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Podcasts That Challenge and Expand Your Worldview

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My favorite podcasts that will open your mind and expand your worldview. Curiosity and headphones required, open-mindedness strongly recommended!
 
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Radiolab offers profound and perspective-changing stories. It will leave you pondering long after the episode ends.
WNYC Studios | Podcasts
 
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If you're an avid learner, this is for you. TED Talks Daily churns out fascinating talks from world-renowned figures. It's your daily dose of inspiration and knowledge!
TED Podcasts
 
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Invisibilia explores the unseen forces that shape our lives. It's a mind-bending ride that will leave you questioning everything you know.
Invisibilia
 
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This podcast explores the hidden side of everything. Prepare to be amazed and learn something new about topics you thought you knew.
Freakonomics Radio Archives
 
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This comedic podcast offers a fresh perspective on bad films. It’s a hilarious, unexpected way to challenge your ideas of what makes a movie good or bad.
How Did This Get Made?
 
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This podcast offers a humorous and insightful view of the daily news. It’s a great way to challenge your perspective on current events.
The Daily Zeitgeist
 
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This podcast by Radiolab explores the Supreme Court decisions that have shaped America. It's a thought-provoking look into the legal side of our nation's history.
More Perfect
 
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John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale. It's a quirky yet profound exploration of life's overlooked aspects.
The Anthropocene Reviewed : Episodes
 
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A podcast about the internet’ that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it. It'll make you see the digital world in a whole new light.
Reply All - Gimlet Media
 
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This podcast uses science and storytelling to explore unconscious patterns that drive human behavior. A must-listen for those curious about why we do what we do.
Hidden Brain
 
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From philosophy to science to history, this podcast explores a new topic each week with experts in the field. It's like a university seminar without the homework.
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time
 
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Alie Ward interviews professionals from various -ologies to bring you interesting and quirky facts about the world. A fun way to learn and challenge your existing beliefs.
Ologies Episodes - alie ward
 
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A weekly public radio show that takes you on a journey through fascinating stories of ordinary people. It's about life, people, and the wonderful complexity of our world.
This American Life
 
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This podcast challenges the way you remember past events. Prepare to unlearn what you thought you knew about pop culture history.
You're Wrong About
 
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This show takes on fads, trends, and the opinionated mob to find out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. Science Vs is your team of friendly fact checkers!
Science Vs - Gimlet Media
 
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They show up so you don’t have to! Ross and Carrie take on fringe science, spirituality and claims of the paranormal, making you question what you thought you knew.
Oh No, Ross and Carrie!
 
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This podcast brings you the daily realities of life inside prison, shared by those living it. It challenges preconceived ideas about incarceration and humanizes the people behind bars.
Ear Hustle
 
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A deep dive into history's most notorious villains. It forces us to reassess the narratives we've been told and challenges our understanding of history.
Behind the Bastards
 
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A look into the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world. It's about exploring the extraordinary in the ordinary.
99% Invisible
 
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In-depth conversations with people from all walks of life, hosted by Richard Fidler. It's an opportunity to spend an hour in someone else's shoes and see the world from their perspective.
Conversations with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski
 
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Malcolm Gladwell revisits the past and reinterprets something from a variety of angles. It challenges our interpretation of the world and encourages us to rethink things.
Revisionist History - Malcolm Gladwell Podcast