Favorite Podcasts
From iPhone Life Readers and Staff
On Point with Tom Ashbrook “The daily news often leaves me craving more background information about the topics discussed. NPR's Tom Ashbrook provides that extra context as he speaks with experts about current events and answers listener questions, helping them to better understand the issues at hand.” -Donna Cleveland, Editor in Chief of iPhone Life magazine Serial “Serial is the most addictive podcast I've ever listened to! It's high-quality journalism meets murder mystery meets This American Life." –David Averbach, CEO of iPhone Life magazine Monocle Podcasts “I love the diverse selection of Monocle's podcast. I especially enjoy The Entrepreneurs for inspiring start-up and branding stories, and The Urbanist for an in-depth look at the issues shaping our modern cities.” -Amy Van Beek, Co-founder of Ideal Energy Radiolab “Radiolab covers an incredible expanse of topics—usually with a scientific bent— while still managing to be engaging and accessible. I love that it introduces me to new ideas and novel ways to think about old ideas.“-Krystal Shaw, Realtor with Roots Real Estate Austin Reply All "Reply All is my guilty pleasure. While the podcast is technically 'about the Internet,' in reality it's a laugh-out-loud, cackling, thigh-slapping audio theme park. One of my favorite episodes involves a Kindle Fire and a man who gets into a fight with his one-legged houseguest for punching his wife.” -Eliana Freeman, Accountant The Tim Ferriss Show "Tim Ferriss is the great deconstructionist. He breaks everything from diet and exercise to work habits down into understandable pieces. In this podcast, I like that he tries to understand what makes various famous people successful in their professions." -Jonathon Sinton, Business Director at Human Factors Women of the Hour This Buzzfeed original with Lena Dunham is kind of like the hit TV show Girls, minus the millennial drama. Instead, Dunham focuses on the experiences that bond women together, highlighting refreshingly honest stories that inspire both laughter and tears. -Donna Cleveland StartUp “In StartUp's first season, NPR's Alex Blumberg tells the story of how he fulfilled his dream of creating his own podcast network. I love the raw yet somehow upbeat fear of failure that comes through as Blumberg puts everything on the line for something he believes in.”
-Eliana Freeman