Two hosts, Robert Krulwich and Jad Abumrad guide listeners through a
myriad of science-related subjects such as color, death, emotions and many
others. Top notch sound techniques and expert guests make this podcast
both educational and thrilling.

If fiction is more your speed, Selected Shorts stands out in the podcast world.
The program focuses on short fiction, usually connected by a unifying theme.
The stories are always fiction, sometimes classic, sometimes new, always
performed by great actors from stage, screen and television who bring these
short stories to life. 

Snap Judgment is a themed, weekly NPR storytelling show. They focus on presenting compelling personal stories - mixing tall tales with killer beats to produce cinematic and dramatic radio.

Where RadioLab tackles bigger questions with a flashier presentation, the
duo at SYSK deal with the smaller questions in a more workmanship type
fashion. Consequently, SYSK updates much quicker and their archive is
absolutely bursting. Hours of education on the brain, duckbilled platypi,
magnets, allergies, and more are available for download.

The Moth's tagline, "True Stories Told Live," both completely sums up the
podcast and doesn't tell much at all. People from all walks of life climb
onto a stage and tell a story (without notes or a script), to a live audience.
Police officers, hairdressers, attorneys, actors, and janitors all take the stage
with one thing in common: they have a good story to tell.

This American Life follows a format: there's a theme to each episode, and
a variety of stories on that theme. It's mostly true stories of everyday people,
though not always. There's lots more to the show, but it's sort of hard to
describe. TAL is the most popular podcast in the country, and with its blend
of story, humor, and its showcasing of some of the sharper edges of American
life, it's no wonder.

Tim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.” He is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba and 50 other start ups. He is the author of "The 4 hour Work Week" and four other NY Times Bestsellers.