In the past couple of years, podcasts have become a common way for people to learn information. Top streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and ABC have even started turning popular podcasts into television series. Podcast topics vary from murder mysteries to daily lifestyle tips and can provide insight into any trend a person may be interested in. At Harding, this trend has not gone unnoticed by students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Minimalists Podcast\u201d<\/em> by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus discusses living a meaningful life with less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn this podcast, they focus on minimalism,\u201d sophomore Evan Morgan said. \u201cMinimalism, defined by Joshua Fields Millburn, is \u2018a tool we use to get rid of the excess stuff in our lives to make room for the essentials.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n While many podcasts are created for listener entertainment, they can also inspire personal growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis podcast has helped me find peace and contentment in the things that I truly love \u2014 people, not stuff,\u201d Millburn said. \u201cThis podcast is amazing for anyone looking to try something new or develop new habits for the new year.\u201d Morgan is not the only Harding student impacted by a podcast. Junior Emma Hayes said she found that her favorite podcasts were those that were educational. Hayes said podcasts <\/p>\n\n\n\n that discuss topics like Christianity and fighting racism keep her informed on how to interact with her peers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI listen to a bunch of podcasts about the church, self-care and racism because I want to grow, know and learn,\u201d Hayes said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hayes said she enjoys listening to \u201cLove Thy Neighborhood,\u201d a podcast that discusses how the gospel functions alongside relevant topics and people groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community or the homeless community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlso, the \u2018The Disruptors Podcast\u2019 and \u2018Theology Q&A\u2019 with Earon James are podcasts about many Christian \u2018hot topics,\u2019\u201d Hayes said. \u201cThey bring a lot of famous theologians, and there was even an episode with a woman that is currently in seminary \u2026 [who discussed] the struggle with being a woman in a predominantly male career and institution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hayes said she enjoys learning about perspectives such as this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf we don’t let the silenced be heard, we’ll never learn, and we are extremely fortunate to have so much education right at our fingertips,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Junior Olivia Dunn said she prefers podcasts that tell her about what goes on behind-the-scenes of her favorite shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the new year, I\u2019ve started \u2018The Office Ladies,\u2019 a podcast by Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey \u2014 Pam and Angela from \u2018The Office,\u2019\u201d Dunn said. \u201cThey watch the episodes and talk about filming in the episode. I highly recommend this to any Office fan, because it is so fun and interesting to see a deeper layer to the filming process. It\u2019s also not a podcast that you have to pay super close attention to like Crime Junkie. You can listen to it anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Podcasts in the 21st Century provide listeners with an array of entertainment and thoughtfulness, and all are easily accessible. Finding the perfect podcast can be as easy tapping on Spotify and seeing what is recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the past couple of years, podcasts have become a common way for people to learn information. Top streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and ABC have even started…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15068,"featured_media":15651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15068"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15649"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15664,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15649\/revisions\/15664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}