Most popular in USA. Can't wait for Father's Catechism podcast!!

I occasionally listen to A Way with Words, about words and language. The hosts are a lot of fun. I even went to an appearance a few years ago, my son got to ask a question.

Arcy, my Catholic DMIL always felt that Catholics do not know the bible as well as, say, Baptists do, but even other denominations. I think she would enjoy the podcast.

Another podcast I enjoy is The History of English Podcast. He also has an Alphabet History podcast. I haven’t listened in some months now, got distracted.

I can’t just sit still to listen to anything. I have to be doing something, or driving. If I listen while I’m waiting in a parking lot, it depends on the podcast. For example, I might do a crossword while listening to A Way With words, but when listening to The History of English Podcast, I have to really pay attention.

I often have a podcast running while I’m doing something mindless at work, like cleaning shelves or putting away glassware and so on. I usually listen to ”spookies“ or weird stories from around the world. One I particularly like is ”Paranormal Mysteries”, which is more about oddities and strange historical events and coincidences, etc.

I was listening one day last year when a teacher came in. The story on at the time was about new theories on the construction of the pyramids. The teacher in question, who was very unpopular with all the staff, being very unpleasant, said, ”Oh! You’re educating yourself! Isn’t that nice!” I could have cheerfully killed her on the spot. Just because I am a lab tech doesn’t mean I am not extremely intelligent or uneducated, it means I like having a relatively cruisy job where I can set my own pace, pass on knowlegde to those who actually want to learn while minimising time spent with unruly students, and play with the cool science stuff.

Another good one is “Conversations” on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website, where they do one hour interviews with people who have had an interesting life or an unusual experience. Generally they are not celebrities or people pushing a book/product etc.

If you are a reader, you might enjoy Modern Mrs. Darcy's What Should I Read Next https://modernmrsdarcy.com/blog/ 

Elmer I believe Arcy may have meant that it is the top RELIGIOUS podcast in the US. I looked it up on the iTunes charts and it is the top one for religious/spiritual podcasts.

My mother might enjoy that, as she and my father are both devout Catholics. Me, I instantly turn a little angry whenever someone starts preaching at me. Its a response from having it hammered down my throat my whole childhood, being forced into Confirmation as a skeptical teen, and as an adult having a sister who is now a Southern Baptist who cannot lay eyes on me without nagging me that I NEED to come to church with her. I told her last time that the only nag in the Bible was a donkey......so irritating.

However, I WILL recommend arcys suggestion to my mom.

If you're interested in true crime, I'm enjoying Serial. She does a deep dive into a case. 8-10 episodes, up to 60 minutes each, exploring all the angles. Sarah Koenig has a really pleasant demeanor, and I enjoy her delivery.

I listen while I'm on the treadmill. I can't really listen at other times, I tend to zone out and miss parts.

Well, I ended up not listening to the 52 weeks of Christmas podcast during my walk. I got distracted by a different Christmas podcast and listened to a couple episodes of it. (Christmas 365 I think it was called.) The first one I chose ended up being a discussion on things that people make a huge deal out of regarding Christmas that they hate or at least think are overrated. NOT a good choice for me, as I could not really relate to any of the things they were talking about. I love most of the things they disliked. However, I liked the hosts, they were not snarky or condescending when discussing their dislikes like so many people can be, especially about Christmas, and I kept listening and the next episode was dedicated to one of my all time favorite and UNDERRATED Christmas movies, Albert Finney's Scrooge the Musical, and I enjoyed the discussion of it thoroughly. I couldn't listen any further because the other night minion called me to chat for the rest of my walk but I think I will listen to at least a few more episodes of that one. They have one that is dedicated to my other favorite, The Muppet Christmas Carol that is over an hour long and I am intrigued as to how one can talk about a movie for so long. I am looking forward to it. But I am still looking for more. One cannot have too long of a playlist IMO. Not when one has a seemingly endless number of steps to achieve anyway.

I too listen to the History of English, it's excellent but does require pretty close attention. And so is The History of England--I love David Crowther's accent. I have been listening for some years to The Prancing Pony Podcast about Tolkien's work. The two podcasters started with The Silmarillion and are now on the Lord of the Rings. They do get silly sometimes, but their in-depth discussions of Tolkien's languages and other details are really good and insightful.

I had a whole list on Stitcher that I listened to...The Moth was a favorite and others I can't even remember now. I know one was from prisoners in Folsom or maybe it was San Quentin prison. I got started when someone on the radio suggested S-Town. Then I got out of the habit. I do listen to my radio program on I-Heart...out of Houston, but I can't pick it up here. That is twice a day, M-F, 8 to 11 and 5 to 7. Or if I am inside, I can listen to it on ROKU on the TV.

Sometimes Joe Rogan....sometimes his guests grate on me and I turn it off, but I think he is a good interviewer. I also like Jordan Peterson.

Sometimes I listen to someone on Rumble and often at night I put the ROKU on YouTube, depending on whatever I find and listen as I fall asleep. I have tinnitus and I almost always have something to listen to.

I listen to the Moth on NPR when I remember, and of course then i keep remembering it’s a podcast.

I love This is Criminal with Phoebe Judge. Her voice is so pleasant and her stories are interesting. Here's one of my favorites: https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-119-hes-still-neutral-7-19-2019

Also, Starlee Kine only did six episodes of Mystery Show. I wish there were more.

https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mystery-show/episodes

I discovered Criminal during lockdown & agree it's so good I binged it - also sorry I now have to wait for new ones.

I really enjoy Atlas Obscura's podcasts. They're not very long, but take you to marvelous places around the world and here at home.

I second Serial, and another from members of the team at This American Life - S-Town, which is a long deep dive into sort of southern gothic true story.

And of course, This American Life and Radiolab. Jad Abumrad of Radiolab did a really cool podcast series about Dolly Parton awhile back that is just excellent.

I'm also enjoying Michael Lewis' Against The Rules very much.

And The Shrink Next Door is a fascinating true story as well. It was made into a TV series with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd.

I had forgotten about Criminal, Phoebe Judge. I listened to that one too, and really liked it. There are so many interesting podcasts. I need to find the list of the ones I used to listen to.

This Podcast Will Kill You

My son always tells me interesting things he learned on "Stuff You Should Know" podcast.

Thanks for asking this question because I have a long drive/roadtrip coming up and I will need some interesting things to pass the time.

I used to listen to and enjoy Stuff You Should Know regularly. It's been awhile tho.

I have been listening to BBC's The Food Programme for years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnx3/episodes/downloads And another one I enjoy even though they haven't updated in a while probably because of the pandemic is Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids. They just make me laugh https://grownupsreadthingstheywroteaskids.com/

If you can get BBC material: In Our TIme, Sliced Bread, More or Less, Science Stories, Add To Playlist, Just One Thing.

Mine all seem to be NPR: The Moth is wonderful. But most often I listen to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me when I walk as I find humor helps the walk a lot. Others I enjoy are Invisibilia and Hidden Brain.

Lore is another good one.