[edent]

There are plenty of excellent English language podcasts which don't originate from the USA.

All the apps seem to be iOS only - why not add in other popular platforms?

The curation idea is interesting - but who decides what goes on the list? Why should I trust them?

Finally, why? What's the purpose of the list? Is there anyone alive who hasn't heard of Tetris? Surely the focus should be on things people may not have heard of rather that what appears to be the top 10 of each category.

I love the idea of surfacing things which may be useful - but I'm not sure if this is it.

Sorry if that sounds negative - is live to be proved wrong in my assumptions!

[vijayr]

There are plenty of excellent English language podcasts which don't originate from the USA.

Could you please list a few?

[gadders]

Have a look at the ones output by the BBC, specifically In Our Time by BBC Radio 4 is a great example.

[clentaminator]

Another few from BBC Radio 4 that might be of interest: - The Life Scientific - The Infinite Monkey Cage - Letter from America - Moral Maze

[gadders]

Also:

- Would you eat an alien? - series about the ethics of eating animals using a fictional crashlanding on an alient planet to explain the issues

- Inside the Ethics Committee - stories about doctors that have to make hard decisions around people's treatment

[DanBC]

I love Inside the Ethics Committee.

They take a real situation, and ask a bunch of people involved in medical ethics about what should happen, and they step through the case asking at each step "what's changed?" and why.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007xbtd

Here's one example:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0643x61

> Ashley is 14 years old when doctors discover a brain tumour. Tests reveal that it's highly treatable; there's a 95% chance of cure if he has a course of radiotherapy.

> Ashley begins the treatment but he has to wear a mask which makes him very anxious and the radiotherapy itself makes him sick. He finds it increasingly difficult to bear and he starts to miss his sessions.

> Despite patchy treatment Ashley's cancer goes into remission. He and his mother are thrilled but a routine follow-up scan a few months later shows that the cancer has returned.

> Ashley is adamant that he will not have the chemotherapy that is recommended this time. He threatens that he will run away if treatment is forced on him. Although Ashley is only 15 he is 6'2" and restraining him would not be easy.

> Should the medical team and his mother persuade him to have the chemotherapy? Or should they accept his decision, even though he is only 15?

It's probably on other podcasting platforms too.

[gadders]

I like all the listed podcasts, but IETC really grabs you emotionally and stays with you. I remember one in the most recent series about whether to amputate a woman's healthy leg:

> Six years earlier, Sarah injured her knee in a skiing accident and the intervening years have been dominated by operations to repair her knee, each followed by months of gruelling rehabilitation.

> But despite all this, Sarah's knee remains unstable and painful and it's taking its toll on her mental health.

> Various surgeons have refused to amputate her leg and recommend that she either accept her existing level of disability or agree to further operations.

> But Sarah is adamant - she wants her leg amputated. She doesn't want to live as she is and has lost faith in the medical profession's ability to give her a knee that will enable her to be active.

> The surgeon is caught in a dilemma - he appreciates how she feels but should he amputate her leg?

[DanBC]

Life Scientific: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015sqc7

(I think it's excellent.)

[api_or_ipa]

Under the Influence from the CBC.