The Podcast thread

[F5 Dave]

OK insomniacs what's your best picks for decent podcasts?

Freakanomics is good despite the American voices.
BBC radio 4 has some gems on it like Clive James point of view and History of the world in 100 objects (sounds boring but great once you get into it).

So sugest-

[Mike.Gayner]

I listen to A LOT of podcasts. My favourites are:


Serial (finished for now, but it will restart)
99% Invisible
The Bugle
Invisibilia
This American Life
Criminal
Radio Lab
TLDR
Reply All
Futility Closet



Also a bunch of Radio NZ shows.

[Akzle]

scanner, car battery, 5meters of quadshield feedline and a 100meter dipole.

You newfangled faggots and your ipod bullshit.

[Laava]

Someone(i'm not going to say who but I think you know him) doesn't understand the question.

[F5 Dave]

Thanks Mike some good leads. Just the sort of thing for 4am to drift off to sleep or to edumacate your self if you can't.

[MisterD]

I'm not an insomniac, so I listen to Danny Baker (BBC Radio 5) on Sunday mornings with my fry-up.

[mashman]

Drop in on The Higherside Chats (http://thehighersidechats.com/) every now and then for something a little bit different.

[carbonhed]

Serial was pretty good.

[F5 Dave]

Ok. Invisabilia seems good but in listen mode it seems to stop at the crucial moment.

OK sorted by using FM player

[Mike.Gayner]

What's 'listen mode" What device are you using? If you're on Android, I recommend Pocket Casts. Not free, but totally worth a few bucks.

[F5 Dave]

Not downloaded, live feed. Changed to FM player & all good.

And Invisibilia is great, thanks again.

[jasonu]

Do you guys get a tv show called Maron? It's a dry as fuck show about a guy that runs a podcast from his garage. Worth a look imo.

[idb]

What are you into?
I listen to a ton of podcasts...politics, news, history, comedy, tech...


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[F5 Dave]

Good history as I feel that there is always more to learn from the past.

[St_Gabriel]

Three in my list are all related to one show on Triple J in Australia. Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has a one hour show on Thursdays where listeners phone in with science questions, he attempts to answer them or endeavours to find out the answer.
The hour long show (no music in podcast so only 40-45 mins) podcast is "Dr Karl on triplej"
He has a short snippet played on air on tuesdays i think, podcast is "Dr Karl's Great Moment in Science"
and he has another new podcast with a bloke who has his doctorate in mathematics (and was/is a presenter on triple j) called "Sleek Geeks"

[Mushu]

I listen to quite a few podcasts, I'd recommend Edumacation and Hollywood Babble On both with Kevin Smith (the director), Completely Unnecessary podcast for those into gaming and Penns Sunday school with Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller). Always looking for more, would especially like to find something else similar to Edumacation as it only comes out about once a month normally.

[F5 Dave]

Thanks for the leads

[idb]

Skeptics Guide To The Universe, The Infinite Monkey Cage.
Both pretty nerdy but that's me.
I also like The Bugle and History Of The World In 100 Objects.


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[F5 Dave]

Wish they kept going with history of the world, but the clue is in the title I guess.

Wish it was insomnia keeping me up instead of a screaming 4 yr old.

[Indiana_Jones]

Hollywood Babble-on, with Kevin Smith & Ralph Garman.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIMJnbTeGvI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgxPcvZN7ZY

-Indy

[awa355]

I was going to ask 'WTF is a podcast?' but I'm too embarassed to, so I wont. :doh:

[F5 Dave]

Look it up on wiki, clearly if you're up it would be a good time filler. Basically its public radio on demand. Start off with BBC documentaries to get the taste for it.

[Akzle]

ted talks yo.