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·
    11 months ago

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

    • cerulean_blue@lemmy.ml
      2·
      11 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·
        11 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.