Monday, July 2, 2018

Rec. #584: Standard Issue Podcast


I hereby declare this Podcast Week! At least some of you are probably driving somewhere, right?




What: Regular episodes of the Standard Issue Podcast have a news magazine format. (It began as an online magazine.) Contributors discuss current events, produce topical segments, and interview experts. The content is reliably interesting, funny, and informative -- with the added benefit of being from a female perspective.

The baseline assumption is feminism/human decency, which is so goddamn refreshing.

I'd particularly like to highlight the "gigcast" episodes that capture their live shows. Comedians, writers, and journalists answer questions like, "What always makes you laugh?" and "What's the most frustrating thing about your working life?" The conversation is always hilarious and insightful. It also actually makes you feel good about (some) humans.

Sentence you are likely to hear: "The best thing about getting older is you stop giving a fuck what other people think."

Details: Regular episodes are weekly, with special episodes in between. Episodes range from thirty to ninety minutes. No commercials.


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