Please outline what each podcast is in terms or subject or genre, it helps narrow down to what people will be interested in and what to take a closer look at
I love Behind the Bastards with Robert Evans which tells the backstories of the awful people and institutions and practices that are evil, psycho/sociopathic, and often of current topical interest.
I also enjoy The Dollop which "tells stories of people and events of American history with Dave Anthony and his repulsive sidekick, Gary Reynolds)
The sheer evil and craziness of the bastards they focus on actually gets me pumped up and focused on the task i set for myself as a condition of treating myself or giving myself permission to listen and hang out :)
Evil people tend to be outsizedly productive so a little bit (the good bit) rubs off on me
About to cook up an 18 egg omelette to cover my breakfast sandwiches for the week
The Deprogram - three communists from three parts of the world yapping about a variety of topics tangentially or directly related to communism but with enough humor that it isn’t so depressing. Sometimes have really interesting guests on the show.
Fall of Civilizations - narrative histories following the rise and fall of various cultures. Degree of depth varies.
Blowback - in depth examinations of US imperial policy through the medium of a extremely well produced narrative history. Each season focuses on the US relationship to a specific country during a specific timeframe. Can’t recommend enough.
The Ancient World - A semi-chonological retelling of ancient history. It’s arguable that West Asia is the focus but it delves into a lot of other regions as well.
The Magnus Archives - Eldritch horror/mystery audio drama following a skeptical archivist of public paranormal accounts slowly piecing together connections between the accounts and discovering his own relation to them. 10/10 listened to all 200 episodes of this about 3 times through.