On a remote mountain in Hawaii, there’s a fake planet Mars. Six volunteers are secluded in an imitation Mars habitat where they will work as imitation astronauts for one very real year.
Since 2002, Radiolab has been devoted to investigating a strange world. Created by Jad Abumrad and hosted by Jad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab has won Peabody Awards, a National Academies Communication Award “for their investigative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences.”
Forces we can’t see control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.
This personal development podcast is focused on exploring the day-to-day behaviors we all engage in that determine the results we gain in our lives, and offers simple strategies you can implement to start moving the needle towards your biggest goals.
Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning — spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and the arts. Each week a new discovery about the immensity of our lives. Hosted by Krista Tippett. New conversations every Thursday, with occasional extras.
Wonderful guided meditations for just about anything, from focusing on health positivity, 5-minute reset, calming anxiety, and just falling asleep fast.
Adriene has been doing home yoga and meditation for years now, and her sessions are bright, uplifting, down-to-earth, adaptable for all skill levels, and very focused on mindfulness and positivity. She has everything quick videos for specific issues (like upper back pain or office stretching) to 30-day challenges… perfect for when they’ve just extended shelter-at-home.
This is an incredible resource for parents of young kids – with activities for older kids during quarantine, too. Host Susie Allison has a book coming out soon, but Insta is where it’s at. Most of the content is free, and she even has a printable quarantine schedule to help keep your kids from losing their minds (and sense of normalcy).
My Brother, My Brother, and Me
An advice podcast for the modern era. The McElroy brothers are here to take your questions and turn them, alchemy-like, into wisdom.
Being Earnest is a very sincere podcast where comedians Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden celebrate earnestness and honesty in their lives and across media.
Each week, comics Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell invite an equally-funny guest to passionately discuss a topic near and dear to their hearts—fast food joints and chain restaurants. Come for the heated debates over which Steak ‘n Shake menu item reigns supreme, stay for Wiger and Mitchell’s contentious (and entertaining) banter.
Bridger Winegar is a TV comedy writer, and the author of absurdly hysterical tweets like “I was asked to leave the Great British Baking Show tent because I wouldn’t stop washing my hair in the sinks.” The conceit of I Said No Gifts is simple; in every episode, Winegar’s guests bring him a gift, which serves as the jumping off point for a conversation on gifting and the general minutiae of their everyday lives. Steered by the dry-humored Winegar’s curiosity, the chats make for a listen that’s as soothing as it is amusing.
Still hoping for a proper reunion of NBC’s The Office? Think of Office Ladies as the miniature version. Former costars and real-life friends Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey (that’s Dunder Mifflin’s Pam and Angela to you) re-watch the sitcom and provide a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to shoot the episode.
Married actors Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally told the story of their relationship in a 2018 book, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History, and In Bed feels like the podcast extension of that journey. Fans of the two’s respective work on Parks and Rec and Will & Grace will love spending time with the funny-in-real-life couple as they talk to guests like Billy Porter and My Favorite Murder hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek.Newsweek calls him “the world’s best human guinea pig,” and The New York Times calls him “a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk.”In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.
Discover the wisdom and remarkable insights of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, world-renowned spiritual teacher, and foremost authority on how the power of your mind creates your world. Dr. Dyer’s weekly talk show on HayHouseRadio.com explores the power we have as individuals to create and manifest events in our lives.
Chase Jarvis is a visionary photographer, artist, and entrepreneur. Cited as one of the most influential photographers of the past decade, he is the founder & CEO of CreativeLive. In this show, Chase and some of the world’s top creative entrepreneurs, artists, and celebrities share stories designed to help you gain actionable insights to recognize your passions and achieve your goals.
Kwik Brain is a fun, fast-paced show designed to help busy people learn and achieve anything in a fraction of the time! Your coach, Jim Kwik, is the brain & memory trainer to elite mental performers, including many of the world’s leading CEO’s and celebrities. In this easy to digest bite-sized podcast, you will discover Kwik’s favorite shortcuts to read faster, remember more, and ‘supercharge’ your greatest wealth-building asset: your brain.
For over fifteen years, Bronwyn has helped high-profile clients prepare for big moments on camera & has midwifed over 120 TEDx, TED Global & TED talks. Bronwyn’s superpower is helping people communicate in a way that breaks through the static of our everyday lives. In 20 Minutes with Bronwyn, you will get a steady dose of high voltage, practical (and highly irreverent) advice to help you dismantle the communication habits that are holding you back, while giving you the skills you need to shine.
Tune in to let go of resistance from the past, forget worries for the future and allow this moment to unfold exactly as it is.
In-depth focus on being the best version of yourself. Fascinating conversations with the most insightful people in the world.
Building off the last suggestion is the “Happier” podcast hosted by Gretchen Rubin. She provides some tips and practical advice for becoming happier and strategies that we can use to begin learning new good habits.
Jocko Willink and Echo Charles talk about real world solutions to leadership, managing teams, improving discipline, martial arts, and other topics.
Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that.
Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way.
Weekly podcast that blends conversation and character work from today’s funniest comedians. Interviews, games and comic revelry.
Guy Raz dives into the stories behind some of the world’s best-known companies. “How I Built This” is an uplifting narrative journey about innovators, entrepreneurs and idealists—and the movements they built.
Small speech presentations that provide the audience with thought-provoking ideas, inventions, research, and discoveries.