I'm mostly interested in podcasts that I can listen to during my evening walks, so rather long formats. I'm interested in a wide range of topics. Not so technical that it would require intense focus, but also not overly dumb content.
My only issue is that I wish it was less US-centric, I know it's the whole point it's just that I'm not from the USA and I wish I could find more like this for other countries.
There are 5 hosts in the current season (I am admittedly a bit bummed that Sanderson isn't participating right now as a main host), with a comprehensive range of perspectives across media. For example, DongWon Song[1] is a literary agent and former editor, while Mary Robinette [2] is a puppeteer, short story writer, and a voice actress.
As a little bonus (with longer-form content), Brandon Sanderson has a series of recorded lectures from his 2020 college creative writing course [3]. He does a nice deep-dive into the minutiae of constructing a story from start to finish, with additional considerations for publishing near the end. I have to admit I'm a little biased as I'm trying to write more in my free time, but the lectures offer a lot even for those who don't write or plan to write. Just getting a closer look inside the mind of an author has greatly impacted the way I read and scrutinize books.
[0]: https://writingexcuses.com/
[1]: https://www.dongwonsong.com/about
[2]: https://maryrobinettekowal.com/about/press-kit/
[3]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSH_xM-KC3Zv-79sVZTTj...
totally agree, the recommendation algorithm is kind of weird, if you watch something, it keep pushing similar ones, is it really users want? and to an extreme, after a while, the whole recommendation list only covers very limited topics, it is kind of building a castle for yourself, isolated from the rest of the world, haha ...
I'm an American with an electrical engineering and intercultural communication background who used to work in innovation consulting and then for the past 12 years has built tools to help us communicate how we feel. I've run workshops and trainings in the US, Europe, and Africa, often on conflict resolution.
While I don't have many long-form conversation episodes yet, I hope to add more on a pretty feverish pace, to create a library of episodes from which people can pick and choose.
However, I did an episode recently talking about music-assisted and psychedelic-assisted therapy [1] with someone who has a Masters in Music and Ayurvedic healing, and a while back talked about secret ballots and potential downsides of transparency in US Congress [2] with a former NASA engineer who now researches Congress for a living.
I'm looking to create different types of segments and also hope to provide a more interactive way for people to engage with podcasts, with a website that has search/filter/sort features, interactive transcripts, and a forum attached to it where people can talk with others who listened to the episode.
Anyways, I'd just be honored if you take a look at the site, listen to an episode, and/or just give me some perspectives on what you hope to hear these days in podcasts.
[0]: https://www.jimkleiber.com/show
[1]: https://www.jimkleiber.com/tjks_caleb-w-cliff-music-assisted...
If I've to recommend some episodes, Vishy Anand (Chess), Lazarus Lake (Endurance Running), Can't find this: an interview with a guy who is walking around the world. He is currently crossing China and walking East. And many more ...
Aria Code by WNYC - introduces an aria and then plays it. Great opera primer for opera newbs.
I’ll share mine as it fits most of your conditions save for not being particularly long. It’s a daily legal news show ostensibly for attorneys but with a mostly non-attorney listenership: (“Minimum Competence” - https://minimumcomp.com).
Try to add your favourite YT channels to your rss app. That is what I do.
If you are interested in the nature of creativity and the artistic process, Rick Rubin's Tetragrammaton is worth a listen. Because of his status as a top producer, he gets the biggest names in the field, but includes lesser known talent. I recommend Ed Norton. And anything with John Frusciante.
Lex Fridman (everyone thus far has misspelled his name haha) -- I frankly just don't get it. He seems to struggle with interviewing, even the framing of basic questions. He has a strange (and to me superficial) obsession with the idea of love. He gets good guests, but squanders the opportunity more often than not. Ymmv but definitely popular.
Andrew Huberman's podcast or Peter Attia's The Drive are both great if you want science-based discussions on specific topics related to health and wellness.
I'm personally very interested in complexity science and a fan of the Santa Fe Institute, so I like their podcast 'Complexity'. Think physics meets the life sciences from leading academics.