playful podcasts
Light on their feet and having fun with the form. Pure pleasure to watch. Every show links to its kindred spirits. Find one you love, then follow the thread.
2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
YMH Studios · Comedy
Two best friends, zero filter, maximum bear energy.
Bad Friends
7EQUIS · Comedy
Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino, best friends, worst influences.
Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
iHeartPodcasts · Natural Sciences
A physicist and a cartoonist explain the universe like best friends at a whiteboard.
Distractible
Distractible · Comedy
Three internet friends compete pointlessly and delightfully about everything.
Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast
Fantasy Football · Sports
Fantasy football advice with actual jokes and actual accuracy.
Giggly Squad
Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo · Comedy
Hannah and Paige giggle through culture like a group chat come alive.
My Brother, My Brother And Me
The McElroys · Comedy
Three brothers give terrible advice and perfect bits. Comfort listening at its purest.
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Wondery · Sports
The Kelce brothers on football, family, and everything in between.
Normal Gossip
Normal Gossip · Comedy
Anonymous everyday gossip retold as delicious serialized drama.
Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward · Science
A different -ology every week, taught by a scientist who loves it madly.
Pardon My Take
Barstool Sports · Sports
Barstool's chaos-engine sports comedy. Football Guy of the Week included.
Planet Money
NPR · Business
The economy explained through stories so fun you forget you're learning.
Short Wave
NPR · Life Sciences
Daily science joyrides in fifteen minutes flat.
Switched on Pop
Vulture · Music Commentary
Two music nerds decode why pop songs work.
The Dan Le Batard Show
Dan Le Batard · Sports
Sports radio that treats absurdity as the point. Meshuggeneh included.
The Indicator from Planet Money
NPR · Business
One economic idea, ten minutes, every weekday.
The Sporkful
Dan Pashman · Arts
It's not for foodies, it's for eaters.
Wow in the World
Tinkercast · Education for Kids
Science adventures for kids that parents secretly love.
And That's Why We Drink
Christine Schiefer, Em Schulz · Comedy
One believer, one skeptic, ghosts and true crime and boxed wine.
Call Her Daddy
Alex Cooper · Comedy
Alex Cooper's confessional interviews turned cultural juggernaut.
Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast
Earwolf and Scott Aukerman · Comedy
Improvised character chaos where every episode goes somewhere gloriously stupid.
Doughboys
Headgum / Doughboys Media · Comedy
Two comedians review chain restaurants with the seriousness of war reporters.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer · Comedy
Amy Poehler hangs out with people she likes. That's it. It's great.
How Did This Get Made?
Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas · Comedy
Three friends celebrate the best worst movies ever made.
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