With more than two million podcasts, some of them bizarre, many of them fascinating, quite a few hovering somewhere in between, it can be tricky choosing the right Spotify podcasts for you. Our rundown includes a mix of both Originals and podcasts you can find elsewhere, and most of the shows listed below are still updated at least semi-regularly.
THE LEX FRIDMAN PODCAST
AI expert, computer scientist and ju-jitsu enthusiast Fridman takes the same sort of interviewer/interviewee format that has become such a mainstay of YouTube and the podcast realm, bringing the Russian-American’s straightforward yet insightful style to thousands of listeners. The big circuit names such as Sam Harris and Andrew Huberman make appearances, yet also featured for in-depth chats are the likes of MMA legend Georges St. Pierre, former cybercriminal Brett Johnson, historian Niall Ferguson, Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari – the list of fascinating intellectuals, over-achievers and engrossing eccentrics is endless.
INTELLIGENCE SQUARED