Bored of listening to the same old playlists in the office? With podcasts coming back into the frame and quickly gaining favour with the public once again as we took a look at the top 5 podcasts for men, providing hours of entertainment, learning and laughs.
Title: Masters Of Scale With Reid Hoffman
Genre: Technology/Starups
How do companies grow from zero to a gazillion? Legendary Silicon Valley investor / entrepreneur Reid Hoffman tests his theories with famous founders. Guests include Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg & Sheryl Sandberg, Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Google’s Eric Schmidt, Spanx’s Sara Blakely. With original music and hilariously honest stories, the show sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard. It’s a must listen for anyone who loves tech and startups.
Title: Good Morning Football
Genre: American Football
The “Good Morning Football” podcast features NFL Network’s Kay Adams, Nate Burleson, Peter Schrager and Kyle Brandt, based around the idea of a ‘after show chat’ with the hosts of the Good Morning Football show, talking all things NFL, family, life and generally funny stuff. If you love the NFL or are simply interested in it this one is for you, light hearted this foursome are the perfect match up and will keep you laughing for hours.
Title: Freakonomics Radio
Genre: A Bit Of Everything
Discover the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the best-selling “Freakonomics” books. Each week, hear surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature—from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs — and his “Freakonomics” co-author Steve Levitt. After just a few episodes, this podcast will have you too thinking like a Freak.
Title: My Dad Wrote A Porno
Genre: Comedy
This podcast is hilarious. Imagine if your Dad wrote a dirty book. Most people would try to ignore it and pretend it had never happened – but not Jamie Morton. Instead, he’s decided to read it to the world in this brand new comedy podcast. With the help of his friends, James Cooper and BBC Radio 1’s Alice Levine, Jamie will be reading a chapter a week and discovering more about his father than he ever bargained for.
Title: Stuff You Should Know
Genre: Factual
How do landfills work? How do mosquitos work? Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the Stuff You Should Know about everything from genes to the Galapagos in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.