Great New Podcast

Love getting new recommendations, I listen all day at work and it makes the time fly. Personally I’m a massive fan of Lady to Lady, Yo is this racist? and Dan Calin’s Hardcore History if I’ve got some serious time to kill!

GUYS WE FUCKED is an incredible podcast. Hosted by two very funny comedians, they explore sex through interviews in a very honest and non-judgmental way. This should be required listening for anyone who’s unsure of their sexuality and/or feels self-conscious about their sexual preferences. As a 26 year old, I’m so grateful that this podcast exists. Joanna, I hope you read this and promote them. These women are doing really important work.

I’ve just started to listening to podcasts; my favorite currently is “Strangers”. I completely “binge-listened” to almost every episode they’ve produced over the last month or so (I drive a lot!). If you like “The Moth” this is especially worth checking it out as the podcast creator, actually created “The Moth” as well.

Check it out:
http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/strangers

Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey! It’s a great podcast- Feels like you’re having a drink with the girls.

Joanna, you were great on A Few Things.

I also recommend Ask a Clean Person – I’m obsessed with her cleaning advice.

Joanna,
You need to check out The Finding Mastery podcast, conversations with Michael Gervais. He’s a sports psychologist by trade, working with top athletes and performers. He “interviews” (more like has a conversation with) these amazing people on how they have found their path to mastery. His podcasts are filled with insightful and rich information on how we too can find our best selves. The podcast really is great, check it out. http://www.findingmastery.net

Ohh I will need to check this out! Thanks!

I have really been enjoying a podcast hosted by Grace Bonney (of Design*Sponge). It’s called After The Jump and there are, like, a hundred episodes. There haven’t been any news ones in over a year, but the older ones are still topical and relevant to anyone in the creative realm.

I am obsessed with Tanis, abs The Black Tapes is also good. They are both docu-fiction/ radio theater type shows. Limetown was really good as well. I love listening while working out because the stories totally pull me in and make me forget I want to die! But really, Tanis. SO GOOD.

Sword and Scale. Best true crime podcast out there. Beware, he covers some intense crimes!

I know my sister loves This American Life. I would love to find one similar to Serial, because I love following true crimes!! xx yael

http://www.yaelsteren.com/blog/

I am so obsessed with This American Life (“TAL”). I know it’s the third most popular podcast in America, but for some reason, whenever I geek out over it, people haven’t listened. This week’s first TAL story, “Something Only I See” was about an Iowa woman (like me!) and so incredible that I wanted more, so I googled the best TAL episodes of all time. Most of them (Babysitting, Notes on Camp, Switched at Birth) I’d heard and loved, but I listened to “Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde” today, and it blew my mind! I’m a prosecutor and it really made me stop and think. Also great from TAL, “The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar” about a 4-year-old boy that went missing and was found, but the amazing details of the story were only uncovered generations later, by his granddaughter, and they tore Bobby’s family apart. Amazing!

Yes! I listened to the first two this morning. Both amazing!

Some of my other favorites right now are She Does, Anna Faris is Unqualified, Call Your Girlfriend, Millennial, A Few Things with Claire and Erica, and Monocycle with Leandra Medine.

Love this! What a great concept.
My newest favorite is “Why Do We Have Things?” from The American Edit. The discussions with artists and small business owners are fascinating, and the most recent episode interviews Erin Boyle about her new book. It’s a good one!

I listen to way too many already, but I do love this column. Will have to check it out!

A new-to-me podcast that I LOVE is ‘Crybabies.’ The hosts, Susan Orlean and Sarah Thyre, talk to their guests about what makes them cry. It cycles through all of the emotions :) It’s funny, sad, empathetic and intimate.

I feel like you would really love strangers podcast, it’s so special and touching. Xx

just listened to 1.5 of them on my lunch break! the first one was so good….

America’s Test Kitchen, with Christopher Kimball from Cook’s Illustrated is great.

If you are into podcasts, check out Ted Radio hour. They have the most fascinating topics. I usually start a new Ted talk around 4:00 pm to carry me through the rest of the day :) Podcasts are such an intimate way to connect an author to their audience. I was laughing out loud at Jason Gay’s interview on the Penguin-Random House podcast, Beaks and Geeks. It made me love his book, Little Victories, more than I already did!