Podcasts... Entertainment AND Education!

I love podcasts- mostly ones that scare and/or inspire me, but no matter what you want to learn about or listen to, there's a podcast out there for you too!

"Uh, what's a podcast?" you might ask. If you are thinking that, you're not alone.
Podcasts are basically pre-recorded radio shows that run as a series (where you get part of a story every week) or as stand-alone episodes. Some podcasts are fiction, but most are non-fiction, and topics can range from cats to crime to calculus.

​Podcasts are a relatively new medium for entertainment and communication, but they're easy to find, free to download, and super accessible on a smart phone or tablet. Depending on your type of device, you probably have an icon that looks like this:

or, like this: 

Click on that app to get started, then start to browse through all the options for entertainment and learning, right there at your fingertips! 

Below are some recommendations from my middle school students:

The History of Rome podcast- "A weekly podcast tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire."



Reply All podcast- “‘A podcast about the internet’ that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it.”




Youth Radio- "Teen-driven news and views from NPR's youth desk."



​Freakonomics Radio- "Each week, Freakonomics Radio tells you things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to how to become great at just about anything."

And here are a few recommendations for kids, teens, and adults:
(click on the icon to visit the podcast's webpage)​​

What podcasts do you like to listen to?
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