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If you know me personally, you know I love me a good podcast. My favorite thing about podcasts is that I can listen and LEARN wherever I go. People are using podcasts to stay on top of trends because it’s the most time-efficient way to get educated. You can multi-task your podcast listening in ways you simply cannot with other forms of content. I listen to podcasts at work, at the gym, driving, etc.
I also think that the popularity of podcasts as of late is due to the amount of ACCESS we have to them now. Back in the day you had to download the podcasts onto your computer and then sync it to your iPod before you could listen. Now we have unlimited data plans and almost everyone i know has Wifi at their home or place of work. People can listen to podcasts online, on their phone, or on their other mobile devices.
Here are the TNL’s Top Podcasts for 2017!!!
NPR Latino USA is NPR’s only national Latino news and cultural weekly radio program hosted by Maria Hinojosa and produced by Futuro Media. Latino USA is the foremost Latino voice in public media and the longest running Latino-focused program on radio. Latino USA brings depth of experience, on-the-ground connections and knowledge of current and emerging issues impacting Latinos and other people of color to every broadcast.
I had the greatest pleasure of interviewing Latino USA producer, Nadia Reiman, and I will be spotlighting Laino USA and Nadia tomorrow on the blog. So stay tuned! =)
My Favorite Episodes So Far:
- #1705 – The USA v. Oscar Lopez Rivera
- #1704 – Departing
- #1651 – The Tech Industry’s Leaky Pipeline
- #1646 – One Nation Under Trump
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I literally didn’t know ish about the US economy before I started listening to this podcast last year. This podcast started with a book and slowly became something much bigger. I honestly have gained a much better understanding of what is going on in the world of economics and also in the world in general. This podcast with host Stephen Dubner has made me laugh, cry, worry, and helped me become more involved in things I believe in. With the current political climate, this podcast is one you should add to your list.
My Favorite Episodes So Far:
- An Egghead’s Guide to the Super Bowl
- Trevor Noah Has a Lot to Say
- How to Become Great at Just About Anything
- How to Be More Productive
- Bad Medicine, Parts 1-3
- How to Make a Bad Decision
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Thank you BuzzFeed for making my days that much better with Another Round. Heben & Tracy are HILARIOUS and oh so REAL!! Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton cover everything from race, gender and pop culture to squirrels, mangoes, and bad jokes, all in one boozy show.
My Favorite Episodes So Far:
- Episode 80: A Beautiful Way To Resist
- Episode 79: Pour One Out for Elmo (with Joy Reid)
- Episode 78: They Didn’t Expect Me (with Kim Drew)
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In the past year and a half, true crime has become waaaaaay more popular. I discovered Sword and Scale after one of my Facebook friends posted about how she couldn’t sleep after listening to a few episodes. I went back and started at Episode 1 and I was hooked. This podcast is not for the faint of heart and there will be times you will feel like you just can’t listen anymore…but, I promise you, IT IS SO WORTH IT.
My Favorite Episode So Far:
- Episode 66
- Episode 62
- Episode 43
- Episode 33&34
- Episode 20 (WARNING ON THIS ONE FO’ REAL)
- Episode 5&6
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Kid Fury and Crissle. Thank you…for making me laugh to the point of crying. Thank you for keeping it real. and thank you for always being there for me in the past couple of weeks to listen to when I was feeling down on myself.
Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly “read” of hip-hop and pop culture’s most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyonce. Or Blue Ivy. As recent transplants to New York City (Fury from Miami and Crissle from Oklahoma City), The Read also serves as an on air therapy session for two friends trying to adjust to life (and rats) in the big city.
My Favorite Episode So Far:
- Destiny’s Grandchild (POSTED TODAY Y’ALL! CONGRATS QUEEN BEY)
- Make Your Own Damn Sandwich (feat. Trina)
- Best Moments of 2016
- Platform Politics
- This Some Bullshit
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Radio Menea is a Latinx music podcast by Verónica Bayetti Flores and Miriam Zoila Pérez. Listen in to discover new music, rediscover old artists, and hear our anecdotes about life and music from all over Latin America and the diaspora. Called “the woke Latinx music podcast you should be listening to” by Remezcla and “the soundtrack to a queer mami’s sancocho” by Latina Magazine, Radio Menea is an entertaining bilingual journey through the Latinx music that is the soundtrack to Vero and Pérez’s lives, and probably yours too.
My Favorite Episode So Far:
- Episode 20: Escape
- Episode 19: Best of 2016
- Episode 17: Heartbreak
- Episode 14: Puro Pari
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If you don’t listen to podcasts yet, then I highly recommend you do! There is literally something out there for everyone. =)
Podcast Runner-Ups:
Serial: Season One
This American Life
NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour
NPR TED Radio Hour
NPR Fresh Air
NPR Planet Money
Death, Sex & Money
Do you listen to podcasts?
What are your favorite podcasts?
Any podcasts you suggest I check out?
