A crowdsourced selection of podcast episodes for this time, from the people who love them and make them. As you shelter in place or take other measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, you may find yourself with silence to fill. And though podcasts are famously calibrated for a commuter’s journey, there are plenty out there to help pass the time and calm you at home, too. Original article on the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/arts/podcasts-coronavirus.html
The greatest mysteries have a shadowy figure at the center—someone who sets things in motion and holds the key to how the story unfolds—Patient Zero. This hour, Radiolab hunts for Patient Zeroes of al...Show More
The song “Closing Time” by the American rock band Semisonic came out in March 1998. It hit #1 on the Alternative charts, and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Song. It gets played in stadiums, ...Show More
A show about turning 50 and recording Total Eclipse of the Heart.
A man in California is haunted by the memory of a pop song from his youth. He can remember the lyrics and the melody. But the song itself has vanished, completely scrubbed from the internet. PJ takes ...Show More
Instead of the usual "each week we choose a theme, and bring you 3 or 4 stories on that theme" business, we throw all that away and bring you 20 stories—yes, 20—in 60 minutes.
Harris Wittels and Scott Aukerman are comedians, music lovers, and most importantly friends. Where do they differ? Harris loves Phish, and Scott couldn’t care less. On Analyze Phish, Harris carefully ...Show More
Think of an important person in your life. Now imagine you never met. Our guest practices counting his blessings by picturing his life without a special person from his past.
A visit to a very exclusive holiday party... When Jody lost his grandmother, mom, and sister within a few years, he opened a restaurant to deal with the grief. But this place is very different from ot...Show More
Please note: This episode was recorded on February 25. Has emmer flour turned Andrea into a soda-bread lover (especially at breakfast)? And what does Betty Crocker have to say about this week's bake a...Show More
Actor Keegan-Michael Key feels overwhelmed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Keegan and Conan sit down to chat about growing up a 60s guy (in the 80s), favorite niche impressions, performing...Show More
Comedian Tig Notaro feels glad about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Tig and Conan sit down this week to discuss the hilarity of crashing and burning onstage, vacationing with rock stars, weari...Show More
Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss fruit that's expensive and dangerous; and people who got very hot and very cold. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more epis...Show More
Hallie brings the case against her fiancé, Ramsey. Hallie is serious about conservation and living her life in an eco-friendly way. Ramsey admires what she does but he doesn't think he can live up to ...Show More
This week's episode features 10 year old Willa and her story seed about a girl who has to make the switch from homeschool to public school. Her author match: Veera Hiranandani, author of the 2019 Newb...Show More
This week, on Wacky Khakis, Deborah and LISA tell us stories about Peter Pan Syndrome—instances of grown-ups acting like kids. Can you figure out whose story is true? Pants On Fire is produced by Gen-...Show More
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has another new Norwegian champion: 46-year-old Thomas Waerner. His team arrived in Nome at 12:37 a.m. Wednesday to an enthusiastic, if smaller, crowd. And Waerner sti...Show More
America in the run-up to the Revolutionary War wasn't just a period of dramatic political change, it was also a time of great religious and social instability, anxiety and experimentation. And in the ...Show More
Patrick Kavanagh’s poem “The One” is about seeing beauty in the ordinary places of home. One of Ireland’s most famous poets, Kavanagh grew up in rural County Monaghan and moved to Dublin as a young ma...Show More
Nate DiMeo is the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Artist in Residence for 2016/2017. He is producing ten pieces inspired by the collection and by the museum itself. This is the sixth episode of that resi...Show More