A list of podcasts
I had sitting in travel not being able to do anything. Listening to music can help, but can end up also being frustrating. While I was working at Schiphol last year I got pointed to podcasts. Since then I've been really getting into listening to podcasts on my daily commute and it's been making the trip a lot more fun... and useful.
Here is a random collection of podcasts that I've been listening to in the past year and a half, on many different subjects. My main problem right now is that it's so many that I'm way behind on the episodes of most of these. Ah well, it's still quite good content.
Software
The following podcasts are related to development or design of software.
/dev/hell
Chris "Grumpy Programmer" Hartjes and Ed "OSMI" Finkler talk about software development and related topics in this funny and interesting podcast. They're already up to episode 92 by the time of this writing.
Revision Path
I found this one when Liz Naramore retweeted one of their tweets. The podcast "focuses on showcasing some of the best black graphic designers, web designers and web developers", and it is extremely interesting to listen to the stories that are being told. If you're a backend developer, you'll learn a lot about the design process as well.
The Agile Path
John Le Drew started this very ambitious podcast in which he creates "audio documentaries on the issues facing organisations as they move towards more agile ways of working." The first two episodes are out already and are extremely good. John has a very special style of storytelling that makes it very pleasant to listen to.
Sound of Symfony
If you like Symfony or you want to learn more about Symfony, this is one of the good podcasts to listen to. 4 seasoned users of Symfony discuss new developments in the Symfony community and the Symfony framework.
That Podcast
Beau Simensen and Dave Marshall discuss, well, their life. Since they're both software developers, this includes but is not limited to software development. I really like the combination of tech and non-tech subjects in this podcast, and the laidback way of presenting.
Voices of the ElePHPant
Of course if you're listing podcasts on software development, you can not go without listing Cal's Voices of the elePHPant. Every episode Cal interviews a member of the PHP community, and every episode you learn something. I would like to highlight the recent episode with Sara Golemon which, as you would expect with Sara, is hilarious.
Justice, true crime, wrongful convictions etc
Serial
I got recommended Serial after the first season, which talks about the wrongful conviction of Adnan Syed, which was a really good and insightful season with an unfortunately relatively disappointing conclusion, mostly because of the fact that it did not give any closure on the story. The second season was also quite good, although a completely different story.
Undisclosed
The first season of Undisclosed left off where Serial stopped after their first season, and dug way deeper into the loose ends of the case of Adnan Syed. It may sound slightly less professionally produced at the start, but they dig a whole lot deeper than Serial. And they dig similarly deep with their new seasons. Extremely interesting to hear, and very educating for those of us not in the USA.
Suspect Convictions
Another interesting podcast on an actual murder case that has a lot of loose ends is Suspect Convictions. Again, another podcast that seems to dig deeper than the average journalists these days dig into stories, and which teaches a lot about the USA and the US policing and justice system.
Other non-tech podcasts
Dissect
In this podcast a very detailed analysis is done of Kendrick Lamar and specifically his album To Pimp A Butterfly. Every episode a new track of this instant classic album is analysed. Aside from understanding more about the music and the lyrics, we learn a lot about Kendrick Lamar and life in Compton.
Inner Pod
This one is perhaps related to tech i
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