8 Podcasts to Help You Understand the World a Little Better

Snap Judgement — Glen Washington does it week after week. These stories take listeners on personal journies, set to a beat.

The Mortified Podcast — This one might make you cringe, but only after laughing so hard you migh pee yourself. Now-adults read their old diaries on stage, live. A recipe for joyous disaster.

TED Radio Hour - TED talks shortened down to audible chunks. These stories explore the possibilities of human willpower and achievement.

Radiolab- This podcast is a dive into unseen worlds, that are often in our backyard or just beyond our understanding. Real Perspectives and true stories that that’ll have you hooked and left wondering, what else am I missing?

Stuff You Should Know — just like the title says this covers all the stuff you should probably know, but are maybe too embarrassed to ask about. For all you grades school slackers(including myself) this is the podcast you need to catch back up to be in the know.

This American Life — The everyday for some is extraordinary for others. This podcast explores “life” as some know it.

Freakonmics — From the authors of the bestselling book comes this podcast about how things work, from a macro perspective. This is more then just money it explores humanities desires and why we do what we do.

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