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Thread: Podcast Proposals
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Patdys
Iron Wannabe
RooK-Annoyer
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I do quite a bit of riding and running and often listen to podcasts. There are some wonderful and not so wonderful podcasts out there.
Answer me this, Mystery Show and Radiolab are some of my favourites.
They combine interesting topics with thoroughly engaging presenters.
How about you. What practically perfect podcasts can you suggest?
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Dormouse
Glis glis – Ship's rodent
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The Kermode and Mayo Film Review programme on BBC Radio 5 - Wittertainment at its best (and Hello to Jason Isaacs)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lvdrj/episodes/downloads
You don't even have to like film to enjoy the gentle bantering and not-so-gentle ranting about films by Mr Kermode.
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Paul.
Shipmate
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Well if you like Mystery Show presumably you've heard of/tried the other Gimlet shows - ReplyAll and Startup? I like both. I preferred S1 of Startup when it was about Gimlet itself. ReplyAll is supposed to be about topics relating to the internet but often the connection is tenuous - but the show is always well made and interesting.
What else do I like?
Another vote for Wittertainment - though I am seriously behind on that!
The Allusionist is fun if you're at all interested in words, and only 15ish minutes usually.
I enjoy The Flophouse which is 3 Hollywood writers watching and discussing bad movies. Fun if you've seen the movies, or even if you haven't.
John August and Craig Maizin's Script Notes is interesting - two working screenwriters discussing their craft.
WTF is one of the best interview podcasts but depending on who's on sometimes I only listen to the opening 'monologue' part.
I've enjoyed The Untitled Patrick Rothfuss Podcast which is just a series of conversations between him and a friend.
Judge John Hodgman I really like. It's John Hodgman (actor, writer, comedian, PC in the PC v Mac ads) acting as judge in a "fake internet court" deciding on real cases (i.e. minor points of disagreement between friends/couples etc) and making rulings. Beneath the comedy there's often a lot of genuine wisdom. The episodes "My Legal Pony" and "Right to Remain Silent" are among my favourites.
A few others, possibly in the vein of what you mentioned would be Invisibilia, Planet Money, Slate Money (which ought to be dry but is saved by great presenters) and of course This American Life.
Too many? I listen to a lot of podcasts. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Note all of the above should be findable on iTunes or the major apps, I haven't put in links out of pity on the hosts.
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Kelly Alves
Bunny with an axe
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Radiolab never fails to blow my mind.
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CuppaT
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I listen to a whole variety of things on Ancient Faith Radio.
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orfeo
Ship's Musical Counterpoint
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I got drawn into podcasts earlier this year. The ones I listen to are:
Chat 10 Looks 3 (by Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb, truly hilarious at times)
StartUp (which was the first podcast of the same company that does Mystery Show)
Serial (dormant at the moment, but if you haven't heard the first season it is well worth it)
Lexicon Valley (about bits and pieces of English language)
The History of English (episodes tend to be a bit long and repetitive, and after 10 episodes he's still talking about proto-Indo-European, yet some of the information is truly fascinating)
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luvanddaisies
the'fun'in'fundie'™
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I downloaded a bunch of podcasts from TrekFM, but I've hardly got around to listening to any of them (they're about all sorts of Star Trek stuff). I just don't seem to get around to it.
The other one I do listen to is the Radio 4 Comedy Podcast. It's either The Now Show or The News Quiz, depending on which is running at the time, and it very rarely disappoints.
It would be good if it was News Quiz Extra though, with the little bit of extra material.
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Boogie
Boogie on down!
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I really like Inside Science.
It keeps you up to date with all sorts of new discoveries which you'd never hear of elsewhere ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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crunt
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I really love this podcast (the history of the world in a hundred objects). Unfortunately I haven't been able to listen to all of them, because the hushed museum tones of the presenter's voice often sends me into a deep nap. It is wonderful, though.
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