A few of our favorite podcasts in 2018, from new to new-to-us

Enlarge / Enjoy our favorite podcast discoveries of the year on your favorite generic 'what kind of phone is that' device. (credit: Emilija Manevska / Getty Images)
Here at Ars Technica, we love our fair share of podcasts, including our own. That doesn't mean we do a great job covering the podcasting world, in part because we're creatures of habit. Ars staffers have their roster of favorite subscriptions to cycle through whether hopping a train, killing time on a flight, or dusting our shelves of vinyl miniature figurines.
Whether we'll do a better job shedding light on podcasts old and new in 2019 remains to be seen, but we're going to give it a shot. To that end, here's a catch-all list of podcasts that Ars staffers picked as their 'favorites in 2018,' whether because they were brand new, new to us, or just continued earning the No.1 spot on a media player of choice.

One taught me love. One taught me patience. And one taught me pain. (The other taught me not to attempt a stuffed pasta with a 30-minute time limit.) (credit: John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Pack Your Knives
Like anyone who has ever started a podcast, I now constantly have half-baked ideas for other podcasts. One of my favorites would be called something like 'Side Hustle,' 'Downtime,' or 'OPP (Other People's Passions)'—essentially, I love hearing people I find smart, engaging, funny, etc. talk about something other than what they've become known for. (Think beloved Avenger Jeremy Renner's real estate hobby or author Haruki Murakami on running.)
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