The Top 25 Educational Podcasts on iTunes – April 13

It’s been more than a month since we last updated our iTunes list of top educational podcasts. A quick glance reveals that language-focused podcasts continue to dominate. Almost all of the top podcasts are dedicated to helping folks learn Spanish, French, German and Italian, and also some Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. Meanwhile, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing continues to make a strong showing. And we’re otherwise seeing podcasts from universities drop off the list, but that’s perhaps partly because there’s recently been a shortage of interesting material coming out of these collections. Or at least that’s been our impression. Lastly, you’ll note that there’s only one new podcast on this list (see it highlighted in red). So it seems that folks are returning to their favorites again and again.

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#1. Coffee Break Spanish  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

• See related Open Culture article:  The #3 Podcast on iTunes: Coffee Break Spanish & The Threat to Traditional Media

#2. Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#3. French for Beginners  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#4. The French Pod Class  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#5. MyDailyPhrase Italian  iTunes  Web Site

• See related Open Culture article: New Italian and German Podcasts

#6. Learn Spanish Survival Guide  iTunes  Feed

#7. Let’s Speak Italian  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#8.  LearnItalianPod.com  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#9. MyDailyPhrase German  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#10. JapanesePod101.com  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#11. Finally Learn Spanish – Beyond the Basics iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#12. Legal Lad’s Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#13. Digital Photography Tips from the Top Floor iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#14. Twelve Byzantine Rulers: The History of the Byzantine Empire  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

• See related Open Culture article: The Hottest Course on iTunes (and the Future of Digital Education)

#15. Learn Mandarin Chinese with Chinesepod.com  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

• See related Open Culture article: Learning the Languages of the New World Powers – China

#16. Learn French with Daily Podcasts  iTunes  Feed  Web Site 

#17. Learn French by Podcast  iTunes  Feed  Web Site 

#18. Princeton Review Vocabulary Minute  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#19.  Insta Spanish Lessons iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#20.  Learn German with German-Podcast.de  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#21. NPR: Satire from the Unger Report  iTunes  Feed  Web Site  

#22. LSAT Logic in Everyday Life  iTunes  Feed  Web Site 

#23. TEDTalks (Video)  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#24. JapanesePod101.com  iTunes  Feed  Web Site

#25. Plato’s Republic  iTunes  Web Site

See Open Culture’s Podcast Collections:

Arts & Culture – Audio Books – Foreign Language Lessons – News & Information – Technology – University (General) – University (B-School)