It’s easy to get caught up reading blogs and books and listening to podcasts specifically related to your industry or career, but every now and then it’s nice necessary to relax and read or listen just for fun. It helps to relieve some stress and stay well-rounded. If you’re looking for some layed back content to listen to whie you travel home for the holiday, I have a few recommendations for you.
- This American Life (View in iTunes)
This has become my all-time favorite show (including all TV). This Chicago Public Radio show is full of great stories—always different, always amazing. (Thanks to Jay Wigley of Brazen Careerist for pointing me toward this one back in August). - The Moth Podcast (View in iTunes)
This is another podcast filled with great stories. Each episode features a different storyteller telling a personal story in front of a live audience. Most of there are fairly hilarious, or at least thought provoking (Thanks to Mignon Fogarty of Grammar Girl fame for pointing this one out to me). - 30/20 Vision (View in iTunes)
Three twenty-something life and career coaches and authors—Alexandra Levit, Christine Hassler and Lindsey Pollack have casual but insightful conversations about life in your twenties. They touch on regular life issues just as often as they touch on career issues, which makes this podcast a refreshing listen.
These should get you started. What else do you listen to or read when you just want to relax?
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David Heiser
I’m a huge fan of This American Life. I made a 12 hour trek from Charleston, SC to Akron, OH on Wednesday and almost exclusively listened to old episodes of TAL. I downloaded a bunch from back in the late-90s and they all are still fresh and interesting. Good recommendation.
Allie Osmar
I actually just donated after I heard it costs NPR $150,000 in bandwidth to keep the show going as a podcast. Can’t lose my favorite show!
Andrea Nowack
Relax? I don’t understand?
This is a great list, thanks for sharing. One of my goals heading into the new year is to listen to more podcasts during my morning commutes, so this is a great list to get me started!
Nate E
Awesome suggestions, I need to get into relaxing more. On the other side of the coin, is it easy to find time to exercise? How do you stay active in the big city?