Can you suggest me some ‘brain food’ podcasts?

[Voraxaraptor]

Does anyone have any good podcast suggestions for news, tech, politics, current affairs? I don’t have the time to read at the moment and my subscriptions are going untouched. Some of my magazines have supporting podcasts- but I just wanted to see if anyone had any personal recommendations!

or a good YouTube channel I can stick on the TV whilst I clean the living room?

The Rest is Politics, the infinite monkey cage, Empire, Zoe nutrition all really good

maybe a bit too history-orientated for you but History of the world in 100 objects is definitely brain food!

The News Agents is my new favourite

Following!

I am enjoying Zoe health and nutrition - would recommend it.

Any 'Naked Scientist' pods you fancy the sound of
99% Invisible - documentary series on the design of things
Radiolab - documentary series on basically anything
No Such Thing As A Fish - facts, comedy and comedy facts by the QI researchers

I like Newscast, The Rest Is Politics, Modern Wisdom and Michael Moseley's Just One Thing.

The Rest Is History.
In Our Time.
Radiolab.
The Infinite Monkey Cage.
Stories of Our Times.
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics.
Backlisted.
Marlon and Jake Read Dead People.
The History of English.
Betwixt the Sheets (although the presenter is annoying).

this is great- thank you everyone

Another vote for The Rest Is Politics, also:
Infinite Monkey Cage
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
The Rest Is History
British Scandal
The Life Scientific
More Or Less
Full Disclosure (James O'Brien)
You're Dead To Me
Stuff The British Stole

Real Dictators is bleak but a fascinating series on iPlayer. The Napoleon one in particular is worth a listen.

Modern Wisdom

I enjoy listening to BBC sounds you and yours and moneybox.

Another vote for More or Less and Just One Thing

Also love:
Reasons to be Cheerful
Word of Mouth

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