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Love the Kevin Smith ones.

But, I want to add a vote for the Joe Rogan Experience. Funny, and sometimes informative, stuff.

 
Just started checking out podcasts...Marc Maron's WTF with Jimmy Fallon is worth a listen, and I'm not really a Fallon fan...but its funny and pretty interesting.

 
Just started checking out podcasts...Marc Maron's WTF with Jimmy Fallon is worth a listen, and I'm not really a Fallon fan...but its funny and pretty interesting.
Check out Episode 155 - Dino Stamatopoulos. That is some dark, funny ####.
 
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Jdog, I listened. Good stuff. I really like Marons podcast, he's a great interviewer. Its not always really funny (though often it is), but its always interesting and entertaining.

I think Rogan should get his license revoked. I listened to about half of his Bourdain episode, and man, he's either horrible an interviewing, or he was kind of star struck by Tony. Either way, he's off my list. Just really bad.

The Nerdist (Chris Hardwick hosts) is really good, and they've had a ton of great guests on.

Once I get internet hooked back up at home ill be looking for more good ones. I tend to like the simple interviews without any fluff.

 
Jdog, I listened. Good stuff. I really like Marons podcast, he's a great interviewer. Its not always really funny (though often it is), but its always interesting and entertaining. Once I get internet hooked back up at home ill be looking for more good ones. I tend to like the simple interviews without any fluff.
:thumbup:For interviews sans fluff, I like Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air.
 
I think it was down for awhile, but The Onion's AV Club's podcast is up and running again. It's called Reasonable Discussions. Tasha Robinson was on the /filmcast and said they are still working out bugs, but if you subscribed to it you will get the new episodes and be able to see the ones they've put out since the end of July.

Really enjoyed their discussion on 7/28 about disagreeing about movies.

 
I think Rogan should get his license revoked. I listened to about half of his Bourdain episode, and man, he's either horrible an interviewing, or he was kind of star struck by Tony. Either way, he's off my list. Just really bad.
I haven't heard the Bourdain episode but I agree with this about Rogan's podcast. I wanted to like it but he dominates the conversation quite a bit and it's all over the place. It's just a mess.
 
Haven't read the full thread, but any baseball :nerd: should be listening to 'Up & In: The Baseball Prospectus Podcast'. Great mix of prospect talk, current state of baseball, industry interviews and off topic bits. It's free and awesome

 
Listened to the first couple jay mohr podcasts and liked them, but have since lost interest. Some parts are funny, but more often then not he just seems to try to hard and it feels more awkward then funny.

 
It was mentioned by someone else in another thread here, but the Aisha Tyler Girl on Guy podcast is good. Simple format of 1:1 celebrity interview, but she's funny and a decent interviewer.

 
wanted to reply to knock on audible but lost it.....i listen to every fantasy podcast i can find ...listen to berry and ravitz everyday but now that ive found audible espn is just 4 laughs......i honestly get more usable info in 1st 5 mins of audible than i get from entire fantasy focus! again those guys entertain me but i need INFO! thanx bloom and friends...learn tons every week(nuff asskissin?)

 
Listened to the first couple jay mohr podcasts and liked them, but have since lost interest. Some parts are funny, but more often then not he just seems to try to hard and it feels more awkward then funny.
I stopped listening after I barely made it through the first episode and the 45 Tracy Morgan impressions, only to tune into the second one and hear the same impressions. It was somewhat funny the first time or two, not so much after that.
 
The more WTF podcasts I listen to, the worse the others sound. It's fantastic.
Could never find my groove with Maron. I'm sure he's a good stand up guy but I got tired of his podcast pretty quickly. Too much name dropping and back in the day stuff that requires prior knowledge of who he is referring to because he only uses first names.
 
This American Life has become perhaps my favorite podcast. They aren't all home runs but they deliver some truly fascinating stories with regularity.

Also really appreciating The Moth, loved the Moth Story Slam with Peter Sagal as the emcee (host of Wait...wait...don't tell me!).

Wait...wait...don't tell me! is another one that delivers pretty much every week too.

 
List some podcasts and let us know what you think about them.

Mine:

History: Most history podcasts are miserable crap. These few aren't:

The History Of Rome: The single best Podcast I've encountered by a mile. Very professionally done, a bit of humor thrown in, but just straight history of the Roman empire - I dread the day this ends and hope he moves onto the Byzantines rather than letting the sparse coverage of the Lars Brownworth series be the only decent podcast of that era.

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: A very passionate speaker who covers what he finds interesting about history. These happen very rarely, but are quite engaging.

Twelve Byzantine Emperors: I think that's the title, by Lars Brownworth. Quite good, and cover a period that gets shafted in history education from what I've seen.

Norman Centuries: Another Brownworth pod, and also solid. It's so long between episodes that I wish I didn't find out about it until after he finishes, though.

Historyzine: Pretty amateurish, but it covers a war I knew next-to-nothing about (War of the Spanish Succession) and does it well. When it strays from that topic, I don't care for it. Way too long between episodes to keep track of what's going on, so it's best to wait until this one's finished.

Sports: Sports radio sucks balls. Sports podcasts can be really good because discussions aren't interrupted by commercial breaks and updates every 3 minutes. Also, people don't use that awful radio voice.

The Audible: Most probably know this, but I've tried other FF podcasts, and this is really the best. I don't listen to the rambling Thursday episodes, but everything else is great, particularly the offseason and IPD pods.

The B.S. Report: Bill Simmons, whom I enjoy.

ESPN: First Draft: Kiper and McShay - if you hate them, you hate this. I can tolerate them and enjoy it. It only runs about 10 episodes leading up to the draft, then stops for the rest of the year.

Grantland: Not all sports, but most at least come from a sports fan's perspective. Generally amusing, especially the Jalen Rose episodes. I also love Solid Verbal and Men in Blazers.

National Football Post Podcast: I generally don't care for these. The draft episodes are okay, though.

ESPNSoccernet Podcast: Not as fun as Men In Blazers, but more informative. English Premiere League is 90% of the content.

ESPNU College Football Podcast: Very low-key college football coverage by Ivan Maisel. I appreciate the slow pace of it.

The Shot with Alexi Lalas: About one minute long, once per day. That's a good overview of soccer from an American perspective.

Comedy: There are a lot of good ones out there, mostly 1 hour in length. I've tried and dumped quite a few, here's what I'm currently sticking with:

Mike and Tom Eat Snacks: Excellent. Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanaugh rate snacks and have great deadpan fake conversations for about 40 minutes per episode.

The Nerdist: Funny guys realize it's okay to be nerdy. The hosts are very comfortable and the guests are interesting most of the time.

Hollywood Babble-On: Kevin Smith again, but as a sidekick now to Ralph Garman. These have turned a bit into recycled jokes and references to earlier podcasts, so I'm not sure how much longer I'll last, but they were really great for a year or so.

Mohr Stories: Jay Mohr's podcast - I'm only three episodes in, it's amusing me so far. He's very honest, open, and funny.

Onion Radio News: Amusing 1-minute bits.

A couple I've dumped:

Smodcast: I made it about 180 episodes into this, which is really a lot. IMO, the best way to listen to these is to start with the first and go until Kevin Smith starts smoking weed (right when Zach and Miri came out). They really declined at that point. This was the one that got me hooked on podcasts initially.

The Comedy Button: Tries to be the Nerdist, but tries way too hard and is pretty depressing. I dumped it after about 6 episodes.

Assorted:

Scott Sigler novels: Free serialized thriller novels - they get categorized as horror, but they feel more like Michael Crichton than Stephen King. The GFL series is probably the best set, starting with The Rookie. I've tried some other authors but haven't stuck with any of them through a book. I think I've listened to almost all of the Sigler books, though.

Best of Youtube: Video podcast - just picks a great Youtube video for you. This tends to be amusing.

Discovery Channel Video Podcasts: Meh, but they're short and could help you find out about a show that interests you.

Dilbert Animated Cartoons: Video pod. My kids love it, I don't really see that they add anything over the comics.

 
List some podcasts and let us know what you think about them.

Mine:

History: Most history podcasts are miserable crap. These few aren't:

The History Of Rome: The single best Podcast I've encountered by a mile. Very professionally done, a bit of humor thrown in, but just straight history of the Roman empire - I dread the day this ends and hope he moves onto the Byzantines rather than letting the sparse coverage of the Lars Brownworth series be the only decent podcast of that era.

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: A very passionate speaker who covers what he finds interesting about history. These happen very rarely, but are quite engaging.

Twelve Byzantine Emperors: I think that's the title, by Lars Brownworth. Quite good, and cover a period that gets shafted in history education from what I've seen.

Norman Centuries: Another Brownworth pod, and also solid. It's so long between episodes that I wish I didn't find out about it until after he finishes, though.

Historyzine: Pretty amateurish, but it covers a war I knew next-to-nothing about (War of the Spanish Succession) and does it well. When it strays from that topic, I don't care for it. Way too long between episodes to keep track of what's going on, so it's best to wait until this one's finished.

Sports: Sports radio sucks balls. Sports podcasts can be really good because discussions aren't interrupted by commercial breaks and updates every 3 minutes. Also, people don't use that awful radio voice.

The Audible: Most probably know this, but I've tried other FF podcasts, and this is really the best. I don't listen to the rambling Thursday episodes, but everything else is great, particularly the offseason and IPD pods.

The B.S. Report: Bill Simmons, whom I enjoy.

ESPN: First Draft: Kiper and McShay - if you hate them, you hate this. I can tolerate them and enjoy it. It only runs about 10 episodes leading up to the draft, then stops for the rest of the year.

Grantland: Not all sports, but most at least come from a sports fan's perspective. Generally amusing, especially the Jalen Rose episodes. I also love Solid Verbal and Men in Blazers.

National Football Post Podcast: I generally don't care for these. The draft episodes are okay, though.

ESPNSoccernet Podcast: Not as fun as Men In Blazers, but more informative. English Premiere League is 90% of the content.

ESPNU College Football Podcast: Very low-key college football coverage by Ivan Maisel. I appreciate the slow pace of it.

The Shot with Alexi Lalas: About one minute long, once per day. That's a good overview of soccer from an American perspective.

Comedy: There are a lot of good ones out there, mostly 1 hour in length. I've tried and dumped quite a few, here's what I'm currently sticking with:

Mike and Tom Eat Snacks: Excellent. Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanaugh rate snacks and have great deadpan fake conversations for about 40 minutes per episode.

The Nerdist: Funny guys realize it's okay to be nerdy. The hosts are very comfortable and the guests are interesting most of the time.

Hollywood Babble-On: Kevin Smith again, but as a sidekick now to Ralph Garman. These have turned a bit into recycled jokes and references to earlier podcasts, so I'm not sure how much longer I'll last, but they were really great for a year or so.

Mohr Stories: Jay Mohr's podcast - I'm only three episodes in, it's amusing me so far. He's very honest, open, and funny.

Onion Radio News: Amusing 1-minute bits.

A couple I've dumped:

Smodcast: I made it about 180 episodes into this, which is really a lot. IMO, the best way to listen to these is to start with the first and go until Kevin Smith starts smoking weed (right when Zach and Miri came out). They really declined at that point. This was the one that got me hooked on podcasts initially.

The Comedy Button: Tries to be the Nerdist, but tries way too hard and is pretty depressing. I dumped it after about 6 episodes.

Assorted:

Scott Sigler novels: Free serialized thriller novels - they get categorized as horror, but they feel more like Michael Crichton than Stephen King. The GFL series is probably the best set, starting with The Rookie. I've tried some other authors but haven't stuck with any of them through a book. I think I've listened to almost all of the Sigler books, though.

Best of Youtube: Video podcast - just picks a great Youtube video for you. This tends to be amusing.

Discovery Channel Video Podcasts: Meh, but they're short and could help you find out about a show that interests you.

Dilbert Animated Cartoons: Video pod. My kids love it, I don't really see that they add anything over the comics.
Some good ones listed here. Stuff you should know is another in my rotation.Do a search as there is a great thread out there with lots of interesting options.

 
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I think there was another thread floating around a few months ago as well.

The few that I have to listen to (of course all movie related):

/flimcast: Weekly review of a major release along with discussion on what they have been watching and other movie news.

Now Playing: Another movie review podcast. This one does a long discussion on one movie - 60-80mins or so. What I love is they do a whole series of movies. ie when the new Nightmare on Elm Street movie came out, they did all of the others in the weeks leading up to it. They just did all the Rocky movies, and are working on the Marvel movies leading up to The Avengers release. This might be my current favorite, as it is fun to revisit older movies in a series.

Reasonable Discussions: Podcast of The Onion's AV Club. Broad range of pop culture topics - movies, music, etc..

 
Where do you find time to listen to that many podcasts?
Some are very occasional (Historyzine and Carlin one hour per quarter or so), some are short (Lalas, Onion), some reach the end of their story and stop (the Byzantine one is about 12 40-minute episodes total, Sigler books are maybe 30 40-minute episodes total). I get 60 minutes of drive time, ~45 minutes of lunch, 20 minutes between showering and leaving in the morning, 90 minutes total driving time once per week for indoor soccer... and if I'm programming or doing CAD work, I can function just fine with some podcasts while working.Occasionally, I go on the road for work. When that happens, I'll binge and catch up. Last week, I drove 8 hours to a site, walked on a treadmill in the evenings, and drove 8 hours back. That was a lot of pods.There are some things that annoy me too much to tolerate in a podcast - young female NPR hosts have a cadence to their speech that drives me insane, sports radio voice is odious, and overproduction can drive me off as well (Radiolab).I'll have to check out the movie podcasts once I prune a couple I'm currently listening to - I think I've heard just about everything Kevin Smith has to say.
 
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The Audible: Most probably know this, but I've tried other FF podcasts, and this is really the best. I don't listen to the rambling Thursday episodes, but everything else is great, particularly the offseason and IPD pods.
We're an acquired taste on Thursday nights, :lol: .I'll second the nominations for RadioLab (a wide-ranging science podcast with popular themes) and This American Life and The Moth. You should also add the Shutdown Corner podcast to your inseason list - the preview shows with Greg Cosell are outstanding and I think generally done better than the FantasyGuru Cosell previews. Was also turned on to the Marc Maron WTF podcast in the other thread, his interviews with people in the comedy and entertainment industry have been really good.

 
I like the NPR podcasts.

Car Talk

The News From Lake Wobegon (they don't have the whole Prairie Home Companion show)

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

This American Life

 
The Motley Fool podcasts are my favorite. I like to listen to their daily one, MarketFoolery, while walking the dog. Their weekly one, Motley Fool Money, contains highlights from the dailies plus an interview discussing a topic related to markets, investing, or money management. The Fools would probably bore people who invest for a living, but one thing that stands out with their show IMO is how remarkably apolitical the discussion is.

Ivan Maisel's college football podcast for ESPNU is another favorite. Can't always make it through Beano Cook day, but Wojo day and Tood McShay day are excellent.

I'll probably start checking the BS Report more often now that NFL season is almost over. Too much Cousin Sal, not enough Chad Millman and Aaron Schatz in the fall.

Happy to see The Basketball Jones guys got picked up by Grantland. They've had the best basketball podcast for quite some time, and they don't take themselves too seriously. Their daily show is geared towards hardcore NBA fans, and their Friday weekly wrapup (the show Grantland picked up) is a little broader.

A good TV podcast is Firewall & Iceberg, the Hitfix podcast with Alan Sepinwall and Dan Feinberg. It can get a bit drawn-out, but I appreciate that they publish topics with timestamps for easy fast-forwarding past discussion of shows I'm not interested in hearing about.

An interesting grab-bag podcast is Stuff You Should Know from the crew who publishes HowStuffWorks.com. Can't say I listen to every one, but I always check the topics of their most recent ones. Worth checking out if you have a broad range of intellectual curiosity.

I'll work in a few TED talks into the mix, too.

 
Where do you find time to listen to that many podcasts?

My regulars:

/Filmcast
:thumbup:

I am sure it was jdogg that suggested this one to me. The overuse of "like" drives me nuts sometimes, but it's a great show with a lot of good guests. I think you two, or any other movie fan, would dig the Now Playing podcast as well.

LINK

 
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'KarmaPolice said:
Where do you find time to listen to that many podcasts?

My regulars:

/Filmcast
:thumbup:

I am sure it was jdogg that suggested this one to me. The overuse of "like" drives me nuts sometimes, but it's a great show with a lot of good guests. I think you two, or any other movie fan, would dig the Now Playing podcast as well.

LINK
If you're a Game of Thrones fan, be sure to watch the /Filmcast podcast about the show. I don't know many people that watch it, so it's like sitting in listening to a smart conversation about the series.
 
I've added Who Charted? to my regular WTF and Fitzdog Radio listenings. Howard Kremer is pretty damned funny and while some of the guests can be lame, when they get a good one it's top notch. If you listen to WTF, check out the episode of Who Charted? with Maron.

 
Here's the link to the other ongoing thread. I'll merge them shortly; there are some good recommendations in Tick's post (esp. the history suggestions) that aren't in the other thread.
Sorry, I failed at searching. I did try.
:) No worries. Looks like a new HH episode is available today. :thumbup: Also intrigued by the Norman podcast you suggested.
The new HH is 4 hours long. I'm eager to hear what he says at the end.Both of the Lars Brownworth podcasts are very good. If you like them, get your courage up and take on History of Rome. It's one where you have to start with episode 1 and work your way through, but it's so very worthwhile.

 
'KarmaPolice said:
Where do you find time to listen to that many podcasts?

My regulars:

/Filmcast
:thumbup:

I am sure it was jdogg that suggested this one to me. The overuse of "like" drives me nuts sometimes, but it's a great show with a lot of good guests. I think you two, or any other movie fan, would dig the Now Playing podcast as well.

LINK
If you're a Game of Thrones fan, be sure to watch the /Filmcast podcast about the show. I don't know many people that watch it, so it's like sitting in listening to a smart conversation about the series.
Don't have HBO, but plan to check it out when it comes out on DVD. Will download the podcast after I watch it then..

 
What is your favorite local radio show that podcasts? Specifcally, looking for a non-biased, sort of fact based that questions all sides of politics or at least some really good discussion/debate on the national issues of the day.

Any suggestions?

 
Bookmarking this thread. I just dumped my Sirius radio for an iPhone and I plan on listening to podcasts almost exclusively (about a 35 minute commute each way). So far, I've just picked and chosen some topics from "Stuff You Should Know". Thanks for all of the suggestions here.

 
What is your favorite local radio show that podcasts? Specifcally, looking for a non-biased, sort of fact based that questions all sides of politics or at least some really good discussion/debate on the national issues of the day.Any suggestions?
Your local NPR affiliate.
 
What is your favorite local radio show that podcasts? Specifcally, looking for a non-biased, sort of fact based that questions all sides of politics or at least some really good discussion/debate on the national issues of the day.

Any suggestions?
on the media.
 
What is your favorite local radio show that podcasts? Specifcally, looking for a non-biased, sort of fact based that questions all sides of politics or at least some really good discussion/debate on the national issues of the day.Any suggestions?
The NPR Fresh Air podcast is pretty fair and unbiased with politics.
 
'Idiot Boxer said:
Freakonomics
I love the books, and the content of the podcasts is mostly good, but I just can't stand the overproduction. They try way too hard to be cute.
 
Tried Movies You Should See. I think the hosts are funny, but at the same it seems like they go 45 minutes and not really talk about the movie.
I agree. I like that it feels more like just a bunch of blokes (and a lass) just sitting around chatting about a film and the fact that they often go off on tangents about other films (with the same actors or director as the one they are reviewing) that often piques my interest. They can also be pretty darn funny. /Filmcast does a significantly better job of staying on point and I trust their reviews they also seem to understand the art of film making much better (it's podcast where you will learn about interesting production techniques if that's your thing) but it feels impersonal relative to MYSS.

 
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Tried Movies You Should See. I think the hosts are funny, but at the same it seems like they go 45 minutes and not really talk about the movie.
I agree. I like that it feels more like just a bunch of blokes (and a lass) just sitting around chatting about a film and the fact that they often go off on tangents about other films (with the same actors or director as the one they are reviewing) that often piques my interest. They can also be pretty darn funny. /Filmcast does a significantly better job of staying on point and I trust their reviews they also seem to understand the art of film making much better (it's podcast where you will learn about interesting production techniques if that's your thing) but it feels impersonal relative to MYSS.
I've listened to a lot of film podcasts now, and the /filmcast is my favorite. It's not that I agree with a lot of their criticisms - because I don't. It's that they make interesting points and defend them intelligently.
 

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