Podcasts

judgefudge

Do you use podcasts? I have to say, I've had an iPod of some description since I was 15 (ten years) and last night was the first time I thought to investigate podcasts. The premise seems pretty good. But a few of the first ones I listened to have a fair deal of advertising worked into them.

I've heard they can be good for fitness (there are C25k podcasts). I primarily wanted to use one to catch up on current affairs here and abroad as I rarely have the chance to read the paper.

Anyone enjoy them, or hate them. And why? Any body got any podcasts they couldn't live without?

Or how many, like me (until recently), have never felt compelled to look? Probably should include a poll but no idea how to from a phone.

Shane-KornSpace

Stuff You Should Know

I always get one off of stuffyoushouldknow.com and listen to it in bed. Always really interesting.

I'm taking note of some others people are posting :-)

Brego888

The Ricky Gervais podcasts are comedy gold.
The origin of Karl Pilkington can be heard on their xfm podcasts.

thecatspjs

Tommy and Hector ftw

dutopia

I couldn't really live without them, but it depends on what you're into.

Skeptics Guide to the Universe (Science)
Giantbomb (Gaming)
Gagcast (Gaming)
Engadget (Tech)
Norman Centuries (History)
TedTalks
Stuff You Should Know

Ghost Train

Security now

Elbaston

Yes I use them for language learning. For which I have found them to be excellent. You can effectively study and walk / learn and exercise at the same time. Been using them for a long time now.

Bipolar Joe

The Flophouse
Walking The Room
The Complete Guide To Everything

Also the one I do because I am great.

stealinhorses

The Joe Rogan Experience
DVDASA
The Duncan Trussell Family Hour

you'll be sorted

greedygoblin

I've got a load of BBC Radio 4 podcasts on my phone. The In Our Time series with Melvyn Bragg is pretty good. Also, A Brief History of Mathematics is one I've listened to recently that's well interesting.

SimonQuinlank

Doug Stanhope's podcast is excellent but infrequent enough,Bill Burr's Monday morning one is pretty good too.

Nerdist can be interesting depending on the guest,and the Second Captains podcasts are great if you're into sports.

Literary Disco is good fun if you're a reader.

Holsten

Used to listen to a few tech/gamer podcasts a few years ago, stopped now.

I'll listen to them if I'm only a long flight or something, other than that I don't really bother.

judgefudge

Sounds great guys must check these out. Really wanted a kid of news/ current events one lastin ~40 mins for my commute if you have any good suggestions?

Shane St.

Brego888 wrote: »

The Ricky Gervais podcasts are comedy gold.
The origin of Karl Pilkington can be heard on their xfm podcasts.

Yes!

Alpha Dog 1

Never miss 5 live's world football phone in.

Elbaston

Also if you're in the extremely intelligent percentile, as I am, you can take a youtube video which contains the audio you like, go to vidtomp3.com, convert it and listen to it on your phone. (for this you will need a micro-sdhc card with converter, costs about a tenner, or a bluetooth connection with a lot of patience)

So you can have a lol-fest like the Howard Stern show when your ears so demand it.

Gracefully accepting your praise in advance.

Yamanoto

Alpha Dog 1 wrote: »

Never miss 5 live's world football phone in.

Really wish Dotun would quit the singing!!

Tim Vickery's a pleasure to listen to though

Yamanoto

Adam & Joe are well worth a listen for utter nonsense

Show's on a hiatus, but think they're still available for download.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyy28rpoKyg

ballsymchugh

Yamanoto wrote: »

Adam & Joe are well worth a listen for utter nonsense

Show's on a hiatus, but think they're still available for download.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyy28rpoKyg

made up jokes are hilarious, as is the pierce brosnan stuff.

you should look up timeghost, armstrong and miller's stuff from about 5 years ago. it deals with stuff in the news back then but still worth a listen.

some other very good suggestions here to look up though.

brennan1979

The Irish History Show on Near FM if you're into history. http://nearfm.ie/podcast/tag/the-history-show/

Czarcasm

Elbaston wrote: »

Also if you're in the extremely intelligent percentile, as I am, you can take a youtube video which contains the audio you like, go to vidtomp3.com, convert it and listen to it on your phone. (for this you will need a micro-sdhc card with converter, costs about a tenner, or a bluetooth connection with a lot of patience)

So you can have a lol-fest like the Howard Stern show when your ears so demand it.

Gracefully accepting your praise in advance.

And if you're not in the extremely intelligent percentile, as I'm clearly not, you can just use a USB cable and connect your phone to your laptop that way, costs about free because you'll have gotten one with your phone and doesn't require nearly as much patience as fiddling about with microSD cards.

This one's on the house.


Oh, never really listen to podcasts, there's some great stuff on internet radio stations though, and you're guaranteed to find one that does news and current affairs. I mostly listen to classical music though, but boy does it eat battery life!

Conway635

Most of my commuting time is soothed by podcasts.

Too many to mention, but the standout ones are:

Radiolab (NPR) - brilliant, science-ish people-ish show.
More or Less (BBC R4) - exposing flawed statistical claims
Making History (BBC R4) - interesting history stuff
The Report (BBC R4) - detailed investigation of current issues
File On Four (BBC R4) - similar to above
5 Live Investigates - Hilariously shouty presenter thinks he's an investigative journalist. Sometimes interesting stories, but pretty skin deep level of investigation.
In Our Time (BBC R4) - detailed look at historical figures or ideas
Car Talk (NPR) - has me laughing out loud. Good car advice too.
Friday Night Comedy (BBC R4) - News Quiz & Now Show - brilliant.
R4 Comedy Of The Week - hit and miss
Everyday Ethics (BBC Ulster) - Sometimes thought-provoking, sometimes a trainwreck of shouting bigots from both sides of the northern divide.
Today In Parliament (BBC R4) - my daily politics fix
Documentaries (BBC World Service) - fascinating stuff from everywhere.
Seascapes (RTE) - marine related news and trivia


C635

Cork selfbuild

Shane-KornSpace wrote: »

Stuff You Should Know

I always get one off of stuffyoushouldknow.com and listen to it in bed. Always really interesting.

Totally agree been listening to Josh and Chuck for years!

Informative and humorous!

bnt

BTW - There is also a Podcasts Forum.

Some of my faves (with the RSS links):

• Common Sense with Dan Carlin
• Freakonomics Radio
• Listen to Lucy (Financial Times)
• NPR Planet Money
• News from Lake Wobegon
• In Our Time With Melvyn Bragg
• The Infinite Monkey Cage
• The Bugle

I've tried "Stuff You Should Know" before, and may try it again, but I stopped because episodes were too long. I have limited time to listen to podcasts, and appreciate those that get to the point and don't waffle. If there is going to be waffle, it had better be excellent waffle e.g. The Bugle.

20Cent

judgefudge wrote: »

Sounds great guys must check these out. Really wanted a kid of news/ current events one lastin ~40 mins for my commute if you have any good suggestions?

Real time with bill maher is good for that. Current affairs but comedy too.

IK09

bill burr

Jonny7

Brego888 wrote: »

The Ricky Gervais podcasts are comedy gold.
The origin of Karl Pilkington can be heard on their xfm podcasts.

Cannot stress this enough, worth listening to from the beginning when they start to discover their radio producer Karl and his ****ing weird world views

Problem is it's so good makes other radio/podcast comedy seem pretty drab

longhalloween

Jonny7 wrote: »

Cannot stress this enough, worth listening to from the beginning when they start to discover their radio producer Karl and his ****ing weird world views

Problem is it's so good makes other radio/podcast comedy seem pretty drab

Found them on iTunes but the cost money

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is amazing, particularly the way he captures the mood and psyche of the peoples and events he's describing.

I love the Amp Hour too, but it's probably only relevant to people who're interested in electronic hardware.

average hero

Football Weekly by the Guardian! Absolute gem of a podcast for any football lover!

LoonyLovegood

I'm another SYSK listener. Fantastic podcast, I've been listening since early 2009 and they always entertain. My other go-to ones are Dan Savage's Savage Lovecast, the Judge John Hodgman Show and Welcome To Night Vale. All really high quality podcasts, and they're incredibly fun to listen to

SuperGrover

longhalloween wrote: »

Found them on iTunes but the cost money

They're all on YouTube. Search 'Ricky gervais xfm'.

Some of the greatest stuff I've ever listened to... Monkey News, Rockbusters, etc.

Magic

Lenin Skynard

Loved those Adam and Joe podcasts. I still nearly piss myself from laughing listening to them for the sixth or seventh time. I really hope they bring them back some day.

Gamayun

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Loved those Adam and Joe podcasts. I still nearly piss myself from laughing listening to them for the sixth or seventh time. I really hope they bring them back some day.

I used to listen to them in work and no doubt looked insane laughing away to myself. Adam's song 'Happy Birthday Time' in particular made me look like I was having a breakdown

"WHY CAN'T WE LIVE FOREVER!" :pac:

Planemo

Tell Em Steve Dave and Bill Burr's are the only ones I'll listen to without fail. There's a few other interview-based ones where it depends on the guest. (Joe Rogan has shíte guests more often than good ones!)