Happy Saturday, and Day 13 of NaBloPoMo! Today I’m sharing some of my favorite podcasts. I love podcasts! I listen to them in the car, and also while I’m running. The amount of information and/or entertainment available to us- for free!- is incredible. Here are three recent episodes that I’ve loved.
The Rich Roll podcast episode with Andrew Yang! Andrew has his own podcast, Forward with Andrew Yang, but if you want a good introduction to his ideas, this interview with Rich Roll is excellent. Andrew offers a glimmer of hope for American politics, and finding a way out of the mess we’re in. I love him.
Training for Ultra is my current favorite running podcast. At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about the host, Rob Steger. He has a quirky sense of humor that doesn’t always flow smoothly in his interviews- but he grew on me. He talks to incredible ultra runners, and in this episode he interviews Helgi Olafson. Helgi has a condition called Ankylosing Spondylitis, which causes inflammation of the spinal joints. There’s no cure for AS, but there are various treatments. On this episode Helgi talks about running a 240 mile race, while – in addition to his AS- he also had a small broken bone in his foot. WHAT?! I love listening to these podcasts while I’m running, because if I’m tempted to think I’m a little bit tired that day, I hear a story like Helgi’s and tell myself “Don’t be ridiculous!” while picking up the pace.
Eckhart Tolle: Essential Teachings are recordings of Eckhart talking to live audiences. Initially I didn’t love that format, but it’s worth it to hear what he has to say. This is more of a “car” podcast than a “running” podcast for me.
Every single episode is amazing. Eckhart is amazing. He wrote two books, The Power of Now and A New Earth. I loved his books, but some people find them hard to read. The podcast episodes may be more accessible.
What have you been listening to lately?
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I’ve been running to No Stupid Questions with Angela Duckworth and Stephen Dubner. Short, witty; not really self-help, but does induce lots of introspection.
My other favourite is Happier with Gretchen Rubin.
Our family enjoys: Stuff You Should Know (such a BROAD array of topics, but hilarious hosts) and Under the Influence (really interesting marketing stories)
Yes! I also love Happier! As a matter of fact after I wrote that post I regretted not including it. Maybe I’ll have to do a part 2. I’ve heard Angela and Stephen interviewed on a different podcast, about their podcast (if that makes sense.) So many podcasts!
Confession: I am not a podcast person. I try (again and again) and will occasionally listen to an episode here and there, but mostly, I don’t know when people fit it into their day. I don’t have a commute and I listen to music/coaching when I run, so there are not many other opportunities. When I am at home, relaxing, I’d rather pick up a book than listen to a podcast/audiobook. I have been enjoying “This American Life” (which is technically not a podcast, but a radio broadcast) and during the election last year, I listened to “Pod Save America” quite a bit.
Your podcasts sound interesting though and I agree, it’s incredible how much information and/or entertainment is available to us- for free!
Yes, if I didn’t have a commute I would listen to way fewer podcasts. I listen a lot in the car. Like you, I don’t listen to podcasts when I’m home relaxing. I love listening to podcasts about running while I’m doing a long run!
I’m always looking for great podcasts! I had to get over the length, but I really like the ClipOut podcast for all things Peloton-related. I used to FF through the MetPro segments until I realized the guy shares really practical, sensible nutrition tips.
Hmm! That sounds interesting- I’ll check it out. I don’t mind long podcasts.
Ha ha! I did a post about podcast today, too. Great minds think alike, I guess, although I think we have drastically different podcast tastes.
I need to branch out. I’m still stuck on running one. Another mother runner. Ali on the run.
I love love love podcast and was thinking about writing a post about my current favorites. I have not hear or listened to any of the ones you mentioned here. I listen to a lot of creative business podcasts. And I also enjoy invisiabila – a science podcast about invisible things like fear, ghosts, phenomena and stuff like that. Rather long (1 hour) but so educational while entertaining
I love podcasts, too! I listen to a really broad array, from political podcasts to educational podcasts to comedy podcasts. I try to do a roundup of my favorites every year on my blog, and it’s been interesting to see how my tastes have changed so much over the years!
Yes, there are definitely podcasts I used to love that I never listen to anymore. But then sometimes I’ll remember them and go back to them. The amazing thing is there’s a podcast for pretty much every subject you could imagine.