What On Your Playlist?
Five Years Ago, I was a radio girl. Not music, though: I listened to talk shows in the morning and NPR in the afternoons. Early in the pandemic, though, I came to a point where I had to turn it all off. It was a major contributor to my anxiety, and cutting it cold turkey helped more than probably any other one thing. But I still want to listen to content rather than music when I'm in the car, so I've been slowly curating a list of podcasts that will fill the miles with educational, compelling, or uplifting content. My commutes are mostly to dance practice and last around 30 minutes. Usually there is at least one kid in the car, and podcasts are obviously chosen with that audience in mind. Here are my candid reviews of the podcasts on my "followed" list. Give them a read: maybe you'll find a gem yourself. The TL;DR 1. I routinely listen to "Thru the Bible" and "The Economics of Everyday Things," and frequently listen to "Top 3 from Not T...
