I use the old fashioned radio to find podcasts. I listen to CBC Radio 1 here in Canada which has programs they highlight random podcasts.

I listen to “The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge” daily because I’m a politics nerd. Highly recommend if you want insight on how Canada operates and how the world works.

How do you find new podcasts to listen to,

I honestly have only been selecting ones that come up on my yt feed, e.g by clips or entire episodes, and that has given me enough to chew on.

What are 1 or 2 podcasts that you would recommend to others?

Heh. They’re all boring!!

Well, the only one that’s both high prod value and i can be confident anyone will enjoy is The Rest Is History by 2 british historians, but content warning because it describes horribly violent things sometimes.

I’ve listened to a few about interviewing actors or celebrities, like *inside of you *by Michael Rosenbaum and Rob Brydon’s podcast, but you see those kinds of podcast don’t make you want to tune in for every episode. Because it would be superfluous.

I follow more than I have time to listen to. Here are a few:

Stuff You Should Know

Hidden Brain

Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me

This American Life

Most of the time I find podcasts by accident.

Hard Core History - (Every series he makes is great but “Blueprint for Armageddon” describes WWI better than I ever heard it described and it is a masterpiece. Unfortunately that particular series is old enough that it is only on Dan Carlin’s website for sale, but his new shows are free.)

Coverville - A very well curated music show that is all cover songs and has been running since 2004. Somewhere around 2005 I was working at the postoffice, and that show got me through the day. It is still the best music show I know of.

Antennapod.

Head in the Office - political discussion/analysis

Darknet Diaries - stories from hackers and con artists

Hanging out on Tumblr and hanging out on Bluesky

1. mostly looking based on podcasts I already enjoy.
2. The Magnus Archives. It’s an examination of the Architecture of Fear. It is one of the finest examples of worldbuilding I’ve ever seen, It just makes sense that the world works in the way it does, and every piece you learn makes more sense. Tight storytelling, and everything is connected, even though it’s a monster-of-the-week episodic show. The entire 200-episode storyline was planned by the time they finished the first 10 episodes. You’ll know whether it’s for you by the end of the fourth episode.

Just YouTube clips. Cumtown is the only podcast i really loved