My early morning and walking companions

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I have a habit of catching up with the following podcasts after 5 every morning (and also whilst doing my walks. I thought of highlighting the key presenters here to give a face to the voices:

Tom Engelhardt		Interviews and insight from TomDispatch contributors for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world, and a clear sense of how our global imperial system actually works.
Ira Glass		Official free, weekly podcast of the award-winning radio show "This American Life." First-person stories and short fiction pieces that are touching, funny, and surprising. Hosted by Ira Glass, from WBEZ Chicago Public Media, and distributed by Public Radio International.
Ira Flatow		Science Friday, as heard on NPR, is a weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well.
Mark Lawson		Interviews with leading novelists, musicians, film directors, artists and more, from BBC Radio 4's flagship arts show, presented by Mark Lawson, Kirsty Lang and John WIlson. Our podcast offers 30 minutes of highlights from the week's programmes, and a new edition appears every Friday.
Christopher Lydon		An American conversation with global attitude  - on the arts, humanities, and global affairs. Hosted by Christopher Lydon in partnership with Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies, and updated several times weekly.
Tom Ashbrook		From NPR/WBUR, On Point Radio with host Tom Ashbrook takes on the globe's hottest stories. New topics: Egypt, Middle East, energy, college, classical.
Alex Blumberg and Adam Davidson		Money makes the world go around, faster and faster every day. On NPR's Planet Money, you'll meet high rollers, brainy economists and regular folks - all trying to make sense of our rapidly changing global economy.
Deborah Treisman		A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
Dan Kennedy		The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by the Wall Street Journal, The Moth has been producing sold-out storytelling shows for over ten years. Stories are told without notes to a live audience by a wide range of people. The best have been captured here.