What To Listen To During Quarantine - Best Podcasts
When you’re not working, home schooling, or tearing out your hair give your ears a break from all the bad news and enjoy this quality list of podcasts vetted from our TWW community. Everything from juicy fiction and smack talk to esoteric music, musicians and the making of icons. Each of these is worth a listen.
ENTERTAINMENT
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.
ADULTING Did you ever think being an adult would be this hard? Neither did hosts Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos. That's why they're talking it out with some of the funniest, most creative adults around.
My Dad Wrote A Porno - “In 2015, the 31-year-old launched a podcast called My Dad Wrote a Porno, where he sat down to discuss his dad's writing with his two best friends, James Cooper and Alice Levine. Fast forward to now and the show has racked up over 200 million downloads, and spawned several international tours and even a one-off televised special with HBO.” - Ellen Mackenzie
Dolly Parton’s America The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
Watch What Crappens A daily podcast that revels in all thing Bravo.
Life Is Short Actor Justin Long peeks inside the heads of real people to learn how they find meaning in life.
MUSIC AFICIONADO
Song Exploder A podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.
Hanging Out With Audiophiles is a podcast about music production and the creation process hosted by Jamie Lidell, veteran UK vocalist and producer.
Switched On Pop A Podcast About The Making and Meaning of Popular Music hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding. Produced by Vox.com.
BUSINESS & WORK
Should This Exist Caterina Fake explores is technology impacting our humanity? The creators of radical technologies set aside the business plan to think through the human side.
Hello Monday Jessi Hempel investigates how the nature of work is changing, and how that work is changing us.
Masters of Scale is an original podcast hosted by Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and investor at Greylock. In each episode, Reid shows how companies grow from zero to a gazillion, testing his theories with legendary leaders. Masters of Scale is the first American media program to commit to gender balance for guests.
FRIENDSHIP
Call Your Girlfriend A podcast for long-distance besties everywhere.
IN DEPTH LOOK
Reply All "'A podcast about the internet' that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it." - The Guardian
Against The Rules Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis (Liar's Poker, Moneyball) takes a searing look at what’s happened to fairness—in financial markets, newsrooms, basketball games, courts of law, and much more. And he asks what’s happening to a world where everyone loves to hate the referee.
Ear Hustle The daily realities of life inside prison shared by those living it, and stories from the outside, post-incarceration
LOVE & SEX
Where Should We Begin? Step into iconic couples therapist Esther Perel's office and listen as real couples anonymously bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their story. From infidelity, to sexlessness, to loss, it's a space for people to be heard and understood. It's also a place for us to listen and feel empowered in our own relationships. So.. where should we begin?
Modern Love features the popular New York Times column, with readings by notable personalities and updates from the essayists themselves.
Dying For Sex When host Nikki Boyer's best friend Molly is diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, she decides to do something bold. She leaves an unhappy marriage and embarks on a series of sexual adventures to feel alive.
MENTAL HEALTH
TERRIBLE THANKS FOR ASKING You know how when someone asks "How are you?" you just say "Fine,” even if you’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day? “Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is the opposite of that. Nora McInerny asks real people to share their complicated and honest feelings about how they really are. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and often both.
MOM PODCASTS
Mom Rage is a podcast dedicated to expanding the conversation about motherhood.
MONEY & FINANCE
THE FAIRER CENTS is an economics and finance podcast about badass women and their money stories — but not the usual stories. The usual suspect experts get enough airtime elsewhere, and hosts Kara and Tanja are way more interested in hearing from financial underdogs and underrepresented voices, and tackling stickier issues like the wage gap, emotional labor and breaking into the boys’ club.
NEWS
THE DAILY The Daily is a daily news podcast and radio show by the American newspaper The New York Times. Hosted by Times political journalist Michael Barbaro, its episodes are based on the Times' reporting of the day with interviews of journalists from the New York Times.
TRUE CRIME & MYSTERY
My Favorite Murder is the hit true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark.
Who The Hell Is Hamish? Greg Bearup delves into the fascinating - and devastating - life of a serial conman. He was born Hamish Watson, a surfie dude from Sydney – but he could morph into whatever you needed him to be.