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Bite-Sized Learning: Short Educational Podcasts

Who says you need to stick around for a long time to learn something new? Get smarter in just a few minutes with these snack-sized podcasts for learning about science, society, and more!

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CodyGough

Created November 30, 2019

Updated January 03, 2023

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  1. Curiosity Daily

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    The award-winning Curiosity Daily podcast from CuriosityDaily.com will help you get smarter about the world around you. In less than 10 minutes, you’ll get a unique mix of research-based life hacks, the latest science and technology news, and m
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    EducationScience

  2. Retropod

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    Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters - forgotten heroes, overlooked villains, dreamers, explorers, world changers.
    HistoryKidsFamily

  3. What Makes us Human?

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    Podcast by Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences
    SocietyCulture

  4. 60-Second Science

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    Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To vie
    ScienceMedicineTechnology

  5. Professor Buzzkill History Podcast

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    Professor Buzzkill is an exciting podcast that explores history myths in an illuminating, entertaining, and humorous way.
    HistoryEducation

  6. Little Tiny

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    Explore world history through the small things that have shaped it.
    SocietyCultureDocumentary

  7. 60-Second Adventures in Thought - for iPad/Mac/PC

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    Can a cat be both alive and dead? Can a computer think? How does a tortoise beat Achilles in a race? Voiced by comedian David Mitchell, these fast-paced animations explain six famous thought experiments, from the ancient Greeks to Albert Einste
    EducationEducation Technology

  8. 5 Minute Biographies

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    Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in about five minutes in the form of short biographies which can also be read on our website.
    HistoryEducation

  9. Living with the Gods

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    Neil MacGregor explores the role and expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world. Produced in partnership with the British Museum.
    History

  10. The Indicator from Planet Money

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    A little show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening today. It's a quick hit of insight into work, business, the economy, and everything else. Listen weekday afternoons.Try
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    EconomicsBusiness

  11. 5 Minute History

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    5 Minute History brings you short histories of events, places, companies, products, and all sorts of other things. The show is split into seasons, each of which consists of ten episodes. Each episode, as the title of the show suggests, is only
    HistoryEducation

  12. The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

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    What started as a series of short mysteries for the curious mind with a short attention span has evolved into enlightening conversations for the not-so-short attention span. Whether it’s a short mystery, a long conversation, or an audio book, T
    SocietyCultureHistory

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