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Catching up on Snap Judgement. Episode 612 Unforgigven featured a story of a woman who lost her husband. He died in the line of duty as an officer with the NYPD bomb squad. She later corresponded with the woman jailed in connection with his death. All was going well, very well, until they met. Found it quite moving.

http://www.npr.org/programs/snap-judgment/405191210/unforgiven

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Cienciano

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Another all too rare Dan Carlin episode, continuing with Supernova in the East II.

I'm relistening to the first one before I get into the second.

igCorcaigh

Another all too rare Dan Carlin episode, continuing with Supernova in the East II.

JB90

BackforFPL wrote: »

Their live shows are a blast. One of the best comedy nights out you can have in Dublin.

Just listened to them today...die hard followed by James bond. They're v funnyðŸ˜Š

BackforFPL

fixxxer wrote: »

I was given a ticket for Dreamgun Film Reads as a present recently so I thought I should start listening to their stuff.

They take a popular movie and do a comedy riff on the script, performing it live. It sounds a bit naff but I'm liking it a lot, had some real laugh out loud moments.

Their live shows are a blast. One of the best comedy nights out you can have in Dublin.

[Deleted User]

"For shame Love, for shame" - Doc on 1. Really excellent documentary about a true story. Its available to podcast on the RTE radio website.

[Deleted User]

fixxxer wrote: »

I was given a ticket for Dreamgun Film Reads as a present recently so I thought I should start listening to their stuff.

They take a popular movie and do a comedy riff on the script, performing it live. It sounds a bit naff but I'm liking it a lot, had some real laugh out loud moments.

Even better live as you miss out on their expressions etc.

mosstin

Has Household Name been mentioned? Offbeat look at big US stores - quite quirky. Listened to an episode today about the last Blockbuster stores.

fixXxer

I was given a ticket for Dreamgun Film Reads as a present recently so I thought I should start listening to their stuff.

They take a popular movie and do a comedy riff on the script, performing it live. It sounds a bit naff but I'm liking it a lot, had some real laugh out loud moments.

Gwildor

Gentleman Off The Pitch wrote: »

It was mentioned on here somewhere already but I can't find the post..., I just finished Stephen Fry's Great Leap Years podcast.

I loved it, humorous, extremely interesting, well researched and delivered IMO.

I put it up in the recommended podcasts thread. It really was a fantastic listen. Stephen Fry has a few others along a similar theme, but you can only get them on Audible.

DublinHun72

Recently came across “Killafornia Dreaming” podcast. Really enjoying them. Unsolved crimes and also murder cases. They did a 3 part on James Bulger case.

igCorcaigh

Gentleman Off The Pitch wrote: »

It was mentioned on here somewhere already but I can't find the post..., I just finished Stephen Fry's Great Leap Years podcast.

I loved it, humorous, extremely interesting, well researched and delivered IMO.

New to me, thanks.
Added. I like podcasts around the one hour mark.

kirk buttercup

I know a few people on here don't really like Joe Rogan but this weeks interview with Jake "the snake " Roberts former pro wrestler with the WWE is incredible , funny, heart-breaking and bat**** crazy all in one, just brilliant!

Dots1982

steve_r wrote: »

I tried Linekar's podcast with Danny Baker "Behind Closed doors".

I do like Linekar's wit and would agree with a lot of his views. Baker, however, seems determined to make it backwards focused, terrace chants in the 70's/80's, how the game was in that day etc. His voice also wrecks my head.

Pity - thought I was really going to enjoy it

Would agree on Danny Baker. A pain in the arse.

Gentleman Off The Pitch

It was mentioned on here somewhere already but I can't find the post..., I just finished Stephen Fry's Great Leap Years podcast.

I loved it, humorous, extremely interesting, well researched and delivered IMO.

Arghus

They Walk Among Us.

I think this show is now up with Casefile as perhaps the best True Crime show out there. Consistently excellent cases and straight matter of fact recounting of the facts.

steve_r

I tried Linekar's podcast with Danny Baker "Behind Closed doors".

I do like Linekar's wit and would agree with a lot of his views. Baker, however, seems determined to make it backwards focused, terrace chants in the 70's/80's, how the game was in that day etc. His voice also wrecks my head.

Pity - thought I was really going to enjoy it

The Black Oil

Alan Alda's Clear & Vivid interview with a priest, Father Greg Boyle, who works to get people out of gang life.

If we need representative for when aliens make first contact let it be Alda.

Cienciano

Latest Reply All about the girl getting her Snapchat hacked was great

[Deleted User]

IvyTheTerrific wrote: »

Very interesting episode of Radiolab today from an Irish perspective. They were discussing proportional representation (it's being phased in in several places in the US) and a good chunk of the program discussed Ireland.

I haven't listened to it yet but I've been saying this for years. They wouldn't be stuck with their awful red vs blue, Hilary or Trump, polar two party system if they adopted it. They have to vote for the least worst at the moment. Turd sandwich or a giant douche. I don't see why the powers that be would want to change anything though.

IvyTheTerrific

Very interesting episode of Radiolab today from an Irish perspective. They were discussing proportional representation (it's being phased in in several places in the US) and a good chunk of the program discussed Ireland.

Conservative

GingerLily wrote: »

Has anyone listened to 'Escaping NXIVM'?

Its very addictive, about a multilevel marketing cult, the one Allison Mac from smallville was involved in and is accused of human trafficking!

Thanks for the great recommendation. Right up my street. I'd read about it in the news and Alison Mack's involvement but the articles didn't go into much detail.

The guy is essentially an L. Ron Hubbard knock-off with some added sexual deviance. There are so many similarities to Scientology in the terminology and "teachings" its ridiculous.

It kind of proves what a genius Hubbard was. The fact that so many have lifted his formula and made a fortune from gullible self absorbed weirdos is astonishing. Landmark Forum is another group that still operates in Ireland without the bad press Scientology gets.

I have soured a lot on the "Serial" style presentation of these podcasts but I thought this guy got the balance just right. Very unsympathetic bunch of characters but it has to be heard to believed.

Highly recommend it.

The Black Oil

Fresh Air

Re the weaponisation of social media - particularly in China, the Middle East and US. Very interesting. Kinda scary re the Chinese government and the monitoring it's doing.

This American Life - #659: Before the Next One.

This was about school shootings, including preparation drills and aftermaths. Parts were as difficult as you can imagine.

[Deleted User]

w/s/p/c/ wrote: »

If there are any true crime fans out there, I would recommend to listen to "Last Seen".

Its a podcast about the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks (by Rembrandt and others) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston in 1990.

They have never been recovered and the case is still open. The estimate the art's worth at around half a billion dollars today. Only 4 episodes so far, its a weekly podcast, downloaded and listened to it all yesterday can't wait to hear more, I have been avoiding looking up anything to do with the case on-line!

Thanks so much - I'm really loving this!
I remember the story well, and the Boston Globe still re-publicizes it every few years running updates. Its an amazing story and the podcast format really works well.

Lady Spangles

I've been listening to Dark Histories. A great podcast overall, but the most recent episodes dealing with the Texarkana murders have been really good.

Cienciano

NotInventedHere wrote: »

Everyone has their personal boundaries, but don’t extrapolate that into universal truths about genders. Kaitlyn displays no self-awareness whatsoever. There was no point where she takes responsibility for putting herself into situations where her behavior invites and convinces her partners of imminent sexual interaction, This is a serious issue that needs serious discussion of what consent is.

I couldn't listen to part 2, got me too angry. I mean rape and sexual assault and things thrown around way to loosly. Regret a sexual encounter? You were raped.

NotInventedHere

ILikeBoats wrote: »

In what way?

Everyone has their personal boundaries, but don’t extrapolate that into universal truths about genders. Kaitlyn displays no self-awareness whatsoever. There was no point where she takes responsibility for putting herself into situations where her behavior invites and convinces her partners of imminent sexual interaction, This is a serious issue that needs serious discussion of what consent is.

ILikeBoats

NotInventedHere wrote: »

RadioLab: In the no - part 1. massively infuriating episode

In what way?

gmisk

Criminal - an episode called either or, really excellent stuff.

In 1983, three men were prepared to plead guilty to a violent sexual assault in Anderson, South Carolina. Defense attorneys did not want their clients to go before a jury, and arranged a plea deal. This left the sentencing in the hands of the judge, who gave the assailants a very controversial choice.

NotInventedHere

RadioLab: In the no - part 1. massively infuriating episode

dastardly00

w/s/p/c/ wrote: »

If there are any true crime fans out there, I would recommend to listen to "Last Seen".

Thanks for the recommendation. I had never heard of this theft before. I'm only on the second podcast but it's very interesting and has captured my attention. It's a nice change to listen to a true crime podcast that doesn't involve death and murder :pac: