Podcasts: General Interest

Book Riot has several podcasts including an advice show, Dear Book Nerd, a show about new releases, All the Books, a series on personalized recommendations called, Get Booked, and the Book Riot podcast.

"'The Librarian Is In" is the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next."

A monthly reading and discussion between the fiction editor and an author.

A monthly conversation between the poetry editor and a writer.

"The podcast that takes you inside the literary world."

PW has a variety of podcasts of interest to librarians and readers, including a weekly discussion by the editors with authors and about new books. They also have specific podcasts focusing on different genres including comics and kids books.

Discussions of their current reading, and recommendations by Jenny Colvin and guests.

Not a podcast, but an audio resource focused on work by scientists at CSHL. The recordings are searchable and content is presented in sections on Life in Science, Genome Research, Stem Cell Research and Biotechnology.

"Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience." Radiolab covers a wide variety of topics and uses sound in innovative ways. Several episodes focus on medicine and the history of medicine.

A collection of episodes on The History of Science from the Stuff You Missed in History Podcast.

A collection of episodes on the History of Science from the Stuff You Missed In History Class Podcast.

A collection of episodes on women in the STEM fields from the Stuff You Missed In History Class Podcast. (Most recent episode 9/7/15)

"Welcome to CBC's podcasts! You'll find the best of our popular national Radio One shows, CBC TV's The National, regional podcast magazines, exclusive musical talent from Radio 3 and special podcast-only features. Discover programming that piques your curiosity, feeds your brain and sparks your emotions!"

"Gimlet Media is the premier digital media company focused on producing high quality narrative podcasts." Shows include Reply All, StartUp, Sampler, and Surprisingly Awesome.

A directory of 2,000 podcasts on lots of topics from a wide range of broadcasters. (Not all links are to currently updating podcasts.)

A directory of podcasts of National Public Radio produced shows, and other content broadcast by NPR. Search for a show or browse 16 categories; Arts, Business, Comedy, education, Games & Hobbies, Government & Organizations, Health, Kids & Family, Music, News & Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture, Sports & Recreation, Technology, TV & Film.

The New York Times produces podcasts on a range of topics including relationships, popular music, books, politics and culture.

A podcast network with lots of content from a wide variety of publishers (Baron's, Buzzfeed, Food 52, Grubstreet, MTV, New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, Real Simple, Slate, Sports Illustrated, Time, Vox, WSJ, etc.).

"Radiotopia, from PRX, is a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows." Home to creative, inspiring shows including 99% Invisible, Strangers, Song Exploder and Memory Palace.

Short discussions of science news from Scientific American

"A podcast about life on Earth during a weird time: now. We visit people who are thinking about the future and figuring out how we will adapt to a changing planet. Hosted by Science Friday alum Flora Lichtman, produced by Freakonomics Radio/The Atlantic alum Katherine Wells." Final episode 12/17/15.

"Invisibilia (Latin for all the invisible things) is about the invisible forces that control human behavior – ideas, beliefs, assumptions and emotions. Co-hosted by Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, Invisibilia interweaves narrative storytelling with scientific research..." Most recent episode 7/29/2016.

"Only Human is a show about health that we all can relate to. Because every body has a story. Produced by WNYC Studios."

"Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience." Radiolab covers a wide variety of topics and uses sound in innovative ways. Several episodes focus on medicine and the history of medicine.

A weekly show about a wide range of science topics.

Described as "a podcast about unseen life on Earth hosted by Vincent Racaniello and friends. Following in the path of his successful shows 'This Week in Virology' (TWiV) and 'This Week in Parasitism' (TWiP), Racaniello and guests produce an informal yet informative conversation about microbes which is accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background."

"This Week in Parasitism (TWiP) is a podcast about eukaryotic parasites started by Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier. Daniel Griffin, MD joined the team in January 2015 and added not only his expertise in infectious diseases, but began a new feature of TWiP, the case study. Each week Daniel presents the symptoms and signs of an interesting case that he has investigated during his work, without identifying the infectious agent. Listeners are encouraged to send in their guesses to this weekly infectious disease mystery." Last episode 6/12/2016.

"This Week in Virology (TWiV) is a podcast...about viruses. It was begun in September 2008 by Vincent Racaniello and Dick Despommier, two science Professors at Columbia University Medical Center. Their goal was to have an informal yet informative conversation about viruses which would be accessible to everyone, no matter what their science background. "

"True stories told live" by professional and amateur storytellers. (Some episodes are tagged for explicit language.)

"StoryCorps travels the country collecting the stories of everyday people, who get to take the microphone and interview each other about their lives. Each week, the StoryCorps podcast shares these unscripted conversations, revealing the wisdom, courage, and poetry in the words of people you might not notice walking down the street."

True stories about the role of science in people's lives.