Hélène Martin » radio http://www.helenemartin.com Education, computer science, sewing... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:37:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Oh wow podcasts. http://www.helenemartin.com/2009-08-oh-wow-podcasts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oh-wow-podcasts http://www.helenemartin.com/2009-08-oh-wow-podcasts/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:28:38 +0000 Hélène Martin http://www.helenemartin.com/?p=240 I was doing the dishes.  It was good because Russ Roberts was talking to me.  I’m not ashamed to say that podcasts have changed my life.  More specifically:

  • Planet Money: an entertaining look at serious economic issues.
  • Fresh Air: I used to be annoyed by Terry Gross.  Now I have no idea how that could have been possible and I wish she were my friend.
  • EconTalk: Russ Roberts from George Mason university (libertarian bastion) discusses economic issues of various kinds. I think I got into this one through Yaw.  It’s one of the best at giving me food for thought.
  • The Moth: hilarious stories every week.  I sometimes cry they’re so funny.  While doing the dishes.
  • This American Life: each week, of course, they choose a theme.  And they bring you three or four stories on that theme.
  • Radiolab: blend of science and culture with Robert Krulwich, NPR science correspondent.

No wonder I have forgotten what boredom even is… there’s just too much syndicated content for it.

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