RationalWiki:Podcasts

A selection of rational podcasts which RW users like.

Rational Podcasts

 * The Amateur Scientist - Humorous take on science and scepticism.
 * Atheism Next - An atheist podcast that focuses on issues involving atheism & the future
 * The Atheist Experience - American podcast based on a TV show featuring live-callers
 * Cognitive Dissonance - News from the atheist and skeptical perspective, not for children, the faint of heart or the easily offended (the explicit tag is there for a reason!)
 * Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot
 * Exposing PseudoAstronomy - Examines astronomy-, physics-, and geology-based pseudoscientific claims
 * The Here and How Podcast Explores big ideas through a lens of scientific skepticism, encouraging listeners to discover the past and create the future
 * God Awful Movies If God existed, his PR couldn't possibly be this bad.
 * More or Less, a BBC radio programme that uncovers the truth about numbers in the news.
 * Naked Diner - The Naked Diner Podcast w/ Jack and Andy.
 * None Dare Call It Ordinary! - Unusual, unorthodox, and unsettling beliefs found at the depths of the Internet and the heights of paranoia.
 * The Non-Prophets - Spun off from The Atheist Experience
 * The Reality Check
 * Reasonable Doubts - Religious skepticism; also broadcast as a radio show in Grand Rapids, Michigan
 * Rationally Speaking - By the New York City Skeptics
 * In podcast #6: Fluffy Speaking (11 April 10), Massimo Pigliucci cites the Omnipotence paradox page on this very wiki for his 'pick of the week'
 * Righteous Indignation - UK sceptical podcast
 * The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
 * The Skeptics' Guide 5x5
 * Skeptics with a K - Skeptical podcast by Merseyside Skeptics Society, UK
 * Skeptic Fence Show (YouTube) - Podcast featuring news and interviews of lots of atheist folks.
 * Sunday School'd - A counter-apologetics show which offers rational objections to common religious arguments
 * Token Skeptic - Australian skeptic interview show run by a solo-female podcaster
 * Dogma Debate - Broad and political left show about religion, politics and civil rights
 * The Thinking Atheist- American Podcast and community hosted by former Christian broadcaster Seth Andrews
 * Unbelievers Radio - Promoting reason and reality over myth and superstition
 * Oh No Ross and Carrie - American podcast where the hosts investigate a religion, fringe group, or fringe science practice. Slogan: "We show up, so you don't have to"
 * Godless Bitches - American podcast on feminist issues from a secular perspective, spun off from The Atheist Experience
 * Be Reasonable - Respectful, but a robust debate between Marsh, from the Merseyside Skeptics Society in the UK, and people whose beliefs are from outside the mainstream.
 * Atheist Republic News Podcast - The "news" podcast of the Atheist Republic, an online secular community/forum/news site/support group that has more than 2 million members, or "citizens", as they like to call themselves. Podcast episodes normally involve two speakers (Allie Jackson and Armin Navabi) discussing religion, social justice, and science-related issues in a usually-friendly manner (but with some mild language); has a healthy dose of antitheism and irreverence though, so theists beware...

Politics

 * The New Abnormal - biweekly look at whatever US politics has turned into, hosted by The Daily Beast's Molly Jong-Fast and Risk Wilson.

Rational Podcasts - On Hold

 * 365 Days of Philosophy - A monthly podcast looking at philosophy and skepticism
 * The Pod Delusion (or iTunes) - British podcast, commentary from "a secular, rationalist, skeptical, somewhat lefty-liberal, sort of perspective"
 * A Christian and an Atheist - Former podcast that debated and discussed between atheists and Christians

General science podcasts

 * Science and nature podcasts from the BBC
 * The Guardian science podcast
 * NYT Science podcast
 * Podcasts from the science magazine "Nature"
 * Podcasts from "Scientific American"
 * Astronomy Cast
 * Star Talk Radio - Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson
 * Radiolab

News and current events satire

 * BBC4's News Quiz and Now Show
 * WBEZ's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
 * ZA News (More of a vidcast, but good satire)
 * The Bugle Hosted by Andy Zaltzman and a guest satirist.
 * Cognitive Dissonance Podcast Two dudes talking about the news. (Warning: They swear a lot.)
 * The Scathing Atheist Noah Lugeons, Lucinda Lugeons, Heath Enwright, and Eli Bosnick crack jokes while talking about atheism-related news.
 * The Skepticrat - Sister show to the Scathing Atheist, focused on American Politics.

Skepticism and life

 * Savage Lovecast, sex education and advice podcast hosted by Dan Savage
 * Partially Examined Life

History

 * The History of Rome
 * Revolutions
 * Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
 * In Our Time
 * BBC's History Hour