Podcasts
I can't recall how I initially came across podcasts, but I do remember that some of the first ones I listened to were various shows produced by Monocle 24; the radio division of Monocle. Since then, I've found myself listening to a lot more . . .
Monocle 24
Monocle 24
Markus Hippi's talks food & drink from around the world.
Robert Bound presents your weekly cultural fix.
An excellent show showcasing a different start-up every week.
All Things Design.
Goings on in cities around the world.
A relaxed Sunday show starting with an often humorous look at the week ahead.
A one-hour curation of a mix of shows.
Television
All of Whine and Space's "The LOST Rewatch Podcast"
A podcast perhaps epitomising dry-humour, discussing every episode of LOST. Very self-referential and lots of in-jokes.
An excellently produced show with a great cast discussing every episode of Six Feet Under.
History
Matt Smith & Dr. Rhiannon Evans record an episode live
Matt Smith talks Roman Emperors and more with Dr Rhiannon Evans.
When in Rome
Also by Matt Smith; here he talks about "place and space" in the ancient roman empire.
Matt Duncan's legendary podcast spanning 179 episodes and covering the History of Rome from it's foundation in 753 BC, to the end of the western empire in 476 AD.
Picks up where "The History of Rome" podcasts left off and discusses the eastern roman empire.
Books
A podcast delving deep into Joyce's masterwork, Ulysses. Tragically cut short by Frank Delaney's death.
Two great hosts present an excellently produced podcast with readings, pseudo-advertisements from the ASOIAF world, interviews, and more; delving deep into different topics of George R. R. Martin's insanely rich and complex world.
Others
Melvyn Bragg discusses a different topic with three academic experts on the subject.
A personal favourite. Start from the beginning.
Brady and his friend Tim discuss ideas they have for podcasts.
ATP; three friends Jon, Marco, and Casey, discuss news related to apple, programming, and anything else.
Jon and Merlin talk about how they're different via lots of excellent topics. Start from the beginning.
Starts by Myke questioning CGPGrey about the way he works, and then evolves into a discussion of both of their working lives. Some great insight into how you can work better, and smarter.
An Oxford-style debate discussing a wide range of topics.
From the creator of the website, a podcast about a wide range of topics relating to life.
From the creator of the website, a show that discusses cognitive biases, heuristics, logical fallacies, and related topics.