My Favorite Podcasts of 2022 (Premium)

I probably spent more time listening to podcasts this year than ever before, so much so that it likely impacted my audiobook time in 2022. But I’ve also made some additions, and have removed a few podcasts that weren’t really coming up very often. I’ll likely make more changes soon, too. (Here’s my list from 2021.)

But I was interested to see that Pocket Casts has, I believe for the first time, provided a list of my top podcasts of 2022. They were:

Maintenance Phase. I added this in 2021, and like it quite a bit, mostly for its debunking of wellness and weight-loss topics. I apparently listened to 26 episodes in 2022 for a total of 22 hours and 46 minutes. This makes sense because this is one podcast I look forward to and listen to every episode. The hosts are Aubrey Gordon and Michael Hobbes.
Live and Invest Overseas. I can’t say that I actually “like” this podcast per se, but I do listen to the episodes that interest me, sometimes, to pass the time at the gym or while driving. The business behind this podcast is the one that sent me the email newsletter that kicked off our exploring and then investing in Mexico. So a bit of history there, I guess.
Made by Google. This is a new podcast that debuted in September and had an initial run of 8 episodes, with more coming in 2023. It launched timed to the Made by Google ’22 event at which the company launched its new Pixel hardware, and each episode is an interesting interview with someone at Google that works on hardware (or related) products.
If Books Could Kill. This new podcast, with Michael Hobbes of Maintenance Phase fame and Peter Shamshiri, does for so-called “airports books” what the other podcast does for health and wellnesses: it debunks junk writing that somehow managed to capture everyone’s attention. Listen to the Freakonomics episode, you’ll be hooked. (I unsubscribed to the Freakonomics podcast because of this. Also, I’m not sure how this is in my top five since there are only four episodes at the time of this writing.)
Rolling Stone Music Now. Like many podcasts, I listen to very specific episodes based on my interests. The current episode, about the top 50 worst decisions in music history is excellent, though I of course quibble over some of the choices. That’s the point, I guess.

Beyond these five podcasts, I also listened to episodes from the following podcasts this year:

.NET Rocks. Hosted by two of my favorite people, Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin, .NET Rocks focuses on Microsoft developer topics and often features some of my favorite people in the Microsoft space.

American History Tellers. A fascinating podcast about specific episodes in U.S. history.

Behind the Tech. Hosted by Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott.

RunAsRadio. Hosted by my friend Richard Campbell, RunAsRadio is aimed at IT professionals in the Microsoft space.

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