First and foremost, dancarlin.com for both his political and history podcasts. If you have not heard any of his history podcasts, please give it a listen.
Next would be Marc Maron at wtfpod.com and the occassional Kevin Smith smodcast. Really liking the new Fraiser podcast he is doing with Matt Mira
Dead Robot Society and Narrative Breakdown, because I do a lot of writing
And of course my podcast I do with 2 friends on writing and technology, typehammer.com
Yes, there are no programming podcasts listed. I guessed that is what you may have been looking for, and if so, sorry.
Seconded Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. It is awesome. He is an amazing storyteller and makes history come to life in a way that is fascinating and very approachable.
I've walked many, many miles with Dan Carlin in my ear.
for those of you who like history and can understand spanish, I really like "ser historia con nacho ares" its always got interesting subject matter and is really well put together. http://www.nachoares.com/seccion/ser-historia/
Long time listener of Big Picture Science[1]. Lately also enjoying not so frequently updated TTL podcast[2] (the latest episode with boki beran of Intuit was quite enlightening.
2. Radiolab: This one gets you thinking. I feel like sometimes they will oversimplify very complicated concepts though.
One of my favorites: http://www.radiolab.org/story/worth/ (This one is really long. It's like a three in one. Usually they are like 30 minutes long).
3. Let My People Think: This one is a thinker too.
4. Here and Now: Basically the news.
5. NPR All Songs Considered: (I don't listen to this very much) They have guest DJ's, and new music (I'm not much of a fan some of the music they put up). They also have special episodes, which are more interesting.
One of my favs: http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/05/19/406500138/th...
6. NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour: (I don't listen to this very much) They talk about new movies, shows, books, and songs.
Probably Science, where "four professional comedians/incompetent scientists take you through this week in science. Incompetently." -http://www.probablyscience.com/
Startup Related (I don't listen to all of their episodes, but I do listen to several from):
- Tim Ferriss Show
- This Week in Startups
- Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
- A16Z Podcast
- Harvard Business Review
- Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
- Foundation
Non-Tech:
- Serial (it's over but really interesting)
- Undisclosed (the successor to Serial)
Scott Johnson's "The Morning Stream", "Film Sack", "Current Geek" and whatever else he puts out. He and his co-hosts are very cheerful. They are more about positive emotions than the substance. It really makes my life better and me not as grumpy.
http://startupsfortherestofus.com
http://mixergy.com