I have over the years listened to a few podcasts but never really truly got into them. Recently started looking again but I'm finding it really hard to find stuff that I like.
I have had a look at PodBean to try to source decent podcasts but the pickings are a bit slim. What would be good is a site like Spotify for podcasts that brings up recommendations.
So any good podcasts that you can recommend?
Anything goes, comedy, history, music, documentary, whatever. I greatly enjoyed 'The History of Oil' recently. A watch related podcast, 'The Grey Nato' is OK, even if they are Canadian and the language is a bit odd.
On my playlist for podcasts is:
Freakonomics
No such thing as a fish (QI for the Radio)
Chris Moyles Radio X Podcast
More or Less (Radio 4 stats show)
BBC Friday Night Comedy
Ted Radio Hour - Ted video podcasts adapted for radio so can listen in the car.
Just get a good app like Overcast and use the search/recommendations function.
More or Less
FiveThirtyEight Elections
BackStory
Infinite Monkey Cage
The Inquiry
The New Yorker: Politics and More
Babbage
Guardian Politics Weekly
On The Media
Friday Night Comedy
Week in Westminster
Westminster Hour
In Our Time
UK Confidential
Damn Interesting
I mainly listen to tech podcasts and podcasts by tech people. My favourites are:
On Relay FM:
The Pen Addict
Upgrade
Analog(ue)
Cortex
Reconcilable Differences
Under the Radar
Remaster
Connected
Top 4
On The Incomparable Network:
The Incomparable
Unjustly Maligned
Robot or Not
Others:
Accidental Tech Podcast
MobileTechRoundup
The Talk Show
These are some of my favourite podcast all interview based all with wide spectrum of guests.
Scroobius pips distraction pieces
Nerdist podcast
The Adam Buxton podcast
Wtf with Marc maron
And watch one similar to the grey nato is on time which is good
Radiolab
This American Life
Ted Talks
Here's the thing - with Alec Baldwin
On occasion :
Stuff you should know
Invisibilia
I get them through the Apple iPhone app.
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Same ones as idc001 plus;
Joe Rogan
Fighter and the Kid
Bill Burr
I am Rapaport
Simon Mayo and Marc Kermode
Damn Interesting
Criminal
The Allusionist
Carl Donnelly and Chris Martin
Frank Skinner
Fighting Talk
British History Podcast
History of WW2
All from iTunes, far more interesting than listening to the radio at work
Thanks for the recommendations, plenty to go at there.
A couple of movie ones I listen to weekly.
Kermode and Mayo film show
Empire movie podcast
Some already mentioned but these are my regulars:-
The Moth
Strangers
Seriously
Radio Lab
Planet Money
Criminal
Desert Island Discs
Serial (seasons one and two)
...and if you like fiction, and can still get it on iTunes, 'We're Alive' will take you awhile to finish and everyone I have recommended it to has enjoyed it.
Many good ones mentioned already and just subscribed to Freakonomics ans Adam Buxtom - thanks!
Outlook - fascinating
Saturday Live - soothing
From our own correspondent - insightful
A point of view - thought provoking - try to find the ones done by Clive James (one of the greatest ever broadcasters)
Dan Carlin -hardcore history
Tim Ferris podcast
Sam Harris podcast
Stuff you should know
The art of manliness podcast
One I've not seen mentioned is The Dollop - an American history podcast where one host reads a story from history to his friend, and they react to it. They're both comedians, and the podcast is very, very funny. There are a lot of back-episodes, but the language is fruity, so you won't be able to listen when the kids are in the car!
Thanks for that Wol, downloaded a few episodes at random and now working my way through them from the beginning ( just another 170 to go). Very,very funny and even manage to be informative - competetive endurance tickling!!??
Top,top podcast
A bump for this as I always enjoy a good podcast! I've been enjoying Adam Buxton (based on the recommendation) and listened to pretty much all his podcasts... I am downloading the Dollop and will try that too plus the history of ww2
Anyone found any good ones?
A couple that I'd recommend...
Josie Long - shortcuts (it's a wonderful podcast, very well conceived and delivered)
Chain reaction - the interviewee turns into the interviewer I'm a continuous chain and it's had some great people on it
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Times Red Box is great for relatively balanced political views.
The Smoking Tire is broadly car themed chat show and while utterly unstructured, if you like the personality of the presenter it's a really good way to waste time.
The Bottom Line is a good discussion on business hosted by Evan Davis.
Moral Maze from the BBC is good if you're in the mood for polarising discussion from passive a aggressive panel. Probably not what they'd like to have it advertised as.
All on iTunes.
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No such thing as a fish :-
http://qi.com/podcast
The bugle :-
https://thebuglepodcast.com
Frank skinner
Richard Herring As it occurs to me & Leicester Square Theatre podcast
Dan Carlin Hardcore History. Not for academics but very entertaining
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Real Crime Profile.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/...081244497?mt=2
"Join Jim Clemente (former FBI profiler), Laura Richards (criminal behavioral analyst, former New Scotland Yard) and Lisa Zambetti (Casting director for CBS’ Criminal Minds) as they profile behavior from real criminal cases. Real Crime Profile will take you through the gripping Steven Avery case highlighted on ‘Making A Murderer,’ the OJ Simpson Trial, and much more."
I still chuckle about how week after week Matt Chorley asked his guests “By what percentage will Remain win? You can go to two decimal places!”Originally Posted by Mystery Scott
Enjoy those already - god bless BBC R4!
I like QI - top tip thanks!
I like both of them…. I saw Richard Herring live a few years back…. Does a gray Ferraro Rocher sketch!
I've downloaded a few episodes
Have downloaded the last 4 episodes- Ta!
Any particular one you'd recommend? Many episodes and 1 1/2 hours a pop!
I suppose the Meredith Kercher murder episodes were the most eye opening. I find the whole thing consistently good though.
Ta - will give that a go
Here's my podcast screen. Many have been mentioned before, but I'll take a minute to say
All Songs Considered is excellent, and is effectively a really good radio show where they play good new music. Very knowledgeable hosts, and I've picked up some great reccommendations from it.
Athletico Mince is hit and miss, but very funny when it hits. If you join in now, you might find if a bit odd, but it's ostensibly a football podcast by Bob Mortimer and his mate Andy. Lots of running gags, songs, absurd humour.
If you want somewhere to start with Hardcore History (it can be intimidating, as the episodes are very long) I recommend Ep 42, Logical Insanity, about the history of the bombing of civilians from the air. It's a great way in, and the four hours will fly by!
I only listen to The Mountain Goats is pretty damn niche, but I'm really looking forward to it. Made by the guy who makes Welcome To Nightvale, and is a song by song discussion of the MG output with John Darnielle himself. It's gonna be good.
In Our Time is wonderful and proper highbrow.
My Dad Wrote A Porno is very funny, and comes (f'narr) in small bursts (f'narr, f'narr). Probably a good idea to start near to the start, and get a handle on it. Reliably funny.
BBC Playtime - err, that's for the kids!
I used to listen to Revolutions religiously, and really enjoyed his history of the English, the French, the American and Haitian revolutions. Finding it hard to get enthusiastic about the latest series, mind.
Just started Under The Hood a page by page (!) analysis of Moore and Gibbons' Watchmen. Whether they can keep it up for the whole book is another matter.
Very honourable mention to S-Town, or Shit Town, or whatever it's called. Not on my list as I finished it, but a gripping, engrossing bit of journalism that's never really about what you think it's about. Wonderful.
I'm going to try Under the Hood, sounds great!
Agree with that - just found it the other day and it’s cracking. Bit of passing horological interest featured in it, too.
Its sister shows, Serial (1 and 2) are also very deserving of their rep.
Most of my favourites are already mentioned above except for Jon Robson's the butterfly effect, http://www.jonronson.com/butterfly.html an excellent look into the origins of free streaming pr0n and following the consequences.
I second the Butterfly effect - interesting listening, as well as Serial and S-Town.
One that hasn't been mentioned (that I could see) is Kermode and Mayo film reviews - many laugh out loud moments as they review the weeks films (hello to Jason Isaacs)
Listening to The Wire Stripped at the moment - reviewing and discussing every episode of the wire - podcasts didn't get much attention/exist back when it was originally broadcast, so this is a bit nostalgic.
As a massive fan of The Wire I will have to have to give this a listen.
Have you tried Caught On The Wire podcast? It’s the same premise.
Athletico mince is excellent.
Also the rugby pod with big Jim and Andy Goode.
Both are outwardly sport podcasts, but in truth have little to do with sport.
Not yet - but I'm about to!
Some bloke wittering on about vintage Seikos for 90 minutes:
https://www.time4apint.com/podcast/t...ast-episode-13
Agree with Athletico Mince, and I don't even like football
Another sport podcast that has very little to do with sport is Socially Distant Sportsbar, funniest thing I’ve listened to all through the lockdown
Business wars is quite good.
As is the David McWilliams economics podcast
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I'm really enjoying 'Grounded with Louis Theroux on BBC sounds.
Adam Buxton's podcast too
'So you've been publicly shamed' by Jon Ronson is on BBC sounds at the moment.
Fascinating listening.
HTJI, LTLFTE & Wassailing.
Those who know, just know.
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Oh, and No Such Thing As A Fish
Did you listen to/ read his book? Was a bit meh 😑
I love podcasts! My recommendations (aside from usuals like WTF, Serial and S-Town):
Presidential - simple concept, brilliantly executed - 1 episode per US President, detailing their time in office. All less than an hour each I think.
Crime Town - about Mayor Buddy Cianci, true story and a riotous one. From lawyer to Mayor, with some wise-guy chutzpah. A great listen!
Heavyweight - a series of podcasts where the host follows the story of a real, everyday person - usually tracing back through a moment that impacted their life. It is heart-breaking, hilarious, uplifting, depressing, and joyful.
FT Behind the Money - usually quite short, but detailed and fascinating stories from the world of business
You Must Remember This - if you love Hollywood, this is the one for you. I listened to the Charlie Manson series first and it is really a labour of love. The host goes back in time in Hollywood to explore the great characters, tragedies and triumphs in the kind of storytelling only a zealot can achieve.
Off Menu - with Ed Gamble and James Acaster inviting their guest of the week into their imaginary restaurant to select the dream starter, mains, side, dessert and drinks of choice, this never fails to make me laugh. POPPADOMS OR BREAD!?
Talking Politics - David Runciman and co, dissecting politics of the day - from the UK, to US, to Burma. Nobody does it better.
Stadio - a podcast mixing football and cultural debate, may not be for you - but I like it.
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Dear Joan and jericha.
If men recorded that podcast they would be locked up.
At points it's sublime, at others disgusting.
Think female Derrick and Clive.
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Off the menu is really good. Apart from the Mike Skinner episode which was toe curling. James was fanboying and Mike wasn’t having any of it. Infact he (MS) came across awfully.
Reply All is a good one.
‘‘A podcast about the internet’ that is actually an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it.” – The Guardian
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/episodes
For me I’d recommend
Tim Ferris
Peter attia ( spelling maybe off on that)
Seeing red (true crime not amazing but some interesting cases )
Dr Uz
The Leg it podcast
James English
Joe Rogan
And a few random ones mixed in here and there all depending on how much I’m driving as that’s when I listen I’ve gone right off radio for a while now.
My name's Mike and I am a podcast (&watch addict)
My current subscriptions. .......
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I like The Rewatchables, where a few American film critics dissect what makes a film “re-watchable”!
It’s a different movie every episode
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