20 Best Podcasts To Listen To While Studying

1. Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad news? Also: things you never knew you wanted to know about wolves, bananas, pollution, search engines, and the quirks of human behavior.To get every show in our network without ads and a monthly bonus episode of Freakonomics Radio, sign up for SiriusXM Podcasts on Apple Podcasts at http://apple.co/SiriusXM.MORE Host Stephen J. Dubner
Email ****@freakonomics.com
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 42.8KFacebook 345.1KTwitter 602.9K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. The Tim Ferriss Show

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Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40 languages. Newsweek calls him 'the world's best human guinea pig,' and The New York Times calls him 'a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk.' In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.MORE Host Tim Ferriss
Producer/Network Tim Ferriss
Email ****@fourhourbody.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 22.6KFacebook 1MTwitter 2MInstagram 1.7M Avg Length 86 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Planet Money

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Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the economy understand the world.Wanna go deeper? Subscribe to Planet Money and get sponsor-free episodes of Planet Money, The Indicator, and Planet Money Summer School. Plus access to bonus content. It's a new way to support the show you love. Learn more at plus.npr.org/planetmoneyMORE Producer/Network Planet Money
Email ****@npr.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 37KFacebook 94.1KTwitter 333.3KInstagram 205K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. 99% Invisible

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Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.MORE Host Roman Mars
Producer/Network SiriusXM Podcasts
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 38KFacebook 107.4KTwitter 72.8KInstagram 89.6K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Science Friday

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Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.MORE Hosts Ira Flatow, Flora Lichtman
Producer/Network Science Friday and WNYC Studios
Email ****@sciencefriday.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 6.1KFacebook 7.8MTwitter 8.2MInstagram 8.1M Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. The Daily Stoic

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For centuries, all sorts of people—generals and politicians, athletes and coaches, writers and leaders—have looked to the teachings of Stoicism to help guide their lives. Each day, author and speaker Ryan Holiday brings you a new lesson about life, inspired by the thoughts and writings of great Stoic thinkers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca the Younger. Daily Stoic Podcast also features Q As with listeners and interviews with notable figures from sports, academia, politics, and more. Learn more at DailyStoic.com...MORE Host Ryan Holiday
Producer/Network Wondery
Email ****@ryanholiday.net
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 5.7KFacebook 980KTwitter 609.7KInstagram 3.5M Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You're dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university's 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.MORE Host Dr. Laurie Santos
Producer/Network Pushkin
Email ****@yale.edu
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 17.8KFacebook 68.3KTwitter 38.1K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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Master the best of what other people have already figured out.'The highest density of wisdom per episode of any podcast.'If you like what we're doing, please hit the follow button. It's a small thing, but it helps us keep going. Thanks for listening.My newsletter: https://fs.blog/newsletter/My books: https://fs.blog/books/IG: https://www.instagram.com/farnamstreetLI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-parrish-050a2183/MORE Host Shane Parrish
Producer/Network Shane Parrish
Email ****@fs.blog
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 5.3KFacebook 90.4KTwitter 219KInstagram 212.5K Avg Length 76 min Format Long form Since Apr 2015 Get Email Contact

9. In Our Time

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Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world. History fans can learn about pivotal wars and societal upheavals, such as the rise and fall of Napoleon, the Sack of Rome in 1527, and the political intrigue of the Russian Revolution...MORE Host Melvyn Bragg
Producer/Network BBC
Email ****@bbc.co.uk
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 13.8KFacebook 4.7KTwitter 48.1K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. TED Talks Daily

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Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between given by the world's leading thinkers and doers. This collection of talks, given at TED and TEDx conferences around the globe, is also available in video format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network TED Audio Collective
Email ****@ted.com
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 26.3K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Radio Headspace

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Join us every weekday morning to take a few moments to step out of the internal chatter and external noise. We'll pause and reflect to consider what brings us together in this shared human condition and how we can live a life that best reflects our limitless potential.MORE Hosts Samantha Snowden, Dora Kamau, Kessonga Giscombe, Eve Lewis Prieto, Rosie Acosta
Producer/Network Headspace
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3K Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

12. Science Vs

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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there's SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Spotify Studios that finds out what's fact, what's not, and what's somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and ADHD, to Fluoride and Fasting Diets.MORE Host Wendy Zukerman
Producer/Network Spotify Podcasts
Email ****@gimletmedia.com
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 15.6KFacebook 50.7KTwitter 28.8KInstagram 91.5K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Since Jun 2016 Get Email Contact

13. The Tony Robbins Podcast

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'Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one?' Tony Robbins, the #1 Life and Business Strategist, has helped over 50 million people from 100 countries create real and lasting change in their lives. In this podcast, he shares proven strategies and tactics so you, too, can achieve massive results in your business, relationships, health and finances...MORE Host Tony Robbins
Producer/Network Tony Robbins
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 9.1K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. On Being with Krista Tippett

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Wisdom to replenish and orient in a tender, tumultuous time to be alive. Spiritual inquiry, science, social healing, and poetry. Conversations to live by.With a 20-year archive featuring luminaries like Mary Oliver, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Desmond Tutu, each episode brings a new discovery about the immensity of our lives. Hosted by Krista Tippett,Learn more about the On Being Project's work in the world at onbeing.org.MORE Host Krista Tippett
Producer/Network On Being Studios
Email ****@onbeing.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 11.7KFacebook 192.2KTwitter 78.6KInstagram 277.1K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Since Jan 2009 Get Email Contact

15. The Moth

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On Tuesdays and Fridays The Moth's podcast feed presents episodes of the Peabody-Award Winning Moth Radio Hour and original episodes of The Moth Podcast. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of true stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth storytellers stand alone, under a spotlight, with only a microphone and a roomful of strangers. The storyteller and the audience embark on a high-wire act of shared experience which is both terrifying and exhilarating...MORE Producer/Network The Moth
Email ****@themoth.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29.7K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2008 Get Email Contact

16. StartUp Podcast

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A series about what it's really like to start a business.
Producer/Network Spotify Podcasts
Email ****@gimletmedia.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 10.5KFacebook 28.8KTwitter 77.7KInstagram 38.3K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact