Seven Most Listenable Podcasts About Music

If you’re not already a rabid consumer of podcasts, it’s time to get rolling. There’s something about a podcast–intimate, informative, usually funny–that’s unlike radio (more thinly sliced topics), unlike conversation (you’re just listening), and frequently better than both. For music podcasts, you can do worse than starting with the glut of offerings from the BBC and NPR. After that, try out these (culled from lists at Slate and Diffuser):

Pitch

Turned Out a Punk

Song Exploder

The Cipher

Sodajerker

Popcast – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com

The Talkhouse