for all-talk, I started this thread a while ago, and there's some good recommends there.
Your favorite podcasts, non-music edition
I'm still happy with The Bugle, even though the jokes stop being novel after a few eps, but John Oliver is always good with the nearly outraged "omg this is ridiculous!" tone of delivery, and Andy Zaltzman on a good week still comes up with solid-gold chunk of absurdity. Something about the Archbishop of Canterbury conducting a funeral and launching into some weird tirade making fun of the corpse... "You're dead and you know you are!" I laughed for like a week. Your mileage may vary.
Actually, On The Media is probably the show I look most forward to every week. Make of that what you will. And though it depends on the featured DJ (Don Letts clearly needs a swift and mighty kick in the groin and to be hauled off the radio with a giant vaudevillian hook), I do like the fabric podcast. It's mostly Brits deeply appreciating the American soul and funk records that us yanks take for granted and have mostly forgotten about.
― kenan, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 02:47 (fifteen years ago) link
If you like John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman you should try and find their BBC radio show, The Department.
― Ed, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 05:53 (fifteen years ago) link
kenan I'm listening to On The Media's most recent show now, they're interviewing this guy and I am actually seeing red.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 08:54 (fifteen years ago) link
actually? LITERALLY?!
(A friend and I have now taken to inserting the word "figuratively" anywhere that someone might be tempted to misuse the word "literally." As in, "Jeez traffic is so slow. It's figuratively going to take us all day to get there!")
― kenan, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 10:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Valid!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 30 July 2008 10:31 (fifteen years ago) link
OH I totally forgot the resident advisor podcast
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast.aspx
― kenan, Saturday, 2 August 2008 21:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Haha subscribed to that one a couple days ago.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 2 August 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
u know i don't really follow sports at all but i kind of love sports lore and stories (and esp movies) and i have been LOVING the bill simmons 30 for 30 podcast. where can i see these movies??
― irritable bol syndrome (s1ocki), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Listened to this for the first time this morning. He's a great storyteller. And oh what stories.
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh
― kenan, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
they're shown on espn. i found a public torrent with the first 15 (?) episodes on it. i wonder if any have come out on dvd. i've not heard.
― (651) (156), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
xp to slcki
also there is a 30 for 30 thread, they might know of youtubes etc
― (651) (156), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 15:44 (thirteen years ago) link
i found some!
― irritable bol syndrome (s1ocki), Tuesday, 9 November 2010 15:47 (thirteen years ago) link
doing some excruciating & labour/time intensive art work in my room this week & have been listening to a lot of this american life can u guys recommend me some other cool stuff to listen to. don't care abt what rly, current events, history, quirky anecdotal shit, nerdy stuff
thx in advance ilx
*blows kiss*
― flopson, Thursday, 31 March 2011 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Some starters:http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/iothttp://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/feed://www.hometowntales.com/htpodcast.xml (RSS link, website kinda broken at the moment)http://twfps.com/
― Stockhausen's Ekranoplan Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 31 March 2011 02:18 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks, i was looking for a good bbc one
― flopson, Thursday, 31 March 2011 13:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I am listening to the Quarter to Three podcast (which focuses on movies). it's absolutely ace.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 31 March 2011 13:39 (thirteen years ago) link
You might like Radio Lab. This American Life sometimes uses stories from the show.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 31 March 2011 13:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Oooh Radio Lab is GREAT!!! I love it too. Did you listen to the one which featured Linda Thompson (talking about going mute (?)).
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 31 March 2011 13:47 (thirteen years ago) link
yes, that was a good one
― President Keyes, Thursday, 31 March 2011 15:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's what I listen to:
Caustic SodaSkeptically SpeakingSkeptics Guide to the UniverseGeeks in Running ShoesHow to Do EverythingRunning With the PackRun Run LiveThe 3 Non Joggers
Rather obvious where my interests lie.
― Jeff, Thursday, 26 January 2012 13:05 (twelve years ago) link
anyone got any good shit i should hear?
my interests:
history, general story american life type stuff, books and especially 20th century modernist type stuff, music i won't have heard, jazz or experimental or really anything at all, maybe comedy if it's good, plus ANYTHING ELSE.
have basically never really got into podcasts properly. been subscribing to some of the recommended ones upthread tho.
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Saturday, 10 March 2012 09:48 (twelve years ago) link
anyone??
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Sunday, 11 March 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
We have zero overlap in interests. I got nothing.
― Jeff, Sunday, 11 March 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
i have to say, i've been pretty hooked on 99% invisible
i like how compact they are—a few ideas in about 15 minutes, and then we're out
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Friday, 14 December 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
Ice-T's podcast is great.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 18 March 2014 18:00 (ten years ago) link
Has he had any guests on who've asked if he's new to this?
― Charles, hatless (sic), Tuesday, 18 March 2014 21:43 (ten years ago) link
The guests are barely a part of it honestly. They just hang out while Ice and Benzo riff about stuff.
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 18 March 2014 21:44 (ten years ago) link
listening now, hmm
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Tuesday, 18 March 2014 21:51 (ten years ago) link
up to episode 3, yeah it is great
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 11:32 (ten years ago) link
I'm sort of confused by the how busy the Marc Maron thread is considering how the praise usually has to be qualified, "oh he had this great guest, too bad MM is so unprepared/obnoxious/not funny..."
There's a bunch of WAY better talk in podcast form out there which does not involve holding yr nose. Is anyone listening to Johnny Pemberton's show? It's fucking great. So is Duncan Trussell's...both funny & share a certain spontaneity & don't conspicuously steer the conversation. I don't really ever look to see who the guests are, it doesn't matter. Julie Klausner's I like too. Anybody else?
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:31 (ten years ago) link
Duncan Trussell is horrible and his voice is worse than nails on a chalkboard.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:33 (ten years ago) link
"Had a great guest" is pretty much the only way any podcast is listenable - comics interviewing comics is pretty much guaranteed to be boring (unless, like WTF, it's not a 'comedy' podcast) and there's no one who can make a boring guest seem interesting.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:36 (ten years ago) link
ive never heard of any of those people. besides julie klausner.
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:37 (ten years ago) link
maron is compelling. thats basically it.
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:38 (ten years ago) link
That's ludicrous, tell it to Studs Terkel or Bob Fass. The opposite argument can be easily made—that a good interviewer can elicit fascinating stuff from the most seemingly mundane subjects.
As for Trussell's voice, two of my favorite "singers" are Dylan and Mark E. Smith & I could listen to Gilbert Gottfried or Howard Cosell or Carol Channing go on for hours, so one man's nails are another man's etc.
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:44 (ten years ago) link
marc maron is a really unique interviewer. at his best he can really bring out some intense, deep stuff. at worst, he's whatever. but when he's on, he's on fire.
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:46 (ten years ago) link
xpost I guess if your definition of compelling is solipsistic one-note self deprecation....
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:46 (ten years ago) link
You should try those shows slocki
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:47 (ten years ago) link
Klausner bugs me so much
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:48 (ten years ago) link
But then she once again has a great guest and I repeat my old mistakes
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:49 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I think she's best in small, periodic doses...I do think there's an element of unpredictability I like abt her though
― Hadrian VIII, Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:50 (ten years ago) link
i like jesse thorn's interviewing style, he gets good stuff out of people
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:56 (ten years ago) link
To clarify, though, by boring I'm talking about comedian interviewing comedian wacky hijinks boring.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:58 (ten years ago) link
I'm enjoying the Adam Scott Aukerman "You Talkin' U2 to Me?" just from the sheer refusal of the hosts refusal to address the topic at all, with the exception of mentioning the premise of the show in passing during another of their extended tangents.
― Honey-Roasted Cashews (kingfish), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 22:59 (ten years ago) link
i hate to say this, but has anybody been listening to the new weekly 99% invisible? feels like it's been a real drop in quality.
― socki (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 23:02 (ten years ago) link
Plz edit out one 'refusal' from my post, thank you. You get to choose which one.
― Honey-Roasted Cashews (kingfish), Wednesday, 9 April 2014 23:13 (ten years ago) link
By the way, you're listening to You Edit One Refusal From Me.
― brock out with your cock out (sic), Thursday, 10 April 2014 02:49 (ten years ago) link
I'm a big fan of Tell'em Steve Dave which is Walt and Bryan from Comic Book Men (who are so much funnier in an unedited environment) plus Q from Impractical Jokers.
I also dig Mike and Tom eat Snacks featuring Michael Ian Black although they haven't uploaded a new episode in months.
― DavidLeeRoth, Thursday, 10 April 2014 11:47 (ten years ago) link
The Champs is my new fave interview podcast.
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 10 April 2014 17:48 (ten years ago) link
what is a good episode of all of these shitty podcasts everybody
― schlump, Thursday, 10 April 2014 17:53 (ten years ago) link