Planet Recommends · Commute
For the Drive Home
Forty minutes, door to door — shows built for the gap between work and the rest of your life.
By The Planet Desk · 13 Jul 2026
A commute is a shape, not a length. It needs something that lands cleanly in one sitting and doesn't punish you for missing thirty seconds to a roundabout.
These are our decompression shows: complete, self-contained, and never demanding that you take notes.
01 · Culture
Fresh Air
The interview as an art form. Forty-five minutes, and you always learn something.
Latest · The race for tech supremacy: The U.S. vs. China · 45 min
02 · Culture
Song Exploder
One song, taken apart and put back together. The perfect single-sitting listen.
Latest · Mitski - Your Best American Girl · 14 min
03 · Science
Short Wave
Ten-minute science that respects both your time and your intelligence.
Latest · How to see the year's best meteor shower tonight · 12 min
04 · Science
Hidden Brain
Behavioural science told as story. Ideal for the stretch of road where you stop thinking about work.
Latest · How Feelings Make Us Smarter · 48 min
05 · Culture
Freakonomics Radio
Curiosity with a spreadsheet. Twenty years on, still asking better questions than most.
Latest · What if Being a Stranger Is Actually Your Superpower? | Better in Person · 34 min