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  3 0 I just drove to AZ and back with a ton of podcasts so I am all over this! I love Too Beautiful to Live (tbtl.net). If you're not familiar, it originally was a local radio show that moved to podcast. I don't know how to describe it except to say that if you are a Gen Xer it will be probably be fun to listen to. Light-hearted and chatty fun. Slate's Political Gabfest is great, too. On the Media has become a little grating of late, but I still like the content. I also have found that PBS's audio versions of Frontline are extremely compelling and you don't miss the visual component. I listed to "The Confessions" on the ride and was riveted. 60 Minutes also offers an audio version of the show. They do not do as much as Frontline with doing audio titles, etc., but you can usually get the gist. Also, you can download free audiobooks in the podcast section of iTunes from Librivox. (Mainly classics.) FreshPickedSeattle answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report 3 comments by Luckier, Marr, and Luckier… 0 0 Rawr! Luckier commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 If Andy Rooney still kicking around and bitching about how he can't stand licking envelopes how it really bothers him that there are so many digits on his credit card number, then I'm all over 60 Minutes. Too Beautiful to Live- aren't couple of dudes from The Stranger responsible for that? And On The Media sounds intriguing. I'm a fan of Counterspin, but it too can get a bit grating. Marr commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 TBTL is well-liked by the Stranger, but its creators are unrelated to it. Give it a try for a week or so to get the swing of it. It's a great, ongoing conversation between some very funny, very different old friends. Luckier commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 I looooove The Moth! Sacrelicious answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by ozchick… 0 0 Me too! Not to mention picking up some good ideas about story telling method. ozchick commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 I second This American Life, Radiolab & TBTL. A few others that are great: Stuff You Should Know, All Songs Considered, A.V. Talk (from the A.V. Club) and NPR does some great live concerts. All these are free. westcoastin answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 NPR Science Friday, and I strongly second Radiolab Mahtli69 answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Doug Loves Movies is one of my favorites. It's Doug Benson and 2-3 guests (usually other somewhat well known comedians but sometimes actors/directors) talking about movies and playing games. NPR's planet money podcast is decent. You can get previous episodes of This American Life to take with you, as well as Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. I'll throw one out for Sklarbro Country, which is theoretically about sports (they cover a lot of ground) but the Sklar Bros. are so hilarious it's worth it even if you're not into the subject matter. KCRW's morning becomes eclectic has some good live performances. Chris Hardwick hosts the Nerdist podcast, which can be kind of hit and miss, depending on the guest. Finally, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show for the long-form interview. Those are available in both audio and video format. j_lee answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report 2 comments by Marr and inquisitive206… 0 0 Excellent, thanks. The Sklar Brothers are hilarious, didn't know they had a podcast. Marr commented about 1 year ago | Report 0 0 Bump for KCRW. Jason Bentley can be a tad annoying at times though I like his music selections far more than John Richards'. (KEXP) inquisitive206 commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 WNYC RadioLab is awesome, and has most of its past catalog available on iTunes - both one-hour radio shows and the shorter 15 min. podcasts. You will learn about science and your mind will be blown. Luckier answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by inquisitive206… 0 0 RL is my first pick - Start with "Ooops" to get a flavor of the show. It's phenomenal. Why don't they have an iPhone app - KCRW and This American Life do, and I find them invaluable. inquisitive206 commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 A number of good NPR and PRI radio shows are available as podcasts. I would recommend "This American Life", "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me", "Fresh Air", and the music/interview show from L.A., "Morning Becomes Eclectic". You can see the full NPR list here: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php?type=topic&id=-1 . And PRI: http://www.pri.org/pri-podcasts.html Tom Sackett answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Tom Sackett… 0 0 Oops. I didn't realize j_lee had already given the same advice. Tom Sackett commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 Beauty and Da Beast Bend Over and Take it The Daily Purge How Much Do We Love The Mediocre Show PNSexplosion What Gets Club Soda Out The Joe Rogan Experience The Sibling Rivalry Smodcast Stack Of Dimes The Grapes of Rad Svensken answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 I've heard good things about Radiolab. via the wikipedia: Radiolab is a radio program produced by WNYC, a public radio station in New York City, and broadcast on public radio stations in the United States. The show is nationally syndicated and is available as a podcast. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the show focuses on topics of a scientific and philosophical nature. The show attempts to approach broad, difficult topics such as "time" and "morality" in an accessible and light-hearted manner and with a distinctive audio production style. Radiolab received a 2007 National Academies Communication Award "for their imaginative use of radio to make science accessible to broad audiences."[1] internet_jen answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 TEDtalks are the best! They are free, & available in either video or audio-only podcasts. lilybird99 answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Greg Proops' "Smartest Man in the World" podcast is comic genius. He goes solo, though, and each podcast approaches one hour in length. Christina L answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Marr… 0 0 Right! I knew that guy had a podcast but I had forgotten to check it out. Thanks! Marr commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Second-ing (or greater) all of the suggestions made below... and guessing now you'll not only listen to them while driving, but at work too. Unless you are a long-haul trucker, in which case... inquisitive206 answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Real Time with Bill Maher is usually pretty hilarious. sunnydaze answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Wait a minute... While I have previously endorsed Radio Lab here on Questionland and continue to do so, why has no one mentioned Filmspotting? For anyone who loves film their archive of podcasts (310 +) will be the best thing ever. I'll take that mushroom now. Jim answered in Long Distance Travel about 1 year ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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