Podcast Recommendations - 29/01/23

Ny favourite podcasts this week.

Planet Money - Charles Ponzi's Scheme

Charles sounded like a complex and intelligent man who recognised the nightmare of his financial situation too late and got caught trying to temporarily rob a bank to get out of it.

Freakonomics Radio - The Economics of Everyday Things

A fair look at the competitive economics that underlies petrol.

Sean Carroll's Mindscape - #223: Tania Lombrozo | What Explanations Are

David Deutsch came to mind.

This American Life - #789: The Runaround

The food stamp card fraud case exemplified governmental incompetence. The piece about the creative child with ADHD that went on runs to create stories was sweet.

Quillette Podcast - Johnny Depp versus Amber Head: The Definitive Postmortem from an Unlikely Expert

A trash story about trash people that was hard to turn away from. Johnny was remarkably generous, as well as tragically messed up.

Conversations with Tyler - Paul Salopek: Walking the World

Knowing that Paul started this after he turned 50 gives me hope that I may one day embark on a similar journey.

The Fifth Column - #392: Tanks for Victory, Oscars So Boring, and Ben Dreyfuss is Here to Offend You

Michael is too emotionally invested in the invasion of Ukraine, and he often appeals to injustice.

Ben is reliably hilarious, and in this episode, he was also fascinating while revealing details behind his transition from an NPC to a thinker.