Society And Culture Podcasts
Thinking AllowedJoin Now to Follow
Laurie Taylor explores the latest research into how society works and discusses current ideas on how we live today.
By BBC Radio 4
The Disney Dish with Jim HillJoin Now to Follow
Join Jim Hill and co-hosts Len Testa, Dustin Fuhs, Drew Taylor and Dan Zehr as they talk about the multi-faceted Walt Disney Company - including Pixar, Lucasfilm and Disney Studios - as well as Universal Studios.
By JimHillMedia.com
Documentary of the WeekJoin Now to Follow
The Documentary of the Week podcast brings you our pick of the week's documentaries on BBC Radio 4. A new episode is published every Friday.
By BBC Radio 4
Great LivesJoin Now to Follow
Biography series exploring the greatest people who ever lived. Matthew Parris interviews an eminent guest and an expert to reveal the truth behind their history heroes.
By BBC Radio 4
KCRW's UnFictionalJoin Now to Follow
UnFictional is a program of storytellers and documentaries that cover the ground between the sophisticated and the profane. Audiences will hear captivating stories of real life told by writers and performers with a talent for tales that will suck you in. The program also features documentaries created by the most talented producers from around the country. UnFictional is one part of the Independent Producer Project, an initiative to cultivate and support the work of independent radio producers and other writers and artists. The idea is to create a clearinghouse of creativity both online and on the air. The program is hosted and curated by KCRW producer, Bob Carlson. He has an ear for compelling radio stories that are funny, sad, sincere and often dark. Listen for stories of hometowns and family secrets, as well as tales of drugs, sex, and aliens (both extraterrestrial and earthbound.) The stories on UnFictional will stick in your head like a memory. Thanks to the Annenberg Foundation, the Goldhirsh Foundation and the Roth Family Foundation for their support of the Independent Producer Project and UnFictional.
By KCRW.com
Graham NortonJoin Now to Follow
Graham Norton entertaining the nation, with a vibrant mix of celeb guests and chat.
By BBC Radio 2
Desert Island Discs with Kirsty YoungJoin Now to Follow
Kirsty Young asks castaways to choose eight records, a book and a luxury to take with them to the mythical desert island. Sundays at 11.15 repeated Friday at 0900.
By BBC Radio 4
Long Now: Seminars About Long-term ThinkingJoin Now to Follow
Explore hundreds of lectures by scientists, historians, artists, entrepreneurs, and more through The Long Now Foundation's award-winning lecture series, curated and hosted by Long Now co-founder Stewart Brand (creator of the Whole Earth Catalog). Recorded live in San Francisco each month since 02003, past speakers include Brian Eno, Neil Gaiman, Sylvia Earle, Daniel Kahneman, Jennifer Pahlka, Steven Johnson, and many more. Watch video of these talks and learn more about our projects at Longnow.org. The Long Now Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to fostering long-term thinking and responsibility.
By The Long Now Foundation
True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History and the Authors That Have Written About ThemJoin Now to Follow
Every week host Dan Zupansky will interview the authors that have written about the most shocking killers of all time.
By True Murder
Sounds FamiliarJoin Now to Follow
Sounds Familiar is a podcast about patterns in popular media. My goal is to find the interesting stories and surprising connections hidden underneath these patterns, and prove how the most mundane or cliche parts of our existence can still surprise us.
By Blake Cooper
