Hi fellow WKers 
The title is pretty self-explanatory here 
I’m looking for podcasts (or perhaps also easily accessible audiobooks) with no background music.
There are times when I can tolerate it and other times when I just can’t stand hearing music and speaking at the same time 
I’m around an intermediate level, primarily seeking native Japanese content so I can improve my focus and comprehension 
よろしくお願いします！I look forward to any suggestions you might have, thank you 
Maybe try “Laid Back Japanese” - they have a Japanese-only one as well as a combined English/Japanese one - the former would probably be more of what you’re looking for.
Look on YouTube - but some info about the podcasts is here:
Playlist here - not sure whether they’re still creating new episodes this year:
(scroll down to: Not-So Laid-Back Japanese section)
Are you looking for podcasts aimed at Japanese learners? Or any native content?
For me personally listening to japanese streamers or youtubers filled the listening niche. Most 雑談 (free chatting) steams or non-gaming collabs feel like podcasts.
But to be fair there’re no training wheels with this type of content. I think you’d need to be at least intermediate level to benefit, otherwise there’s going to be too many unknowns: not only casual expressions, slang, but also normal grammar and vocabulary.