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[Triskele]

Alcibiades, on 11 April 2013 - 12:50 PM, said:

I enjoy Econtalk. It's a podcast done by an economics professor at George Mason. It's definitely right of center with a lot of Hayakian viewpoints expressed. I don't know of a good keynsian analogue that expresses the more orthodox viewpoints. The host, Russ Roberts is fair, and the best episodes are ones where his guest disagrees with him. Every episode is an interview.

Ah, that's the guy who collaborated to make those Keynes v. Hayek videos, I believe.

[haLobEnder]

Caustic Soda is currently the podcast I most eagerly anticipate each week. It takes a comedic look at the scary/weird/evil/twisted things in human history, and how it relates to pop culture. It spans a broad range of topics from 'Bad Books' --think Necronomicon or The Protocols of the Elders of Zion-- to 'Ebola' to 'Pol Pot'.  As grim as it all may sound, the hosts are all quite likeable and don't come off as complete misanthropes/sociopaths -- I've listened to a few podcasts of a similar nature where this was a problem.

Edited by halO bendeR, 11 April 2013 - 03:49 PM.

[PhoenixFlame]

When Game of Thrones is in season, I love A Cast of Kings. It's the best GOT podcast.

I love the Slash Filmcast too. David Chen's a great producer.

For music mixes while I work, I love Paddy Rock Radio and Dark Pagan.

[AndrewBaelish]

I mainly listen to the Roosterteeth Podcast. (Formerly known as The Drunk Tank Podcast) Great to listen to if you love video games/internet stuff/wildly hilarious personal stories.
The Christopher Titus Podcast was very funny when I listened to it.
Potter/Mugglecast

I'm going to try out Nerdist. And a lot of these Game of Thrones podcasts.

[haLobEnder]

AndrewBaelish, on 11 April 2013 - 08:57 PM, said:

I mainly listen to the Roosterteeth Podcast. (Formerly known as The Drunk Tank Podcast) Great to listen to if you love video games/internet stuff/wildly hilarious personal stories.

I tried listening to a couple of the Roosterteeth podcasts but didn't really get much out of them.  I suspect I'm not the only one who experiences a bit of tribalism when it comes to video game podcasts; The first gaming podcasts I listened to were the old 1up ones, and now I pretty much just follow whatever podcasts those hosts have gravitated to -- The Geekbox, The Comedy Button, Rebel FM, etc.
Even enjoyment of the often-praised Giantbombcast eludes me -- to me it's a way-too-long podcast full of in-jokes and boring tangents that occasionally touches upon video games.

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I'm going to try out Nerdist. And a lot of these Game of Thrones podcasts.

The Nerdist Writers Panel is pretty damn good if you're at all interested in writing or want a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process for some of your favourite TV shows, movies, comics and novels.
I haven't really found another podcast on the channel with the same appeal, but maybe that's because I didn't really know who Chris Hardwick (and friends) were prior to listening. Your mileage may very.

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[AndrewBaelish]

halO bendeR, on 12 April 2013 - 10:12 AM, said:

I tried listening to a couple of the Roosterteeth podcasts but didn't really get much out of them.  I suspect I'm not the only one who experiences a bit of tribalism when it comes to video game podcasts; The first gaming podcasts I listened to were the old 1up ones, and now I pretty much just follow whatever podcasts those hosts have gravitated to -- The Geekbox, The Comedy Button, Rebel FM, etc.
Even enjoyment of the often-praised Giantbombcast eludes me -- to me it's a way-too-long podcast full of in-jokes and boring tangets that occasionally touches upon video games.    



The Nerdist Writers Panel is pretty damn good if you're at all interested in writing or want a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process for some of your favourite TV shows, movies, comics and novels.
I haven't really found another podcast on the channel with the same appeal, but maybe that's because I didn't really know who Chris Hardwick (and friends) were prior to listening. Your mileage may very.

Your enjoyment on the RT podcast is directly connected to how much you know about the company. I'd suggest getting on their website and spend a while watching videos and stuff (It's not just video games). Then try the podcast out again.

And I think Chris Hardwick is hilarious on The Talking Dead and Nerdist Bowling on Youtube. And I'm definitely intereste in writing and the creative process. So I'm definitely going to try the Writing Panel out.

[haLobEnder]

AndrewBaelish, on 12 April 2013 - 10:32 AM, said:

Your enjoyment on the RT podcast is directly connected to how much you know about the company. I'd suggest getting on their website and spend a while watching videos and stuff (It's not just video games). Then try the podcast out again.

I suspect you're right, but these days I don't have the time or inclination to familiarize myself with the culture of a website or group as a precursor to listening to the podcasts they put out. I'd much rather be lured in by an accessible podcast and then decide to explore the rest of someones media presence if I'm so inclined, rather than the opposite.

[NestorMakhnosLovechild]

Seli, on 09 April 2013 - 04:04 AM, said:

More general there is
In Our Time which covers various subjects at a reasonable level

Wow. Just subscribed to this one on your recommendation, listened to a recent episode, and then proceeded to go to the archives station and download 20 different older episodes that sounded interesting. Love this one so far!

[Seli]

NestorMakhnosLovechild, on 12 April 2013 - 01:22 PM, said:

Wow. Just subscribed to this one on your recommendation, listened to a recent episode, and then proceeded to go to the archives station and download 20 different older episodes that sounded interesting. Love this one so far!

The variation is really nice in this one. Even if you really don't like a subject another one will be treated next week. In a few circumstances the host gets on my nerves (Religion and British Greatness), but he tends to stay curious and balanced.

The guest experts usually work together to build an overview and complement each other well. But in for example the episode on Romulus and Remus, they have what seems a history and longstanding disagreements, and that resulted in lots of really enjoyable sniping (Mary Beard and one of the other guests mostly).