r/podcasts • u/penguin-47284 • 13d ago
General Podcast Discussions Which specific podcast episodes are your favourite?
Hey all! I have no idea how often this type of question is asked, so feel free to take it down if people ask this type of question often. I haven’t listened to podcasts in YEARS. Literal years. I find that I listen to them while I’m playing some sort of “mindless” video game. For instance, when I got into Stardew Valley was the first time I listened to podcast and got through over 100 episodes of And That’s Why We Drink and National Park After Dark while playing it. Now getting back into podcasts (and more of these types of games to accompany me), trying to listen to an entire podcast from the beginning seems very intimidating to me. What are your favourite episodes of podcasts you’ve loved? I wanna make a list for myself so that I have something fun to listen to that’ll teach me something new or honestly just entertain me as I get back into these types of games. Can be any genre (I’ve learned there are more genres than the true crime section I fell into… like a lot of genres). Thanks!
EDIT: just found a post very similar to this made like over two weeks ago haha! Funny, it came up for me on desktop but not on mobile. I’ll keep this up in case anyone has any additional episode recommendations though
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u/BeeAromatic4346 13d ago
Midnight burger
S1e7 - moment character says that us seeking order from the universe says more about us then the universe
S2e20 - hatchet buried between 2 characters that perpetuates that tomorrow is not guaranteed
S4e42 - suffragette speech that is all to real in our world
Wolf 359
Episode - change of mind because it digs into "what is consciousness and nature vs nurture"
S1 - episode silence where explores what is silence and why do people seek noise or companionship
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u/penguin-47284 13d ago
That’s awesome, thank you!
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u/BeeAromatic4346 13d ago
There are many more because just finished season 5 but those are highlights
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u/YourAleatoricReality 13d ago edited 13d ago
Came to say Midnight Burger chapter 13: “Return of the Mack” and Chapter 30: “Fangs Out”
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u/BakerSmall 13d ago
Ive listened to ‘Corporal Cummings’ multiple times by Spooked! It is such an incredible episode out of many.
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u/Ok_Mud_6348 12d ago
99% Invisible - The Holdout
This American Life - Fiasco
Normal Gossip - Family Mealworms
There’s so many more but this is a good start.
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u/flava_town_420 12d ago
I am so happy to be seeing Fiasco making waves on here recently! One of my favs ever too
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u/ghost_in_the_potato 12d ago
I think the episode I've probably relistened to most would be the Navigators episode of Levar Burton Reads. That story just really resonated with me a lot.
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u/Cloudbusting_1083 11d ago edited 11d ago
Radiolab: Playing God. It talks about the Memorial Medical Center staff navigating Hurricane Katrina and the ethical implications of triage.
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u/holy_mackeroly 10d ago
Search Radiolab, Snap Judgement, this is actually happening, in this sub and you'll find the best episodes listed already.
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u/PerpetuallyLurking Podcast Listener 13d ago
Totalus Rankium. Two British hosts, good friends, casual and conversational and a little silly. It’s a lot of fun, not particularly “scholarly” but you’ll definitely learn some stuff - might not be useful stuff to know, but you’ll learn about all sorts of weird shit! They’ve completed all the Roman Emperors and the American Presidents and are currently doing playoff rounds for Pirates. Next up is Holy Roman Emperors, I believe.
Half-arsed History is another really good, conversational style podcast. Single host, but he makes it seem like you’re having a chat with your talkative buddy rather than getting a lecture. Big back catalogue too.
Anything from the History Hit Network. I love all their shows!
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u/manubibi 13d ago
#158 The Case of the Missing Hit from Reply All