Podcasts are an easy way to stay updated with what’s going on around the world. If news channels and newspapers bore you, these are good alternatives. Spotify has about one million shows in this category. However, with so many topics covering genres like crime, history, and politics, the browsing process alone can seem daunting. So, we have put together some of the best Spotify playlists that include a mixture of all genres.

• Song Exploder
  This podcast is for all those who love to know the story behind the songs they listen to. Musician Hrishikesh Hirway, who is based in Los Angeles, gets famous artists on board and discusses the entire creative process behind each song. This podcast has music debates and light gossip and will make you fall in love with your favorite songs all over again.
• Yo, Is This Racist?
  In this podcast, Comedy Central writer Andrew Ti gets candid and answers some important questions that you’re too afraid to ask anyone else. Ti has a great sense of humor, so there’s never a dull moment. Plus, the podcast has a slight undertone of profanity and some very knowledgeable answers that make you think and see things differently.
• The Michelle Obama Podcast

The name alone attracts thousands of people to this podcast, and it certainly lives up to its expectations. Michelle is funny, wise, and so compassionate that it makes you question why she isn’t your role model. This podcast has guests like her husband Barack Obama, her mother, brother, close friends, and colleagues.

• Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen
  In this podcast, Journalists Vanessa Grigoriadis and Josh Dean talk about a certain con artist that calls up struggling artists while pretending to be a powerful Hollywood producer. The artists are then invited to fly to Jakarta, Indonesia, and after they have spent thousands of dollars (which were initially promised would be reimbursed), there is no shoot.
• Armchair Expert with Dax Shepherd
  In every episode of this podcast, actor Dax Shepherd talks to different celebrity guests about their lives and shortcomings. Dax is funny, authentic, and talks openly about the challenges he faced, which make his guests open up, too. He weeds out information from people’s experiences and talks about how to be a better human being.
• 30 For 30
  Based on the 30 for 30 film series, this podcast takes the best parts of the sports documentary and spins it into audio format. It unravels the stories of many famous and sometimes unsuccessful sportsmen and women who have influenced sports culture. This podcast can be enjoyed by non-sports fans, too.
• The Daily
  This podcast gives out news every weekday at 6 A.M. based on The New York Times. It is hosted by journalist Michael Barbaro, and he gives a gist of the reports and headlines. If you wish to keep yourself updated every morning but dislike reading newspapers, this is the podcast you should tune into.
• Stuff You Should Know
  If you are the intrigued type and wish to know how certain things work, then hosts Josh Clark and Charles W. “Chuck” Bryan are here to satisfy your curiosity. Both of them are writers for “HowStuffWorks,” and they discuss interesting topics, like the origin of phrases and the disappearance of Tara Calico.
• Floodlines
  We may have heard about Hurricane Katrina that broke out near New Orleans about 15 years ago. But what we do not know is that it remains one of the misinterpreted disasters of modern America. Each episode talks about the personal lives of people that were affected the most and how the city is still suffering to date.