I don’t get through most of these podcasts, but try and get through the Morning List and a number throughout the other buckets. I tried to rank within lists so the one higher up on the list are ones I try to prioritize and listen. I do need to go through and “clean up” the list and remove ones that haven’t been updated over the year. What are podcasts you listen to that’s not on the list below?
Morning List:
- NPR – Up First – 3 biggest stories of the day in 10 min (10-15 min / episode)
- The New York Times – The Daily – 1 main topic and recap on other (25-30 min / episode)
- The Wall Street Journal / Gimlet – The Journal. – addresses one major topic in depth (15-20 min / episode)
- BBC World Service – Global News Podcast – day’s top stories twice a day (25-30 min / episode)
Business List:
- WaitWhat – Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman – proves an unconventional theory about how businesses scale (35-45 min / episode)
- NPR – How I Built This with Guy Raz – interview journey of key industry entrepreneurs of today (30-60 min / episode)
- Harvard Business Review – HBR IdeaCast – discussion on business and management topics (45-50 min / episode)
- Gimlet – The Pitch – how people sell ides, what makes investors tick, and how conversations can bloom into deals (25-30 min / episode) / Startup Podcast – what it’s really like to start a business (30-50 min / episode)
- Dan Andrews / Ian Schoen – The Tropical MBA Podcast – inside story of the people who are building “micro-multinational” businesses while they travel the world (50-60 min / episode)
- Pat Flynn – The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast – crash test dummy on online business (45-60 min / episode)
- John Lee Dumas / EOFire – Entrepreneurs on Fire Business Podcast – interview with various entrepreneurs and their journey (30-35 min / episode)
- Michael Stelzner / Social Media Examiner – Social Media Marketing Podcast – stories and interviews from leading social media marketing pros (45-50 min / episode)
Technology List:
- Engadget – The Engadget Podcast – review of latest technology (45-60 min / episode)
- The Wall Street Journal – WSJ’s The Future of Everything – in-depth look at how science and technology are revolutionizing the way we live (25-30 min / episode)
- New York Magazine – Pivot – latest on tech (1 hr / episode)
Finance List:
- Freakonomics Radio / Stitcher – Freaknomics Radio – things you always thought you knew but didn’t and things you never thought you wanted to know but do (40-45 min / episode)
- NPR – Planet Money – the economy explained (20-30 min / episode)
- Marketplace – Marketplace – discuss what’s happening in the stock market and how macroeconomic policy can affect you and your business (25-30 min / episode)
- Ramsey Network – The Dave Ramsey Show – answering caller questions re: finance (40 min / episode)
Motivation List:
- Lewis Howes – The School of Greatness – long form interview with successful people (1-1.5 hrs / episode)
- Seth Godin – Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin – culture and how we can change it (25-30 min / episode)
Misc List:
- Bill Simmons / The Ringer – The Bill Simmons Podcast – latest on sports (1.5-2 hrs / episode)
- Joe Rogan – The Joe Rogan Experience – long form interview with various guests (2-4 hrs / episode)
- Roman Mars – 99% Invisible – process and power of design and architecture (30-35 min / episode)
- Tim Ferriss – The Tim Ferriss Show – deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks (1-2 hrs / episode)
- Hidden Brain – Hidden Brain – how unconscious patterns that drive human behavior and choices (45-50 min / episode)
- NPR – Invisibilia – fuses narrative storytelling with science of unseeable forces (45-60 min / episode)
- Gimlet – Reply All – podcast about the internet (45-60 min / episode) / Without Fail – candid conversations with entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, visionaries of all kinds (15-55 min / episode)
- Earwolf / Jenna Fischer / Angela Kinsey – Office Ladies – BTS stories of The Office episodes (1 hr / episode)
- SOMM TV – SOMM TV – deep into wine, food, and stories that surround it (45-60 min / episode)
- Slate Podcast – Slow Burn – journey of David Duke (45-60 min / episode)
- Pushkin Industries – Revisionist History – journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood (45-50 min / episode)
- Bloomberg – Travel Genius – interview world’s most experienced globetrotters for their tried-and-true travel hack (30-35 min / episode) / Works for Me – navigate the productivity industry by way of their own experiences (25-30 min / episode)
- The New York Times – The Latest – quick update on the latest news stories (5-10 min / episode)