“Each episode of Bad at Goodbyes highlights a plant or animal on the IUCN Red List, sharing species research and info on threats and conservation work. The show closes with an original ambient soundscape, a moment to pause in awe and grief”
a podcast. if you know me you know that i love animals. they are my other life’s passion. if i wasn’t trying to be a pop star i’d be a marine biologist, or i’d go volunteer at a sloth sanctuary in costa rica or something like that. probably will someday anyway. This podcast is the best. The host Macken Murphy picks a species of animal and spends a whole episode talking about them and why they’re cool. The beaver episode is my favorite. Beavers are my favorite animal. I could write an essay about why they are the best animal but it’s probably easier for you to just listen to the show.
I basically only listen to these sorts of podcasts so hopefully these recs will be of use to you
If books could kill - very funny but also informed and thorough discussions of non fiction books - has helped be more critical about what I read and be aware of how authors distort facts and create narratives
Radiolab - investigative deep dives into a range of topics - I would really recommend the ep playing god
Us and them - deep dives into systemic issues in the us like gun violence
Through line - goes back into the history of various topics like the history of smell
Ologies - lighthearted but very informative episodes about various niche fields - I love the episodes on thanatology
Nice try! - focuses on the history of design and architecture that usually isn’t covered - really rec the ep about germania (Germany during and after hitler)
Conflicted: a history podcast - really rec the series in the partition of India
Natalie Haynes stands up for the classics - very entertaining recaps of Greek myths
Book club bbc - interviews with authors
Others:
- the experiment (the Atlantic)
- search engine
- you’re wrong about
- classy with jonathan menjivar (talks about ‘taste’ ans his that intersects with class)
- articles of interest (deep dives into fashion and history)
- in our time
- 20000 hertz
- longform (very insightful interviews)
- song exploder
- unexplainable
- the Anthropocene reviewed
- you must remember this
- 99% invisible
- the rest is history
- the great women artists
Hope you find some podcasts you love ❤️