I used to listen to long form essays on Youtube. My favourite ones either break down the history of a conspiracy, teach me something new and cool about the world, or explore a hobby I’ve never been interested in.

I don’t like the ones about killers or heavy drama. I also don’t like podcasts that spend half the time reading the latest news from [topic] in verbatim .

What are some podcasts you can recommend me while I chip away at other things?

  • d3lta19@lemmy.ca
    51·
    6 months ago

    Hardcore history is a very thorough look into different events. Dan Carlin is great

    • cerulean_blue@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 months ago

      Very well made and researched. Very engaging. My favourite is the Blueprint for Armageddon as it covers more recent history which I personally find more relatable, and therefore more powerful, than the other topics. I would love a WW2 series. His arguement is that it is already very well documented from other sources, but I think Dan could really do it justice. zooming in on a specific part of the conflict would be great.

      • not_again@lemmy.world
        1·
        6 months ago

        He did do one on world war II regarding the history and rise of the Japanese empire. Like all of his podcast, is very well done.