Philosophy and Thought Podcasts

This post is regularly updated. It gives a list of Philosophy podcasts with the accompanying thoughts I have about them. All my reviews on these podcasts can be found under the label philosophy.

Philosophy Bites (review, site, feed)
David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton talk a wide array of philosophical subjects and interview philosophers on their specialized terrains.

The Philosophy Podcast (review, site, feed)
Excerpts from philosophical classics read out on podcast (in English).

Philosophy 103 - Introduction to Philosophy (review, site, feed)
A podcast from York College, the city university of New York. An introduction to philosophy by Professor Howard Ruttenberg.

Philosophy 7 (Berkeley) on Existentialism (review, site, feed)
The course will be organized around various attempts to reinterpret the Judeo/Christian God, and to determine in what sense, if at all, such a God is still a living God. We will study Dostoevsky's and Kierkegaard's attempts to preserve a non-theological version of the God of Christianity, as well as Nietzsche's attempt to save us from belief in any version of God offered by our tradition. We will view and discuss three films that deal with related issues.

Legal Studies 103 - Theories of Law and Society (Berkeley) (review, site, feed)
Professor David Lieberman taking the listener from human and civil rights through thinkers Maine, Marx, Durkheim and Weber.

Haring Podcast (review, site, feed)
Dutch podcast. Filosoof Bas Haring op radio (en TV?) bezig met het populariseren van filosofische vraagstukken. Mag je masturberen in de trein, bijvoorbeeld.

Bioethics podcast (review, site, feed)
A podcast about ethics in the realm of medical technology and bio-technology with a clear fundamentalist Christian signature.

In Our Time, (review, site, feed).
BBC four's program about the history of thought. Show host Melvyn Bragg meets weekly with three outstanding academicians to discuss subjects varying from historic persons and occurrences to scientific and philosophical issues in their historical perspective. As far as quality is concerned this podcast ranks among the very best. The only drawback comes from it being a radio program: it is not flexible to the length. It is also a pity the feed offers no more than the last show. But the on line archives disclose every show.

Big Ideas (TVO), (review, site, feed)
TV lectures about various subjects on podcast.

Zencast (review, site, feed)
Dharma teachings by Gil Fronsdal and others. Live from a Buddhist center in California.

Your Purpose Centered Life (review, site, feed)
Life coach Eric Maisel presents his philosophy for Authentic Living; a life in which one chooses and defines meaning actively rather than find or receive it externally.

News & Politics podcasts

This post is regularly updated. It gives a list of News and Politics podcasts with the accompanying thoughts I have about them. News and Politics are not my main interest and as a result I have (not yet) assigned a specific label in this category. Some issues can be found under Israel, others under Law and Society, but neither label is definitive.



Fresh Air

NPR's rubric as a podcast.



On the Media

New York Public Radio's (WNYC) rubric as a podcast. A program presented by Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield.



University Channel Podcast

University lectures held at various academies all around the world, mostly engaging in subjects pertaining current News and Politics. This podcast is also known as UChannel.



CFR podcast

Podcast with lectures and interviews from the Council of Foreign Relations. Frequently the lectures are also released by UChannel.



UCLA Israel Studies

Lectures held at the center of Israel Studies.



Economist

On a weekly basis, the upcoming issue of The Economist magazine is previewed in a podcast and in addition, there are subject related podcasts.



Dan Carlin's Common Sense

Dan Carlin's political commentary



Interview op Vrijdag

Dutch language podcast. Podcast van Het radio 1 programma De Ochtenden, meer in het bijzonder het Vrijdagse gedeelte van de VPRO. In principe een interview, maar in de praktijk meer dan dat.



NRC FM

Dutch language podcast. Nieuwe podcast van NRC Handelsblad met forumdiscussies over actuele zaken.



ICT Update

Dutch language podcast. Dit is een panel stijl cast die min of meer wekelijks uitkomt met een klein uur gesprek over allerlei nieuwsfeiten in de ICT (high tech noemen we dat in Israel) die in Nederland de koppen hebben gehaald. Met Mark Baars, Jasper Kimmel en Maurice Zondag.

Science Podcasts

This post is regularly updated. It gives a list of Science podcasts with the accompanying thoughts I have about them. All my reviews on these podcasts can be found under the label science.

Distillations (review, site, feed)
Chemistry podcast. Varied program with Chemistry Education, Chemistry facts and history.

Engines of our Ingenuity (review, site, feed)
Short podcasts shedding an ironic light on progress, technological and otherwise

Are we alone? (review, site, feed)
Scientific musings around extraterrestrial life. That is, astrobiology.

Bioethics podcast (review, site, feed)
A podcast about ethics in the realm of medical technology and bio-technology with a clear fundamentalist Christian signature.

Talking Robots (review, site, feed)
A podcast about robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Talking Robots podcasts take around 20-30 minutes and contain interviews, very proficiently conducted by Sabine Hauert with specialists from the field.

Biota Podcast (review, site, feed)
A collection of interviews, conference lectures and conversations with artificial life developers, academics and users.

Ape Reality (review, site, feed)
Ape Reality is a free 10-15 minute audio podcast relating to the Noble Ape development and the Noble Ape Simulation recorded by Noble Ape creator, Tom Barbalet.

Physics for future Presidents (review, site, feed)
Also known as Descriptive Introduction to Physics. What every world leader needs to know about physics. Professor Richard Muller shows an amazing talent translating physics to daily practice.

Radiolab (review, site, feed)
WNYC's radio program about science.

Skeptics' Guide to the Universe (review, site, feed)
Discussion Panel style Podcast dedicated to the promotion of science and reason, the investigation of paranormal and pseudo scientific claims, improved standards of education for science and critical thinking skills.

Science Friday (NPR), (review, site, feed)
Popular science program

Replaceable You (Stanford) (review, site, feed)
Stanford's third lecture series about stem cell research and all that is involved in the field. This series concentrates on the subject of regenerative medicine.

Stem Cells: Policy and Ethics (Stanford), (review, site:Stanford on iTunes U, feed)
Five lectures covering the techniques, the research, the law and the ethical issues of stem cell research.

Straight talk about stem cells (Stanford) (review, site, feed)
Technology, law and ethics around stem cell research.

In Our Time, (review, site, feed).
BBC four's program about the history of thought. Show host Melvyn Bragg meets weekly with three outstanding academicians to discuss subjects varying from historic persons and occurrences to scientific and philosophical issues in their historical perspective. As far as quality is concerned this podcast ranks among the very best. The only drawback comes from it being a radio program: it is not flexible to the length. It is also a pity the feed offers no more than the last show. But the on line archives disclose every show.

The Missing Link, (review, site, feed).
A history podcast that delivers two essays per issue. The aim is to portray the history of science, but does not do so in a programmatic way, the essays are stand alone subjects.

Wise Counsel, (review, site, feed).
Dr. Dave has been hired by Mental Help Net, to do the interviews with professionals or clients and within a professional and academic version of psychology.

Dutch podcasts - podcasts in het Nederlands

Deze post wordt regelmatig bijgewerkt. Het geeft een overzicht van de Nederlandstalige podcasts die ik ken en mijn gedachten erover. Alle recensies over Nederlandse podcasts (en ander Nederlandstalig materiaal op dit blog) is te vinden onder het steekwoord Nederlands, of NL radio.

Bommel Hoorspel
De verhalen van Bommel verwerkt tot een hoorspel voor kinderen. Helemaal niet slecht gedaan, maar voor de volgroeide lezertjes geen luistervergelijk met het leesplezier.

Haring Podcast
Filosoof Bas Haring op radio (en TV?) bezig met het populariseren van filosofische vraagstukken. Mag je masturberen in de trein, bijvoorbeeld.

Interview Vrijdag
Podcast van Het radio 1 programma De Ochtenden, meer in het bijzonder het Vrijdagse gedeelte van de VPRO. In principe een interview, maar in de praktijk meer dan dat.

Marathon Interview
Een van de meest succesvolle uitvindingen van de VPRO radio. Bestaat al sinds 1986. De nieuwe interviews zijn tot podcasts verwerkt, maar stuk voor stuk, wordt ook het archief ontsloten. Inmiddels zijn de jaargangen 1986 - 1989 beschikbaar, met onvergetelijk materiaal daar tussen.

OVT
Het radioprogramma over de onvoltooid verleden tijd. Het beste zijn de thema-uitzendingen. Nu net is er een serie gestart naar aanleiding van het onvolprezen boek van Geert Mak In Europa. Daarnaast hadden we boeken die de wereld veranderden en vele andere rubrieken.

Simek 's Nachts
Interviewprogramma van Martin Simek. In de podcast wordt in verband met de rechten de muziek weggeknipt. In de stream volledig te beluisteren.

Geschiedewistjedatjes (review, site, feed)
Zeer simpele geschiedenis podcast. Kleine weetjes in minder dan twee minuten per podcast.

Sterke Geschiedenis (review, site, feed)
Kris kras door de wereldgeschiedenis met Tom Tacken, een groot verteltalent.

Veertien Achttien (review, site, feed)
Tom Tacken vertelt de eerste wereldoorlog in korte biografietjes

Hoor! Geschiedenis (review, site, feed)
Elke dag een stapje verder in de chronologie van de geschiedenis van Nederland en de Nederlandse cultuur. Podcasts van ongeveer vijf minuten, uitgebracht op elke werkdag door de ervaren verteller Feico Houweling.

De Geschiedenis Podcast (review, site, feed)
Podfaded geschiedenis podcast in door Hugo Teerds. Er zijn maar drie episodes. Het meest de moiete waard vind ik de aflevering over de Wetten van Hammurabi.

Volkskrant Podcasts
Zoals buitenlandse kranten doet ook de Volkskrant aan podcasts. Bij gelegenheid van Het WK en de Tour heb ik de podcasts geprobeerd en ben er danig op afgeknapt. Maar er is meer.

NRC FM
Een wekelijks gesprek, opgenomen in Felix Meritis in Amsterdam.

Podcasts van en met Maurice Zondag:
Sunday Sundown en Podsafe Sec
Over en met podsafe muziek.

F1Cast en F1MiniCast
Over autosport.

Zoem
Pyschologie podcast waarin Rob Zondag aan het woord komt en de ins en outs van de IMET techniek bespreekt, een behandelmethode voor mensen die lijden aan angst-, dwang-, eet- of identiteitsproblemen. De stichting IMET heeft ook een betaalde audio voor cursisten in de IMET opleiding.

ICT Update
Dit is een panel stijl cast die min of meer wekelijks uitkomt met een klein uur gesprek over allerlei nieuwsfeiten in de ICT (high tech noemen we dat in Israel) die in Nederland de koppen hebben gehaald. Met Mark Baars, Jasper Kimmel en Maurice Zondag.

Hebrew Podcasts - פודקאסטים בעברית

Hebrew podcasts:

Making History - עושים היסטוריה (review, site, feed)
Hebrew podcast about history, with an emphasis on the history of science and of technology.

קטעים בהיסטוריה (review, site, feed)
Pieces of History, a Hebrew podcast. Selected topics in history.


מה שהיה היה (review, site, feed)A Hebrew podcast from the Hebrew University's radio station 'Har Hatzofim' in Jerusalem. What is supposed to be a history podcast, turns out to have an special artistic quality.

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German Podcasts - Podcasts auf deutsch

Skythen-Podcast (review, site, feed)
Very extensive promotional podcast for an exhibition on the Scythians.

Leben und Überleben mit 45+ (review, site, feed)
Audio-blog of life after having had cancer

Junggesellenblog (review, site, feed)
Audio-blog of a student who tries to get some studying done in between watching TV and making podcasts

Meiky's Podcast Show (review, site, feed)
Comedy podcast which includes an audio-play, but around the play delivers hilarious insights and reaction to listeners

Das Rätsel der verschollenen Schatulle (review, site, feed)
The audio play that goes with Meiky's Podcast

Geschichtspodcast (Chronico) (review, site, feed)
Promotional podcast of Chronico Magazine, focussed on the Middle Ages as wide as they come.

Volkis Stimme (review, site, feed)
Last week's news recounted with a comical touch.

Schlaflos in Muenchen (review, site, feed)
The legendary audio blog  by Annik Rubens.