This quirky radio show, focused on unusual real-life stories about ordinary Americans, is one of the longest-running and most popular programs on National Public Radio (NPR) in the U.S. With full transcripts.
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Similar to The Moth, Story Collider is a stand-up storytelling event series, but with a focus on science. With full transcripts.
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Every episode of this podcast is a reading of a popular New York Times column called “Modern Love,” in which ordinary people share their dramatic and sometimes very improbably love stories. With links to the original articles.
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A podcast about languages across the world and phenomena related to languages.
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A portrait of a colorful local character in a small town in rural Alabama, told over the course of seven episodes. Highly recommended—feels like listening to a novel. With full transcripts.
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In this very popular podcast about American Internet culture, the two hosts go to absurd lengths to track down the origins of memes and unpack the backstory behind various Internet phenomena. With full transcripts.
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The Moth is a popular series of "stand-up storytelling" events held in different cities across the U.S. (and elsewhere). Ordinary people get up in front of an audience and tell dramatic, humorous, and often moving stories about their own lives. Some stories include full transcripts.
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Two brainy guys, Jeremy Goldkorn and Kaiser Kuo (former guitarist for the rock band Tang Dynasty 唐朝乐队) dish about current events in China. Not just one of my favorite podcasts about China, but one of my favorite podcasts about any subject, hands down.
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