Moth is awesome!!! Remarkable, true stories well told. NPR and my local station are a breath of fresh air.

sleeperblues, I mostly enjoyed Death in Ice Valley, I appreciate your having recommended it. I say mostly because it almost seemed that when they were doing the second half of the podcast episodes, they realized they were a little short of material and they need to talk slower, put in more fluff and draw it out. A good story though.

Did you know a new episode was released a few months ago, a follow up? It's pretty good and much more succint than the first group. .

I don't care for Moth. Listening to it is like having a phone conversation with someone who likes to talk too much about themself. Or like listening to a radio talk program (not the political ones, more the topical ones) where they know the greater priority is to to fill an hour timewise rather than fille the time quality wise.

There are lots of worthwhile podcasts available, to suit tastes and interests of all kinds. Unfortunately, by number count, the number of really lousy, "not worth your time" podcasts outnumber the good ones by many multiples. They can be hard to find.

Love The Moth. My favorite, one of the best out there. I also enjoy Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell. Most of the NPR podcasts are very good. Missing Richard Simmons is excellent. I follow the NYT Podcast Club on Facebook and get good suggestions there. Will look for the ones you mention, Sleeper.

"Most of the NPR podcasts are very good."

Many of the NPR podcasts serve as a welcome public DVR service for time-shifting, so that you can listen to programs that may be broadcast at a time when you're not available to listen. Or, a podcast can serve as a distribution system for locally produced programs that aren't in national distribution.

Whether or not someone finds them "good" does depend a lot on whether one likes listening to NPR. Personally, I don't. Not for political reasons at all, I've just not found any of their shows or show hosts consistently interesting or engaging enough for me. As an example, I find Terry Gross's style and attitudes (I know she has won a lot of awards), to be like listening to fingernails on an old fashioned blackboard - extremely annoying.

I really enjoyed Serial and S town on NPR. Also love This American Life. I listened to the Richard Simmons one too, but it was not my favorite although I did enjoy it. Just started listening to The Murder of Marilyn Monroe. Only 2 episodes in, but have learned a lot about her that I never knew. I am a conspiracy theorist, as I've stated in the past, so it's no stretch for me to believe she was murdered.

I do like Preet Bharara and I always enjoy Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. Recently enjoyed Conspiracyland about the media treatment of Seth Rich's murder.

I like Bharara a lot. I appreciate his integrity, his smarts and his seemingly endless address book of prominent and interesting people he can draw on for entertaining conversations. I hope he stays in the public eye for a long time and maybe even runs for office, I'd vote for him without a further thought.

BUT, I think he's fallen into the same trap as CNN of becoming a broken record with his ceaseless expressions of incredulity regarding misadventures of the current White House occupant and his close warren of equally integrity challenged cohorts. I get it and I agree too, but the presidential term is 4 years. I can't spend the entirety of that time wringing my hands and shaking my head. So far, he can and he's not alone in that reaction. I've had enough of it and don't need such frequent reminders.