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?
You’re dead to me - history, different expert and comedian guest every week, very good
No Such Thing as a Fish - superb trivia show
Sci-Show Tangents - “lightly competitive science knowledge showcase”
A Podcast of Unnecessary Detail - science and math facts around a random topic from 3 very smart people
The Infinite Monkey Cage - science and comedy with Brian Cox and guests
Journey to the Microcosmos - interesting things in our microscopic world
I’ll second No Such Thing As A Fish. Its four researchers giving their four favorite facts of the week. It is always informative at the very least and usually they’re pretty funny/entertaining as well!
Would those researchers happen to be elves?
Oh yeah, theyre QI elves or something
Thought so! I love that show, especially the old episodes with Stephen Fry as the host 😁❤️
Infinite Monkey Cage definitely do the science and comedy thing best. I also like Star Talk with Neil Degrasse Tyson, but their comedic hosts aren’t nearly as good.
Would also add to this list:
The Rabbit Hole Detectives
Join Reverend Richard Coles, Dr Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer as they chase the provenance of historical objects both real and metaphorical