Neuroscientist and professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University.
Does amazingly detailed, up-to-date, research backed podcasts with many other Doctors and such discussing topics involving the brain, sleep, dopamine, routines, diet, mechanisms of action, etc
My favorite podcast I’m always down to listen to and it’s on basically every platform.
Skatcast has something for everyone. Tuesdays are the Skatcast Show. Cartoons for your earballs. Wednesday is the Dipshit Files. True crime stories with humour thrown in. Thursday is Dave and Angus. Two characters travel to different states, learning about them while also being kicked out of half the places the visit. Friday is Just A Ride. 3 hosts talk about everything from religion and politics, to how to be the best version of yourself, to poop jokes. Saturday is Skat-Tunes. An hour of user submitted music across all genres from unsigned bands. And starting next week, Sunday has a new show (who’s name escapes me) centered around video games
Dark Ages. It’s a fantasy/workplace comedy about the staff of the Rivercliff Museum of Mostly Natural History. I won’t go into more detail to avoid any spoilers but it’s been one of my favorites for awhile now though sadly there’s only one season so far.
Also, EOS 10, which is about the medical staff on a space station and the funny/weird/bonkers stuff they get into.
The Rest is History. Two brits historians talking about world history stuff informally, twice a week. It’s really fun! Also Mike Duncan’s Revolutions and the History of Rome.
Improbable Research The chemistry between the host and readers is what makes me love it. And the subjects, of course. It’s a podcast by the ignobel prize people, about weird, fun and interesting research.
The Magnus Archives. This is a 200-episode paranormal horror podcast. Each episode is based around a statement from someone who witnessed or experienced something paranormal. Episodes increasingly delve into the lives of the people who archive these statements. The character development is fantastic. Only a single curse word is uttered in one of the final episodes.
These will probably have a British/English slant to them.
Off Menu: Over 200 episodes, and two live tour runs, and it’s still a great and simple format. It’s hosted by comedians Ed Gamble and James Acaster, who ask guests to pick their dream meal.
Second Tier: If, like me, you follow a football club outside of the Premier League, you’ll know just how hard it is to make a show about the Championship. While I don’t always agree with them, they’re trying their best, and have managed to consistently put out content that tries to cover every team.
Fozcast (The Ben Foster Podcast): Great to listen to if you’re a football fan, as Ben puts out a lot of amazing insight into the world of football.
The Happy Hour Podcast: I’ve no idea who JaackMaate is, but he puts out a solid podcast with some great guests.
Comedy Bang Bang - improv comedy where Scott Aukerman interviews interesting people, and by interesting people i mean comedians playing absurd characters. It’s been going for fifteen years, Paul F Tompkins, Jason Mantzoukas, and Ben Schwarz are all regulars, and it’s the only podcast I listen to almost every week.
Get Played - a gaming podcast featuring Heather Anne Campbell, Matt Wiger and Nick Apodaca (I’ve almost definitely misspelled or misremembered at least one of these names). They talk about games whilst being very funny - Heather is a comedy writer, Matt is occasionally on Comedy Bang Bang. It’s the only gaming podcast I listen to despite much of their coverage being games I am not interested in.
The Apocalypse Players - A Call of Cthulu TTRPG. Two of my favorite are: Machine Tractor Station Kharkov-37 and A Christmas Inheritance.
The Duncan Trussell Family Hour - Lot of the guests tend to be Buddhist monks, comedians, spiritual gurus, occultists, etc. Ranges from mundane topics to esoteric ones.
Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman and Data Over Dogma - Both discuss the Bible from an academic view. The cultural context behind the Gospels, the biases in each Gospel, the non-canonical gospels
Hi-Phi Nation - Uses stories to talk about philosophical topics. Recommend: Wishes of the Dead, Moral Exploitation, The Morality of War, and the 2 Part Hackademics.
The Cracked Podcast - Generally it’s comedians and journalists talk about various topics. Really good episodes are: 4 Mind-Blowing Truths About America (Made Clear By Baseball), Why Americans Hate The Poor (with David Wong & John Cheese), and Why A New Civil War Will Be Fought By A Thousand Sides.
It may be a little older, in podcast terms, but it’s a great time travel journey from 20XX to 1943. Even for being a fictional story, it does get a lot of things right in historical context.
I recommend it because it’s one I started with and still keep coming back to just because it’s such a good story.
Edit: Bonus of being older, it’s complete so you can binge to your heart’s content
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