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Hosted by Terry Gross, NPR's Fresh Air podcast features interviews and conversations regarding the latest news topics. Boost your awareness and knowledge with current events and recaps of everything from the latest in music, movies and politics.

2) Stuff You Should Know, HowStuffWorks.com

Answering all of the questions you've never truly thought to ask, How Stuff Works is the ultimate how-to guide on everything from the paleo diet to bitcoin. Each episode offers insight and fun facts to topics that affect your every day life.

3) The Joe Rogan Experience

When you're in need of a good laugh, The Joe Rogan Experience is a go-to choice. Hosted by comedian Joe Rogan and featuring guests ranging from musicians to actors to commentators and other comedians, this podcast has been voted The Best Comedy Podcast on iTunes in the past for its hilarious conversations in each episode.

4) The Adam Carolla Show

Another podcast for those who love humor, The Adam Carolla Show is hosted by comedian Adam Carolla and frequently invites fellow comedians like Larry The Cable Guy. The panel typically comments on news, pop culture and everything in-between.

5) This American Life

Helmed by the esteemed Ira Glass, This American Life is a weekly radio show highlighting different stories—for the most part true stories of average, every day people in America. This American Life is also responsible for creating its own spin-off, the newly addictive podcast, Serial.

6) Radiolab from WNYC

Combining science, culture, technology and personal stories, each episode is dedicated to a different topic that offers insight to an issue you probably didn't know about—from The Galapagos Islands to paranormal activitiy.

7) Freakonomics Radio

Authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner explore the "hidden" side of everything from America's education system to who really runs the internet. The true facts revealed in each episode will truly surprise you.

8) The Nerdist

For the inner nerd in all of us, host Chris Hardwick taps different celebrity guests each episode—from Benedict Cumberbatch to Hilary Swank and Jared Leto—to talk everything from celeb news, culture and the latest in movies or television.

9) NPR: Planet Money Podcast

NPR presents this podcast revolving entirely around money and our global economy. To freshen up your economic knowledge, each episode highlights everything you need to know with commentary from both economists and the wealthiest of the wealthy.

10) NPR: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Podcast

Test yourself on your knowledge of the latest current events and news with this quiz-style like podcast from NPR. Bump up your intelligence with each episode that quizzes you on everything you need to know—happening now around the world.

Lauren Alexis Fisher Lauren Alexis Fisher is the former market editor for HarpersBAZAAR.com.

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