Podcast Recommendations
pimlicosquirrel
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Plaese to recommend some spoken word/interviews/history/science type stuff which doesn't suck.
What's good on the BBC site, I feel mired.
What's good on the BBC site, I feel mired.
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http://www.economist.com/audiovideo
http://ecfr.eu/podcasts/home
WNYC Radiolab
http://www.radiolab.org/
Science meets culture. Really nicely produced. Incredible stories, and real interesting.
ABC Radio - Science Show
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/subscribe/
Aussie science show, and possibly one of the most informative and detailed on the planet.
The Pipeline
http://5by5.tv/pipeline
interview show, featuring in-depth conversations with innovators, designers, geeks, newsmakers, entrepreneurs..
NPR Planet Money
http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=127413729
twice weekly discussion on economics
VFX Show
http://www.fxguide.com/podcasts/
Round table discussion on movie special effects. Each episode talks about 1 particular movie. Presented by Mike Seymour, one of Australia's leading special effects dudes, with industry guests from around the world.
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh
Awesome historical podcast. Dan Carlin is a great story teller. Most recent episodes have gone into indepth detail on the roman republic. Highly recommend.
Dan Carlin's Common Sense
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/cs
Analysis on American politics and issues. Very interesting. I don't always agree with Dan's analysis, but it is always though provoking.
This Week In Media
http://www.pixelcorps.tv/this_week_in_media
Round table discussion on the media, technology, law, and techniques.
http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/hh
IOT is an informative roundtable discussion, with the podcast archive divided into separate genres: Culture, History, Philosophy, Religion, Science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/
Stuff You Should Know "takes a look at astonishing facts from across the globe"
ex: snipers, parallel evolution, decapitation, parkour, Amelia Earhart
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/hsw-shows/stuff-you-should-know-podcast.htm
and 60 Minutes is usually solid
Good shit.
I've been enjoying Hot Karl's follow-up 'Get Up On This' on Smodcast as well.
KCRW Guest Dj Project
Gotta drive to LA tmrw.
PS whats good in LA? Tell me about the restaurants. Just kidding.
PPS for real though what's happening in LA tmrw night?
www.wtfpod.com
http://www.thechamps.libsyn.com/
Neil Brennan(CoCreator of Chapelle Show), Moshe Kasher(Jewish comedian from Oakland) and DJ DougPound(Tim and Eric fame). 3 white comedians interview all black guests. It's the shit, trust. Listen to the Questlove one first.
THE MOTH
http://themoth.org/
Live storytelling forum from NYC that travels the country. So good, they usually put one or two up a week.
THIS AMERICAN LIFE
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
No explanation needed.
sorry can't do it.
Ira Glass makes me want to claw my ears out.
HAHAHAHAHAHA I was more referring to the fact that everybody already most likely probably knows what it is. Usually listen in the car on Saturdays garage saleing.
Funniest podcast at the moment, with occasional science-y things.