50 Podcasts for Kevin’s 50th!
Hey buddy! Here’s a super random assortment of podcasts to enjoy while walking around the neighbourhood, driving to work, or lounging around in the hot tub! 🎧
Half the list comes from my archives (and they’re all-time faves); the other half are currently in my queue—so we can discover ‘em together!
So throw on those headphones, and get ready to explore!
Master List
( or sort by Topic)
From the Archives
1. Shania Twain — “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
60 Songs That Explain the ’90s · ~45 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
2. Billy Ray Cyrus — “Achy Breaky Heart”
60 Songs That Explain the ’90s · ~55 min
Official
· Spotify
3. Céline Dion — “My Heart Will Go On”
60 Songs That Explain the ’90s · ~1 hr
Official
· Spotify
4. The Killers — “Rut”
Song Exploder · ~18 min
Official
5. The Price Is Right: The Drama Behind TV’s Catchiest Theme Song
Twenty Thousand Hertz · ~30 min
Official
6. The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s Most Iconic Sound Effect
Twenty Thousand Hertz · ~25 min
Official
7. The New Age Hit Machine
Decoder Ring · ~25 min
Spotify
8. The Laff Box
Decoder Ring · ~30 min
Apple Podcasts
9. Welcome to Jurassic Art
99% Invisible · ~30 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
10. Hotel Art
Decoder Ring · ~30 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
11. Slow Art with Makoto Fujimura
Makers & Mystics · ~35 min
Official
12. Unicorn Poop
Decoder Ring · ~35 min
Official
13. Mystery of the Mullet
Decoder Ring · ~45 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
14. The Kit Kat Jingle That Almost Wasn’t
Burnt Toast · ~15 min
Listen
15. Brilliantly Bland: Why Boring Sells
Under the Influence with Terry O’Reilly · ~30 min
Official Archive
16. The Commercials You Grew Up With
Under the Influence with Terry O’Reilly · ~25 min
Official Archive
17. Monastic Merchandise: Products Made by Monks
Under the Influence with Terry O’Reilly · ~30 min
Official Archive
18. Take a Walk
99% Invisible · ~35 min
Official
19. War and Pizza
Endless Thread · ~30 min
Apple Podcasts
20. The Neighbourhood Series — James Kingsley and Steve MacDouell
The New Leaf Project · ~45 min
Official Archive
21. Nate Snell of Pip’s Original Doughnuts: Community Not Competition
Sounds Good with Branden Harvey · ~1 hr
Official
22. Hawaiian Pizza and Viral Meningitis
The Anthropocene Reviewed · ~20 min
Apple Podcasts
23. Chick Tracts
99% Invisible · ~35 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
24. Ep. 25: Act Four with Steve MacDouell
The Act Five Podcast · ~1 hr 20 min
Listen
25. Grieving Your Ministry Wounds: Father Ronald Rolheiser and John Mark Comer on Getting Past Bitterness and Giving Your Life and Death Away
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast · ~1 hr 40 min
Official
From the Queue
26. Jimmy Buffett: Next Year in Margaritaville
Switched on Pop · ~37 min
Official
27. A Brief History of Terrible Lyrics — with Sam Sanders
Switched on Pop · ~45 min
Official
28. “In a World…”: The Epic Evolution of Movie Trailers
Twenty Thousand Hertz · ~25 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
29. The White Noise Boom
Decoder Ring · ~50 min
Apple Podcasts
30. 100 Objects #10: Nunchaku
99% Invisible · ~30 min
Official
31. Artistic License Redux
99% Invisible · ~35 min
Apple Podcasts
32. Secret Mall Apartment
99% Invisible · ~1 hr
Official
· Apple Podcasts
33. Spirit Halloween
99% Invisible · ~30 min
Official
34. The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments
Decoder Ring · 45 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
35. 1976: From Pet Rocks to Patriotism
Pop Culture Preservation Society · ~1 hr
Official
· Apple Podcasts
36. Enshittification
99% Invisible · ~35 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
37. Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch
99% Invisible · ~35 min
Official
38. The Red String Board Conspiracy
Decoder Ring · ~45 min
Apple Podcasts
39. You’re Wrong About the Satanic Panic
Endless Thread · ~25 min
Official
40. A Beige New World
Endless Thread · ~30 min
Official
41. Why It Feels Like It Rains Every Weekend
Endless Thread · ~20 min
Official
42. Can Your City Answer This Sidewalk Question?
The Bottom-Up Revolution · ~20 min
Official
43. Walk Your Neighborhood Like Jane Jacobs
The Bottom-Up Revolution · ~35 min
Apple Podcasts
44. How Taking a Walk Can Make Your City Stronger
The Bottom-Up Revolution · ~40 min
Official
45. The Modern Moloch
99% Invisible · ~25 min
Official
46. Walk This Way
99% Invisible · ~15–20 min
Official
· Apple Podcasts
47. Auld Lang Syne
The Anthropocene Reviewed · ~25 min
Official
48. Ep. 21: Boredom, Digital Detox, and an Anxious Generation — with Christina Crook
The Act Five Podcast · 57 min
Apple Podcasts
49. Ep. 42: Considering Lilies, Stories and the Particular — with Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson
The Act Five Podcast · ~1 hr 15 min
Listen
50. Church Music in a Culture Obsessed with Self Expression — with Alanna Glover
The Pastor’s Heart with Dominic Steele · ~30 min
Official
Sorted by Topic
(or return to Master List)
Music, Sound & Pop
1. Shania Twain — “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”
2. Billy Ray Cyrus — “Achy Breaky Heart”
3. Céline Dion — “My Heart Will Go On”
4. The Killers — “Rut”
5. The Price Is Right
6. The Wilhelm Scream
7. The New Age Hit Machine
8. The Laff Box
26. Jimmy Buffett: Next Year in Margaritaville
27. A Brief History of Terrible Lyrics
28. “In a World…”
29. The White Noise Boom
Culture, History & the Weird World
35. 1976: From Pet Rocks to Patriotism
36. Enshittification
37. Sister Aimee and the Birth of the Megachurch
38. The Red String Board Conspiracy
39. You’re Wrong About the Satanic Panic
40. A Beige New World
41. Why It Feels Like It Rains Every Weekend
Art, Design & Curious Things
9. Welcome to Jurassic Art
10. Hotel Art
11. Slow Art with Makoto Fujimura
12. Unicorn Poop
13. Mystery of the Mullet
30. 100 Objects #10: Nunchaku
31. Artistic License Redux
32. Secret Mall Apartment
33. Spirit Halloween
34. The Secret Life of Lawn Ornaments
Cities, Walking & Community
18. Take a Walk
19. War and Pizza
20. The Neighbourhood Series — James Kingsley and Steve MacDouell
21. Nate Snell: Community Not Competition
42. Can Your City Answer This Sidewalk Question?
43. Walk Your Neighborhood Like Jane Jacobs
44. How Taking a Walk Can Make Your City Stronger
45. The Modern Moloch
46. Walk This Way
Advertising, Brands & Things We Buy
14. The Kit Kat Jingle That Almost Wasn’t
15. Brilliantly Bland: Why Boring Sells
16. The Commercials You Grew Up With
17. Monastic Merchandise: Products Made by Monks
Faith, Life & Meaning
22. Hawaiian Pizza and Viral Meningitis
23. Chick Tracts
24. Ep. 25: Act Four with Steve MacDouell
25. Grieving Your Ministry Wounds — Ronald Rolheiser & John Mark Comer
47. Auld Lang Syne
48. Ep. 21: Boredom, Digital Detox, and an Anxious Generation
49. Ep. 42: Considering Lilies, Stories and the Particular
50. Church Music in a Culture Obsessed with Self Expression