Podcast episodes for a long drive
Long, absorbing, and safe to listen to while your eyes are on the road — the format that suits a drive is not the format that suits a commute.
The allure of stories
Talk Easy x Search Engine
61%6+ Hours of Horror Stories to Keep You Up Tonight (Compilation of August 2026)
75%Chris Young (on being sentenced to life in prison)
Tom Scott On Curiosity, The Power of Story & The Lost Art of Conversation
#145: The Interview Master: Cal Fussman and the Power of Listening
Sacha Gervasi & David de Rothschild: Chasing Dreams, Seeking Adventure & The Power of Story To Change The World
Games
65%How Intelligence Agents Lie, Recruit & Run Secret Operations | David Bickford | FO569 Raj Shamani
#183: Cal Fussman: The Master Storyteller Returns
Tim Urban - Grand Theft Life - [Invest Like the Best, EP.59]
Sam Hinkie, Boyd Varty, Charlie Songhurst - Trail Magic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.323]
(BEST OF) The Andrea Gibson Talk that Sparked Our Oscar-Nominated Film
The Skill That Makes People Feel Instantly Understood | Charles Duhigg
Tim Ferriss: What Really Matters [Best Of].
EP.273 - PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE
Matthew Dicks: The Storytelling Expert
The Hug | Heartwarming Stories From Everyday People
Retelling Our Past & Future: Podcasters Propaganda, Dr. Alma & BT Harman
MrBallen: “They thought it was their dead mother… but it was worse”
76%#480 – Dave Hone: T-Rex, Dinosaurs, Extinction, Evolution, and Jurassic Park
73%I Married a Ponzi Schemer
IN-DEPTH: Greatness on Trial (w/ Brad Stulberg and Clay Skipper)
ESH: Charlie P - Katie P - Chris R (2 Hours)
What to look for
Length is the constraint people forget. A brilliant 22-minute episode leaves you fumbling for the next one at 110km/h; a good two-hour conversation is the whole leg.
Why episodes, not shows
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