Podcast Episode Sampler
Below is a curated list of podcasts organized by category and with four episodes linked per podcast. Browse the list and see what interests you most. Click on links to podcasts and episodes to get more information and to stream episodes for listening. If you start listening and don't like something, then try another one! You may even discover other podcasts and episodes that interest you as you browse.
General Topics
TED Radio Hour - for transcripts, access links below and click icons by each episode segment
IRL Online (3.20.2020)
Slowing Down (1.31.2020)
What Is Original? (1.24.2020)
The Source Of Creativity (12.27.2019)
Music On Your Mind (8.17.2019)
The Secret Language Of Trees (4.28.2018)
Thinking With Animals (4.7.2018)
Taking Comfort In The Sound of Silence (12.9.2017)
Science, Health, and Psychology
Close Enough: The Lure Of Living Through Others (3.30.2020) - transcript
What's Not On The Test: The Overlooked Factors That Determine Success (5.13.2019) - transcript
Why No One Feels Rich: The Psychology Of Inequality (4.22.2019) - transcript
You 2.0: The Ostrich Effect (8.6.2018) - transcript
The Secret Emotional Life Of Clothes (7.22.2016) - transcript
The Problem With The Solution (7.1.2016) - transcript
How To Become Batman (1.23.2015) - transcript: part 1, part 2
Falling (9.19.2010)
Words (8.8.2010)
Adoptive Couple V. Baby Girl (5.30.2013)
Colors (5.21.2012)
Undiscovered - for transcripts, access links below and toggle transcript tab
Planet Of The Killer Apes (11.27.2019)
The Magic Machine (9.25.2018)
Six Degrees (6.6.2017)
The Meteorite Hunter (5.15.2017)
How To Stop A Killer Asteroid (12.19.2019) - transcript
Sleep: All Aboard The Snooze Cruise! (11.7.2019) - transcript
Heartbreak: Why Does It Hurt So Bad (10.3.2019) - transcript
The Dinosaur Explosion (8.8.2019) - transcript
Technology and Society
Reply All - transcripts on episode links below
The Case Of The Missing Hit (3.5.2020)
Thank You For Noticing (11.14.2019)
The Snapchat Thief (11.8.2018)
An Ad For The Worst Day Of Your Life (6.21.2018)
The Opposite Of Addiction (10.22.2019)
Down TBhe Rabbit Hole By Design (7.10.2019)
From Russia With Likes (7.24.2019)
What Happened In Vegas (6.10.2019)
Why Everyone Is Talking About Digital Minimalism (10.7.2019)
Dear (Data) Diary (6.25.2018)
Your Metadata Is Showing (6.7.2018)
The Fourth Amendment Needs Your Attention (5.2.2018)
What Next: TBD (previously If Then)
How Targeted Ads Started Watching Us All (1.10.2020)
Smash Bros Side Hustlers (10.16.2019)
The Surveillance Is Coming From Inside The (Smart) House (9.25.2019)
When Your DNA Is Public Information (8.21.2019)
Business and Economics
Freakonomics Radio - transcripts on episode links below
Ben & Jerry's: Ben Cohen And Jerry Greenfield (2017) (3.23.2020)
Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales (2018) (1.27.2020)
Kickstarter: Perry Chen (12.31.2018)
Atari & Chuck E. Cheese's: Nolan Bushnell (3.26.2018)
Terms Of Services (3.4.2020) - transcript
Billboards (1.15.2020) - transcript
Three Sides Of A Car Loan (11.20.2019) - transcript
Where Dollar Bills Come From (9.4.2019) - transcript
Marshmallows And Privilege (2.25.2020)
Sportsmanship (1.22.2020)
Don't Be Evil (9.10.2019)
How To Get Into A Famous College (12.11.2018)
History and Social Science
Sunny Days: The History Of Sesame Street In America And The World (11.22.2019) - transcript
1619: The Arrival Of The First Africans In Virginia (8.23.2019) - transcript
A History Of Stonewall, The Riot That Started The LGBTQ Revolution (6.28.2019) - transcript
To Be A Citizen? The History Of Becoming American (10.19.2018) - transcript
1918 Flu (3.26.2020) - transcript
The Stars (2.20.2020) - transcript
Vaccination (1.30.2020)
There Will Be Bananas (1.9.2020) - transcript
Miss Buchanan's Period Of Adjustment (6.28.2017)
Food Fight (7.13.2016)
Carlos Doesn't Remember (7.6.2016)
The Big Man Can't Shoot (6.29.2016)
The Problem We All Live With (7.31.2015) - transcript: part 1, part 2
Three Miles (3.13.2015) - transcript
Superpowers (10.18.2013) - transcript
Switched at Birth (7.25.2008) - transcript
Liberté, Égalité And French Fries (9.18.2019) - transcript
When We Talk About Love (9.4.2019) - transcript
The Mind Of The Mark (8.7.2019) - transcript
When Failure Is A 4-Letter Word (7.10.2019) - transcript
Arts, Entertainment, and Culture
Whomst Among Us Let The Dogs Out (2.11.2020) - transcript
The Worst Video Game Ever (1.28.2020) - transcript
Ubiquitous Icons: Peace, Power, And Happiness (11.12.2019) - transcript
Gathering The Magic (1.1.2019) - transcript
Anthropocene Reviewed - for transcripts, access links below and toggle transcript tab
Humanity's Temporal Range (3.26.2020)
Hot Dog Eating Contest And Chemotherapy (8.29.2019)
Scratch 'N' Sniff Stickers And The Indianapolis 500 (5.30.2019)
Teddy Bears and Penalty Shootouts (12.27.2018)
Dora's Lasting Magic (8.14.2019) - transcript
E Ola Ka 'Olelo Hawai'i (6.12.2019) - transcript
Talk American (8.8.2018) - transcript
Word Up (7.11.2018) - transcript
Sports And The Golden Age Of Hollywood (2.7.2020)
Davidson Athletics' Math Edge, Classic Arcade Museum, Girls' Wrestling Grows (1.17.2020)
Running With A Donkey, Lessons From Rowing, #SaveTheCrew (11.8.2019)
The NBA's Real Birthday, Fighting Mike Tyson Blindfolded, Running Ultras With One Leg (10.25.2019)
Verisimilitude (3.6.2019) - transcript
Name Therapy (10.5.2018) - transcript
Survival: The Key ReRun (5.4.2018) - transcript: part one, part two
Across The Pond (4.6.2018) - transcript