I have a 2nd generation iPod Touch and it definitely needs an upgrade (which I am avoiding) instead, I use my iPod nano daily. I use the nano for running, and I have been keeping up-to-date with podcasts. Last year, I listed the top 5 podcasts that I listen to, currently these are the podcasts that I am into a year later.
Marketplace Tech Report
Technology is reshaping our world. The Marketplace Tech Report explores how. In this daily 5-minute program, host John Moe talks to newsmakers, innovators, visionaries, and creators about what’s happening in the fast-paced world of technology and what it means in our every day lives.
Marketplace
Cash, dough, loot, moolah, bread, bank, bucks. Whatever you call it, money is important to us. Very important. For better or for worse, it’s a factor in every major decision we make. American Public Media’s Marketplace looks at major national and international stories that impact the average listener’s wallet. It’s “the money show for the rest of us.”
Keith and the Girl
Keith and his ex-girlfriend talk s**t.
Risk!
“RISK! is a live stage show in New York City AND an audio podcast that can be heard around the world. RISK! is where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to tell in public.“
This is almost like Moth and equally entertaining. These stories really happened and are the types that you may not want to admit.
Listen Here or download from iTunes.
The Moth
“The Moth, a not-for-profit storytelling organization, was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda’s porch.”
I love these stories, they range from clean to explicit by the way. They are told without scripts. Some are very short.
Wait wait, don’t tell me
“Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is NPR’s weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up” (link)
So if you have fell asleep and fell over the pop culture boat or missed something important in the news like Tiger Wood’s multiple affairs (for example). Wait Wait… Don’t tell Me! will get you up to speed for the new week. Besides that, it’s entertaining limericks that have me laughing on my commute… This also makes everyone think I’m friendly (because I am smiling) and gets creepy guys to hit on me. In any case, it avoids the case of the Mondays.
Listen Here or download from iTunes.
This American Life
“There’s a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It’s mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always. There’s lots more to the show, but, like we said, it’s sort of hard to describe.“
As the description goes, there’s a theme to every episode. What I like about this show is that it’s from NPR <- they seem to be very good at entertaining. It’s a weekly show and they cover a wide range of topics that you might never have listened to if you didn’t get the podcast. I listen to it every week and this is my second year actually donating to them to continue the show. Please donate if you can because it’s very educational (besides entertaining). If you go to their website: thisamericanlife.orgvisit the archives and listen to past shows.
Listen Here or download from iTunes.
The BeanCast™ Marketing Podcast
The BeanCast™ is a weekly round table podcast, featuring notables from the marketing, advertising, interactive and public relations community. We discuss the latest industry news with a healthy dose of perspective. Join the fun. Subscribe today!
I really enjoyed this podcast. I found out about it through Bob Knorpp who runs it. I met him at Peter Shankman’s holiday party. It deals with alot of field related topics so I can see myself keeping a close ear to it for the next few months because it pertains to my industry.
Motion Traxx
“Motion Traxx is your ‘Fuel For Running’. It’s a fitness music podcast designed to for running and other exercises and activities that benefit from up-beat, steady-paced music. The show is produced by Deekron ‘The Fitness DJ’. Motion Traxx features non-stop dance music mixes set at high Beats-Per-Minute (BPM), and is free for everyone. How’s that to get you ‘going’?“
This was shared to me by one of my friends (@gardenia) during the time that I picked up running not only as a hobby. The podcast provides the motivation that I need to get through my runs. The DJ does two checkpoints at 1/2 hour and at the end and at times I don’t realize that I’ve ran for a whole hour with his random beats and power tunes. The great thing about this podcast is that there are archived podcasts that you can download.
Listen Here or download from iTunes.
What podcasts do you listen to?
