Good podcasts for high school students

Podcasts appropriate for high school students/ESL learners:

A way with words 

Grammar girl

Espresso English Podcast

The Allusionist

Bear Brook - New Hampshire Public Radio

Criminal 

This American Life

Serial

Freakonomics Radio

The Radio Vagabond

NPR: Youth Radio

BBC Documentary

Scientific American




Articles about how listening to podcasts can improve literacy:

Mindshift - How Listening to Podcasts helps Students Read and Learn


How Podcasts Can Improve Literacy in the Classroom