Whether you are out for a walk with the dog, waiting for the kids to finish practice, or going on a roadtrip, podcasts can be the perfect way to pass the time, entertain, and even educate. We asked around (both men and women) and got some great suggestions. So if you are new to the podcasting world, or simply looking for some new content, give these a try:
Exponential Wisdom with Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan
Female Startup Club by Doone Roisin
How I Built This with Guy Raz
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Bill’s Monday Morning Podcast, Bill Burr
Dumb People Town with Daniel Van Kirk, Randy and Jason Sklar
I Don’t Know About That with Jim Jeffries
Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald
Smartless with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett
1619 with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Code Switch (Race)
The Daily by Michael Barbaro (News)
Equals with Liz, Max, Nabil and Nadia (Inequality)
Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam (Science)
Left, Right & Center (Politics)
Making Sense with Sam Harris (Science)
The Memory Palace with Nate Dimeo (History)
More Perfect (Supreme Court)
Flyest Fables with Morgan Givens
Lore (**May be too scary for younger kids)
The Past and the Curious with Mick Sullivan
Stories (A Bedtime Show)
The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel
Wow in the World with Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz
The Daily Dad with Ryan Holiday
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Marriage & Martinis with Danielle and Adam
Parenting on Purpose with Joshua Gagon and Shane Becton (**religious tone)
The Daily Stoic with Ryan Holiday (Stoicism)
The Good Life Project with Mel Robbins
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle
Against the Rules with Michael Lewis
Dear Sugars with Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond
Everything is Alive with Ian Chillag
Nice White Parents with Chana Joffe-Walt
Radiolab with Jad Abumrad, Lulu Miller and Latiff Nasser
Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
Crime Junkie with Ashley Flowers and Brit
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Serial with Sarah Koenig
True Crime Obsessed with Patrick Hinds and Gillian Pensavalle