April 18, 2018
Instead of scrolling through Instagram or staring blankly out the bus window, try listening to one of these perfectly curated podcasts during your commute.
- How I Built This | Business, Entrepreneurship
- Join Guy Raz as he interviews entrepreneurs about the ideas, businesses and movements they’ve created. We recommend this episode about Lara Bars.
- Stuff You Missed in History Class | History
- Dive deep into events, people, and subjects that you would have never covered in high school. For some semi-creepy, extremely interesting stories, listen to A Cruise through History’s Ghost Ships.
- By the Book | Self-help, Comedy
- Comedian Jolenta Greenberg and her skeptical friend Kristen Meinzer live by the rules of a different self-help book each episode to figure out which ones might actually be life changing. For a nice, cozy feeling listen to The Little Book of Hygge.
- Armchair Expert | Celebrity, Storytelling
- Dax Shepard discusses various topics with different celebrities all relating to the messiness of being human. In the pilot episode he interviews his wife Kristen Bell.
- Serial | True Crime
- Serial tells one, true crime story each season. You’ll follow along as the plot and characters take us wherever the investigation follows. Start at the beginning with this one – The Case of Adnan Syed.
- Up First | News
- Start each morning with a quick 10 minute recap of the last news stories – from politics to pop culture. The one is perfect for your commute, just start with the latest episode.
- Burnt Toast | Food
- Michael Harlan Turkell explores a different aspect of food culture and community, highlighting the often-surprising past informing what we eat every day. For some chuckles regarding weird milk myths, listen here.
- Reply All | Technology
- A group of hosts discuss and explore the endless ways technology intersects with our lives. Have you ever wondered how Facebook knows exactly what you’ve been thinking about buying? Take a listen to Is Facebook Spying on You?
- Invisibilia | Psychology, Human Behavior
- Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently. Not being able to feel fear sounds great right? Maybe not so much.
- Lexington Public Library | Reading, Literature
- Various local librarians discuss different books from young adult novels to cook books. Get some good suggestions with the Best of 2017 episode.