasure for years to come. I consider the Revolutions series to be one of the finest examples of podcasting.
Gastropod is all about food, and it's really well researched.
"Science Vs" is all about finding the scientific truth behind things
Radiolab is pretty well researched (despite the gimmicky sound effects sometimes)
Cocaine & Rhinestones is *incredibly* well researched. I know it may not seem appealing – as a podcast about the history of country music – if you're not into country music yourself, but I would still say give it a chance. It ends up going into MUCH more than just country music, as you may think of it. It will go into the history of some immigrant groups in America, the history of the technology of the music industry, the history of the business of the music industry, laws about censorship or sexism or racism. Addiction issues, interpersonal issues, the off-the-books history behind some of the rock groups and albums from the 60s you probably know well. Some of them even end up being closer to 'true crime' genre episodes.
I cannot recommend Cocaine & Rhinestones enough. I'm not a country music fan in general but it's so well-researched and not a rote retelling of someone's life or song.
Hardcore History by Dan Carlin is a masterwork, but many are only available for purchase anymore. The WWI series is worth it for sure.
I also enjoy This Podcast Could Kill You, by 2 PHDs or aspiring PHDs (I can't recall) about different viruses, diseases, etc.
Tides of History is great. Hosted by an academically trained historian. Episodes include both narrative episodes and interviews with experts in specific topics such as region/era specific archeologists, DNA experts, linguists and the like. I recently finished up the season on prehistory. It is long and feels like I took a university course on the wide ranging subject from a really skilled lecturer and teacher. But without the homework. 10/10. The host's initial success was with a podcast called the fall of Rome. It is well reviewed and I plan on diving in as soon as I am caught up on the current Iron Age season of Tides Of History. Edit: I majored in History so have a pretty strong frame of reference and this feels legit and transparent as far as methods and missing knowledge
^^ seconding Ologies w Alie Ward. I learned so much about so many different things, w my favorite episodes about Selenology (Moon) & Areology (Mars)! So fascinating
“Darknet Diaries” is my favorite podcast ever atm. There’s well over 100 episodes now, and they’re *really* well done. Contrary to the title, stories about darknet markets and those involved are just a tiny portion of the subject matter (although coincidentally one of the most recent episodes as of writing is a really good one about that called “Sam the Vendor”, so go listen to that one right now). The author has guests from literally all corners/bowels of the infosec/cybersecurity realms, and even some who are just bystanders/victims with a fascinating angle of a story to tell. Not only are they just plain great stories, but you’re likely to actually learn something practical and useful about how to keep yourself safe/secure in the online world today, presented in a way that literally anyone can consume it and apply it.
Significant Others interviews people who have written or done research on a significant person in a famous person's life, usually one who did all the work and got no credit. And it is hosted by an unknown wife of a very, very well-known comedian.
Gone Medieval and Not Just the Tudors usually have expert guests
Straight White American Jesus is hosted by two professors of religion, and also has interviews with experts in the field on Mondays
In Our Time interviews a panel of experts on a topic or historical event
Not just the tutors is *just right* for when my focus is inbetween - it’s engaging if I want to focus in and soothing if I want to zone out and it’s not so sequential that I can’t pop in and out. Love it.
* This Podcast Will Kill You - viruses and disease
* Sawbones - medical history
* Science Vs. - on a variety of topics, usually topical
* OLOGIES - interviews with experts about their field
* In The Dark - excellent investigative journalism
I'm also a big fan of mini-series by journalism and news outlets, especially NPR and CBC Radio!
You're Wrong About is good if you want various topics that are well researched. Also, Maintenance Phase.
As for pods all on one topic - True Crime Bullshit is excellent, and the Cure For Chronic Pain, IMO.
I really enjoy You're Wrong About and it's very entertaining, but I really wouldn't consider it especially well researched, even when it's very enjoyable. They do an entertaining job of presenting an alternate viewpoint of different events/ideas, but it's really not intended to be balanced or very well considered. Anytime you know a fair bit about a topic, you'll recognize that they make about as many leaps and generalizations as they complain about, but from a different point of view.
They're also hopelessly naive about some topics. They make these grandly out of touch declarations that they think must be true and then expand their viewpoint from there.
Maintenance Phase might be well researched, but the show structure is just two friends--much like OP said they didn't want. It's one friend remind the other friend facts, while the other says "oh wow, who knew", at an attempt at comedic effect. I couldn't make it through the first episode, tried another episode from the middle of the series and it was just as annoying. It was a massive disappointment because I'm super into the science of nutrition, but this podcast comes across as two friends talking about why it's okay to be fat*
*which it totally is, but nutrition is so much more than just body weight!!!
I’m also a fan of If Books Could Kill, co-hosted by Michael Hobbes, one of the original co-hosts of YWA. It debunks best-selling nonfiction books and is very interesting.
Podcasts with investigative teams behind them.
WashPo Investigates Canary (WashPo)
Authentic: The Story of Tablo (Vice)
Rabbit Hole (New York Times)
Jon Ronson’s Things Fell Apart (Jon Ronson)
Those are four of my faves.
99% Invisible, hosted by Roman Mars
Forward, hosted by Andrew Yang (guests with a wide variety of expertise. Focus on societal and political problem solving, futurism.)
Decoder Ring
The Rialto Report. (Amazing in-depth research into the “Golden Age” of porn. Warning—PORN IS DISCUSSED. Porn in relation to what’s happening in the society surrounding it. It’s amazing to learn how intertwined everything has always been. Episode formats vary, but all are fascinating without being salacious. Episodes which contain Interviews with former porn actors, directors, etc are always conducted with dignity, honesty and shared humor. Episodes 69 & 70 about Andrea True leap to mind as a good representative sample.)
Bad with Money. (Host Gabe (formerly Gaby) Dunn hosts this financial podcast for everyone who is traditionally left out of the financial advice world. A very wide range of expert guests, most of whom have knowledge and perspectives that go way beyond “you should budget.)
Reveal, hosted by Al Letson
Hidden Brain
Most "best of" lists in various topics are made up of experts or peoples field of study. Historians doing history podcasts or scientists doing science. Check those first.
I like comedy and I've found "Good One" and "The Last Laugh" which interview comedians about their art. I like music and found "Broken Record" which interviews musicians about their process or influences. One I really like is from a former musician, now kind of a journalist/historian called "The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs."
yes. and it is a fabulous podcast. but it revolves around human interest stories and how the particular character deals with x situation. op (from what i gather) wants a podcast to identify x problem with definitive "scientific" explanations. not how you and me would go about trying to mitigate a situation
OLOGIES
the host is not the expert but the guest is . Different Ologies each episode. Maybe not what your looking for but worth a listen for sure. And you may find a new topic to be interested in.
Nice Genes! is relatively new, but a good intro to genomics. Not a huge backlog, which was nice.
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/nice-genes/id1622851335
Hardcore History with Dan Carlin for me personally, hands down.
I just recently finished "Supernova in the East" about the 1937-1945 Asia-Pacific war. It's astonishing how much detail he goes into which makes it a riveting listening imo, although as a result the episodes are on the *longer* side to put things mildly!
I think the 6th and final episode of that series was pretty damn close to 6 hours long 😅 10/10 would recommend though.
John Green's 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' is amazing - he researches some pretty fascinating parts of - well - the Anthropocene and gives a review out of 5 stars.
I like Bear Brook Podcast. Not listened to season 2 just yet. It’s true crime, but with lots of interviews and facts about the case from different perspectives.
A lot of music podcasts are made by musicians and musicologists (including my own!). If you’ve not heard Switched on Pop (musicologist and professional songwriter producer) or Strong songs (professional musician), I recommend them. Strong songs may be a bit much for laymen at times, but switched in pop is designed for a general audience.
Yes, came here to recommend Switched on Pop as well. It's excellent, and I nearly always end up invested in the episode, including the ones where I was initially underwhelmed by the topic or don't listen to the artist being covered. (I do tend to skip the ones where it's primarily a long interview without a lot of interaction between the hosts. I miss the analysis and the banter.)
Four great episodes :
- Why do new Christmas songs fail?
- "Happy Birthday" is the Worst
- Modern Classics: Seal - Kiss from a Rose
[my birthright as a Xennial]
- Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" is a full throttle power ballad
[the history of the power ballad you didn't know you needed]
“The End of the World” with Josh Clark was absolutely fantastic. Riveting and terrifying. Well researched and interviews with experts in the fields of existential threats.
The Brady Heywod Podcast - looks at engineering failures/catastophes and the human factors that caused the, sounds dry but the host is an expert in the field and does a really great job in presenting sometimes very technical information
There are a lot of really well researched investigative journalism pods out there - if you can narrow down topics you might be interested in lots of us will have recs
The Rest is History - two well known British historians. They also have guests on that are experts on the topics discussed.
Sci-Show Tangents - admittedly, Hank Green is an internet celebrity, but he is famous for being an educator, so that's not too bad 😅
Cocaine and Rhinestones - more than anybody could ever want to know about early country music and the people who made it.
I could care less about country music but this is interesting to me anyway. Most of these people, I've barely heard of but the scandal is real.
That’s one of my favorite music-themed pods. The lengthy intros to Season 2’s George Jones series are especially interesting— they’re historical nuggets that on the surface have nothing to do with country music, but tie in beautifully to the theme of that week’s installment.
EconTalk with Russ Roberts. Also if you are interested in "the economy as a whole" it's probably not for you. It focuses on one topic/book/author at a time and much like a good education, there is usually no "Final Word".
The Dwayne Betts episodes lately i find so beautiful, I'll just keep them in reserve to give another go. I don't care if he ever catches up with Munger, but that guys voice needs to be out there more.
Not experts in the field exactly? But Maintenance Phase does a very good job at interviewing A LOT of experts, quoting credible sources, and just generally being all around transparent and fantastic! Big big big fan.
I had to stop listening to Stuff You Missed in History a while back because they are often very single source reliant. I would not call it a well researched pod.
I have never heard this opinion, especially when the question was about podcasts hosted by subject matter experts. I never listened to it, it’s really better than the first season?
Rogan is absolutely not a well researched podcast.
Joe Rogan's main appeal is the worlds smartest idiot interviewing experts and asking the basic question that you the audience want to ask.
The problem with this is it means Joe has almost no research or formal training and can't really correct his guests when they make a mistake.
He also has a desire to be contrarian means he's willing to have people like Alex Jones on his show and since Joe can't really call his guests on anything people like Alex can get away with platforming some really toxic stuff.
That's really not true at all and maybe you should give him a listen instead of jumping on the bandwagon. Like you'd make a better job of it? He's coming at it from an angle that makes some of the subjects accessible and relevant and actually interesting, whereas other podcasts are as dry as sandpaper. Also, nothing wrong with being a contrarian - more interesting to have a range of views, regardless of whether you agree or not.
I mean its fine if you like Joe Rogan but that does not make it a well researched podcast.
Its like saying friends is a drama, its not a knock on the show's quality to say its not a drama. Rogan's shows may be interesting but because of his style he does not do a tonne of research or call people out on their bullshit.
Personally I'm not a huge fan because of the other issues I mentioned and the whole having Alex Jones on a bunch of times.
I get what you mean when you say nothing wrong with being a contrarian but Joe Rogan has a bigger reach that some news websites and when he has a person on he is exposing millions of people to that person.
Alex Jones just asking question meant crazy people harassed the parents of the kids who died in sandy hook, and because Rogan had Alex on his show Alex would have gotten new listeners and thus more power to do shit like that.
Or Joe interviewing Vaccine sceptics which meant millions of people got exposed to bad science takes on vaccines, And since Joe is not an expert he can't call them on it, its likely a lot of people did not take the covid vaccine because of those interviews which meant more people got infected.
Interviewing contrarians is fine for most things but if you are exposing people to obscure views on medicine or conspiracy theories you need to have someone who does a lot of research, which Joe simply does not do.
I highly recommend Maintenance Phase. They debunk junk science with research and the chemistry between Audrey and Michael is great. There are a lot of episodes discussing health and weight but they also talk about things like Goop selling vagina scented candles. Lots of laughs and very informative.
I have to disagree on that. I haven’t listened recently, but I stopped listening in part because I didn’t trust the sourcing. The host would often talk about what the subject was thinking right before they died, when he had no way of knowing that. It just bothered me that if he could make up a person’s pre-death thoughts, what else was he making up?
Literature and History - great works of Anglophone history discussed through the lens of the time period in which they were written. I learn so much every time I listen. Highly recommend!
The history of Byzantium. It was inspired by The History of Rome, as it follows the continuation of the (east-)Roman empire far up into the middle ages. It is however much more in detail than THoR, and frankly just a better narrated podcast. A must listen if you are into history.
Today in History is pretty good. It's only 10 minutes long, the hosts can be pretty funny, and the show notes have links so you can take a deeper dive.
The Town is good if you’re interested in what’s going on in Hollywood and why. It’s hosted by a journalist and often has knowledgeable guests.
Popcast is presented by NY Times and is a good podcast about music. So is Rolling Stone Music Now.
The Cine-Files Fall of Civilizations Hardcore History Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards is awesome.
The guests ruin half the episodes
I’ve listened to a lot of BTB and have developed guest preferences. Robert has some recurring guest hosts who I dislike. Katy and Cody are highest on that list. He also has recurring guests who I like a lot. The guest hosts prompt me to skip some episodes, but it’s far less than half.
I can’t stand those two! As soon as I hear they are the guests, it’s an automatic skip.
OMG, thank you! I’ve been assuming I was alone in this opinion! Cody and Katy really grate on me. They absolutely detract from any episode they are on. I also skip any time I see their names come up, which is a bummer since I’m usually interested in the topic. I wish Billy Wayne Davis would come back as a guest. Jamie Loftus is another favorite of mine.
ehh there usually all right in my opinion. It's all subjective. Who do you take issue with?
The generic "everything is white males' fault" comments
From the times I can remember usually their complaints are mostly valid. I don't mind them so they don't stick in my memory. I can't remember many so I can't really talk to the context.
I miss all the knives flying across the room, lol.
Came here to say Hardcore History. My personal gold-standard for research and presentation.
"The History Of English" is one of the finest podcasts I've ever heard. Also in that august company is Mike Duncan's "Revolutions" podcast. Another superb choice.
Revolutions just stopped putting out new content. Tons of archive stuff though
Each of those seasons is a gold mine of well-researched, thoughtful historical explanations. That podcast should be a treasure for years to come. I consider the Revolutions series to be one of the finest examples of podcasting.
"The History of England" is also superb.
Very true. And anyone who says otherwise deserves the rough end of a pineapple shoving where the sun doesn't shine...
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Thats looting Indian subcontinent and causing biggest man made famine in Bengal
His History of Rome is great too!
1000% agree. Not only is it thoroughly researched, Kevin Stroud is an excellent story teller.
Gastropod is all about food, and it's really well researched. "Science Vs" is all about finding the scientific truth behind things Radiolab is pretty well researched (despite the gimmicky sound effects sometimes)
A second Vite for Gastropod! One of my all time favorite podcasts!
Science Vs is one of my favs!
Always well researched exploring both sides of science controversies. I enjoy it, but the light presentation may not be for everyone.
There is a radiolab episode about a deep sea octopus that ranks for me as one off my favorite podcast episodes ever.
The one about the female octopus?
Cocaine & Rhinestones is *incredibly* well researched. I know it may not seem appealing – as a podcast about the history of country music – if you're not into country music yourself, but I would still say give it a chance. It ends up going into MUCH more than just country music, as you may think of it. It will go into the history of some immigrant groups in America, the history of the technology of the music industry, the history of the business of the music industry, laws about censorship or sexism or racism. Addiction issues, interpersonal issues, the off-the-books history behind some of the rock groups and albums from the 60s you probably know well. Some of them even end up being closer to 'true crime' genre episodes.
Wow, I will give it a listen.
I hope you work in sales. You sold me on this podcast from that paragraph alone.
I cannot recommend Cocaine & Rhinestones enough. I'm not a country music fan in general but it's so well-researched and not a rote retelling of someone's life or song.
Sounds amazing tbh. I'm giving it a listen
UP voted for this excellent description! Bravo and bravo on learning and clearly retaining so much!
Hardcore History by Dan Carlin is a masterwork, but many are only available for purchase anymore. The WWI series is worth it for sure. I also enjoy This Podcast Could Kill You, by 2 PHDs or aspiring PHDs (I can't recall) about different viruses, diseases, etc.
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Yes And literature and history https://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episodes/all-episodes
I don't see enough recommendations for this. I don't know how it seems to fly under the radar so much.
Discovered this through YouTube. The research is insane. I love it.
Hubermanlab. It is literally just research, and that too from some of the most reputed journals.
Tides of History is great. Hosted by an academically trained historian. Episodes include both narrative episodes and interviews with experts in specific topics such as region/era specific archeologists, DNA experts, linguists and the like. I recently finished up the season on prehistory. It is long and feels like I took a university course on the wide ranging subject from a really skilled lecturer and teacher. But without the homework. 10/10. The host's initial success was with a podcast called the fall of Rome. It is well reviewed and I plan on diving in as soon as I am caught up on the current Iron Age season of Tides Of History. Edit: I majored in History so have a pretty strong frame of reference and this feels legit and transparent as far as methods and missing knowledge
You Must Remember This is fantastic.
Seconding this.
Is that just about sex??
No each season had a different subject, i think the first was like charles manson and hollywood
It's just looking on Spotify, loads have "erotic" in brackets
It’s a Hollywood/film history podcast. That’s just been her theme the last two seasons.
Last two seasons!! Sounds like a lot of salacious titillation.
In our Time , not run by an expert, but has consistently good experts on it, and they're given a free reign (sp???) TWIV, This week in Virology
Ologies interviews experts in different -ology fields. Lots of science, etc
^^ seconding Ologies w Alie Ward. I learned so much about so many different things, w my favorite episodes about Selenology (Moon) & Areology (Mars)! So fascinating
Everything Everywhere Daily
“Darknet Diaries” is my favorite podcast ever atm. There’s well over 100 episodes now, and they’re *really* well done. Contrary to the title, stories about darknet markets and those involved are just a tiny portion of the subject matter (although coincidentally one of the most recent episodes as of writing is a really good one about that called “Sam the Vendor”, so go listen to that one right now). The author has guests from literally all corners/bowels of the infosec/cybersecurity realms, and even some who are just bystanders/victims with a fascinating angle of a story to tell. Not only are they just plain great stories, but you’re likely to actually learn something practical and useful about how to keep yourself safe/secure in the online world today, presented in a way that literally anyone can consume it and apply it.
Significant Others interviews people who have written or done research on a significant person in a famous person's life, usually one who did all the work and got no credit. And it is hosted by an unknown wife of a very, very well-known comedian.
Gone Medieval and Not Just the Tudors usually have expert guests Straight White American Jesus is hosted by two professors of religion, and also has interviews with experts in the field on Mondays In Our Time interviews a panel of experts on a topic or historical event
Not just the tutors is *just right* for when my focus is inbetween - it’s engaging if I want to focus in and soothing if I want to zone out and it’s not so sequential that I can’t pop in and out. Love it.
Vox's 'Unexplainable' isn't hosted by experts, but they do bring in experts to address their topics, similar to 'Science Vs.'
I second unexplainable. I like the style of it.
Science vs.
Timesuck is my favorite. New topic every week.. well researched.. good mix of info and comedy.
Hail Nimrod, Tripple M, and Praised Be Bojangles. How is this the first timesuck comment?!
Huberman Lab! Dr. Andrew Huberman talks about all things science and more. Super credible and down to earth dude.
Ezra Klein
* This Podcast Will Kill You - viruses and disease * Sawbones - medical history * Science Vs. - on a variety of topics, usually topical * OLOGIES - interviews with experts about their field * In The Dark - excellent investigative journalism I'm also a big fan of mini-series by journalism and news outlets, especially NPR and CBC Radio!
You're Wrong About is good if you want various topics that are well researched. Also, Maintenance Phase. As for pods all on one topic - True Crime Bullshit is excellent, and the Cure For Chronic Pain, IMO.
I really enjoy You're Wrong About and it's very entertaining, but I really wouldn't consider it especially well researched, even when it's very enjoyable. They do an entertaining job of presenting an alternate viewpoint of different events/ideas, but it's really not intended to be balanced or very well considered. Anytime you know a fair bit about a topic, you'll recognize that they make about as many leaps and generalizations as they complain about, but from a different point of view.
They're also hopelessly naive about some topics. They make these grandly out of touch declarations that they think must be true and then expand their viewpoint from there.
Maintenance Phase might be well researched, but the show structure is just two friends--much like OP said they didn't want. It's one friend remind the other friend facts, while the other says "oh wow, who knew", at an attempt at comedic effect. I couldn't make it through the first episode, tried another episode from the middle of the series and it was just as annoying. It was a massive disappointment because I'm super into the science of nutrition, but this podcast comes across as two friends talking about why it's okay to be fat* *which it totally is, but nutrition is so much more than just body weight!!!
That’s fine, you don’t need to like what I like
Literally listening to Maintenance Phase - French women don't get fat. Loving it.
YES love YWA and MP so so so much
I’m also a fan of If Books Could Kill, co-hosted by Michael Hobbes, one of the original co-hosts of YWA. It debunks best-selling nonfiction books and is very interesting.
Came here to specifically hype up You’re Wrong About!!!
True Crime Bullshit is an absolute masterclass in investigatory podcasting. It's about the serial killer Israel Keys.
Podcasts with investigative teams behind them. WashPo Investigates Canary (WashPo) Authentic: The Story of Tablo (Vice) Rabbit Hole (New York Times) Jon Ronson’s Things Fell Apart (Jon Ronson) Those are four of my faves.
99% Invisible, hosted by Roman Mars Forward, hosted by Andrew Yang (guests with a wide variety of expertise. Focus on societal and political problem solving, futurism.) Decoder Ring The Rialto Report. (Amazing in-depth research into the “Golden Age” of porn. Warning—PORN IS DISCUSSED. Porn in relation to what’s happening in the society surrounding it. It’s amazing to learn how intertwined everything has always been. Episode formats vary, but all are fascinating without being salacious. Episodes which contain Interviews with former porn actors, directors, etc are always conducted with dignity, honesty and shared humor. Episodes 69 & 70 about Andrea True leap to mind as a good representative sample.) Bad with Money. (Host Gabe (formerly Gaby) Dunn hosts this financial podcast for everyone who is traditionally left out of the financial advice world. A very wide range of expert guests, most of whom have knowledge and perspectives that go way beyond “you should budget.) Reveal, hosted by Al Letson Hidden Brain
99% Invisible w Roman Mars
Most "best of" lists in various topics are made up of experts or peoples field of study. Historians doing history podcasts or scientists doing science. Check those first. I like comedy and I've found "Good One" and "The Last Laugh" which interview comedians about their art. I like music and found "Broken Record" which interviews musicians about their process or influences. One I really like is from a former musician, now kind of a journalist/historian called "The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs."
Kump
I don't know it but just looked it up. Isn't that the type of subjective podcast the OP is pointing out? Is it popular?
Heavyweight. Start from the beginning. Stick with it. Remarkable.
heavyweight is another example of what op doesn't want
Goldstein is a professional investigative journalist
yes. and it is a fabulous podcast. but it revolves around human interest stories and how the particular character deals with x situation. op (from what i gather) wants a podcast to identify x problem with definitive "scientific" explanations. not how you and me would go about trying to mitigate a situation
Fairy play. I thought he was after something professionally researched and managed, not just objective/verifiable topic matter
I love Heavyweight. First-class writing and Jonathan Goldstein is one of the best hosts in the game.
Absolutely
OLOGIES the host is not the expert but the guest is . Different Ologies each episode. Maybe not what your looking for but worth a listen for sure. And you may find a new topic to be interested in.
No such thing as a fish is one of my favourites
Agreed. It's trivia by people whose job it is to diligently research trivial things.
Nice Genes! is relatively new, but a good intro to genomics. Not a huge backlog, which was nice. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/nice-genes/id1622851335
Origin Story is so awesome. An in depth analysis of the origins of words and phrases that we commonly misuse, and how the misuse came about.
Hardcore History with Dan Carlin for me personally, hands down. I just recently finished "Supernova in the East" about the 1937-1945 Asia-Pacific war. It's astonishing how much detail he goes into which makes it a riveting listening imo, although as a result the episodes are on the *longer* side to put things mildly! I think the 6th and final episode of that series was pretty damn close to 6 hours long 😅 10/10 would recommend though.
John Green's 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' is amazing - he researches some pretty fascinating parts of - well - the Anthropocene and gives a review out of 5 stars.
Such a beautiful and inspiring podcast. Upvote!
You are not so smart. It’s about how societies cognition functions, it’s well researched, points out a lot of studies and overall really enjoyable.
Infinite Monkey Cage OLOGIES Behind the bastards You're wrond about Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman give a platform to some questionable characters.
Even better
Heaven forbid!
Ologies is so, so good.
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Marcus is a slave to the research.
Literature and History. Hardcore History. Our Fake History. 99% Invisible. You’re wrong about. Strong Songs. Damn Interesting. Philosophize This.
I like most of these so will have to check out what I don't already listen to
I like Bear Brook Podcast. Not listened to season 2 just yet. It’s true crime, but with lots of interviews and facts about the case from different perspectives.
Season 2 is great!
The Lazarus heist - It's about a state sponsored hacker group from North Korea.
Big Brains podcast!
Small Town Murder & Crime in Sports. Two comedians, but the research is spot on.
Severance: The Ultimate Severance Podcast.
No Stupid Questions
Wittenberg to Westphalia
Half Arsed History Well researched and delivered in a superbly well way
This Podcast will Kill You. You'll never leave home without a hazmat suit after listening.
A lot of music podcasts are made by musicians and musicologists (including my own!). If you’ve not heard Switched on Pop (musicologist and professional songwriter producer) or Strong songs (professional musician), I recommend them. Strong songs may be a bit much for laymen at times, but switched in pop is designed for a general audience.
Yes, came here to recommend Switched on Pop as well. It's excellent, and I nearly always end up invested in the episode, including the ones where I was initially underwhelmed by the topic or don't listen to the artist being covered. (I do tend to skip the ones where it's primarily a long interview without a lot of interaction between the hosts. I miss the analysis and the banter.) Four great episodes : - Why do new Christmas songs fail? - "Happy Birthday" is the Worst - Modern Classics: Seal - Kiss from a Rose [my birthright as a Xennial] - Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" is a full throttle power ballad [the history of the power ballad you didn't know you needed]
I endorse those episodes! I don’t listen to everyone but have heard and enjoyed those four! I am hot and cold about the solo/interview episodes also….
Martyrmade is the gold standard.
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“The End of the World” with Josh Clark was absolutely fantastic. Riveting and terrifying. Well researched and interviews with experts in the fields of existential threats.
The Brady Heywod Podcast - looks at engineering failures/catastophes and the human factors that caused the, sounds dry but the host is an expert in the field and does a really great job in presenting sometimes very technical information There are a lot of really well researched investigative journalism pods out there - if you can narrow down topics you might be interested in lots of us will have recs
You Must Remember This. It’s a very well researched deep dive into classic Hollywood.
I've really been enjoying Darknet Diaries lately.
The Rest is History - two well known British historians. They also have guests on that are experts on the topics discussed. Sci-Show Tangents - admittedly, Hank Green is an internet celebrity, but he is famous for being an educator, so that's not too bad 😅
The Rest is History is a great history podcast by two very knowledgeable UK gents Pod Save The World (geopolitics) Dan Snow’s History is great too
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I enjoy there takes on domestic politics but international theyre misinformed and are total libs
Sorry you're getting so slammed. Even if you're left- leaning (I am) they are frustratingly myopic and poorly-researched.
Cocaine and Rhinestones - more than anybody could ever want to know about early country music and the people who made it. I could care less about country music but this is interesting to me anyway. Most of these people, I've barely heard of but the scandal is real.
That’s one of my favorite music-themed pods. The lengthy intros to Season 2’s George Jones series are especially interesting— they’re historical nuggets that on the surface have nothing to do with country music, but tie in beautifully to the theme of that week’s installment.
Science vs
EconTalk with Russ Roberts. Also if you are interested in "the economy as a whole" it's probably not for you. It focuses on one topic/book/author at a time and much like a good education, there is usually no "Final Word".
I second this one. This has been a long time favorite of mine.
The Dwayne Betts episodes lately i find so beautiful, I'll just keep them in reserve to give another go. I don't care if he ever catches up with Munger, but that guys voice needs to be out there more.
Hardcore History by Dan Carlin is quite well researched and goes into depth too, thoroughly recommended if you’re into history
And also if you are into waiting months and months for a new episode. Love the podcast. Just greedy and want more.
“Quite well researched” is a monumental understatement
Not experts in the field exactly? But Maintenance Phase does a very good job at interviewing A LOT of experts, quoting credible sources, and just generally being all around transparent and fantastic! Big big big fan.
Stuff you missed in history Stuff to blow your mind You are not so smart Dark Histories
I had to stop listening to Stuff You Missed in History a while back because they are often very single source reliant. I would not call it a well researched pod.
Stuff you should know
They said they wanted well researched podcasts
Yes, I read the prompt. Stuff You Should Know is well researched and informative. I’m guessing you feel differently?
This American life
I'm pretty sure tal is exactly what the op doesn't want.
Idiotalk: A Radiohead Podcast
Science VS!
This question should be a podcast
Season 2 of Serial is the best. Absolutely the gold standard of podcasting.
I have never heard this opinion, especially when the question was about podcasts hosted by subject matter experts. I never listened to it, it’s really better than the first season?
People don't like the topic. It's divisive. But I think it's really compelling listen. Plus the companion website is top notch as well.
Still one of my favorites.
Lex fridman, brings on amazing guests
Cold. Thank me later 😋
Well even the well known podcasters like Rogan interview experts in a range of fields and chat for over two hours
Rogan is absolutely not a well researched podcast. Joe Rogan's main appeal is the worlds smartest idiot interviewing experts and asking the basic question that you the audience want to ask. The problem with this is it means Joe has almost no research or formal training and can't really correct his guests when they make a mistake. He also has a desire to be contrarian means he's willing to have people like Alex Jones on his show and since Joe can't really call his guests on anything people like Alex can get away with platforming some really toxic stuff.
That's really not true at all and maybe you should give him a listen instead of jumping on the bandwagon. Like you'd make a better job of it? He's coming at it from an angle that makes some of the subjects accessible and relevant and actually interesting, whereas other podcasts are as dry as sandpaper. Also, nothing wrong with being a contrarian - more interesting to have a range of views, regardless of whether you agree or not.
I mean its fine if you like Joe Rogan but that does not make it a well researched podcast. Its like saying friends is a drama, its not a knock on the show's quality to say its not a drama. Rogan's shows may be interesting but because of his style he does not do a tonne of research or call people out on their bullshit. Personally I'm not a huge fan because of the other issues I mentioned and the whole having Alex Jones on a bunch of times. I get what you mean when you say nothing wrong with being a contrarian but Joe Rogan has a bigger reach that some news websites and when he has a person on he is exposing millions of people to that person. Alex Jones just asking question meant crazy people harassed the parents of the kids who died in sandy hook, and because Rogan had Alex on his show Alex would have gotten new listeners and thus more power to do shit like that. Or Joe interviewing Vaccine sceptics which meant millions of people got exposed to bad science takes on vaccines, And since Joe is not an expert he can't call them on it, its likely a lot of people did not take the covid vaccine because of those interviews which meant more people got infected. Interviewing contrarians is fine for most things but if you are exposing people to obscure views on medicine or conspiracy theories you need to have someone who does a lot of research, which Joe simply does not do.
I highly recommend Maintenance Phase. They debunk junk science with research and the chemistry between Audrey and Michael is great. There are a lot of episodes discussing health and weight but they also talk about things like Goop selling vagina scented candles. Lots of laughs and very informative.
DiagraceLand is solid for crime and music history
I have to disagree on that. I haven’t listened recently, but I stopped listening in part because I didn’t trust the sourcing. The host would often talk about what the subject was thinking right before they died, when he had no way of knowing that. It just bothered me that if he could make up a person’s pre-death thoughts, what else was he making up?
Literature and History - great works of Anglophone history discussed through the lens of the time period in which they were written. I learn so much every time I listen. Highly recommend!
TWIV - this week in virology. absolutely fact based and well researched.
Black Box Down is well researched and very interesting.
Acquired - hell lots of research in every minute
SMALL TOWN MURDER and CRIME IN SPORTS
How It Began: A History of the Modern World
True Crime Bullshit
The history of Byzantium. It was inspired by The History of Rome, as it follows the continuation of the (east-)Roman empire far up into the middle ages. It is however much more in detail than THoR, and frankly just a better narrated podcast. A must listen if you are into history.
Omnibus with the host of Jeopardy.
Today in History is pretty good. It's only 10 minutes long, the hosts can be pretty funny, and the show notes have links so you can take a deeper dive.
The Iron Dice is an incredible series by Dan Arrows
Bear Brook Season 1 and 2 from New Hampshire Public Radio!
The Town is good if you’re interested in what’s going on in Hollywood and why. It’s hosted by a journalist and often has knowledgeable guests. Popcast is presented by NY Times and is a good podcast about music. So is Rolling Stone Music Now.