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Try one of these awesome podcasts recommended by TGS Library
Apple Podcasts
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for Apple devices
Google Podcasts
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for Android
Spotifyfor all devices
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Search for and listen to podcast titles:
- via the relevant app for your device, or;
- via websites on your web browser
Favourites from
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Favourites from
Aotearoa
New Zealand
The Aotearoa History Show, the story of our country and our people, from the geological past to modern times. Fascinating!
Black Sheep, for stories of shady, controversial and often villainous characters from New Zealand history
The Citizen's Handbook, a comedy civics class in politics, law, economics, history and international relations. Laugh while you learn!
The RNZ website has a huge range of podcasts. Try Untold Pacific History;or Our Changing World (science & environment); or Song Crush (discussions on music from Aotearoa & abroad).
Podcasts from Stuff, including One Hot Minute (climate crisis); White Silence (Erebus crash); Once a Panther (Polynesian Panthers).
Favourites from around the world
Favourites from around the world
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics comedic riffs on thinkers, literary greats and mythological figures from ancient Greece & Rome, including Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Sappho, Helen of Troy and Medusa.
You're Dead to Me - comedians and historians discuss historical figures, places and events, from Boudica to Byron; from the pyramids to Stonehenge; from the Tang Dynasty to the Aztecs.
99% Invisible covers unnoticed design and architecture that shapes our world. Try Whomst amongst us let the dogs out; or Stuff the British stole; or Science vs snakes; or 12 heads from the garden of perfect brightness
1619, profound 5-episode pod from the NY Times about Black history in America, from its beginnings in slavery in 1619, to the impact of that legacy on music, the health system and land ownership.
Revisionist History, from Malcolm Gladwell. Particularly recommend seasons 1 or 2. Phenomenal philosophical discussions on anything from McDonalds fries to golf to the nature of genius to black civil rights.
This American Life - this ground-breaking forerunner to modern podcasting has been churning out the stories since 1995. Try episodes Break-up; Trail of Tears; Act V; anything from this list; or any of their more than 700 episodes.
Every Little Thing, the pod that teaches you stuff you had no idea you'd love to know. Special mention for the episodes Don't Underestimate the Flamingo and Dewey Decimal Drama (best listened to in that order!)
Some great pods from around the world suggested by Christchurch City Libraries. Subjects include politics, science, relationships and Harry Potter
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