5 Best Podcasts for Statistics and Data Science Lovers [Updated]

Need a couple of new podcasts to enjoy on your commute or in your downtime? Love statistics and data science? We have you covered!

• More or Less: Behind the Stats (BBC4)
  • Recent topics include: how often '100 year floods' actually happen, where the world's wealthiest elite live, what is the most profitable product in history, and where is the world's most diverse city.
• Not-So-Standard Deviations
  
  • A data science podcast by @rdpeng and @hspter. Previous episodes discussed Amazon Echo and Alexa AI, criminal justice forecasts, whether algorithms can introduce or remove bias.
  • Check out the sister blog at SimplyStatistics.org for similar blog content. Topics include how to think like a statistician, avoid messed up data analyses, and deal with research parasites and internet mobs.
• The R-Podcast (R-Podcast.org)
  
  • Features interviews with popular coders and data scientists, introductions to new resources, and news about the R community developments and events.
• Stats + Stories (Miami University)
  • Despite publishing less frequently than others on this list, Stats + Stories boasts a regular panel journalism and statistics professors. Episodes discuss topics like statistical literacy, financial reporting, health data and privacy, and crime stats.
• Partially Derivative: A Podcast About the Data of Everything 
  • This podcast has smile-worthy titles like "Excel Func Gonna Give it to Ya" (S2E11) and "Descartes Before the Horse" (S2E12). The hosts also interview thought leaders like Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google, and entrepreneur Anil Dash. And their landing page is simply gorgeous.

What are your favorite podcasts about statistics and data science? We're always on the lookout for the best data science podcasts and best statistics podcasts. What other shows should we check out? Find us on Twitter (@SummitDistrict) and let us know.

Updated 11/15/2016

Twitter friends have offered several more suggestions:

• O'Reilly Data Show Podcast: "Explores the opportunities and techniques driving big data and data science" (suggested by @marc_data)
• Data Skeptic Podcast: Shorter episodes explore basic data science concepts, and longer episodes feature interviews with practitioners and experts (suggested by @parker_brydon)
• Talking Machines: "Human conversation about machine learning" (suggested by @jeremieclos)