April 23, 2026

Podcasts These Empty Nesters Love - E134

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Rick and Clancy listen to a lot of podcasts.

In this episode they run through their current favorites, from Bravo recaps to business professors to flight attendants spilling what they actually think about passengers. And they get into why people listen to podcasts in the first place.

Convenience. Escapism. The strange intimacy of a voice in your ear for hundreds of hours. And maybe something specific to this stage of life, when the music taste is largely set and the discovery itch needs somewhere new to go.

Podcasts mentioned in this episode:

Smartless https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smartless/id1521578868

Jeff Lewis Live https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/the-jeff-lewis-channel

Prof G Pod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prof-g-pod-with-scott-galloway/id1498802610

Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juicy-scoop-with-heather-mcdonald/id1135332109

Stuck in the 80s https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stuck-in-the-80s-podcast/id81501666

Drama Darling with Amy Phillips https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drama-darling-a-real-housewives-comedy-podcast/id1684156555

Creator Science with Jay Clouse https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creator-science/id1498801064

So Bad It's Good with Ryan Bailey https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so-bad-its-good-with-ryan-bailey/id1482820355

Podcasting Morning Show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcasting-morning-chat-real-podcasters-real-podcasting/id1728781644

Two Guys on a Plane https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-guys-on-a-plane/id1808734718

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CHAPTERS

00:00 How We Got Into Podcasts

02:25 COVID, TV Shutdowns and the Podcast On-Ramp

03:41 When Workouts Went from Music to Podcasts

05:24 Clancy's Daily Listen: Jeff Lewis Live

06:35 Rick's List Starts with Prof G Pod

09:08 Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald

10:52 Stuck in the 80s

12:26 Drama Darling with Amy Phillips

13:53 Should a Therapist Diagnose Reality TV Stars

15:11 Creator Science with Jay Clouse

16:32 So Bad It's Good with Ryan Bailey

18:00 Why Audio Feels More Intimate Than Video

20:00 Podcasting Morning Show

21:59 Two Guys on a Plane

23:05 How Rick and Clancy Met the Hosts at Podfest


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