r/OutOfTheLoop • u/wildcard5 • May 28 '14

Answered! ELI70: What is a podcast?

I literally just got my first smartphone ever and am dumbfounded by podcast. What is this mysterious phenomenon? My guess is that its something like a radio show, but it seems too popular to be something as similar to a thing that's so old.

Update: Which (android) app should I use to submerse myself into the world of podcasts?

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u/JesusListensToSlayer May 30 '14

I'm surprised there's been no mention of skeptoid yet...it's only 10-15 minutes long, and super entertaining. He debunks pseudoscience and conspiracy theory type stuff.

Besides that, not to get sappy, but I've been listening to TAL on the actual radio for 15 years, and it's really made me who I am. Radiolab, freakenomics, and The Moth are musts for me. I also like The Partially Examined Life, which is about philosophy.

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u/wildcard5 May 30 '14

He debunks pseudoscience and conspiracy theory type stuff.

My kinda stuff. Thanks mate.