Welcome to my 4th annual list of my favorite (new to me) podcasts. Over the last few years, my podcast choices have shifted away from food and more into politics and news. If you read my End of 2017 Wrap-Up post, then you know that 2017 was a rough year for me, and a lot of that had to do with what’s going on in our country these days. I’m an anxious person and all of this drama doesn’t exactly put me in a great place. I like to squash my anxiety by gaining control of situations, so for me right now this means surrounding myself with as much political information as possible, and especially in the form of podcasts. I know some people with anxiety about our current state of political affairs would probably want to jump off a cliff if they listened to as much political gossip as I do. It’s definitely a balancing act for me as well, and some days I have to turn off the news and listen to an interview or a silly podcast instead. I’ve got a little bit of everything for you down below. [Read more…]