HACKER Q&A
📣 behnamoh

What human-curated music streaming service do you recommend?


I feel like Spotify's recommender system is _too good_ for me because it keeps showing similar tracks and feels artificial sometimes. I'm looking for a streaming service that uses humans to create and curate playlists/radios. Can you suggest one?

  👤 lwneal Accepted Answer ✓
You can find well-curated ad-free local radio stations on http://radio.garden

For example, I like 105.5 The Moon (https://themoonofsalem.org). Listen with:

    vlc 'http://cp8.shoutcheap.com:2199/tunein/salemfmc.pls'
👤 kcrx
I’m not sure this is what you’re looking for, but I love NTS Radio.

It’s basically 2 radio stations that both stream 24 hours a day. Different people host 1-2 hour shows once a week or month.

You can browse archives by host, mood, and genre tags. The app includes each show’s playlists, and you can search spotify for songs (at least in ios) played on each episode. It’s become one of my favorite music discovery tools. And it’s free.

👤 FrenchAmerican
Try FIP radio.

"In September 2017, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that he regularly listens to FIP and that he considers it to be the best radio in the world."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIP_(radio_station)

👤 zmeden
I would recommend New Music Friday podcast from All Songs Considered (NPR). It's great for discovering new album releases.
👤 throwaway889900
Brave New Faves, once a week on Saturdays. It's not really a "streaming service" but you might enjoy it.
👤 boredemployee
Worldwide FM
👤 dankwizard
soma.fm is great and has a wide range of channels.