Podcasts, Do you listen? Who do you listen to?

NightWatcher

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Tue Jul-26-11 12:49 PM
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Podcasts, Do you listen? Who do you listen to?

I've got one day to load up my ipod and iphone with podcasts before I'll be on a ship for a month. I may be able to download new shows as long as I have a good cell signal and the episodes are less than 20mb (stupid att iphone limitations).

Do any of you guys listen to them? Who do you listen to?

I'm into politics (duh), comedy, news, environmental issues...

So far, I've got:

WTF Pod- Marc Maron's comedy pod
The Tobolowsky Files- a great story telling pod by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky
Democracy Now
Mike Malloy
Rachel Maddow
Fresh Air
Wait wait dont tell me
This American Life
Car Talk
The Sporkful (comedy, foodie pod)

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sakabatou

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Tue Jul-26-11 12:54 PM
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1. Right now...

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
TheThinkingAtheist Podcast

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Common Sense Party

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Tue Jul-26-11 12:57 PM
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2. Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

Left, Right and Center
Talk of the Nation
The Nerdist
Intelligence Squared
Brain Food Dude
This American Life

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JAnthony

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:01 PM
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3. I have or do regularly listen to MOST of them, but three I have never

even heard of.

WTF pod?

The Tobolowsky File?

The Sporkful?

I could Google them, but I think my plate is full enough. Unless there's something really fun I am missing.

Tell us more.

Oh, and I also do Real Time, Colbert, Daley Show.

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NightWatcher

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:10 PM
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4. if you appreciate good storytelling, check out the Tobolowsky Files

He was Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, the head Klansman in Mississippi Burning.......

He's been in a zillion movies and talks about the ups and downs of life and the movies. He's a really good story teller and has put together 50 shows.

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Mojambo

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:10 PM
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5. I listened to Maron for a while

But he's just so goddamn exhausting, now I have to pick and choose which ones to listen to.

Ones I'd highly recommend.

Comedy

The Bugle "Audio Newspaper for a Visual World" (BBC Radio Four) featuring John Oliver and Andy Saltzman.

Mike and Tom Eat Snacks featuring Michael Ian Black and Tom Cavanaugh eating and rating snack foods.

History

The History of Rome by Mike Duncan. Amazing history podcast. Chronological history of Roman civilization.

In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg (BBC Radio 4) Bragg leads a panel discussion between various scholars on a particular subject. Very intellectually simulating podcast.

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Lisa D

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:11 PM
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6. The Splendid Table

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
This American Life
A Prairie Home Companion

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mahina

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:19 PM
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7. Sure

This American Life
The Moth
TED talks
Bytemarks Cafe
Inside Renewable Energy
Oxford University Podcast
White House Speeches

I need to lighten up.

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buczak

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:20 PM
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8. podcasts i like.

I like those and

For political stuff

- Best of the Left - digest of other left podcasts plus comedy bits
- The Young Turks - free first hour.
- Stephanie Miller bits -

I also like these from the BBC, these are scholarly
- In our Time
- Thinking Allowed

as well as Some Doctor who podcasts as well.

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Arctic Dave

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:58 PM
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9. Heres my basic podcast list.

Astronomy Cast
Democracy Now
NOVA ScienceNOW
Real TIme with Bill Marher
Science Friday
Science Talk
60-Second Mind
60-Second Science

What a second, I think I see a pattern.

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Cheap_Trick

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Tue Jul-26-11 01:59 PM
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10. If anyone's into comic books (like me)

the twice weekly Major Spoilers podcast is lots of fun.

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Mojambo

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Tue Jul-26-11 02:16 PM
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11. I listen to their D&D campaign, Critical Hit

But haven't checked out the Major Spoilers one.

Mostly because I do read comics, but often I'm behind on most series and I want to avoid spoilers.

Critical Hit is a lot of fun though.

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