For my trivia fix, I listen to Good Job, Brain! If I've downloaded a bunch of new podcasts, that's the first one I go to. For comics, it's The Comic Conspiracy (a weekly show that's hosted by my LCS). I like that one for several reasons. One, it's hosted by comic store retailers, so it tends to give a slightly different perspective than other comic podcasts. And two, I know the hosts and have for many years so there's that whole personal connection aspect. I also listen to The Geekbox, which is more gaming centric. I'm not a gamer, but the Geekbox also covers topics such as television and movies, which I do try to keep abreast on. That podcast is also recorded at my LCS and features the same comic shop owner who does the Comic Conspiracy. The Geekbox came first, then the owner decided to do The Comic Conspiracy spin-off podcast for all its comic talk. Of course, there's always CGS, though to be honest I haven't been listening as religiously as I have in past years. I'll listen to Peter Rios' podcasts, but only on occasion. Back when he was doing them daily, it became too much for me to stay abreast, and as a result I became much more selective about which ones I'd listen to. The Infinite Longbox is another podcast I listen to. It's definitely for those of you who like to read your weekly hauls ASAP. They're very much on-top of what's going on, and like to review and spoil the heck out of new material. I'm actually listening it for a completely different reason. I'm sort of taking a hiatus from comic collecting, and this is my way of keeping abreast with current happenings while I'm abstaining from comics.
For a while, I was listening to the Alton Brown podcast, but in Alton's attempt to find his footing I think he fell off the cliff. His first few episodes were engaging and rather enjoyable, then he tried to turn it into an everything Alton Brown is interested in show, and he sort of left me wondering, "What happened?" I initially tuned in because I liked the food science aspect of it, but when he devoted an entire episode to the makers of his socks, I was like, I'm outta here. Note: if it ain't broke don't fix it. If I want a random topic, I'll stick with This American Life.
Me, I'm currently loving "Hardcore History" with Dan Carlin, "How Did This Get Made?" (which, when i saw the thread about the Daredevil episode inspired me to create the thread) and "Improv4Humans" with Matt Besser
Also, what's the consensus on video podcasts. Personally I hate them, but I, inexplicably, hate watching internet videos.
Downloaded these but haven't listened to them yet. That 5 and a half hour single podcast on the last part of the fall of the Roman Empire is daunting.
I'm currently tearing through 'stuff you missed in history class' with a large variety of topics to increase your general history knowledge.
Out of date comedy podcast you can still find floating around on the net from a radio show in Australia a number of years ago called 'get this' with tony Martin and Ed kavalee. A lot of topical jokes in Australia but a hell of a lot of nerd topic comedy, including movies, transformers, and a fascination with the defending career of Steven seagal.
Also, if you want a podcast that talks on a wide variety of topics from history, to politics, society, culture, writers and so on then check out 'big ideas' by the abc. They record a lot of events, lectures, q & a's and the like that you can find a lot of interesting things on.
Me, I'm currently loving "Hardcore History" with Dan Carlin, "How Did This Get Made?" (which, when i saw the thread about the Daredevil episode inspired me to create the thread) and "Improv4Humans" with Matt Besser
Also, what's the consensus on video podcasts. Personally I hate them, but I, inexplicably, hate watching internet videos.
Downloaded these but haven't listened to them yet. That 5 and a half hour single podcast on the last part of the fall of the Roman Empire is daunting.
I'm currently tearing through 'stuff you missed in history class' with a large variety of topics to increase your general history knowledge.
Out of date comedy podcast you can still find floating around on the net from a radio show in Australia a number of years ago called 'get this' with tony Martin and Ed kavalee. A lot of topical jokes in Australia but a hell of a lot of nerd topic comedy, including movies, transformers, and a fascination with the defending career of Steven seagal.
Also, if you want a podcast that talks on a wide variety of topics from history, to politics, society, culture, writers and so on then check out 'big ideas' by the abc. They record a lot of events, lectures, q & a's and the like that you can find a lot of interesting things on.
Just finished "death throes of the republic". That last part is a beast but still really entertaining. Took 3 days to get through it though
You might want to try an older, but great podcasts 12 Byzantine Rulers The Norman Centuries. Lars Brownworth gives a history of the Eastern Roman Empire & The Normans. both are great start with 12 Byzantine Rulers because it's end dovetails into the Norman Centuries (1000 year spoiler alert)
I work evenings at a billing center so podcasts help me through the night. Aside from CGS: Dave and Chuck the Freak Bigfinish Podcasts Roosterteeth Fatman on Batman and the rest of kevin smith's smodcasts The weekly planet the official comic book movie podcast And others are gaming video news stuff like IGN and related ones.
Im actually loving the comicsverse. They've been going into great detail on the topics they've chosen. The Jean Grey series of episodes was really enlightening
What are the podcasts you make a priority to listen to? For me it is almost always an ESPN/Grantland podcast usually the BS Report (it's been this way since it was the Eye of the Sportsguy) followed by the Hollywood Prospectus or a new Cheapheat.
My comics podcasts are farther down the priority list. I listen to Crankcast followed by CGS and Wordballon then Fatman on Batman if there is a good guest.
Most of the wrestling podcasts I listen are not going to be time sensitive so I'll listen to them toward the end of the week.
The Tony Kornheiser Show PTI The Rich Eisen Show The Dan Patrick Show By the Way, in conversation with Jeff Garlin Comic Book Men "Secret Stash" Tell 'Em Steve Dave
Around the NFL draft, I'll also pick up some draft podcasts (Mel Kiper, etc).
Cracked.com has got some nice podcasts that are geeky and very insightful. My favorite was the podcast on "superpowers that every movie character has." it went a little off topic but i laughed my ass when the editor-in-chief of Cracked said he wished he had the power of small penises like porn stars do.
Well, I finally started listening to my own podcast. Since I'm present during the recording session, I didn't immediately see the value in revisiting one's own podcast. However, a surge in listener feedback has prompted me to go back and listen to those sessions. Now that I have, I realize listening to oneself is a good way to hone one's speaking skills and catch nuances that may have gone undetected otherwise.
In you hadn't heard, I along with a couple (admittedly, far more experienced Whovians) are reviewing Doctor Who from its inception (i.e. 1963 onward). If an episode is missing (around 97 of the 800 episodes are) that doesn't stop us from reviewing it. Doctor Who is kind of an anomaly in that loyal fan-base members often made audio recordings of the television broadcasts, and it's for this reason that audio recordings exist for every missing episode. Some of the missing episodes, especially ones that are missing from a story arc that is otherwise mostly complete, have been animated or reconstructed using still shots over the recordings. In other words, there are ways to experience the missing episodes.
Now I had never watched classic era Doctor Who, sans an occasional PBS '80s era episode that happened to be on TV. As of the modern era Doctor Who I'd been yearning for an excuse to sit down and watch the old stuff, but I didn't want to embark on such a commitment alone, so when I got the phone call, to do the podcast, I said, "I'm in".
We just wrapped up season one and have started reviewing Hartnell's second season, though that episode hasn't been posted yet; we do maintain several episodes in the can so to speak. If you'd like to join in the discussions, feel free to do so at any time. We're taking this journey in sequential order (with occasional breaks for specials, movies etc..). We also plan to break for series 8 that way we can review new episodes while they are fresh in people's minds. (Note: I used the word "series" for the modern era Doctor Who is listed by series whereas, the classic Who is partitioned into 26 "seasons"). The nice thing about each episode is that each week we review a complete story-arc (though we'll probably devote two episodes to any story arcs that are comprised of more than 8 episodes).
The MMA Hour The Nerdist WTF I Sell Comics Way of the Warrior CGS of course Various Taylor Network and HHWLOD podcast. You can subscribe to their streams.
Well, I finally started listening to my own podcast. Since I'm present during the recording session, I didn't immediately see the value in revisiting one's own podcast. However, a surge in listener feedback has prompted me to go back and listen to those sessions. Now that I have, I realize listening to oneself is a good way to hone one's speaking skills and catch nuances that may have gone undetected otherwise.
Total believer in going back and listening to older eps of your own podcast. Good way to hear what works, what doesn't work - especially the extraneous stuff: unnecessary pauses, jokes, repetition of thoughts, etc. Or to make sure a group is having a discussion - not just "everyone has their say". For solo casts - you hear the ticks. The words you repeat too often. The things the listeners will hear clearly. Useful tool to revisit.
I have a short commute to work these days (which I'm grateful for), so I don't get to listen to as many podcasts as I used to. I still try to keep up with many, but it is tough. The ones I listen to are:
Star Joes (of course I listen to my own. I have to see how it came out in the final product) DC Noise Comic Geek Speak (and spinoff shows) Pop Culture Leftovers The Awesome Movie Podcast EMX Punisher Body Count Uncanny X-Cast (whenever a new one comes out ever) The Daily Rios No Apologies Yeah, I Said It Forcecast What's On Joe Mind? The Geek Savants
I am way behind on a lot of these, but I do try to keep up.
Has anyone else had problems downloading the Art of Wrestling podcast in the last month or so? I've had super slow connections using itunes and directly from Colts site. I've used different PCs on different internet connections and something is not working right.
Non-Comic podcasts: The Alton Brown Cast The Bowery Boys: New York City History Common Sense with Dan Carlin Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Doctor Who: Eleventh Hour Podcast The Gr80's: The Great 80's Movie Debate Hollywood Babble-On H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast Nerd Goggles Podcast Rogue Demon Hunters SModcast Star Talk Stuff You Missed In History Class
The Doctor Who Podcast Doctor Who: An Occasional Podcast Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro Doctor Who: Verity! Doctor Who: The Memory Cheats Doctor Who: The TARDIS Tavern
I'd like to listen to a Dr Who 'cast, but am a bit overwhelmed by choices.
What are the differences?
@WetRats There are a lot of differences because in order to make each podcast different, the people who make these podcasts different. I'm very fond of Radio Free Skaro myself. They are fairly good with their reviews and pretty knowledgable about the subject. Verity is also very good and it gives you reviews from a female perspective. An Occasional Podcast is good in that there's not a new one all the time but the two hosts used to be co-hosts of Doctor Who: Podshock which for a time was the best Doctor Who podcast around. The memory cheats is a fun and short podcast where the two hosts talk about random classic series without any prep which is always fun. The TARDIS Tavern is one of my favorites but it could get hard to get into as they are doing this thing where the two hosts actually made a story where they were stranded on an island and having adventures trying to get home and talk Doctor Who on their adventures. It's kind of cool though.
Just started listening to Serial, which is like the best version of a true crime 20/20 investigation.
Yeah, I've been hearing about it for weeks now, but hadn't got around to pulling the trigger on it until this past Thursday, and now I'm absolutely riveted by it. I finished episode 8 this morning, and am dismayed that I now have to wait until Wednesday for the next episode (and am even more dismayed that there are only four more episodes left for this story)!
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For a while, I was listening to the Alton Brown podcast, but in Alton's attempt to find his footing I think he fell off the cliff. His first few episodes were engaging and rather enjoyable, then he tried to turn it into an everything Alton Brown is interested in show, and he sort of left me wondering, "What happened?" I initially tuned in because I liked the food science aspect of it, but when he devoted an entire episode to the makers of his socks, I was like, I'm outta here. Note: if it ain't broke don't fix it. If I want a random topic, I'll stick with This American Life.
I'm currently tearing through 'stuff you missed in history class' with a large variety of topics to increase your general history knowledge.
Out of date comedy podcast you can still find floating around on the net from a radio show in Australia a number of years ago called 'get this' with tony Martin and Ed kavalee. A lot of topical jokes in Australia but a hell of a lot of nerd topic comedy, including movies, transformers, and a fascination with the defending career of Steven seagal.
Also, if you want a podcast that talks on a wide variety of topics from history, to politics, society, culture, writers and so on then check out 'big ideas' by the abc. They record a lot of events, lectures, q & a's and the like that you can find a lot of interesting things on.
Dave and Chuck the Freak
Bigfinish Podcasts
Roosterteeth
Fatman on Batman and the rest of kevin smith's smodcasts
The weekly planet the official comic book movie podcast
And others are gaming video news stuff like IGN and related ones.
For me it is almost always an ESPN/Grantland podcast usually the BS Report (it's been this way since it was the Eye of the Sportsguy) followed by the Hollywood Prospectus or a new Cheapheat.
My comics podcasts are farther down the priority list. I listen to Crankcast followed by CGS and Wordballon then Fatman on Batman if there is a good guest.
Most of the wrestling podcasts I listen are not going to be time sensitive so I'll listen to them toward the end of the week.
PTI
The Rich Eisen Show
The Dan Patrick Show
By the Way, in conversation with Jeff Garlin
Comic Book Men "Secret Stash"
Tell 'Em Steve Dave
Around the NFL draft, I'll also pick up some draft podcasts (Mel Kiper, etc).
Film Sack
Daily Tech News Show
Nerdist
Kevin Pollack's Chat Show
Coverville (the oldest, highest quality music podcast around)
Since I'm present during the recording session, I didn't immediately see the value in revisiting one's own podcast. However, a surge in listener feedback has prompted me to go back and listen to those sessions. Now that I have, I realize listening to oneself is a good way to hone one's speaking skills and catch nuances that may have gone undetected otherwise.
In you hadn't heard, I along with a couple (admittedly, far more experienced Whovians) are reviewing Doctor Who from its inception (i.e. 1963 onward). If an episode is missing (around 97 of the 800 episodes are) that doesn't stop us from reviewing it. Doctor Who is kind of an anomaly in that loyal fan-base members often made audio recordings of the television broadcasts, and it's for this reason that audio recordings exist for every missing episode. Some of the missing episodes, especially ones that are missing from a story arc that is otherwise mostly complete, have been animated or reconstructed using still shots over the recordings. In other words, there are ways to experience the missing episodes.
Now I had never watched classic era Doctor Who, sans an occasional PBS '80s era episode that happened to be on TV. As of the modern era Doctor Who I'd been yearning for an excuse to sit down and watch the old stuff, but I didn't want to embark on such a commitment alone, so when I got the phone call, to do the podcast, I said, "I'm in".
We just wrapped up season one and have started reviewing Hartnell's second season, though that episode hasn't been posted yet; we do maintain several episodes in the can so to speak. If you'd like to join in the discussions, feel free to do so at any time. We're taking this journey in sequential order (with occasional breaks for specials, movies etc..). We also plan to break for series 8 that way we can review new episodes while they are fresh in people's minds. (Note: I used the word "series" for the modern era Doctor Who is listed by series whereas, the classic Who is partitioned into 26 "seasons"). The nice thing about each episode is that each week we review a complete story-arc (though we'll probably devote two episodes to any story arcs that are comprised of more than 8 episodes).
Allons-y!
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CGS-but mostly the spinoffs,Uncle Sal episodes,and the So and So in teh silver,bronze,etc episodes
The geek savants-Never miss an episode
Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana-Again never miss an episode
Exploited Cinema-I love that it is 1 or 2 episodes a month. Was just recently on their 3 year anniversary show.
Bloodbaths and Boomsticks-Fun horror/cult movie show that is weekly. But each episode is almost 3 hours long.
Cinema Sewer Podcast-Comes out sporadically.But worth the wait.Covers cult films.
Hillbilly Dvd Reviews-Great show with two Hillbillys from the deep south that are now living in Cali.
Asshat Podcast-Yeah it's my show. But I do go and listen to each episode to see what I can do to improve it.
The Nerdist
WTF
I Sell Comics
Way of the Warrior
CGS of course
Various Taylor Network and HHWLOD podcast. You can subscribe to their streams.
Word Balloon
I just started listening to Kevin Smith's Fat Man on Batman
IGN entertainment podcasts.
BS Report
Hollywood Perspectus
Do You Like Prince Movies
The Dis Unplugged
The Nerdist
CGS
Star Joes (of course I listen to my own. I have to see how it came out in the final product)
DC Noise
Comic Geek Speak (and spinoff shows)
Pop Culture Leftovers
The Awesome Movie Podcast
EMX
Punisher Body Count
Uncanny X-Cast (whenever a new one comes out ever)
The Daily Rios
No Apologies
Yeah, I Said It
Forcecast
What's On Joe Mind?
The Geek Savants
I am way behind on a lot of these, but I do try to keep up.
CGS
The Comic Book Page
Collected Comics Library
Comic Timing
Kray-Z Comics
Listen irregularly:
Two True Freaks
The Infinite Longbox
11 O'Clock Comics
Have subscribed, but haven't checked out:
Comicsverse
Comicsforfunandprofit
Dave Talks Comics
CGS
The Complete Guide to Everything
I occasionally also listen to...
DC Radio
The Alton Brown Cast
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Common Sense with Dan Carlin
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Doctor Who: Eleventh Hour Podcast
The Gr80's: The Great 80's Movie Debate
Hollywood Babble-On
H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
Nerd Goggles Podcast
Rogue Demon Hunters
SModcast
Star Talk
Stuff You Missed In History Class