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Matty
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I particularly enjoyed the Tim Ferriss 3 part interview with Kevin Kelly which I listened to yesterday.

Kevin's an interesting guy. He talks about a lot of cool stuff including frugality, tiny houses, and living like he was going to die in 6 months!

http://fourhourworkweek.com/2014/08/29/kevin-kelly/

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@Matty--The cool tools podcast I listed above is Kevin Kelly's podcast. You might like it.

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Planet Money - money related stories
This American Life - long format stories
On Point - longer format talk radio on current events
The Dirtbag Diaries - stories about the outdoors http://dirtbagdiaries.com/

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So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Jill On Money
Tim Ferriss/4 Hour Work Week
Rich Dad
Financial Mentor
Radical Personal Finance
Mad Fientist
Money Tree Investing
Money for the Rest of Us
Listen Money Matters
Tropical MBA
State Money
Planet Money
Create My Independence

To people who find normal recorded talking speeds too slow- You might like listening to underground hip-hop freestyles, ciphers, or battle rap. They are not aimed at mainstream audience so they have no beats, no catchy jingles or hooks after every 16-bars and not meant for people with 3 minute attention spans (average length of pop tracks.) - You'll either hate it or start appreciating slow podcasts (if you understand all figures of speech and rhyme scheme in first go.)
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C40 wrote:I can't stand that broad
If you can't stand her, maybe its a sign that you should just trip abroad.

A second passport is one way of doing it: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2497

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If you're interested in the emergency management / disaster response world. I've listened to 5 episodes from these guys, each one has taught me something I didn't know. I also enjoy the kitchen-made non-polished format.

http://www.hazardspodcast.com/
The Dukes are Mitch Stripling and Andrew McMahan
They host an irreverent (but useful) podcast about disaster response, emergency management, mobilization culture, community resilience and life in emergency operations. Also, drones. research. Movie reviews. Jokes.

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We Study Billionaires - The Investors Podcast, by Preston Pysh and Stig Brodersen: http://www.theinvestorspodcast.com, and http://buffettsbooks.com

These two are big fans of Warren Buffet, so their general approach is value investing. They do a mix of interviews, book reviews (with a written executive summary) and discussions of the market. I'd say it is more geared towards investing beginners, which I am, and I must say I really enjoy listening to (most) of their episodes.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or4eVXSMzH4

Edward Bernays Propaganda deconstructed (full 10 hour series)

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+1 Although I was disappointed that he did not provide a link to the book itself: http://www.whale.to/b/bernays.pdf

Just read the first chapter and you'll be hooked:

"As civilization has become more complex, and as
the need for invisible government has been increasingly
demonstrated, the technical means have been
invented and developed by which opinion may be
regimented."

And that was in 1928

This should be listened to in tandem with reading "Thinking, Fast and Slow"

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Not just the first chapter, how about the first paragraph.
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the
organized habits and opinions of the masses is an
important element in democratic society. Those who
manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute
an invisible government which is the true ruling
power of our country.
@jacob, I'm not sure I have the stamina for a 10 hour podcast. I'm surprised you did?

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Unless he found the text for it, which would probably make it a one hour read. I wish there were more transcripts of stuff.

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Hedge fond manager Erik Townsend new podcast macrovoices.com
Is super promising. Listened yesterday about the oil price a lot was clarified? Seems we might be heading for à last shake out because of full inventory in Cushing Oklahoma.

Slide for the ones that prefer the written word.

http://www.macrovoices.com/publications ... ities/file

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jacob wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or4eVXSMzH4

Edward Bernays Propaganda deconstructed (full 10 hour series)
Thanks for that. Is Century of the Self worth the time (4 hours)?

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Just listened to the 2/27 episode of "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe" podcast. This episode was like listening to a digest of most of our recent threads. And it was awesome. (90 minutes.)

Topics covered included:

Presidential candidates (very brief)
Air and water pollution
Gender bias
The media misrepresenting scientific studies
Free speech vs social justice

There were also various scientific tidbits thrown in. If they'd covered tiny houses, the microbiome, and why anyone would bother wearing pants, I would have written and asked the hosts which one of them has a handle here. :shock: :D

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James Altucher podcast with Charles Duhigg about productivity.

Has anyone read Duhigg's books The Power of Habit or his new one Smarter Faster Better?

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JP- I read the Power of Habit a couple years ago. Some interesting info. I don't remember anything too revelatory. Let me know if you're interested in anything specific.

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Sorry, another Altucher podcast. He discusses the reaction to his decision to go full-on minimalist, including giving up his apartment. Some of it was positive but some of it was really negative. A lot of the blowback sounded very similar to the frequent objections to ERE listed on the wiki.

I liked the way he described having too many goals as mental clutter. I also liked the way he referred to his current arrangement as an experiment. When his producer asked when he would consider it permanent, he said never. It seems to me that it would be easier to adapt and makes changes to your life if every arrangement or possession wasn't considered 'permanent'. The whole show was good.


@theanimal--Duhigg was on the Art of Manliness podcast discussing his book. That's the third podcast I've heard him on. Don't feel like I need to read the book now. ;)

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I like him because he really does think outside of the box and then takes actions. This minimalist thing is somewhat tempered by the fact that he just split with his wife. When you reread the minimalist post knowing that.... as he talks about getting rid of the "useless garbage" and "letting the junk go"... it takes on a slightly different tone.

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