To me, social media, in a nutshell, is SPEED. Having 15 seconds to tell something in IG story or one minute in a post. Can you say anything serious in 15 seconds? Although many claim they can, I doubt it and that’s why I love of Podcasts (PC). Sometimes, it might even take months to make a PC episode. People spend time making PCs and I believe, unlike hashtags and stories they have can offer something.
So here is a list of my favourite English PCs:
Gimlet media (G.M) PCs:
Actually @gimletmedia is a podcasting company, established by a visionary called Alex Blumberg, a former radio producer. Their very first show is Called Start-up, the story of starting this company which was recently sold to Spotify for more than 200 million USD.
Homecoming: (By G.M)
Unlike many PCs it is a fiction and it was so popular that Amazon started a Web series @homecomingtv starring Julia Roberts based on it.
Reply all: (By G.M)
It is a show about the internet by @pjvogt and Alex Goldman. In an epic episode, they follow the scam callers and fly to India to interview them!
Heaveywieght: (By G.M)
Through telling stories of everyday people, once again you will swallow how complicated and yet simple are the human relationships.
Without Fail: (By G.M)
Listen to people who made empires at their businesses and then ruined them! Learning from the mistakes. Hosted by Alex Blumberg.
This American Life:
@thisamerlife Originally started as Radio Program in 1996. @Iraglass and his team offer a wide range of listenable and colourful stories from politics to dogs. (more than 600 episodes)
Serial:
@serialpodcast might be the most-listened PC ever. As a “This American Life” spin-off, Sarah Koenig tells the #story of Adnan Syed a convicted murderer. If you listened to this, watch the SNL skit too. HBO turned into a doc.
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Also:
For daily dose of News go for Intelligence /for Philosophy listen to Philosophize This /to have fun try Stuff you should know /a good Canadian one listen to The secret life of Canada
Just install a podcast app, I personally use CastBox.
Let me know about your favorites.