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Best Science News Podcasts?

Posted by Cliff on from the internet-broadcasts-for-the-brain dept.

scienceListener asks: "As an avid radio listener with an interest in science and technology communication, I'm really excited about podcasts. I've found many that I like, and many more that are just terrible. One of the areas I find very lacking is science news podcasting. Aside from some very good podcasts that are really repackaged radio shows (NPR's Science Friday and their aggregated Health and Science, Canada's Quirks and Quarks, Australia's The Science Show, and a few others), and a couple produced by science centers (the Current Science & Technology Podcast from Boston's Museum of Science and the Redshift Report from the Ontario Science Centre -- which is good but isn't really about science news), I haven't found any independently-produced science podcasts worth listening to. Is anyone doing science news without the help of a major organization and doing it well?"

6 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. I think the news is pretty scary right now by CityZen · · Score: 1, Interesting

    So finding the "best" news will be a tough job.

  2. Coast to Coast by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Coast to Coast AM www.coasttocoastam.com for some fringe science topics such as abiotic oil and zero point energy.

  3. seti's podcast by anhdres · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I like SETI institute's "Are We Alone" podcast very much. I think it's their radio show and still retains the advertisings, but the debates are usually pretty interesting. RSS is at http://podcast.seti.org/index.xml

  4. Re:Best science news, but not a podcast by sisina · · Score: 3, Interesting

    succinct, clear writing about serious science

    The articles look interesting, but there's a definite political bent on the editorial pages. No matter what you think of National Review, calling them "a frequent repository of right-wing slop and spittle" is pretty inflammatory. I get tired of seeing politics everywhere. I wish science writers would frame things so that they're disagreeing with, say, "creationists," instead of "the right wing." It would be apolitical, and a lot more accurate.

  5. NewScientist is about to start pod-casting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The 50 year old UK-based weekly science magazine is about to start podcasting - probably this week. http://www.newscientist.com/

  6. Re:Dr Karl ROCKS!!! by tooth · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It's always the first one I add, He also has another one that goes for about 5 minutes. I think it's linked from ABC somewhere. If there's any interest I can find the link when I get home.