10 Podcasts For Online Learning Resources (June 2020)

10 Podcasts For Online Learning Resources (June 2020) 10 Podcasts For Online Learning Resources in 2020 Image Source: iStockIn the  fast-paced schedule-packed world of the 2010s, it’s little surprise that podcastingâ€"which last year celebrated its 10th anniversaryâ€"is undergoing a resurgence in popularity.  Many entrepreneurs and career professionals are always or regularly on the road, due to advances in mobile technology that have made it possible to conduct work remotely and from any location, whether on the move or static. It is probably this that has fed demand for no-fuss, low-cost diversion,  and online learning resources,  of a type  that is  embodied by the podcast.Having first arrived with the classic Apple iPod, the short-form audio file has outlasted its iconic audio partner. The podcast is finally entering what Todd Cochrane, chief executive of RawVoice, described as “sort of a renaissance”.Data from the Pew Research Centre for Journalism Media confirms a rising awareness of podcasting (doubling to 49 percent of people aged 12 years and over in the US between 2006 and 2015); an increase in actively hosted podcasts (with 22,000 actively hosted on one of the largest commercial hosting companies, Libsyn); and a  100 percent upswing in the number of download requests between 2012 and 2014, to 2.6bn (see table below).But also there is solid evidence that money is to be made. For instance, Roman Mars started his 99% Invisible  on a budget of $5,000 and episodes of 4 minutes 30 seconds duration. Within three years, his fans helped him raise $600,000, he has hired reporters and producers, and the episodes are 20 minutes in length, catering to what he believes is an appetite for long-form storytelling.There is a demand among entrepreneurs for online learning resources, both specifically business-related and general educational podcasts too. The digital audio revolution has made audio-based learning so much easier too, with  the average smartphone or player able to store huge gigabytes of learning information for listening to on the road on earphones, which have also undergone a renaissance thanks to the sheer quality of products from  Beats by Dre,  Harman/Kardon, and  Bowers Wilkins.So if you are sitting comfortably, here  are 10 of the best podcasts that AGENT has listened to: (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1. StartUpAlex Blumberg, an executive producer on This American Life (which inspired a TV show of the same name, and from which at least a half-dozen stories are being devleoped into movies) last year set up a for-profit podcast network Gimlet Media, with an emphasis on narrative storytelling on a range of topics. He began by reporting on himself, and the season one podcast ‘StartUp’ was soon in the top five on the iTunes chart. Season two features Dating Ring, a company that combines technology with matchmaking. Its pitched as “a transparent account of something that happens everyday in America, but we rarely get to see firsthand: starting a business”.2. RadiolabJournalists  Jad Abumrad and R obert Krulwich investigate the “weirdness” of existence through Radiolab, a blend of science, philosophy and music in hour-long episodes. There are no fewer than 14 seasons in the archive. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3. Employee of the MonthHost, writer and comedian Catie Lazarus, talks about work with a distinguished range of guests including former New York Times editor Jill Abramson, intellectual Gloria Steinem, and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Subscribe below. Its a treat.4. Startalk RadioCarl  Sagans spiritual and scientific successor Neil deGrasse Tyson ensures a high demand for his Startalk Radio podcast with the winning blend of his resonant, magnetising voice and subject matter that includes space travel, comets, basic astrophysics, environmental protection and the science of love. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5. 99% InvisibleRated  by Business Insider as “probably the coolest design podcast on earth”, Roman Mars ’s 99% Invisible podcasts open our eyes into the design thinking behind the many familiar structures in our lives. It’s a never less than engrossing insight into innovation, with episodes ranging from 5 to 15 minutes. Just the ticket for a quick-hit of well researched education.6. TEDTalks BusinessTEDTalks Business  is a treasure trove, featuring some of the worlds greatest innovators, entrepreneurs and business researchers, sharing their stories and insights. In the best TEDTalks tradition, there is nothing in the archive that lasts for less than four minutes, or more than 22. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 7. Leaders in the TrenchesAuthor  and speaker Gene Hammett has a free podcast archive of 25-minute episodes, featuring insight-laced interviews with entrepreneurs, authors and speakers from a broad variety of business sectors.8. Back to WorkExplore  the many dimensions of productivity in work. Back to Work hosts Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin host a brilli ant series of insightful investigations into the fundamentals of our working lives and solutions and tools for improving them. One of the outstanding  and  edgily real  online learning resources. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 9. The Tim Ferriss ShowIf youre  a devotee of life-hacking, Ferriss’s appealing blend of devil-may-care irreverence and serious insight is one of the ultimate online learning resources. Interestingly, for a man whose books adhere to a “four-hour” aesthetic, the Tim Ferriss Show podcast  is a standard-bearer for the strength of the long-form broadcast. Guests include everyone from author Neil Strauus to Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn; from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Pixar president Ed Catmull.10. Point of InquiryOne  of the  invaulable online learning resources for entrepreneurs who wish to enhance their debating and analytical skills, Point of Inquiry is hosted by journalists Lindsay Beyerstein and Josh Zepps, with a heavyweight roster of gu ests discussing science, religion and politics. Hundreds of episodes are available, so why not start with some the popular ones.