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Episode 47

The Summer Playlist Show

July 29, 2016 ·

Ep47: THE SUMMER PLAYLIST SHOW What are my top 7 podcasts that am I listening to this summer? Episode Summary: What app do I use to listen to podcasts? What speed to I listen to podcasts on? What are my current Top 7 podcasts that I listen to every week?

Episode Summary: The podcatcher apps and playback speeds used to get through a weekly listening queue, plus Mike’s top 7 podcast picks for summer 2016 — along with a long list of other favorites and shows from friends of the show.

What You’ll Learn

  • The podcatcher apps and playback speeds used to get through a weekly queue
  • Mike’s top 7 podcast recommendations for summer 2016, with specific episodes
  • A longer list of regularly-listened-to shows across business and creativity
  • 5 podcasts from friends of the show worth checking out

Ask Mike Anything: Podcast Listening Setup

Apps used: Overcast and Apple Podcasts. Playback speed: 1.5x, 2x, or 2.3x with Smart Speed enabled (Overcast).

Mike’s Top 7 Podcast Playlist for Summer 2016

  1. Profit. Power. Pursuit. — CreativeLive.com, hosted by Tara Gentile. A successful blogger, creative entrepreneur, coach, and author interviews other successful businesses in her space, going behind the scenes on the tools and resources they use and how they generate income.
  2. The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show — CreativeLive.com, hosted by founder/CEO Chase Jarvis. The podcast version of 30 Days of Genius, interviewing highly successful thought leaders and entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, Seth Godin, Mark Cuban, Gary Vaynerchuk, Arianna Huffington, Brené Brown, and Marie Forleo.
  3. 99% Invisible — hosted by Roman Mars. A storytelling podcast about design that’s everywhere in daily life, especially the parts that go unnoticed. Recommended episodes: 219: “Unpleasant Design” and 130: “Holdout”.
  4. Revisionist History — hosted by Malcolm Gladwell (author of The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers). A storytelling podcast revisiting a missed or misunderstood person, place, or event in history. Recommended episode: 04: “The Big Man Can’t Shoot”.
  5. The Way I Heard It — hosted by Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs). Under 8 minutes, reverse-engineering the story of a recognizable pop culture, political, or historical figure before revealing who it is at the end. Clever, simple, light entertainment.
  6. Podcast Junkies — hosted by Harry Duran. A podcaster interviewing other podcasters about podcasting, life, and business — laid back, candid, and genuinely inspirational.
  7. The Freelancer — hosted by Paul Jarvis, freelance web designer. 7 minutes or less, aimed at solo creative entrepreneurs — edgy and a bit cynical, but the advice lands.

More Podcasts in Regular Rotation

$100 MBA, Ask Gary Vee, Entrepreneur on Fire, SeanWes Podcast, Side Hustle Nation, The Cliff Ravenscraft Show, The Podcast Dude, The Podcast Engineering Show, The Podcast Method, The School of Podcasting, The Showrunner, The Tim Ferriss Show, Tiny Desk Concerts.

Podcasts from Friends of the Show

  • Mind Drippings by Doug Salamone — human ingenuity and disrupting conventional thinking in business, design, and life.
  • Plugged In by Luke Dancy — mindfulness and good vibes.
  • Home Gadget Geeks by Jim Collison — all about tech gadgets.
  • Shots of History by Cody Wheat — the history of alcohol.
  • JPEG to RAW by Mike Howard — a photography podcast.