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Podcast recommendations

#261829

Postby redsturgeon » November 3rd, 2019, 1:17 pm

I like to listen to podcasts while walking my dog. I have been listening to various Spotify podcasts and have enjoyed Freakanomics and Great Albums on there.

I also use the BBC Sounds app and yesterday listen to Tunnel 29 which was a true story of a tunnel dug into East Berlin to help 29 people escape in the early 60s. Highly recommended.

Does anyone have any recommendations for podcast to listen to.

John

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#261839

Postby PinkDalek » November 3rd, 2019, 2:13 pm

Can’t help on podcasts but the ‘Story of Tunnel 29’ is available via the BBC news app.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#261840

Postby Urbandreamer » November 3rd, 2019, 2:17 pm

redsturgeon wrote:Does anyone have any recommendations for podcast to listen to.

John


Well, since you asked.

Let's start with the BBC ones that I enjoy.
The Infinate monkey cage.
More or less
CrowdScience
The Inquiry.
Digital Planet
Books and authors
Moneybox
If you haven't listened to them then you could catch up on
50 things that made the modern economy.
13 minuits to the moon.

Given that this is a financial forum, how about
FT's money show
IC (Investors Chronicle)
Planet Money.

NPR do a podcast called
TED radio hour.

Econtalk is interesting and eclectic. Check out econtalk.org before deciding to subscribe.

Finally, if you are interested in SF authors then the Baen free radio hour is worth checking out. Again check the website before subscribing.

Ps, if you go for the lot then you are going to have a very tired dog.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#261842

Postby SalvorHardin » November 3rd, 2019, 2:24 pm

EconTalk. The best economics podcast I've found.

Run by Russ Roberts, who is a Chicago-Austrian school professor of economics. Weekly interviews since 2006.

Prof. Roberts has a wide range of interviewees about a variety of topics. Unlike many interviewers he lets them talk instead of continually interrupting them. Interviewees include several Nobel Prize winners, journalists to discuss sports (he likes baseball) and the man from whom he bought his car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EconTalk

https://www.econtalk.org/

I've learned more economics from EconTalk than in my MSc.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#261856

Postby HarryCat » November 3rd, 2019, 3:29 pm

Cocaine and rhinestones - in particular the “Harper Valley PTA” episodes.
You don’t need to be a fan of Country or Western for these.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#261947

Postby dionaeamuscipula » November 4th, 2019, 7:28 am

Caliphate got me into podcasts.

My weekly listening:

Lineker and Baker: Behind closed doors
BBC radio 4 Friday night comedy
We have ways of making you talk
Mayo and Kermode film review
No such thing as a fish

But likely to be very personal tastes

DM

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#261979

Postby Sobraon » November 4th, 2019, 10:04 am

US based but I enjoy David Stein's Money for the Rest of Us and Paul Merriman's Sound Investing.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#262020

Postby BobbyD » November 4th, 2019, 2:01 pm

redsturgeon wrote:I like to listen to podcasts while walking my dog. I have been listening to various Spotify podcasts and have enjoyed Freakanomics and Great Albums on there.

I also use the BBC Sounds app and yesterday listen to Tunnel 29 which was a true story of a tunnel dug into East Berlin to help 29 people escape in the early 60s. Highly recommended.

Does anyone have any recommendations for podcast to listen to.

John


Tunnel 29 is the third series of 'Intrigue' https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04sj2 ... /downloads

The ratline and murder in the lucky holiday hotel are just as good. I'd start with the ratline:

BBC Radio 4 presents a major new podcast in the Intrigue strand - The Ratline, presented by barrister and writer Philippe Sands.
The Ratline is an investigation into Otto von Wächter, a senior Austrian Nazi indicted for mass murder, who escaped justice after the war.

Over ten episodes Sands uncovers remarkable new evidence about what exactly happened to Otto von Wächter leading up to his unexpected death in 1949. Accompanied by Wächter’s son Horst, Sands embarks on a journey that goes right to the heart of ‘the ratlines’, the post-war Nazi escape route out of Europe, and tries to discover the circumstances of Otto’s death in Rome.

The Ratline is a story of life and love, murder, denial and a curious death.


- https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/lates ... ne-podcast

Because you listened to Freeakonomics: Econtalk, 50 things that made the modern economy, the Journal, planet money, behind the money, FT alphachat, trade talks.

Because you listened to Tunnel 29: Serial, Bundyville, Caliphate, embedded

...and just because: 99% invisible, no such thing as a fish.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#262022

Postby redsturgeon » November 4th, 2019, 2:14 pm

Thanks for all the responses...that should keep me busy for a while, brilliant.
Unfortunately I will tire out before the dog!

John

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#263307

Postby nimnarb » November 9th, 2019, 10:38 pm

redsturgeon wrote:I like to listen to podcasts while walking my dog. I have been listening to various Spotify podcasts and have enjoyed Freakanomics and Great Albums on there.

I also use the BBC Sounds app and yesterday listen to Tunnel 29 which was a true story of a tunnel dug into East Berlin to help 29 people escape in the early 60s. Highly recommended.

Does anyone have any recommendations for podcast to listen to.

John



Listened last night, very well done indeed. Thx for that. It was an Ominbus edition so heard the first part. 2nd part next week..will try out the others as well.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#263322

Postby EssDeeAitch » November 10th, 2019, 7:50 am

Some good suggestions above.

I am listening to The Anglo-Boer War by Des Latham. There are 112 episodes (so far) of 25 minutes or so.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#263350

Postby MaraMan » November 10th, 2019, 2:30 pm

If you liked Tunnel 29 then I highly recommend "Death in Ice Valley" produced by the BBC World Service. I also enjoyed the Chernobyl podcast, a must listen if you enjoyed the TV series.

MM

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#263363

Postby terminal7 » November 10th, 2019, 4:26 pm

Missing Crypto Queen on BBC - amazing 8 part series of one of the biggest cons of the last decade. Billions swindled from the gullible all over the world from tiny villages in Uganda to London. A crypto currency with no blockchain (all will be explained to listeners) coupled with a gigantic pyramid scam fronted by Dr Ruja - who has been missing since 2017! An amazing listen.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#263903

Postby Redmires » November 13th, 2019, 9:48 am

terminal7 wrote:Missing Crypto Queen on BBC - amazing 8 part series of one of the biggest cons of the last decade. Billions swindled from the gullible all over the world from tiny villages in Uganda to London. A crypto currency with no blockchain (all will be explained to listeners) coupled with a gigantic pyramid scam fronted by Dr Ruja - who has been missing since 2017! An amazing listen.

T7


Agreed. I'm listening to this as I type. Gripping stuff and a lesson for us all.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#264348

Postby terminal7 » November 14th, 2019, 6:00 pm

Redmires

see BBC report today on Ruja's brother

T7

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#264428

Postby Redmires » November 15th, 2019, 8:08 am

terminal7 wrote:Redmires

see BBC report today on Ruja's brother

T7


It's interesting how the USA manage to prosecute fraudsters and shysters whilst over here they get off scot free, with lots of book passing by the authorities. As told by this weeks 'File on 4' programme (not a podcast so slightly off topic).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b5lb

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#264634

Postby PinkDalek » November 15th, 2019, 7:54 pm

Redmires wrote:It's interesting how the USA manage to prosecute fraudsters and shysters whilst over here they get off scot free, with lots of book passing by the authorities. As told by this weeks 'File on 4' programme (not a podcast so slightly off topic).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b5lb


Interesting. World Commodity Trading were mentioned on TMF back in January 2014. It took under 3 days before a threat of legal action.

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#266716

Postby redsturgeon » November 24th, 2019, 10:44 am

Just finished the BBC "Cryptoqueen" podcast. An excellent trip through the looking-glass world of MLM, financial scams and the strange psychology that drives them.

John

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#267242

Postby servodude » November 26th, 2019, 9:31 am

redsturgeon wrote:Just finished the BBC "Cryptoqueen" podcast. An excellent trip through the looking-glass world of MLM, financial scams and the strange psychology that drives them.

John


I'm almost at the end of this podcast; really enjoying it!

I have to thank everyone here for the suggestions.

I finished the tunnel 29 just before this one; which was my second podcast after "the infinite monkey cage" which I've been listening on and off to for a few years.

I didn't realise I should make the time, or use my "empty" time for these until I saw this post.

I think I might be hooked, (though I do occasionally have HGTTG flashbacks as I'm listening; which might say more about the state of the planet than me)

Thanks greatly
-sd

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Re: Podcast recommendations

#267247

Postby redsturgeon » November 26th, 2019, 9:38 am

servodude wrote:
redsturgeon wrote:Just finished the BBC "Cryptoqueen" podcast. An excellent trip through the looking-glass world of MLM, financial scams and the strange psychology that drives them.

John


I'm almost at the end of this podcast; really enjoying it!

I have to thank everyone here for the suggestions.

I finished the tunnel 29 just before this one; which was my second podcast after "the infinite monkey cage" which I've been listening on and off to for a few years.

I didn't realise I should make the time, or use my "empty" time for these until I saw this post.

I think I might be hooked, (though I do occasionally have HGTTG flashbacks as I'm listening; which might say more about the state of the planet than me)

Thanks greatly
-sd


Happy to help :)

I must try TIMC next, I have enjoyed the live broadcasts when I have occasionally listen to them.

John


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