Hitting the road this summer? Listening to road trip classics like "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Born to Run" on repeat will only get you so far. Luckily, a podcast revolution is providing listeners with hours of stories, interviews and chats to while away the hours on America's highways. There are aural options in every flavor, whether you seek a one-off deep dive with a favorite celeb, saucy sex advice, a gripping true crime drama or a kid-friendly science lab.
If you haven't yet listened to popular titles like "Serial" and "S-Town," by all means start there. If you're a fan of public radio stalwarts like "This American Life" and "Radiolab," continue with them. But if you're looking to try something else in the podcast-verse, we've got you covered. (Mercifully, we are leaving politics off the menu.) We surveyed Minneapolis Star Tribune staffers and came up with 15 podcasts perfect for any road trip.
