Podcasts to help you survive Dhaka traffic

Past Gas

Despite what the name suggests, this weekly podcast has nothing to do with your gastrointestinal tract. What it is, however, is an automotive history podcast hosted by Donut Media host James Pumphrey and Nolan J. Sykes. The show covers all the interesting bits about automobile history from significant events to racing legends and interesting cars, with a bit of crude humour thrown in between.  If you're considering yourself a petrolhead, this is something you will definitely enjoy.

The Phillip de Franco show

Phillip de Franco is well known among the social media circles who wish to stay up to date with the world news around them but find the conventional news media too tedious or boring. His daily podcast provides a summary of all the most notable and important events that took place in the last 24 hours and does so in his own unique energetic and humorous way. So if you want a break from the boring monologue of conventional news anchors, his podcast might be just the thing you are looking for.

Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

Marques Brownlee, better known as MKBHD is a tech reviewer who covers everything from the newest smartphones to electric cars. As such, his podcast focuses on discussing the latest and greatest in the world of tech and some random behind the scenes of his YouTube videos. Overall if you wish to stay up to date on the recent developments in the tech world, Waveform has got you covered.

Extremities

Popular tourist destinations are all well and good but have you ever wondered how people live on earth's most isolated and extreme settlements? You can find your answer to that question on this podcast. Hosted by the cast of YouTube channel Half as Interesting and Wendover Productions, their team travels to these faraway lands, interacts with its climate and settlers and provides you with detailed history, culture and lifestyle of these communities that are practically cut off from the rest of the world.

Corridor Cast

Ever had crazy science questions like, "What if the world was run by an AI government?" Well, most of us would immediately dismiss thoughts like that because of their sheer improbability, but that's not stopping the cast of this podcast. Hosted by well-known VFX artist and hyper-geeks of the Corridor Crew, they discuss absurd sci-fi ideas and go to great lengths in speculating how close we are to implementing them. So if you have a knack for crazy sci-fi concepts, you should give these guys a listen.