A Podcast With News and Laughs: Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
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Fast pace and high energy.
Equal parts news and comedy podcast.
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Available in a variety of formats.
50 minutes feels a bit too long for this show format.
Great fun for the whole family to listen to.
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Can listen with a variety of apps and websites.
Current season is free, but past seasons require purchase.
No Such Thing as a Fishis a hilarious podcast by the writers of the popular BBC show Qi.
Quite Interesting Ltd
Great variety of conversation topics.
Available on several platforms.
You’ll want to wait until the kids are away before listening.
Forever Dog Productions
La Culturistasis a roundtable conversation podcast hosted by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.
A good variety of guests from different walks of life.
Infrequent episodes, often just one per month.
Free to a Good Home
Free to a Good Homeis a comedy podcast with a basic premise: reading funny classified ads.
Fun guest comedians keep show fresh.
Episodes usually stay under an hour.
The Bugle
Sound effects and music can make hearing hosts difficult.
The Bugleis a weekly podcast led by Andy Zaltzman and company.
Even serious stories get a laugh in this podcast.
Earwolf
Board Games and Belly Laughs: Greetings Adventurers!
Plenty of episodes to listen to.
Mostly unscripted for spontaneous entertainment.
Simon Greiner
Listen on website or on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Sometimes contains coarse language.
Many jokes about niche topics.
Not suitable for little ones.
A Funny Podcasts With Special Guests: Comedy Bang!
Earwolf
Impressive list of special guests each episode.
New episodes every few days.
Episodes can run well over 90 minutes.
Bang!is a long-running weekly podcast that mixes casual conversation and amusing observations with entertaining guest interviews.
Listen on their website or through popular platforms like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible.
Frequent episodes, sometimes a few monthly.
Confusing if you don’t know Dungeons and Dragons.
