Podcasts

Welcome to monthly podcasts published by The Old Farmer’s Almanac. If you enjoy listening, subscribe! New episodes are downloaded as soon as they are available (no need to return here each month). It’s free!

Astounding Universe

Listen to a weekly freewheeling exploration of the astonishing world of science! What’s the most inexplicable object in the cosmos? When is Doomsday coming? The heaviest thing in the universe? Nikola Tesla’s dark secret? All this and more, each week on Astounding Universe podcast with Bob Berman, astronomer for The Old Farmer’s Almanac. more

Garden Musings

The latest monthly Garden Musings were written by Gordon Peery. Early recordings in the series were read by Almanac group publisher John Pierce, as well as Almanac managing editor Jack Burnett. Almanac editor Heidi Stonehill became the narrator in 2012. more

Farmer's Calendar

Welcome to the monthly Farmer’s Calendar podcast. These essays are written by former Old Farmer’s Almanac contributor Castle Freeman Jr. and read by Almanac managing editor Jack Burnett. They can also be found on the right-hand calendar pages of our annual publication. more

Almanac Radio Report

The daily Almanac Radio Report is no longer available as a podcast due to low usage. However, if you have an Amazon Echo device, it is available as a Daily Almanac Flash Briefing skill. Start each day with a smile. Alexa will read you the date, the day of the year, significant events from the day in history, plus a useful tip. All in 60 seconds! To enable this Flash Briefing:

  1. Open the Alexa app on your mobile device.
  2. Go to Settings.
  3. Go to Flash Briefing.
  4. Search for daily almanac.
  5. Tap on the Daily Almanac Flash Briefing in the search results.
  6. Tap Enable to Use.

From that point on, whenever you say “Alexa, play my Flash Briefing,” you’ll hear the Daily Almanac Flash Briefing in the line-up.

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