studyquill: as requested by quite a few people - a masterpost of educational podcasts. links go to e

studyquill:

as requested by quite a few people - a masterpost of educational podcasts. links go to either the site or the itunes podcast store. an excerpt of the description is included with each.

* indicates a podcast that i listen to regularly

entertainment

• *welcome to night vale - twice-monthly updates for the small desert town of night vale
  
• *muggle cast - everything harry potter
  

general information 

• radiolab -investigation told through sounds and stories, and centered around one big idea
  
• *stuff you should know -about everything from genes to the galapagos
• *stuff mom never told you -the business of being women 
• tedtalks
• good job, brain -part pub quiz show, part offbeat news

news

• no one knows anything -the politics podcast from buzzfeed news
  
• wait wait…don’t tell me -weekly current events quiz

college

• *college info geek - the strategies and tactics the best students use
  
• *getting in -your college admissions companion

math

• math for primates -a couple of monkeys who decided that arguing about mathematics was a better use of their time than throwing poo at one another
  
• math mutation -fun, interesting, or just plain weird corners of mathematics

science

• 60 second health -latest health and medical news
• the naked scientists -interviews with top scientists, hands-on science experiments
• 60 second science -the most interesting developments in the world of science
• startalk -astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe
• nasa science cast -science behind discoveries on earth, the solar system, and beyond

history

• *myths and legends - myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures
  
• stuff you missed in history class -the greatest and strangest stuff you missed
• the podcast history of our world -from the big bang to the modern age! …eventually
• witness - the story of our times told by the people who were there
• the history chicks - two women. half the population. several thousands years of history.

entrepreneurship & finances

• practical money matters - better managing their finances
• the internet business mastery - learn how to create an internet based business
• social triggers insider -the fields of psychology and human behavior
• listen money matters - honest and uncensored, this is not your father’s boring finance show

writing & literature

• professional book nerds -it’s our job to discuss books all day long
  
• a way with words - words, language, and how we use them
• grammar girl -short, friendly tips to improve your writing
• classic poetry aloud - recordings of the greats poems of the past

language

• esl(english) - improve english speaking and listening skills
  
• language pod
• coffee break
• search in your podcast app for specific languages!

art

• 99% invisible-exploration of the process and power of design
  
• tips and tricks photography 
• the arts roundtable

hobbies & other

• stash & burn(knitting)
• practical defense - staying safe in our increasingly dangerous urban environments
• zen and the art of triathlon - a triathlete’s view on living the multisport life
• the art of charm -make you a better networker, connecter, and thinker
• the indoor kids - isn’t just about video games, isn’t not about video games
• rationally speaking - explore the borderlands between reason and nonsense
• the dice tower - board games, card games, and the people who design and play them

motivational & inspirational

• back to work - productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more
  
• personal growth podcast - classic and contemporary self development audio
  
• what it takes - conversations with towering figures in almost every field
• here be monsters -exploring the dark corners of the human mind
• on being -the big questions of meaning with scientists, theologians, artists, teachers