7 economics podcasts for people without an economics degree
6 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Seven economics podcasts that make you smarter about how money and the world actually work — Planet Money, EconTalk, Freakonomics, Acquired, and more.
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The complete guide to podcast interviews (2026)
5 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
How to judge a podcast interview in the first five minutes, the three styles of great interview show, and the exemplars to build your rotation around.
How to catch up on a podcast you've fallen behind on
5 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
The 350-unplayed-episode problem is a triage problem, not a listening problem. A working framework: serial vs episodic, checkpoint episodes, when to give up honourably.
7 podcasts for when you can't fully concentrate
4 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Seven podcasts that reward half-attention — clear-voiced hosts, episodic structure, no serial arc. The right shape for cooking, driving, or a long walk when you can't fully focus.
What Podcasting 2.0 means for you (in 2026, in plain English)
3 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Podcasting 2.0 is not a slogan — it's a shipping set of open tags that already give listeners transcripts, chapters, host info, and value-for-value support. Here's what actually works today.
The complete guide to podcast search (2026)
2 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
How to find specific podcast episodes and topics — not just shows. A working guide to the three tiers of podcast search, query patterns, and the apps that do it well.
What's new in Podtastic — August 1, 2026
1 Aug 2026 • Ben Bowler
Jump to Video is now open to everyone (opt-in), downloads survive bad signal, and iOS launches faster on big libraries. Here's what shipped this week.
7 AI podcasts worth listening to in 2026 (skip the hype)
31 Jul 2026 • Ben Bowler
Seven AI podcasts that report on what's actually happening — from Hard Fork to Dwarkesh — chosen for signal over hype, with why each one is worth your time.
How to back up your podcast subscriptions (a 5-minute OPML guide)
30 Jul 2026 • Ben Bowler
A subscription list you've built over years is a real asset. Here's how to back it up in five minutes with OPML — the small file that keeps every heavy listener insured.