studyquill:

as requested by quite a few people – a masterpost of educational podcasts. links go to either the site or the itunes podcast store. an excerpt of the description is included with each.

* indicates a podcast that i listen to regularly

entertainment

• *welcome to night vale – twice-monthly updates for the small desert town of night vale
• *muggle cast – everything harry potter

general information 

• radiolab – investigation told through sounds and stories, and centered around one big idea
• *stuff you should know – about everything from genes to the galapagos
• *stuff mom never told you – the business of being women 
• tedtalks
• good job, brain – part pub quiz show, part offbeat news

news

• no one knows anything – the politics podcast from buzzfeed news
• wait wait…don’t tell me – weekly current events quiz

college

• *college info geek – the strategies and tactics the best students use
• *getting in – your college admissions companion

math

• math for primates – a couple of monkeys who decided that arguing about mathematics was a better use of their time than throwing poo at one another
• math mutation – fun, interesting, or just plain weird corners of mathematics

science

• 60 second health – latest health and medical news
• the naked scientists – interviews with top scientists, hands-on science experiments
• 60 second science – the most interesting developments in the world of science
• startalk – astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe
• nasa science cast – science behind discoveries on earth, the solar system, and beyond

history

• *myths and legends – myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures
• stuff you missed in history class – the greatest and strangest stuff you missed
• the podcast history of our world – from the big bang to the modern age! …eventually
• witness – the story of our times told by the people who were there
• the history chicks – two women. half the population. several thousands years of history.

entrepreneurship & finances

• practical money matters – better managing their finances
• the internet business mastery – learn how to create an internet based business
• social triggers insider – the fields of psychology and human behavior
• listen money matters – honest and uncensored, this is not your father’s boring finance show

writing & literature

• professional book nerds – it’s our job to discuss books all day long
• a way with words – words, language, and how we use them
• grammar girl – short, friendly tips to improve your writing
• classic poetry aloud – recordings of the greats poems of the past

language

• esl (english) – improve english speaking and listening skills
• language pod
• coffee break
• search in your podcast app for specific languages!

art

• 99% invisible – exploration of the process and power of design

• tips and tricks photography 
• the arts roundtable

hobbies & other

• stash & burn (knitting)
• practical defense – staying safe in our increasingly dangerous urban environments
• zen and the art of triathlon – a triathlete’s view on living the multisport life
• the art of charm – make you a better networker, connecter, and thinker
• the indoor kids – isn’t just about video games, isn’t not about video games
• rationally speaking – explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense
• the dice tower – board games, card games, and the people who design and play them

motivational & inspirational

• back to work – productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more
• personal growth podcast – classic and contemporary self development audio
• what it takes – conversations with towering figures in almost every field
• here be monsters – exploring the dark corners of the human mind
• on being – the big questions of meaning with scientists, theologians, artists, teachers