A List of Podcasts To Help You Survive This Quarantine

Podcasts are a great source of entertainment and information, while it had been highly popular prior to the quarantine, more and more people have come to learn about them as a source because of it. Anyone can access them through the podcast app, or spotify, or you can simply find the website for it and listen to it from your computer, tablet or phone.

Informative Podcasts

1. The Daily The NYT daily podcast hosted by journalist Michael Barbaro

2. FiveThirtyEight A politics podcast from statistician Nate Silver that takes a rather measured approach to analyzing the 2020 election, and has of late been examining how Covid-19’s spread has been affecting the election as well.

3. America Dissected With episodes that are short and sweet, thirty minutes at most, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in the second season of his show takes us on a deep dive into the Coronavirus, how we got here, what went wrong, and what we can do moving forward. Each episode he interviews someone else who tells us a little bit more about the issues.

4. Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction with Dr. Sanjay Gupta Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent provides bite-sized updates on the spread of the Coronavirus in such a way as to be easily understood by someone of any age.

Podcasts for the Kids

1. Circle Round A podcast created by parents adapts folktales from around the globe in a way that is easily accessible for kids between the ages of 4-10. The episodes could be as short as five minutes or as long as twenty, and teach a variety of lessons on morality, manners and more.

2. Eleanor Amplified For an older age range than that of Circle Round, this podcast is for kids between elementary age and tweens. Eleanor Amplified tells the tale of a world famous journalist who foils villains with her investigative skills. When we’re all looking for just a little more truth, what can be better than teaching kids about the value of journalism?

3. The Kids Are All...Home A new podcast by Pineapple Street Studios which was designed by kids for kids. The creators of the podcast asked kids from all over the world to offer tips on how their managing to keep it together during the quarantine. There are few things more adorable than hearing children offer their advice on the best snacks to partake in, or activities they are enjoying.

When You Just Need A Good Laugh

1. This Paranormal Life Though the title might suggest it’s about all things paranormal, the show really is comprised of all sorts of wild and silly subjects. Hosts Rory Powers and Kit Grier examine a topic each week, whether it is actually supernatural, or bigfoot, or even sleep paralysis and usually spend the episode spinning wildly out of control trying to make the audience, and the other, laugh. They are more often than not, highly successful. It doesn’t take itself seriously at all, and would be well suited for teens as much as young adults.

2. My Brother, My Brother and Me A podcast by the utterly charming and hilarious McElroy brothers (of Adventure Zone and Sawbones fame) who take questions from fans and offer some truly amusing advice in return. (the other podcasts are just as highly recommended)

3. My Favorite Murder Now you might not think a true crime podcast could be funny, but hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark will prove to you that that it really can be done deftly. In a show that is both education and humorous, the hosts discuss cases that generally go under the radar while delving into their own mental health and lives in such a way as invites their audience to join them.