By Kailee Santiago, March 12, 2024
Podcasts are becoming more mainstream as they have become a way for people to have conversations with others that can be shared with an audience. The Poly Post curated a list of the top five podcasts that will have college students ranging emotionally from laughing hysterically to rethinking all life’s choices. The podcasts follow themes of unserious, amusing comedy about life, relationships and pop culture to significant, valuable information that can provide every student with tools to manage their financial literacy.
Emergency Intercom by Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips
Looking for a chaotic, peculiar and hilarious podcast? Emergency Intercom hosted by Enya Umanzor and Drew Phillips causes a rollercoaster of emotions with every episode. The duo drops a new audio podcast episode and podcast video every Friday.
The themes in this podcast are kept a surprise, as every episode is full of random topics. One segment included in every episode is media of the week, where they discuss top songs, movies, videos and other forms of media that the hosts have been indulging in the past week.
Every holiday the two friends throw together themed podcasts. For Halloween, they dress up and act out skits from the movies or shows that they characterize. A couple of past costumes they portrayed were Phillips as Harry Styles, the Monkey Boy at the Apple Store and the Paint Grandpa meme. As for Umanzor, she has dressed up as Pearl from the movie Pearl, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and a devil.
Started as Vine stars, these best friends have been in the social media industry since 2014. They are well known for being a dynamic duo who perform humorous skits, music reviews and who have model for Marc Jacobs brand, Heaven.
Andrea Zamudio, a visual communications design student, looks forward to every Friday’s episode.
“I consider this my favorite podcast because they have a unique sense of humor,” Zamudio said. “I get to destress and get a good laugh while listening or watching their podcast.”
Zamudio recommends this podcast to the Generation Z demographic because its humor is eccentric.
Normal Gossip by Kelsey McKinney
Do you like drama but don’t like being in the drama? Normal Gossip by Kelsey McKinney dives into the life and decisions of strangers who decided to share their drama-filled stories.
Every episode of this frivolous podcast is filled with stories directly from listeners or anonymous participators willing to admit their deepest, darkest secrets.
Her podcast focuses on airing out the drama to her listeners and addressing the problems with her co-hosts and viewers.
The stories that are submitted can be hectic. They vary from disturbing tales about poop scandals, true crime experiences to niche topics like pole dancing, book clubs and cats stories.
Michelle Akkawki, a CPP student in the teaching credential program, enjoys listening to the Normal Gossip podcasts, especially when she drives.
“I like the Normal Gossip podcast because it’s literally just free gossip,” Akkwaki said. “I recommend this podcast to anyone who likes to listen to harmless drama.”
They are currently airing season five on multiple platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcast with over 10 million listeners.
Cancelled with Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield
Social media stars who uninhibitedly speak without fearing the consequences, the Cancelled podcast will hook listeners to tune in every episode to hear the latest gossip. This podcast is the epitome of drama, dysfunction and comedy.
The two co-stars, Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield, provide a platform to break the modest, modern-day influencer stereotype by showing their rebellious, uncensored true selves.
The social media stars discuss taboo and personal topics ranging from addiction, sobriety, sex and the off-screen side of their careers. They want to show the listeners the real side of social media, and not just the picture-perfect side that most influencers post about.
Michelle Vera, animal science student, tunes in every Sunday to catch up on the latest tea that Mongeau and Schofield have to spill.
“It’s definitely my favorite because of how light and foolish most of the topics are,” Vera said. “I feel like everything nowadays so serious, so to listen to this while doing a task helps me de-stress. It feels like a fun FaceTime call between girlfriends.”
Vera recommends this podcast to anyone who needs a little unserious and lighthearted girl talk and to those who have middle school boys’ sense of humor.
Catch an episode on multiple streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Music.
Stuff You Should Know by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant
Ever wondered about Roly Poly bugs? Or why the word “like” is divisive? Or maybe pondered on the idea of why school buses are yellow?
Then tune into the Stuff You Should Know podcast.
This podcast focuses on society and culture. With more than 1500 episodes, the hosts Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant focus every episode around the most random topics possible. The topics range from Rosa Parks, true crime, the history of Las Vegas, Beanie Babies and so much more.
Clark and Bryant first introduced the podcast in 2008. Their goal with this podcast is to educate viewers about a wide variety of topics and issues.
The length of their videos varies from 20 minutes to almost an hour, depending on the topic. The duo uploads up to three times a week.
The Stuff You Should Know podcast is on any streaming platform including Spotify and Apple Podcast.
Bad With Money by Gabe Dunn
Most college students struggle financially, whether that’s not knowing how to save correctly or being financially irresponsible. Learning about money is usually never taught in school or by parents; it’s a struggle that students learn by experience.
Instead of going through the burden of financial stress, listen to the Bad with Money podcast hosted by Gabe Dunn.
Dunn teaches their listeners way beyond financial education. They talk about the different, effective ways to save money, how to deal with debt, how to deal with credit cards and credit scores and so much more.
The podcast is a significant beginner’s guide to students and to anyone who needs guidance with their financial decisions.
Dunn posts twice every week on multiple streaming platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcast.
Feature image courtesy of Jonathan Velasquez
