Meagan and Sarah talk about what podcasts WE listen to in this week’s More Than Mom episode! After a dry spell of discovering new audio shows, we each have a few new favorites–and they’re outside of the motherhood/parenting sphere. We’ll tell you what podcasts they are, who we’d recommend listen to them, and where to start for maximum enjoyment. Join us!
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Meagan’s Podcast Picks:
- ZigZag, from Stable Genius Productions (recommended: start at the beginning)
- Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman (recommended: pick a company/interview guest that interests you and start there)
- Mother Like A Boss with Kendra Hennessey (recommended: we love Kendra’s solo episodes, and the back to school organization one, but watch for an interview with Meagan coming soon, and Kendra was also a guest on The Home Hour last month!)
Sarah’s Podcast Picks:
- Dirty John, from Wondery and the LA Times (recommend: you MUST start at the beginning and listen in sequence from the oldest episode to the newest!)
- Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR (recommended: the longer episodes that include the “What’s Making Us Happy” segment are Sarah’s favorites, but you don’t need to listen in order)
- The Goop Podcast (Sarah doesn’t listen to every one, but liked the Oprah interview and L-O-V-E-D the Sarah Jessica Parker interview)
Other podcasts we love (but may not have had time to mention):
- How I Built This with Guy Raz (similar to Meagan’s pick Masters of Scale)
- Up First from NPR (Sarah gets her morning news from this podcast, and we also hear good things about The Daily from The New York Times)
- Serial (Season One) and S*Town are both great if you haven’t already listened
- Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert
- #AmWriting with Jess & KJ
More awesome podcasts for moms that you might like if you listen to our show:
We did not spend a lot of time discussing podcasts that are similar to ours because we’ve talked about them before, and they’re relatively easy to discover if you’re already into fun/encouraging parenting content. If you haven’t checked them out already, we highly recommend these, many of which are hosted by our good friends and colleagues in the industry:
- The Girl Next Door
- Edit Your Life
- What Fresh Hell: Laughing In The Face Of Motherhood
- Spawned with Kristen & Liz
- The Coffee + Crumbs Podcast
- Sorta Awesome
- Just Add Sprinkles
- Friendlier
- MomUP
- The Middle of Everything
- Selfie
- The Home Hour
- Crunchy Cocktail Hour
- Forever 35
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Sarah, you have a great idea for a podcast! A “feeding families” podcast would be awesome – I’d listen! I do suggest the Bon Appetit Foodcast because they talk more about food and recipes and average mealtimes than other food podcasts I listen to (Mill Street, Splendid Table).
I’m still dreaming of The Style Hour returning…
Thanks Renee, we do hope TSH will return someday too… 🙂 Thanks for the podcast rec!
The Meal Makeover Moms used to be a “feeding families podcast” with different topics each week with recipes and ingredients spotlighted and sometimes interviews with cookbook authors or other food related professions. I loved it and learned so much. Maybe the archives are still around! It was hosted by two nutritionists and one went on to have her own show but I have yet to listen! Her name is Liz Weiss.
I just looked it up it’s called Liz’s Healthy Table. I will give it a listen this week and see if it fits the category Sarah was looking for!
Thanks, Anna!
The GP x SJP podcast is amazing so far. I am loving every bit of it! Thanks for the suggestions!
Yay! So glad you’re enjoying! I loved it so much.
Deadly manners is a great theater podcast. Kristen Bell is the lead actor.
https://www.deadlymanners.com/
Oh, good to know! (Also: is Kristen Bell EVERYWHERE right now??)
I tried to listen to Dax Shepherd’s show (armchair expert) but I found him annoying and rude at times, especially when he was interrupting his wife during her interview. Couldn’t listen anymore. One true crime show (sorry Meagan) I listen to is Moms and Murder. Two moms go over a different crime every episode, discussing the details and the outcomes. At the end they discuss one fun question (“what would your superpower be if you could choose). I like that they end the show on a fun note so aren’t left with potential nightmares.
Good feedback – thanks, Kimberly!
Just found your show today! Was wanting to expand my podcast library! Loved this episode! Always looking for stuff to listen too while at work, and I’ve mostky gone to self help podcasts but needed a change up! Thanks for all the great recommendations!! Going to listen to GOOPs interview with SJP and Oprah! I’m also not a huge Paltrow fan… what’s with that?! Lol