Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum
The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.

Good educational podcasts (Non-Gaming)

winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
edited January 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Hi folks, simple request.
i need some good podcasts which are educational, but not boring. Ones i'd consider educational that Ive listeded to are...

Astronomy Cast
Skeptics Guide Universe (not really my cup of tea)
Ricky Gervais XFM podcasts (Educating Ricky)

Im after podcasts on any subject matter, so long as its teaching me something. And im not interested in gaming.

Cheers folks.

winter_combat_knight on

Posts

  • ExpiredHeroExpiredHero Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Depending on how "educational" you want your podcasts and how "lecture-like" you want them, quite a few Universities publish stuff.

    Oxford University has a good selection - http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/

    ExpiredHero on
  • warbanwarban Who the Hoof do you think we are? Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Conspiracy theories and anti media establishment. These guys collect clips from Tv each week and detail their views on how big media operates. They don't pretend not to be conspiracy theorists but they spend more time on pointing out how crazy mainstream media is. http://www.noagendashow.com/ Also on iTunes.

    Though if your looking for educational material www.kahnacademy.com ... While not an audio podcast the videos here are great if your looking to brush up on science, maths or a few other topics.

    warban on
    ACE ✰ PONY ✰ DETECTIVE!
  • wmelonwmelon Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    How Stuff Works has a bunch of podcasts that cover a lot of different topics. Stuff you should know is really good,

    wmelon on
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    radiolab is the best

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
    poo
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    also planet money is great, it's about the economy and shit but they make it super interesting and easy to get

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
    poo
  • IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shazkar Shadowstorm wrote: »
    also planet money is great, it's about the economy and shit but they make it super interesting and easy to get

    Planet Money is indeed great. NPR does put out some good ones, but if you don't like NPR that may be a no-go.

    Icemopper on
  • KistraKistra Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Just how educational do you want them? Many of the major scientific journals these days put out podcasts along with each issue.

    For instance, Journal of Immunology, Nature, Science.

    I also really enjoy stuff you should know and Science Friday.

    Kistra on
    Animal Crossing: City Folk Lissa in Filmore 3179-9580-0076
  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    A lot of the TED talks are available in the podcast, though some of them suffer for lack of video.

    KalTorak on
  • winter_combat_knightwinter_combat_knight Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    hey folks, cheers for the links. good stuff! I really appreciate it. If anyone has anymore suggestions, i'd like to hear them, otherwise this should keep me busy enough for a while.

    winter_combat_knight on
  • An-DAn-D Enthusiast AshevilleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Shazkar Shadowstorm wrote: »
    radiolab is the best

    This guy has some bold ideas. Radiolab is one of those things that I can never get myself to take off my Zune. Its super high quality.

    An-D on
    Photobooth ; ; Twitter ; Steam
  • ChillyWillyChillyWilly Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Question about Radiolab...I searched for them on iTunes and came up with multiple results. Which Radiolab are you guys talking about, specifically? As in, who hosts it etc?

    ChillyWilly on
    PAFC Top 10 Finisher in Seasons 1 and 3. 2nd in Seasons 4 and 5. Final 4 in Season 6.
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    ChillyWilly wrote: »
    Question about Radiolab...I searched for them on iTunes and came up with multiple results. Which Radiolab are you guys talking about, specifically? As in, who hosts it etc?

    http://www.radiolab.org/

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
    poo
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Philosophy Bites is a good one (iTunes, RSS).

    TychoCelchuuu on
  • SpawnbrokerSpawnbroker Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    This American Life is a really neat sociology podcast that uses case studies to show how certain social problems affect Americans. It has been running for a long time now, and their archives are on their website. Topics range from racism to homosexuality, small town life and life in the big cities. It's very interesting if you like sociology.

    Spawnbroker on
    Steam: Spawnbroker
  • FellhandFellhand Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The History of Rome is my favorite 'educational' podcast. You might find it a little dry, but I think it's very fascinating.

    http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/

    Fellhand on
  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I also recommend both Radiolab and Planet Money.

    Quid on
  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    wmelon wrote: »
    How Stuff Works has a bunch of podcasts that cover a lot of different topics. Stuff you should know is really good,

    Not enough lime. These podcasts are entertaining but interesting and there is a MASSIVE backlog to go through.

    Aridhol on
Sign In or Register to comment.
Penny Arcade Forums› Help / Advice Forum