Mornings can be awfully bland, so why don’t you shake up your routine? Start your day on a lively note with some amazing podcasts. Daily podcasts while not a genre on their own, are a growing rage amongst people. They keep listeners company on their long commutes.
The good news is Its not all news and politics. From pop culture, and fashion to history and even witchcraft, you can find podcasts on just about anything. Five days a week they are there for you, be it rain or shine you get your daily dose. Here are some which make your day brighter-
UP First- It’s an NPR show that gives you 3 big stories of the day in just 10 minutes. You get your news and stay up to date. It informs you about the day ahead and nothing can beat that.
What a day- There are always some stories that slip through the crack and are never reported. This podcast is co-hosted by rotating hosts including Gideon Resnick, Josie Duffy Rice, Tre’vell Anderson, and Priyanka Aribindi covers the more marginalized stories. If you are looking for some different stories then this is your podcast.
The Daily Zeitgeist- This is a fun way to wake up, with a mixture of comedy, internet, politics, and pop culture news, it covers everything. Each day a new guest is brought in by the co-hosts Jack O’Brien and Miles Gray, to share laughs. Though it covers all the big stories, what we love about this podcast is its more offbeat stories. The hosts call themselves a second-rate podcast, but we think it’s one of the best ones.
Today in True Crime- Are you looking for some of the biggest juicy crime stories? Well, your search ends here. Today in true crime brings you illuminating, educational, and surprisingly entertaining crime and justice-related incidents that happened. Some episodes go very far back in time to cover the wide history of crime.
Democracy Now!- Democracy Now! Is a podcast that delivers your daily dose of global happenings with the same immediacy as it did the day it was started. The most urgent humanitarian issues are covered by co-hosts Juan González and Amy Goodman. You can also enjoy this podcast in Spanish with your morning cup of coffee.
Consider This- Love NPR, but don’t have the time to give it? Well, try to Consider This. In this podcast, the day’s biggest stories are recapped by a host of NPR staples. With all the polish and sophistication you expect from the public radio titans, they deliver the latest news in 10-15 minutes. It is the last few minutes of the podcast that make it special, as they focus only on the local news at that time.
Stuff You Should Know- This podcast became so popular that, it spawned its own dedicated network. And it also has similar daily podcasts like Stuff you missed in history class. Though the co-hosts admit to not being experts on everything, the podcasts cover everything under the sun. It might not cover the topics in depth but what it does is inspire curiosity. The podcast gives just enough information to encourage the listeners to dig deeper and learn about stuff everyone should know about.
The Witch Daily show- We promised it wasn’t all about news, so here it is. This is a charming little addition to sprinkle some magic in your day. It has news from the witch community, resource material for practitioners, and tea, lots of tea.
We know you can’t fit all these in your day, but there’s a wide array of themes for you to choose from. The next time your mornings won’t be boring.
