Author Topic: What Podcasts do you listen to? (Read 151899 times)

Joe_Singh · « **on:** March 13, 2012, 10:46:23 am »

After becoming a regular listener to the great award winning The Anfield Wrap i've decided to broaden my horizons of the Podcast world.

The official LFC podcast hosted by Macdowell is pretty good, I do enjoy listening to that, its a good way to sum up whats been happening over the weekend in terms of reaction and what not.

I've started to listen to the Guardians football podcast hosted by Jame Richardson, its not too bad, but nothing near The Anfield Wrap.

The same can be said about The Times The Game podcast hosted by Marcotti. Bearable but nothing to write home about.

I really enjoyed listening to the 10'o clock Live podcast, Very funny indeed, Carr was on form last week.

I've downloaded the Frank Skinner Podcast, but not heard it yet.

So go ahead a list and review your favourite or not so favourite podcasts.

Effes · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2012, 10:50:59 am »

Do be honest - I've never listed to a podcast, even though I have an ipod

Is it easy to do? And easy to delete when you're finished?

Joe_Singh · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:01:25 am »

Quote from: Effes on March 13, 2012, 10:50:59 am

Do be honest - I've never listed to a podcast, even though I have an ipod

Is it easy to do? And easy to delete when you're finished?

Yes, just as you download songs from iTunes, you do the same with Podcasts.

Deleting is easy too, just swipe the episode you want to delete and tap delete on your ipod. You have to manually delete it from your PC though.

litliper · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:02:30 am »

Actually Podcasts are designed in a way so that you can't delete them. I've gone through 7 Ipods already.

Billman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:36:18 am »

Just Anfield Wrap and Guardian one, used to listen to Times one but found them all a bit self-satisfied so gave it up. Football Ramble was good for a while but went off it for no particular reason. Just not inclined. Theres only so many you can listen to on the one subject.

Shepnois · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:01:34 pm »

Football wise I only listen to The Anfield Wrap these days, used to listen to the Guardian one but not anymore.

My favourite podcast at the minute
WTF with Marc Maron - Marc is an American stand up, his show is all about having interesting conversations with people in the comedy business about their lives. He's had everyone on from Conan to Louis CK(a must listen) to Stewart Lee to Ben Stiller and countless other people behind the scenes on shows/films and the like. Great listen if you like your comedy

Other notable mentions – Smodcast, Uhh Yeah Dude, Adam & Joe podcasts(not on the air at the moment but worth getting the old ones) and of course The Ricky Gervais podcasts but I’d recommend getting the old XFM shows and working your way upto the Podcasts.

Pistolero · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:11:01 pm »

'Bernie Connors sound of music'

essential.

Joe_Singh · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:12:55 pm »

Quote from: Lfsea on March 13, 2012, 12:02:40 pm

World Football Phone-in should be top of any semi-intelligent football fan's list of listens.

Quote from: Shepnois on March 13, 2012, 12:01:34 pm

My favourite podcast at the minute
WTF with Marc Maron - Marc is an American stand up, his show is all about having interesting conversations with people in the comedy business about their lives. He's had everyone on from Conan to Louis CK(a must listen) to Steward Lee to Ben Stiller and countless other people behind the scenes on shows/films and the like. Great listen if you like your comedy

I'll check out both of these. Sound good!

Lent§ · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:29:45 pm »

Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio is class. Anfield Wrap, Football Weekly, Football Ramble, Desert Island Discs, Red White And Blue Pod off the top of my head. I love a podcast, me.

Camarero25 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:47:04 pm »

Smodcast, Football Ramble.

Shepnois · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:49:35 pm »

Quote from: Lent§ on March 13, 2012, 12:29:45 pm

Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio is class. Anfield Wrap, Football Weekly, Football Ramble, Desert Island Discs, Red White And Blue Pod off the top of my head. I love a podcast, me.

I do like the Frank Skinner pod, actually I'm gonna listen to the latest now over lunch. I do find some of the female comedians he gets to fill in abit annoying though. The latest one hasn’t been great. Skinner is always on top form though.

**Glenn** · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:53:33 pm »

Just The Anfield Wrap at the moment, but have to say I do enjoy looking forward to listening to a weekly episode.

Anyone recommend any other decent podcasts out there?

SalisburyRed · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:58:44 pm »

Football Weekly (the Guardian)
The Anfield Wrap
The Football Ramble
European Football Show
World Football (BBC World Service)
Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live)
ESPN Baseball Today
Fangraphs Audio
Kermode & Mayo's Film Reviews (BBC Radio 5 Live)

AndyInVA · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2012, 03:58:11 pm »

above and beyond
the bugle
comedy of the week
dark beige radio
ian wright on absolute
mp red
not just a matter of life and death
606

all the ones the others said are great

podcasts are the future

get enough and you never need to listen to shit radio again

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #14 on:** March 13, 2012, 04:01:34 pm »

For me:

Anfield Wrap
Fighting Talk
Joypod
Guardian Football Weekly
Giant Bombcast
Weekend Confirmed

Going to deffo give Frank Skinner a go, and 606 after a particularly good weekend of beauts!

rowan_d · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2012, 04:13:26 pm »

GiantBombcast, used to listen to 1up Yours before Garnett Lee left, have all the old Russell Brand and Ricky Gervais podcasts on my mp3 player and still listen to them every night. Its a real shame what happened at 1up

It's Jimmy Corkhill · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2012, 04:13:29 pm »

The Ricky Gervais ones are brilliant, though as stated, the first 2 XFM series are some of the best comic efforts I've see heard or seen.

Defected in the house, Resident Advisor, Infinite Monkey Cage, and of course the Anfield Wrap.

Walshy nMe® · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2012, 04:54:00 pm »

Yeah I have done the Gervais ones it's a shame he doesn't do anything new now. 60% of his stuff is recycled from XFM. For shame.

I used to really like Gamerdork but when they got the new fella from Brighton on it fell to bits, in my opinion. I loved it around the time Killzone 2 was released.

lvcjmac · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2012, 05:17:26 pm »

ESPNsoccernet Press Pass is one I haven't seen mentioned that I enjoy. It comes out daily.

In addition to that, here are the other footie podcasts I download:

Football Weekly from the Guardian
The Game from the Times
The Anfield Wrap (it's like listening to another language for us Yanks)
World Football Phone In

If you have an Android or Iphone, check out an app called Pocket Casts. It's a paid app (I paid $2.99 US) that downloads podcasts you subscribe to directly to your mobile phone. No need to worry about hooking up to iTunes, it just shows up on your phone. The app is cool as shit and I use it non-stop.

I can't remember the last time I listened to radio. These football podcast make the commute to work tolerable.

LiverLuke · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2012, 05:41:24 pm »

I like my US sports so

ESPN NBA today
ESPN The B.S. Report (Bill Simmons)
ESPN Around the Horn
ESPN Pardon the Interruption
Fighting Talk
The Guardian Football Weekly

TepidT2O · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:07:40 pm »

Quote from: litliper on March 13, 2012, 11:02:30 am

Actually Podcasts are designed in a way so that you can't delete them. I've gone through 7 Ipods already.

You can delete podcasts on an iPhone......

MidwestWool · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:15:00 pm »

Tiesto Club Life, for the lovers of house music

Alphaville · « **Reply #22 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:58:26 pm »

WTF with Marc Maron - Bi-weekly independent podcast. Maron is a grandaddy of the NY alternative comedy scene who never really made it big, until he sat down in his garage and started talking to his peers. It's a podcast about funny people that is often times miles from being funny, but that beautifully captures the essence of who Maron and his guests truly are. First podcast I download every week.

This American Life - Weekly podcast, originally from WBEZ Chicago. Ira Glass and his gang of storytelling nerds choose a theme and compile a set of interviews and fictional or non-fictional short stories to (loosely) explore that theme. I've been introduced to a lot of great writers through that show. On the occasions when the show is dedicated to a single story, the show's take is often refreshingly objective and inquisitive. Also, for a weekly podcast, their themes are often surprisingly ahead of the curb.

RadioLab - Weekly podcast, from WNYC. This is like This America Life, but exclusively dedicated to science.

Kermode and Mayo's Film Review - Weekly podcast, BBC Radio 5. The good doctors discuss the UK box office top 10 and the films released in the UK that week.

The Moth - Independent weekly podcast. The Moth is an organization putting on a series of storytelling shows across the US (they started in NY), inviting celebrities and regular folks alike to tell a story on stage. Each week, they release one or two stories from their huge vault of stories. They can be hit and miss, but there are a lot more hits than misses.

Risk - Independent (bi-)weekly podcast. In many ways, this is like The Moth but on drugs and with a lot more sex. Kevin Allison is an ex-member of The State, an unfunny US-based comedy group that made it big in the 90's. He's not exactly funny, but he's a good storyteller and he's created, participated and hosted this show for the last couple of years, based on the the theme of telling stories "you never thought you'd dare to share". Like The Moth, it can be hit-or-miss because it's based on people telling stories, and some will be much more compelling than others, but overall it's well worth it. Some truly screwed up stories in there.

RedRabbit · « **Reply #23 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:44:14 pm »

Quote from: Tepid water on March 13, 2012, 06:07:40 pm

You can delete podcasts on an iPhone......

...And I just spent the last 20 minutes deleting podcasts from my iPod, so I'm unsure what he means by that.

litliper · « **Reply #24 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:47:22 pm »

Podcasts are deletable? What about music and pictures? I've seen the delete option but that just seems too obvious. Almost like some sort of a trap...

rednich85 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:51:17 pm »

Joe Rogan Experience
Doug Loves Movies
Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast
Jim and Eddie talk Shit
Bobby Kellys 'you know what dude'
Smodcast - jay and silent bob get old
Guardian podcast
MMA hour
MMA Junkie
Adam Carolla show
Ari Shaffirs Skeptic Tank

Loads more.....

I work in a cubicle, crunching numbers.....that's where I find the timee!

RedRabbit · « **Reply #26 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:54:13 pm »

Quote from: litliper on March 13, 2012, 11:47:22 pm

Podcasts are deletable? What about music and pictures? I've seen the delete option but that just seems too obvious. Almost like some sort of a trap...

Just connect it to iTunes and right click/delete. That's how I clean it up anyway.

Lent§ · « **Reply #27 on:** March 14, 2012, 09:50:23 am »

Good work Litliper

StevenLFC · « **Reply #28 on:** March 14, 2012, 10:17:15 am »

I only listen to two: The Anfield Wrap & Inside the Huddle, which is a UK based NFL Podcast.

nicholasanthony · « **Reply #29 on:** March 14, 2012, 11:11:44 am »

Kermode and Mayo, and some of the ESPN ones.

Joe_Singh · « **Reply #30 on:** March 14, 2012, 11:32:23 am »

Quote from: Silent Violet on March 13, 2012, 06:15:00 pm

Tiesto Club Life, for the lovers of house music

My mate used to download this and listen to it in the car on the way home from work. I used to think the host sounds like Gallium Ballague. Not my kind of music though.

Some good selections there, i'll check them out.

I think its a bit shitty that iphone itunes doesn't have a subscribe button

Grobbelrevell · « **Reply #31 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:10:54 pm »

The Anfield Wrap
European Football Show
Bundesliga Football

That's about it really. I used to listen to the Football Ramble religiously as well (and still do occasionally) but I went off it a bit during the Suarez/Evra stuff as a result of some of the comments on there. Generally it's quite amusing, but sometimes some of the comments are a little pretentious. Maybe i'm just touchy.

Also, as has been mentioned, the Ricky Gervais stuff is quality. Massive shame he (and Steve and Karl) hasn't done anything new in a good while.

litliper · « **Reply #32 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:14:14 pm »

Quote from: Lent§ on March 14, 2012, 09:50:23 am

Good work Litliper

I'd like to thank the academy

rowan_d · « **Reply #33 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:44:07 pm »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/kermode/all#playepisode86

Are these Mark Kermode podcasts funny outside of Kermode's rants, or do they take themselves seriously?

gazzalfc · « **Reply #34 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:56:25 pm »

Smodcast
Smodco morning show
Hollywood babble on
Jay and Silent Bob get old
Kermode and Mayo
Skeptics with a K

Veinticinco de Mayo · « **Reply #35 on:** March 14, 2012, 01:24:49 pm »

Quote from: Pistolero on March 13, 2012, 12:11:01 pm

'Bernie Connors sound of music'

essential.

Link?

[dons Mod hat]
Folks, if you are going to post a recommendation could you also post a direct download link please. It would make the thread a lot more useful.
[removes hat]

RedRabbit · « **Reply #36 on:** March 14, 2012, 11:23:52 pm »

Quote from: Lent§ on March 14, 2012, 09:50:23 am

Good work Litliper

Fuck. I knew it was too obvious.

Joe_Singh · « **Reply #37 on:** March 19, 2012, 10:49:48 am »

Listened to World Football Phone in over the weekend......pretty good albeit a bit too long.

Anything over an hour gets too much. I've noticed what ever gets discussed ends up on Tim Vickery's blog on the beeb anyway.

Friday Night Live is excellent I think. Really enjoy that.

Frank Skinner is a bit slow, but i'll give it another download.

Downloaded the Guardian's technology podcast, need to download a couple of episodes more to make my mind up on that.

rowan_d · « **Reply #38 on:** March 19, 2012, 12:45:06 pm »

On the whole, I'm enjoying the Mayo & Kermode Film Review, but the guests are often so smug and pretentious its unbelievable. Some of them are fucking idiots as well who seem to think that film is the be all and end all of existence

AndyInVA · « **Reply #39 on:** March 19, 2012, 04:09:20 pm »

Quote from: Joe_Singh on March 14, 2012, 11:32:23 am

My mate used to download this and listen to it in the car on the way home from work. I used to think the host sounds like Gallium Ballague. Not my kind of music though.

Some good selections there, i'll check them out.

I think its a bit shitty that iphone itunes doesn't have a subscribe button

above and beyond

music podcast is also brilliant