Looking for something new to listen to? These podcasts offer plenty to inform, inspire, and entertain you.
1. “StartUp,” Gimlet Media
No podcast better captures the thrills and struggles of launching a company. Created as a remarkably candid docuseries on the birth of podcasting business Gimlet Media, it now traces the surprising stories of other enterprises.
Sample episode: The inventor of the slap bracelet on why he made no money from the ’90s fad.
2. “Planet Money,” NPR
This show—launched in 2008 to help explain the financial crisis—offers fascinating explorations of the intersection between economics and culture.
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