Category: Podcast
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Why Gold?
A podcast that details the very specific, elemental reason that gold has been the most important of store of value over the ages → https://open.spotify.com/episode/40dZ47qEYyK8ddcHKb8lG4?si=vuxjXE3wRWOBp8ppmJz_Aw Plant Money is one of my favorite podcasts, and I learned a bunch in this episode. Turns out gold is the only real possible element that can be used &…
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Tipping History
A podcast about the history of tipping in the US → https://www.npr.org/2024/04/04/1198908679/the-land-of-the-fee-throwback-04-04-2024 This podcast starts in Europe in the 17th century and doesn’t let up until the present day, where we find ourselves still trying to figure out how to pay some service workers. It’s especially confusing here in DC, but at least it’s trying…
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Intermittent Fasting
A podcast that dives into the claimed benefits of Intermittent Fasting → https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/6nh3vl4a/intermittent-fasting-hungry-for-facts I’ve actually been doing intermittent fasting for a couple of years now, but cringe at the name. I just call it “skip breakfast”. My main rule is that I don’t eat anything until noon. Sure, I get hungry in the morning, but…
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Dune Soundtrack
A podcast that goes deep into how Hans Zimmer creates music for movies, with a specific emphasis on Dune → https://www.20k.org/episodes/hans-zimmers-remote-control An amazing amount of work goes into making movie soundtracks, and Hans Zimmer seems to raise the bar even higher. I first started liking his work with the stuff he wrote for The Rain…
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Live Longer
A podcast with longevity guru Bryan Johnson where he details his five disciplines for living longer → https://fs.blog/knowledge-project-podcast/bryan-johnson/ Bryan got lots of press last year for seemingly being a freak for all the anti-aging protocols he follows, including transfusions of his son’s blood. And, while there is definite strangeness to his behavior, there’s some data…
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Richard Feynman
The first in a Freakonomics podcast series about the physicist Richard Feynman → https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZFcM9fTyYHoYpnzAoE6sO I’ve had a low-grade nerd crush on Feynman for years. He’s just one of those people who come up all the time (Ex: His character makes a memorable cameo in the great movie Oppenheimer) and the more you learn about him,…
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Anti-Semitism
Sam Harris & his Rabbi guest give a clear & concise explanation of why anti-semitism started, how it started, and why it persists → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hUn3ndO-MU Sam has had his detractors lately, but when he’s on the right topic, there’s nobody better at giving clear-headed explanations for complex, difficult problems. I highly recommend his podcast.
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Halloween History
An entertaining podcast episode detailing the comprehensive history of where Halloween came from, and why we do all the things we do to celebrate it here in the US → https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1198908127/throughline-draft-10-19-2023 Podcasting is a great way to consume history, and NPR’s Throughline is an exceptional one. I don’t have strong feelings for or against Halloween,…
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Tech Matters
A very interesting podcast interview with Marc Andreessen in which he makes a strong case for why technology has been so important in history, and still matters → https://a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/new-why-technology-still-matters-with-marc-andreessen-X_Ea7oeI I’m a huge believer that pretty much all technology has been an immense overall benefit to society, even accounting for the downsides it sometimes brings. Maybe…
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Wickedest Sound
One of the best podcasts out there is 99% Invisible, which takes a deep dive on things designed & built by humans. This episode on how reggae music came about is a great example → https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/wickedest-sound/ For some unknown reason, I’ve loved reggae forever –an early cherished gift was Bob Marley’s catalog as a boxed…
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