Recommend a Podcast

Arghus

El Tarangu wrote: »

'Fall of civilizations' - really nice one. Kind of lofty and poetic in tone, broad in scope (Vikings in Greenland, Mayans, Roman Britain), each episode outlines the reasons for collapse of a particular society. He has a lot of quotes from the sources by different voice actors, so there is more of a sense of immediacy than, say, 'History of Rome'. He goes a fair bit into detailing archaeological techniques - it's a good one.

This is a top recommendation. Excellent podcast.

El Tarangu

Not a typical recomemdation per se, but 'stuff you should know' have had Bill Gates on talking about vaccines - I know that they are one of the biggest ones, but still, pretty impressive guest for a pure podcast to get.

qwabercd

El Tarangu wrote: »

'Fall of civilizations' - really nice one. Kind of lofty and poetic in tone, broad in scope (Vikings in Greenland, Mayans, Roman Britain), each episode outlines the reasons for collapse of a particular society. He has a lot of quotes from the sources by different voice actors, so there is more of a sense of immediacy than, say, 'History of Rome'. He goes a fair bit into detailing archaeological techniques - it's a good one.

Have only listened to 2 episodes but really liking this so far.

padjocollins

another shoutout to real dictators. brilliant

Slideways

Listening to “The Bomb”
A BBC podcast about the atmoic bomb. Interesting and well produced

qwabercd

A few recommendations that I don't recall seeing here since I've been following:

The missing cryptoqueen - Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness. Probably my favourite podcast this one, there are still intermittent episodes as it is ongoing.

Conflicted - An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

You're dead to me - a history podcast for people who don't like history... and those who do. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

Intrigue - There are 3 separate series. The most recent: Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel into the East, right under the feet of border guards. The series on the murder of a British businessman in China was my favourite.

Also enjoyed the real dictators, 13 minutes to the moon and Fall of civilizations (only 2 episodes in) which have been posted here already.

Running low on (non-sport) podcast series at the moment so if anyone has any recommendations to tie in with the above it would be appreciated.

padjocollins

rte documentary on one , nothing touches it , especially if your irish and say over 40

spuddy90

The bomb

About the origins of the bomb that landed on hiroshima in 1945. Nice bit of history to it.

Only 3 episodes in. So will be weekly episodes.

CiaranW

The Rewatchables is turning into one of my favorite podcasts now.

spuddy90

Probably mentioned here before..

Monster : The zodiac killer

Told well. Keeps you interested.

padjocollins

qwabercd wrote: »

A few recommendations that I don't recall seeing here since I've been following:

The missing cryptoqueen - Dr Ruja Ignatova persuaded millions to join her financial revolution. Then she disappeared. Why? Jamie Bartlett presents a story of greed, deceit and herd madness. Probably my favourite podcast this one, there are still intermittent episodes as it is ongoing.

Conflicted - An ex-Al Qaeda jihadi turned MI6 spy and a former monk turned filmmaker, have been embedded at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East. Together Aimen Dean and Thomas Small unpack the realities of war, fundamentalism and their global implications through first-hand experience.

You're dead to me - a history podcast for people who don't like history... and those who do. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

Intrigue - There are 3 separate series. The most recent: Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Helena Merriman tells the true story of a man who dug a tunnel into the East, right under the feet of border guards. The series on the murder of a British businessman in China was my favourite.

Also enjoyed the real dictators, 13 minutes to the moon and Fall of civilizations (only 2 episodes in) which have been posted here already.

Running low on (non-sport) podcast series at the moment so if anyone has any recommendations to tie in with the above it would be appreciated.

learned so much on conflicted and it was never boring. Intrigue was well worth the listen as well. thanks

JohnnyFlash

The Harrowing: https://play.acast.com/s/the-harrowing

I wouldn't normally be a fan of radio drama, but this was recommended to me. I really enjoyed it. There's a cheap horror movie plot in it.

A remote Scottish Island. A huge storm. Animals dying. Strange premonitions.

Cienciano

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Real Dictators.

The first two episodes have been about Kim Jong Il, and were captivating listening. Narrated by Paul McGann, and with very high production values.

Straight into my subscriptions.

Great recommendation, cheers. Only started to listen recently, but definitely a good addition. I replaced Casefile in my subscriptions with it

_feedback_

cloudatlas wrote: »

A scam for the ages in terms of the money involved! Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. Then, two years ago, she disappeared. Jamie Bartlett spent months investigating how she did it for the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, and trying to figure out where she's hiding.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nkd84/episodes/downloads

Not in Kansas wrote: »

Listened to the first episode of the new true crime podcast on RTE Doc on One called The Nobody Zone. Second episode of 6 out tomorrow. It's really excellent. Brilliant script and narration by Tim Hinman and a truly compelling story about a London based Irish serial killer who got away with it for a very long time.

Have been some great recommendations on this thread guys, thanks. the above two I enjoyed, plus "Believed", which must have been recommended on the 'recently listened' thread

have recently started this one and enjoying:

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Real Dictators.

The first two episodes have been about Kim Jong Il, and were captivating listening. Narrated by Paul McGann, and with very high production values.

Straight into my subscriptions.

Any more to add to my list along similar lines to any of these?

spuddy90

I see "locked up abroad" is back with 8 episodes so far. Have listened to one of the new ones "buried alive" fairly good and easy listening

Capt. Autumn

Once upon a time in the valley is well worth catching.

Exploring how one (too) young girl almost took down the then very lucrative porn business back in the 80s.

Tracks down many of the main players in the business. This is excellent documentary type podcasting.

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/cadence13/once-upon-a-time-in-the-valley

Mehaffey1

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

The Harrowing: https://play.acast.com/s/the-harrowing

I wouldn't normally be a fan of radio drama, but this was recommended to me. I really enjoyed it. There's a cheap horror movie plot in it.

A remote Scottish Island. A huge storm. Animals dying. Strange premonitions.

Gave this a go on the commute to work this morning. 1st episode is very good.

Worztron

https://whatwasthatlike.com/

John_Rambo

Was about to ask a question, but a quick search on this thread has all the answers, thanks to all that gave reviews and recommendations.

Great thread! 👍

Blacktie.

I don't speak German is very good. Not sure if it was here or somewhere else I saw the recommendation. Some good deep dives into alt right Culture.

optogirl

Where is George Gibney?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08njhrm/episodes/downloads

Excellent investigative podcast

djemba djemba

padjocollins wrote: »

another shoutout to real dictators. brilliant

Any sign of the latest episode.

cloudatlas

optogirl wrote: »

Where is George Gibney?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08njhrm/episodes/downloads

Excellent investigative podcast

My god! The horror of what that man did. Well produced podcast.

Errashareesh

Brainwashed - about CIA mind control.

Unfinished: Short Creek - a split within the fundamentalist Mormon church.

Capt. Autumn

optogirl wrote: »

Where is George Gibney?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08njhrm/episodes/downloads

Excellent investigative podcast

Started slow enough but has improved with every episode. Good Call.

Slideways

djemba djemba wrote: »

Any sign of the latest episode.

According to the crowd that produces them, season 1 is finished and Season 2 is currently in production

Larsso30

optogirl wrote: »

Where is George Gibney?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08njhrm/episodes/downloads

Excellent investigative podcast

This is fantastic. Thanks for the heads up. Best I've listened to in a long while

California Dreamer

Its 4 years old at this stage but The Washington Post did a podcast called Presidential where they profile each of the US Presidents. Well worth a listen for those who are into American politics.

padjocollins

man n the window: the golden state killer

Arghus

The Age of Napoleon.

Really great and in-depth look at the life and times of Napoleon. Very thorough, gets into the wider societal picture across the world of that time as well. Great stuff. How I like my history podcasts: very dry and with a broad scope.