Podcasts I listen to and/or watch
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008I relatively recently started listening to those magical things called pod-casts, maybe 6 months ago or so, so i don’t know about too many, but here’s what i listen to on my way to work and back.
Music:
All Songs Considered (podcast) - NPR - "An eclectic mix of fresh music by emerging artists and breakout bands"
Music That Matters (podcast) - KEXP - "Check out some of the KEXP DJ’s favorite artists from the Pacific Northwest and around the world on-the-go. KEXP’s Music That Matters bi-weekly podcast brings you an exclusive mix of new music from the world’s best independent artists."
Rock and Roll Report (podcast) - The Rock and Roll report features only indie and unsigned bands, no commercial or big label bands.
All Songs Considered and Music that matters sound like they’re about the same thing, but I like ASC a lot more than MTM, I guess I still don’t like hardcore indie music enough. Both podcasts have a variety of music, but ASC has more that I like.
As for RARR, it’s generally pretty good, although sometimes it’s obvious why a band is unsigned. :) RARRRRR!
Podcasts that make you (feel) smarter:
This American Life (podcast) - Chicago NPR - "There’s a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It’s mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always. There’s lots more to the show, but, like we said, it’s sort of hard to describe." There’s no real constant theme to the show, it’s just funny, thoughtful, stories.
RadioLab (podcast) - WNYC - "Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we’ll feed it with possibility."
Both of these are really good.
Tech:
WebbAlert (podcast)- "WebbAlert is Morgan Webb’s website and daily videocast, covering the day’s developments in tech news, video gaming, gadgetry, and digital culture. It’s engineered to keep tech-interested people current on the news and trends that move the industry with a small investment of just a few minutes per day." in other words, 5 minute daily update on big tech news stories.
Games:
Bungie Podcast (podcast)- Bungie guys shooting the shit about their stuff, plus interviews (sometimes) with employees. Usually pretty amusing, more interesting if you like Halo.
Major Nelson (blogcast) - e and major talking about games, and some interviews with game devs.
Blizzard Podcast (podcast)- SO BORING, though some Starcraft 2 info is interesting. I skip the wow update discussions cause they are stupid. also the main host guy sounds to stiff, he sounds very rehearsed.
Funny:
The Onion Radio News (audio)
The Onion News Network (video)
Ask a Ninja (video)
Got any good ones i’m missing that i should check out?
