I’m looking to stock up on podcasts, whether in Mandarin, French or English. Don’t worry about my tastes I’ll sort it out later

But share good podcasts in other languages ​​if you know any (it might be useful for other people)

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    • Stuff You Should Know -A show that originally came from How Stuff Works. The name is self explanatory
    • Radiolab -A science based narrative type show that originally airs on WNYC, a major NPR Affiliate and it used to be my favorite show but it’s gone down in quality in recent years.
    • It’s Always Sunny Podcast by the cast of Sunny in Philadelphia talk about their shows and personal lives. It’s arguably the most light-hearted show I listen to
    • Philosophize This -a educational podcast that discusses mainstream philosophy and the development of the subject in chronological order. I’m only 29 episodes in and there are currently over 200
    • 99 Percent Invisible -A show about the world of design and the stories behind it narrated by the perfect voice for radio, Roman Mars
    • The Dollop -An American history dark comedy podcast by comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
    • The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart -The current iteration of Jon Stewart’s podcast where he speaks much more candidly and at length on current events, mostly politics
    • NPR’s Marketplace -a daily radio show on the state of the economy as well as markets
      • Marketplace presents: The Uncertain Hour -A podcast that does season length stories that take a deep dive into the broken aspects of americas economy, america’s failing regulation & safety nets.
    • Behind The Bastards -A Biographical podcast about a lot of historic/prominent people that probably shouldn’t be idolized
    • Sawbones -A podcast about the history of medicine.
    • The Moth -A collection of personal stories of triumph, change, growth, and inspiration as they were remembered and told live on stage. I first heard it on NPR.

    On a more personal level I also listen to various collections of Alan Watts talks in addition to Sam Harris’s Making Sense podcast.

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      For anyone with the slightest interest in meditation, I second Sam Harris’s Waking Up app! His podcast Making Sense is great too

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    There is only one podcast truly worth your valuable time, and it’s the Get Skrek’d Podcast - “A shot-by-shot analysis of the award-winning film, Shrek 2 by your tour guide and host, Logan Flinders.”

    No other podcasts compare. No other podcasts matter.

    Get Shrek’d is love. Get Shrek’d is life.

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    I’m surprised no-one has mentioned “if books could kill”.

    They basically tear all their top seller self help books to shreds. It’s very entertaining and actually really smart too.

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    The eastern border https://theeasternborder.lv/

    A podcast about history and current events in the post Soviet sphere geared towards a western audience by a Latvian journalist. Unfortunately one current topic dominates for the last 3 years. Please take a guess, which it might be.

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    I looked through a number of comments and am surprised not to see Let’s Learn Everything.

    Every two weeks the hosts cover two topics in a lot of depth, anything from quantum mechanics to swear words.

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    • Daily Tech News Show
      • As it says on the label. Been listening to Tom Merritt for many years
    • Self-Hosted
      • Like to hear about projects, even if I don’t use them
    • Make Me Smart
      • Deep dives into tech and current events
    • Empire
      • How empires rise and fall
    • Tech Won’t Save Us
      • Tech people tend to view tech as a solution for everything
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    Mike Duncan’s Revolutions podcast (especially series 3 covering the French Revolution) and his The History of Rome series.

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    Well there’s your problem podcast. A podcast about engineering disasters; with slides.

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    I think most of the ones I usually mention in threads like this have been covered, but a glance through hasn’t shown me

    The Blindboy Podcast

    I’ll admit that this one may take a minute to really get, but once it locks in you’ll love it forever.

    It’s basically just an Irish author, comedian, and former rapper telling stories, talking about mental health (he also has a masters in psychology), and interviewing people. One week he’ll be interviewing a couple of lads about insects, the next he has Cillian Murphy on. Last week was an hour about how he ended up in an office canteen covered in black hair dye, holding a bag of lemons.

    It’s a wonderful podcast hug every week, and I can’t recommend it enough.

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    Darknet diaries is one of my all time favorites.

    If you like music analysis then Strong Songs is also interesting

    And for a non serious listen I like to listen to Sherlock & Co, which is an amazing audioplay where Watson becomes a podcaster to deal with his PTSD. The adventures are self contained, so you can hop on any you like.

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    • Behind the Bastards
    • The Dollop
    • Live Like The World is Dying
    • Some More News
    • It Could Happen Here
    • Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
    • Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness
    • The Film Reroll
    • How Did This Get Made?
    • Twenty Thousand Hertz
    • The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

    These are some of my favorites, I’m sure I’m missing some though.