Thanks for these links! I will have to check them out. This week I have been listening to all the old episodes of "you look nice today" http://youlooknicetoday.com
Pragmatic: http://techdistortion.com/podcasts/pragmatic (nothing to do with the defunct Pragmatic Programmers podcast, straight technology talk; professionally produced; replaced Ruby Rogues as my favorite podcast)
Hardcore History: http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh (when I need to get away from technology and science; professionally produced, no interspersed advertisements)
Seconding Hardcore History by Dan Carlin. I'm currently going through the Blueprint for Armageddon series, where he gives a passionate and compelling telling of the events leading up to and surrounding World War One.
Some I listen to regularly: 99 percent invisible, planet money, radiolab, the occasional Nerdist podcast, this american life, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, Dirtbag Diaries
Love Dirtbag Diaries, just wish they'd post more often, or on a regular schedule of some kind. Very high quality, interesting content when they do though.
Also, a shameless plug: I've been interviewing developers ranging from Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical to Frederico Knabben of CKEditor. I want to learn from experience. How'd they start their businesses and what knowledge have they accumulated over time? So far, I've racked up 10 interviews. Highlights include:
- Rich Roll Podcast (Lots of life inspiration & healthy eating advice)
- Tim Ferriss Podcast (Interesting random people and perspectives)
- An occasional episode of Joe Rogan Experience. I don't find Joe all that highly-intelligent, but I find his views, questions, and interviews interesting and thought-provoking.
- The Nerdist (Good, informal interviews)
- Trail Runner Nation
- Zencast (Everything by Gil Fronsdal)
I don't really listen to any tech podcasts anymore. I'll catch ATP on occasion, but for me they're all a bit of a waste of time, immersed in minutiae. I can catch all of the important bits I want with a 5 minute glance at my Twitter stream, or Techmeme or The Verge or wherever.
I also don't listen to every episode of the above podcasts. The only time I have for podcasts is during commuting and I take frequent breaks from any podcasts/music as a form of commuting meditation, left alone with my thoughts. That happens at least one day a week, and I've gone as long as 3 weeks of commuting in silence, with nothing playing.
If you're into comedy, I'd recommend Joe Rogan Experience (sometime's gets tech guys), Fighter and the Kid, Monday Morning Podcast with Bill Burr, WTF with Mark Maron.
I find a good laugh important after a long day at work!
In addition to several of the ones already mentioned by others, I'd include Free as in Freedom - http://faif.us/ - It covers legal and policy issues in technology (particularly FOSS), rather than technology directly, but I think it fits your question. I find it provides some good depth on issues that aren't covered as fully or as often as on other podcasts, if you are interested in legal issues.
TropicalMBA for startup business talk. Nathan Barry Show and Kalzumeus for inspiring, actionable content. Seth Godin's Startup School series is pretty timeless as well.
"Every two weeks Bad Voltage delivers an amusing take on technology, Open Source, politics, music, and anything else we think is interesting, as well as interviews and reviews. The show is presented by Jono Bacon, Jeremy Garcia, Stuart Langridge, and Bryan Lunduke."
To start, one I try not to miss is FLOSS Weekly, which always brings in some interesting free/open source project. There is also the NPR Hourly News Summary and the WSJ Tech News Briefing (which are fairly short), Steve Blank's Customer Development for Startups (always valuable lessons) and Grady Booch's On Computing (always deep).
- Kalzemus Podcast (like twice a year there is a new ep.)
Those are the ones I haven't got tired of yet.
I used to like Startups For The Rest Of Us and The Foolish Adventure, but I sort of grew out of both of those as they got repetitive or I started to dislike the hosts (familiarity breeds contempt).
I would biased-ly recommend javapubhouse.com (I host it). Is a tech dive on a Java topic that you can listen while on the radio/threadmill (you can close your eyes and follow the code) :)
This week in TWiT (TWiT.tv) hosted by Leo Laporte on Sundays is a good panel show and they cover a broad range of topics. I listen to thw audio version but it is technically a video netcast.
THE science show to listen to. If you're going to listen to anything from this list, this is the show to listen to. It's very well produced and always interesting. Their most controversial show was Yellow Rain (http://www.radiolab.org/story/239549-yellow-rain/).
I often consider this show to be Radio Lab's counterpart. Their headline is "exploring the hidden side of everything". Every single episode is fascinating (here is the show "Cobra Effect" to get you started: http://freakonomics.com/2012/10/11/the-cobra-effect-a-new-fr...). The shows all lean toward a very economist-like way of looking at things, so unless you're in the field, you'll enjoy much of the insights that come about because of this.
Just a well-produced podcast about money and its long-reaching tendrils. Shows usually focus on interesting stories about money/finance that are in the "background" and go otherwise unnoticed by the population at large.
Basically a radio version of TED talks. However! It's very well produced and every show is basically made for radio. It's not just TED talks with the video part stripped out.
Fantastic comedy sketch group from Canada. Their most famous cast member is probably Mark Meer (Shepard's voice actor in the Mass Effect games). While some of their sketches can fall flat, more often than not they make me smile. Their humour has a very Canadian slant, so unless you're living in Canada, sketches about, say, Canadian law and politics, might be a little more difficult to decipher. :)
The only show that actually manages to consistently make me laugh out loud in public. It's a news trivia show with a panel of well-established comedians and writers that participate in the game. Highly recommended.
* ATP: http://atp.fm
* Giant Robots: http://podcasts.thoughtbot.com/giantrobots
* The Changelog: http://thechangelog.com (disclaimer: co-host)
* Ruby Rogues: http://rubyrogues.com
* Debug: http://www.imore.com/debug
Non-tech but also lovely:
* We Have Concerns: http://wehaveconcerns.com
* The New Disruptors: http://newdisrupt.org
* The Incomparable: http://www.theincomparable.com
* IRL Talk: http://www.irltalk.com