| Recommended Podcasts 09:04 - Mar 31 with 9132 views | BrianMcCarthy |
I'm in need of inspiration, so might be time we updated our swap lists...
I've got:-
Second Captains (sports)
Guardian Football Weekly
Over The Monster (Boston Red Sox)
Desert Island Discs
Danny Baker Show
and our own QPR Podcast
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| Recommended Podcasts on 09:08 - Mar 31 with 6884 views | AgedR |
I like Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (lots to choose from)
Also, obviously Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time (one week I might even understand it) |  |
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| Recommended Podcasts on 09:21 - Mar 31 with 6860 views | Jeff |
| Recommended Podcasts on 09:08 - Mar 31 by AgedR |
I like Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (lots to choose from)
Also, obviously Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time (one week I might even understand it) |
Listen to a lot of podcasts at the moment at work:
for General 'that's interesting, i didn't know that...' types, then
99% invisible
Freakonomics Radio
Stuff you should know
Infinite Monkey Cage
The Allusionist
are all great. 99% invisible in particular is probably my favourite podcast.
for football, the Football Ramble is exceptional.
for more serious factual stuff
BBC 'The Inquiry' & Criminal are both good without being too heavy going
for irreverant interviews, then Scroobius Pip's distraction Pieces is brilliant, he gets some really good guests and is (ironically for someone with a stammer...) a great talker.
finally, if you like films, Cinema Swipe is great - basically one guy who has seen every film makes his mate who has seen no films at all watch classic films and they then discuss them to death. great stuff... |  |
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| Recommended Podcasts on 09:24 - Mar 31 with 6857 views | FDC |
| Recommended Podcasts on 09:21 - Mar 31 by Jeff |
Listen to a lot of podcasts at the moment at work:
for General 'that's interesting, i didn't know that...' types, then
99% invisible
Freakonomics Radio
Stuff you should know
Infinite Monkey Cage
The Allusionist
are all great. 99% invisible in particular is probably my favourite podcast.
for football, the Football Ramble is exceptional.
for more serious factual stuff
BBC 'The Inquiry' & Criminal are both good without being too heavy going
for irreverant interviews, then Scroobius Pip's distraction Pieces is brilliant, he gets some really good guests and is (ironically for someone with a stammer...) a great talker.
finally, if you like films, Cinema Swipe is great - basically one guy who has seen every film makes his mate who has seen no films at all watch classic films and they then discuss them to death. great stuff... |
That Scroobius Pip podcast looks good, cheers |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 09:28 - Mar 31 with 6846 views | daveB |
Football Weekly
QPR Podcast
BBC 5Live Football Daily
Football Ramble
Danny Baker |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 09:59 - Mar 31 with 6817 views | DevonWhite |
The Bugle
This American Life
Radiolab |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 10:28 - Mar 31 with 6796 views | NW10Hoop |
This American Life
Serial
QPR Podcast
Bill Burr's Monday morning Podcast |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 10:42 - Mar 31 with 6783 views | simmo |
Above has it mainly covered but one Podcast I would definitely add/recommend is Snap Judgement, one of the recent ones I listened to is 'Underground'
http://snapjudgment.org/underground
Amazing story telling on a really great format and the guys voice is like honey in your ear. It's like stories with a beat... Give that a go and see if you feels it. |  |
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| Recommended Podcasts on 10:43 - Mar 31 with 6780 views | simmo |
Is Cinema Swipe on iTunes only? It sounds like a great idea. | |
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| Recommended Podcasts on 11:17 - Mar 31 with 6755 views | Jeff |
| Recommended Podcasts on 10:43 - Mar 31 by simmo |
Is Cinema Swipe on iTunes only? It sounds like a great idea. |
Sorry, that should be Cinema Swirl, not swipe.
a cheeky google has it on soundcloud as well as iTunes, i think it's fairly universally available... | |
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| Recommended Podcasts on 11:40 - Mar 31 with 6741 views | W5R |
Talkinshit with Eddie Ifft
WTF with Marc Maron
The Nerdist
Inifnite Monkey Cage
Startalk with Neil De Grasse Tyson
Joe Rogan |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 11:52 - Mar 31 with 6725 views | thame_hoops |
Adam Corolla
Football ramble
Around the NFL
Dave Dameshek
Pardon the interruption (a great 20min daily show recapping ALL American sports) |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 13:54 - Mar 31 with 6650 views | 1MoreBrightonR |
This American Life
Guardian Football Weekly (love this)
and Richard Herring's Leicester Sq Podcast. hit and miss but ive seen this live a few times. | | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 14:05 - Mar 31 with 6640 views | Dees |
I really liked The Start Up podcast, a former producer of This American Life documenting the start of his new business (not as dry as it sounds)
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This American Life
Distraction Pieces
Page 94 - Private Eye
The Guardian Long Read
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
Invisibilia | | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 14:30 - Mar 31 with 6616 views | simmo |
| Recommended Podcasts on 11:40 - Mar 31 by W5R |
Talkinshit with Eddie Ifft
WTF with Marc Maron
The Nerdist
Inifnite Monkey Cage
Startalk with Neil De Grasse Tyson
Joe Rogan |
WTF with Marc Maron is a good one, although I don't know half his interviews as it's focused on American peeps. The one he did with Nick Frost though is probably one of the best podcasts/interviews ever.
Just seen that Scroobius Pip has a podcast interviewing Killer Mike! SOLD. | |
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| Recommended Podcasts on 15:10 - Mar 31 with 6601 views | MrSheen |
Current favourite - "No such thing as a fish", a very funny QI spin-off. It's from the researchers not Stephen Fry, so no reason to avoid it.
All-time great - "Fire Up" from FBI radio in Sydney, all the scandal and farce of Australian rugby league. So funny you don't have to be a fan, but it might make you one.
Two for history nerds: the "Ottoman History Podcast" and the "Ancient Warfare Magazine Podcast". A very eclectic range of subjects, sometimes dull, often fascinating.
If you would like to get into classical music but don't know where to start, you could do worse than Radio 3's "Building a Library". Over an hour they compare different recordings of a single work. It might sound dull but it's presented with real enthusiasm and clarity and really educates the listener in music they might never have approached otherwise. Very classy and a real find, there's a huge archive to choose from once you get the taste for it. |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 15:46 - Mar 31 with 6575 views | Match82 |
I can second the votes for "Stuff You Should Know" (if you want to be educated), and "The Bugle" (if you like people giving you strange looks because you're laughing out loud on public transport)
Have been listening to The Nerdist recently, also pretty funny. |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 16:11 - Mar 31 with 6555 views | FDC |
| Recommended Podcasts on 15:46 - Mar 31 by Match82 |
I can second the votes for "Stuff You Should Know" (if you want to be educated), and "The Bugle" (if you like people giving you strange looks because you're laughing out loud on public transport)
Have been listening to The Nerdist recently, also pretty funny. |
The start if the Bugle episode where John Oliver was talking about introducing Rhianna in stage had me in hysterics whilst on a train, seriously embarrassing. | | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 17:12 - Mar 31 with 6528 views | whittocksRs |
Guardian Football Weekly Extra
Fighting Talk
WTF with Marc Maron
The Tenderloins Podcast
Serial
Criminal
Adam & Joe on 6Music
Desert Island Discs
Danny Baker Show | | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 18:30 - Mar 31 with 6481 views | PlumsteadQPR |
Great thread. I listen to a lot of podcasts and I'm always on the look out for new ones!
Right. The obvious QPR podcast aside, the ones I listen to most regularly and would recommend are (by subject):
History:
"Dan Carlin's Hardcore History" is probably the best (non-QPR!) podcast out there in my opinion. Episodes usually weigh in at the 3 hour mark - and some topics (e.g. WW1...) are spread over a series of episodes - so it's not a quick 20 minute on the bus job but the production values, level of detail and analysis and his style of delivery especially make it awesome if you have any interest in history.
"Irish History Podcast". A bit niche perhaps but probably of interest to Brian McC at least. The focus has generally been on the early history of Ireland - Celts, Vikings,the arrival of the Normans etc but there are occasional one off specials. Comes out every few weeks and usually about 25 mins long.
"The History of Rome". This was an epic 179 episodes that covered the history of Rome from Romulus and Remus through to the downfall of the Empire in the 5th Century - and lasted almost as long! Most episodes are only 15 mins though so great for dipping in and out of.
Literature:
"BBC Radio 4 Book Club" 30 minute interviews with a wide range of authors and genres (Wilbur Smith to Hilary Mantel!) in front of a live audience that also ask questions.
"The HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast". This started life as a none too serious critical read through of the complete works of HP Lovecraft - 'The Call Of Cthulu' etc - but when they got through those it evolved into a more general podcast about horror/weird fiction. Dickens, MR James, Stoker et al...
Music:
Despite being obsessive about music I don't really listen to podcasts about it. I guess I'd generally rather listen to the tunes themselves than listen to someone b0ll0ck on about recording it but I do think the "Gilles Peterson Worldwide" podcast is worth checking out. Great tunes and a great mix of interesting interviewees.
Football:
"Guardian Football Weekly" obvs.
"The Blizzard" - from the producers of the top quality magazine of the same name.
"Hold The Back Page". It's an Irish podcast but the main focus unsurprisingly is on the Premier League. It's not just about the Prem though - international football (especially the Republic obvs), Champions League, Serie A, MLS and even the League of Ireland get a look in too! One of the presenters is a QPR fan and the discussions are usually decent. The "Extratime.IE podcast" is also worth checking out.
General:
"BBC Radio 4's In Our Time". Great selection of topics discussed by a panel of experts chaired by Melvyn Bragg.
"Bishopsgate Institute Podcast" - hour long talks on a wide range of topics. Mostly with a London theme or connection.
"Documentary On One". Random documentaries taken from the RTE archives. An amazing range of subjects and programmes - some from as far back as the 1950s. |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 19:43 - Mar 31 with 6452 views | MrSheen |
| Recommended Podcasts on 18:30 - Mar 31 by PlumsteadQPR |
Great thread. I listen to a lot of podcasts and I'm always on the look out for new ones!
Right. The obvious QPR podcast aside, the ones I listen to most regularly and would recommend are (by subject):
History:
"Dan Carlin's Hardcore History" is probably the best (non-QPR!) podcast out there in my opinion. Episodes usually weigh in at the 3 hour mark - and some topics (e.g. WW1...) are spread over a series of episodes - so it's not a quick 20 minute on the bus job but the production values, level of detail and analysis and his style of delivery especially make it awesome if you have any interest in history.
"Irish History Podcast". A bit niche perhaps but probably of interest to Brian McC at least. The focus has generally been on the early history of Ireland - Celts, Vikings,the arrival of the Normans etc but there are occasional one off specials. Comes out every few weeks and usually about 25 mins long.
"The History of Rome". This was an epic 179 episodes that covered the history of Rome from Romulus and Remus through to the downfall of the Empire in the 5th Century - and lasted almost as long! Most episodes are only 15 mins though so great for dipping in and out of.
Literature:
"BBC Radio 4 Book Club" 30 minute interviews with a wide range of authors and genres (Wilbur Smith to Hilary Mantel!) in front of a live audience that also ask questions.
"The HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast". This started life as a none too serious critical read through of the complete works of HP Lovecraft - 'The Call Of Cthulu' etc - but when they got through those it evolved into a more general podcast about horror/weird fiction. Dickens, MR James, Stoker et al...
Music:
Despite being obsessive about music I don't really listen to podcasts about it. I guess I'd generally rather listen to the tunes themselves than listen to someone b0ll0ck on about recording it but I do think the "Gilles Peterson Worldwide" podcast is worth checking out. Great tunes and a great mix of interesting interviewees.
Football:
"Guardian Football Weekly" obvs.
"The Blizzard" - from the producers of the top quality magazine of the same name.
"Hold The Back Page". It's an Irish podcast but the main focus unsurprisingly is on the Premier League. It's not just about the Prem though - international football (especially the Republic obvs), Champions League, Serie A, MLS and even the League of Ireland get a look in too! One of the presenters is a QPR fan and the discussions are usually decent. The "Extratime.IE podcast" is also worth checking out.
General:
"BBC Radio 4's In Our Time". Great selection of topics discussed by a panel of experts chaired by Melvyn Bragg.
"Bishopsgate Institute Podcast" - hour long talks on a wide range of topics. Mostly with a London theme or connection.
"Documentary On One". Random documentaries taken from the RTE archives. An amazing range of subjects and programmes - some from as far back as the 1950s. |
I must get into the RTE documentaries again. There are thousands, and not only do they not tell you much about them but they don't even say when they are from. I heard an interview with the leader of the Irish Communist Party where he finished by saying said that despite the consistent lack of progress he'd made he was sure that the success of the Soviet Union would win people round. I remember an amazing one when they talked to survivors from the Limerick Soviet (presumably all long dead now), and another about a man who used to run tapes of GAA games to London pubs. Locating any of them would be like finding a needle in a haystack though. | | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 20:54 - Mar 31 with 6411 views | DE79 |
Excellent thread! Some interesting suggestions from people who seem to have similar tastes to me, which I will check out...  Also a couple I haven't seen mentioned so far, which I think are decent:
Answer Me This!
Mark Kermode & Simon Mayo's Film Reviews |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 21:16 - Mar 31 with 6398 views | BklynRanger |
Yeah, good stuff. Are any of these excellent eggsamples similar to Serial?
The wife is using up all my audiobook credits with chicklit so I'm looking for free replacements to kill the boredom of running round the park. |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 01:07 - Apr 1 with 6335 views | PeterHucker |
Give this music podcast a try.
http://www.trustthewizards.com
It's basically 3 blokes playing records they like and talking about them.
Loads of great music new and old, all kinds of styles, and some funny chat.
One of them's a QPR fan as well. |  | | |
| Recommended Podcasts on 12:30 - Apr 7 with 6210 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| Recommended Podcasts on 01:07 - Apr 1 by PeterHucker |
Give this music podcast a try.
http://www.trustthewizards.com
It's basically 3 blokes playing records they like and talking about them.
Loads of great music new and old, all kinds of styles, and some funny chat.
One of them's a QPR fan as well. |
Will do.
Thanks for all the recommendations, folks. I started with Cinema Swirl, which is hugely enjoyable. Will move on to others as time permits. A bit all over the place right now so may take a while. | |
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