r/podcasts

What podcast/specific episode has lingered in your mind after hearing it?

What about it sticks with you?

Hi folks - like the title says, I'm looking for something to listen to with my parents while we're on a roadtrip. Ideally:

1. No swearing. My parents are... uh... "sensitive" to bad words.
2. Nothing political in the slightest. We disagree a lot when it comes to politics and I don't want to accidentally start any arguments.
3. Nothing depressing. My mom in particular can't handle sad stories.

Would love to hear any of your recommendations. Thank you! :)

I'm looking for podcasts about music, particularly ones that focus on albums, artists, and music discovery rather than just news or individual tracks.

I'm looking for something made by people who are genuinely passionate and knowledgeable about music, where they actually discuss why an album or artist is interesting and introduce you to new music. It doesn't necessarily have to be a track-by-track analysis — I'm more interested in the overall album, the artist, their style, context, influences, etc.

I'm especially interested in podcasts that focus on older music, classic albums, and artists from previous decades, rather than mainly covering new releases.

Something along the lines of Discord & Rhyme would be ideal.

I'm already familiar with Sound Opinions, Records Revisited, and The Great Albums.

What are your favourites?

I listen to a lot of podcasts where people discuss health, psychology, nutrition, and science. The problem is that a single episode can contain dozens of claims, and manually checking every one would take forever.

Do you have any practical method for figuring out which claims are actually supported by research?

I used to occasionally listen to some Joe Rogan episodes, when he'd have health and fitness guests on, or Mind Pump (including for the conversational beginning), however haven't been able to listen to these for years generally due to the political views strongly at odds with my own. I'd listen to Huberman potentially but It's somehow much more effective at just putting me to sleep.

Any good recommendations on this space?

I'm looking for podcast recommendations about Japan.

Can either be individual podcast episodes or podcast series

Want to learn more about the history of Japan and especially interested in things that are particularly entertaining or little known stories as opposed to more history class style podcasts. I also prefer podcasts highlighting individual people or incidents rather than broad overviews of a time or region.

Think things with the tone like The Dollop. Can be about true history or more things like legends. Preferably older imperial Japan rather than WW2, unless there's something really worthwhile you want to recommend.

We're visiting in a few months and want to learn some more history and stories.

Hello, I love the podcast Normal Gossip and I'm looking for something similar in French! If you're not familiar with it, first, go and listen, but it's a podcast where people send in anonymous gossip which is read/commented on by the host and a guest. Anything like this would great! Also taking a moment to complain about the post language requirement of the sub lol, I'd love to have posted this in French.