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[Seli]

Tears of Lys, on 09 April 2012 - 06:55 AM, said:

When/where do people find time to listen to podcasts?  I find that between this board, Real Life, work, watching Mad Men, Survivor, GoT, (and reruns of aforesaid) I don't have a heckuva a lot of time left.  I squeeze my beloved book reading in right before I go to sleep.

Have you guys found some way to extend the 24-hour day?

While walking, commuting or housekeeping/cooking. It took some time to get used to but I now can still get most of the information of what I hear while being distracted by the other things.

Sticher sounds interesting, never heard of it before thanks.

edit: the World in Words seems to have some interesting subjects, I'll check it out (it's PRI ).

Edited by Seli, 10 April 2012 - 05:35 AM.

[Laron]

I found "History of the World in 100 Objects" quite interesting.

[Fez]

DocStrange, on 08 April 2012 - 06:31 PM, said:

Thrilling Adventure Hour - Radio play style comedy show, Paul F Tompkins and Paget Brewster are hilarious as Frank & Sadie Doyle, hard drinking psychic mediums.

Okay I just started listening to this and its goddamn hilarious.

[DocStrange]

Fez, on 11 April 2012 - 10:43 AM, said:

Okay I just started listening to this and its goddamn hilarious.

I can turn into a bit of a fan boy about this. Paget Brewster is pitch perfect as Sadie Doyle. I also like the Marshall on Mars episodes as well. Andy Daly played a speaking horse, it was hilarious.

The Thrilling Adventure Hour will improve your life!

*Disclaimer: The Thrilling Adventure Hour will only improve your life as part of a calorie controlled diet

[Greg]

Datepalm, on 10 April 2012 - 05:14 AM, said:

mostly I listen to stuff off of Itunes U more than actual podcasts. That does tend to be hit or miss though - even interesting subjects often translate pretty poorly to podcast format (lousy sound, ramblings that are ok when you're actually in a class but not so much listening to casually, long intros about room changes and whatever. I mostly listen to this stuff while swimming, so i'm very limited in my ability to fast forward through dull bits and the like. Still kudos to universities for uploading their courses though) but i've been enjoying Joanne B. Freedman on the American Revolution (I think from Yale?) she's funny and to the point and I can actually hear what she's saying!

This might be the only thing in the great wide world on which we can agree. I really enjoy ITunes U and listening to courses podcast by other universities.  Joanne Freedman's American Revolution course is good, but I also like many of the other Open Yale courses.  UC Berkley and UC San Diego also have a nice selection of courses.

Other Podcasts:
Fresh AIr- Don't much care about most of her music interviews, but the sheer variety of news and entertainment subjects she covers is mind boggling.  Best interview ever? Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.  No kidding.  That or the Bill O'Reilly interview during which Papa Bear O'Reilly walked out of the studio.

Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast- Two enthusiastic amateur historians circle jerk about all things Napoleonic(Napoleonic/Revolutionary Europe is a favorite interest of mine).  The best shows are those which feature actual Napoleonic scholars.

The History Network(military)- Hodgepodge of military history topics.

Talk of the Nation(NPR)

This American Life-"This week on TAL I track down and gloat over all those football players who bullied me in high school. While they went on to menial jobs and obscurity I became a smashing success on radio AND television.

Ira: Now Jake, when you were pushing my face into the toilet bowl and calling me a sissy, did you ever imagine I would be a famous host of a nationally syndicated radio program on NPR, while you languished in prison?

Jake:Ira what he hell are you talking about? I own six franchise restaurants, employ hundreds of people, and never spent a day in jail. And errrr....you have a radio show?

Ira: Yes. I write and host an acclaimed nationally syndicated radio show on NPR. You know, This American Life?

Jake: On NPR? Right. Never heard of it.

Ira:(Nervous self deprecating laughter)

This week on this American Life"

World Science Podcast(NPR)

ETA:
Tears-I listen while I do household chores, while I exercise, and my second job requires me to be in the car about 20-25 hours a week.

Edited by Greg, 14 April 2012 - 02:06 PM.

[Triskele]

Arbur Goldarelli, on 09 April 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

Trisk, there's a great app called Stitcher that I use almost daily; it's kind of like Pandora for podcasts and is a nifty way to try out new podcasts.  The only time I actually download a podcast these days is when I'm stocking up for a long flight.

Do you know if you can use this if you only have iTunes and an iPod?  I don't have an iPad or iPhone.  I seem to have downloaded the app to my iTunes, but I'm having trouble getting it to do anything.

[Monday]

Tears of Lys, on 09 April 2012 - 06:55 AM, said:

When/where do people find time to listen to podcasts?  I find that between this board, Real Life, work, watching Mad Men, Survivor, GoT, (and reruns of aforesaid) I don't have a heckuva a lot of time left.  I squeeze my beloved book reading in right before I go to sleep.

Have you guys found some way to extend the 24-hour day?

I play them when I walk the dog, in the background when I do housework, or when I'm wathing Monday Jr's swimming lessons and the like.

I'm kind of a sucker for CBC podcasts. I especially like Wiretap, Dispatches (waaaah they're canceling it), and Quirks & Quarks. I listen to them strming through the CBC app. Also love me some Savage Love podcasts.

Edited by Monday, 14 April 2012 - 04:09 PM.

[Turinqui-Calima]

I love podcasts and use Stitcher quite a bit so I listen to all kinds of podcasts. I would probably never go to the gym if it wasn't for podcasts. The ones I listen to on a regular basis are:

Smodcast
Hollywood Babble-On
Jay and Silent Bob gets Old

Having sex with Katie Morgan

I also listen to the other Smodcast network shows randomly.

Sceptist guide to the universe
Angry atheist

Podcast of ice and fire (especially when Larry Williams guest host)
After buzz: Game of Thrones

I'm also super excited about FEaB which is a new podcast with Scott Mosier from Smodcast and Matt Mira from the Nerdist podcasts. The first two episodes have been great and Scott mentioned that he likes GoT (TV show) twice!

Edited by Turinqui-Calima, 14 April 2012 - 09:45 PM.

[Dornish]

Skepitc's Guide to the Universe
Star Talk  - whatever Neil DeGrasse Tyson wants to talk about, usually sciency
The Non Prophets - Atheist relevant news
Reasonable Doubts - Atheism, news, philosophy, etc
Nerdist - interviews with nerd pop culture icons

[Peadar]

Great topic.

For fiction I usually listen to Pseudopod* and Starshipsofa.

A History of the World in 100 objects was wonderful. I'm only sorry it wasn't 1000 object.

I always enjoy This Week in Google, which is always about far, far more than Google.

And I plan to start listening to a few of the suggestions given here -- HardCore History will be first on the list. I'll give Stitcher a try too.



*Yes, they have published me a few times, but I liked them long before that. I swear it!

[me399]

Ifanboy, comic geek speak, sword and laser, twit, macbreak weekly, iPad today..... Lots of teck and comic book stuff. Forgot smodcast and Jay and Silent Bob get old... Have not listened to those yet but just added them to the pod.

Edited by me399, 16 April 2012 - 10:41 AM.

[me399]

Triskele, on 14 April 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

Do you know if you can use this if you only have iTunes and an iPod?  I don't have an iPad or iPhone.  I seem to have downloaded the app to my iTunes, but I'm having trouble getting it to do anything.

What kind of iPod. If you have and iPod touch, then yes you can. If you have one of the other iPods.... Classic, nano, shuffle; nope. Sticher is an app. It works on the iPod touch via wifi. It's best on the phone cause u have 3G everywhere.

[Cocomaan]

I listen to podcasts and radio drama on my commute. Over the past year or two, and for no good reason other than getting old (good enough), I find it impossible to read on my trolley/train. So instead I listen to podcasts. I get maybe 45-hour each way of listening time, so I go through a lot.

FICTION -
We're Alive: "The Zombie Podcast". It's a serial radio drama with a lot of very good production. In my humble opinion, it's better writing than The Walking Dead, a TV drama. Don't bother jumping into this one, you have to start from the beginning.

The Leviathan Chronicles: Another serial radio drama, this one is more sci fi. It's great, right now they are hiatus so it's a good time to start. Also need to start from the beginning on this one.

SCIENCE - learning and shit
Radiolab: Radiolab is just awesome. Like This American Life, it works on a theme, but I find that it's more interesting than TAL's offerings. My favorite episode is the one on Math, check it out.

In Our Time with Melvynn Bragg: This one is good for people interested in Philosophy. He picks a topic, invites several academics from around the UK to visit and talk about it. He always has a woman on the panel, and knows some philosophy himself and keeps the conversation going. It's on the dry side, but I've learned  quite more than I would have thought.

Backstory with the American History Guys: Best podcast I've heard on American history. It's got a very simple format and has people calling in, which is always neat, as their listeners are really sharp people.

COMEDY - when you need some lolz
Monday Morning Podcast with Bill Burr: Bill Burr rants for an hour.

The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast: Always going to have new content. Joe Rogan has some really great guests and the conversation tends to stay interesting because they are all high as fuck.

[Cocomaan]

Arbur Goldarelli, on 09 April 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

Trisk, there's a great app called Stitcher that I use almost daily; it's kind of like Pandora for podcasts and is a nifty way to try out new podcasts.  The only time I actually download a podcast these days is when I'm stocking up for a long flight.

Stitcher kind of fucked a bunch of podcasters over last year by taking their podcasts, putting ads on them, and then throwing them up on their site, all without permission of the original content providers. I don't really have an opinion on it, but some of the really good podcasts aren't always on there!

[Arbor Goldson]

Cocomaan, on 16 April 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

Stitcher kind of fucked a bunch of podcasters over last year by taking their podcasts, putting ads on them, and then throwing them up on their site, all without permission of the original content providers. I don't really have an opinion on it, but some of the really good podcasts aren't always on there!

yeah, Chris Hardwick was really pissed about it and pulled The Nerdist off of Stitcher back in September. It is now back on Stitcher as of March, but I'm not sure what, if anything, is different.

[Cocomaan]

Arbur Goldarelli, on 16 April 2012 - 01:51 PM, said:

yeah, Chris Hardwick was really pissed about it and pulled The Nerdist off of Stitcher back in September. It is now back on Stitcher as of March, but I'm not sure what, if anything, is different.

Heard about it myself from Bill Burr, who said that when he confronted Stitcher, they pulled down his podcast and then offered him some money to put it back on

[Blaine]

I don't subscribe to any, but I'll always grab a month or so's worth of:

Savage Love with Dan Savage

And then I'll grab either of these, if I like who is being interviewed (which is quite often):

WTF Podcast with Marc Maron
The Nerdist Podcast

[Triskele]

Arbur Goldarelli, on 09 April 2012 - 01:24 PM, said:

Trisk, there's a great app called Stitcher that I use almost daily; it's kind of like Pandora for podcasts and is a nifty way to try out new podcasts.  The only time I actually download a podcast these days is when I'm stocking up for a long flight.

I tried this other app called BeyondPodcasts or something, and I didn't care for it much.

I'm using Stitcher now, and I'm liking it much better.

However, I have an issue that was a problem with both apps that I wanted to bring up to see if anyone can offer me any guidance.

When I'm listening to any given podcast the speed would change.  After doing a little research, I realize that many listeners actually want this feature.  It's kind of funny...it goes into Alvin + Chipmunks voice, but it's only slightly faster and you can still follow everything.  So that's cool that this is a feature that some folks want, but it's happening to me totally randomly, so it's pretty annoying.

Does anyone know what could be causing this and how I can make it stop?  I have an older version of Android.

It seemed to be happening way more with the BeyondPodcasts app than with Stitcher, but it seems to be happening with Stitcher too.

All-in-all, I'm loving the podcast world.  It's such a great way to get info while you exercise or do other stuff.

[Kynokephalos]

Savage Love
H. P. Podcraft - Guess what the topic is?
A Podcast to the Curious - More of the same, except for M. R. James. Which makes this 110% awesome in my book.
Skeptoid  - Short Urban Legend analysis mostly, with some controversial topics added.
Brain Science Podcast
Monstertalk  - Skeptical Cryptozoology podcast

[Gillio]

Thanks for reminding me!!

keep meaning to subscrribe to this, every one I've heard on the radio had been really interesting

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