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@ole
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ole commented May 8, 2014

I also recommend The Word Nerds for both native and non-native English speakers. It is “A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do.”

Itʼs been dead for a long time but the old episodes are still there and I remember that it was one of my favorite podcasts back in the day.

@jshell
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jshell commented May 8, 2014

I really dig "Philosophize This!". http://www.philosophizethis.org/

At present, it's the only podcast I listen to every week. Nice, friendly, terrific coverage of philosophy and philosophers starting from the pre-socrates and going in order through time.

I have other subscriptions, but most are tech or news related and I get that coverage elsewhere; "Philosophize This!" has a plan that keeps each episode interesting.

@bhrnd
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bhrnd commented May 8, 2014

Not completely sure what you mean by accessible, but here are some of my favorite non-tech podcasts.

Backstory: http://backstoryradio.org/
Filmspotting: http://www.filmspotting.net/
The Flophouse: http://flophousepodcast.com/
Hardcore History: http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh
Pediacast: http://www.pediacast.org/

Some of these were mentioned in the comments above but still wanted to give them their due. And show how cool I am for listening to them.

Edit: Added links so people didn't have to hunt for them to find out more info.

@jxpx777
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jxpx777 commented May 8, 2014

I'm not a parent, but I hear great things about Turning This Car Around.

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@awelfle
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awelfle commented May 8, 2014

What about the Erasable Podcast? It's about wooden pencils.

(Bias warning: I'm one of the co-hosts.)

@ChrisLTD
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ChrisLTD commented May 8, 2014

My favorite non-tech podcast is Sound Opinions, it's a great source for new music and interesting interviews with artists.

@hardikpandya
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Stuff You Should Know.

And also, Above & Beyond.

@Burnsoft
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Burnsoft commented May 8, 2014

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is always a joy. Great mix of interviews with musicians, authors, actors and more.

@MmmmJoel
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MmmmJoel commented May 9, 2014

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wpp commented May 9, 2014

Turning This Car Around. A really funny podcast with Jon Armstrong, Lex Friedman and John Moltz. I think they talk about parenting. Sometimes.

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