# I need some good podcasts **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665 "2010-05-25T02:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TheBori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@TheBori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBori)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/41 "2010-05-28T17:23:36Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I second the request! Also, are you paranoid about your voice? A friend of mine has been a radio dj for decades and she is wacky about “protecting” her voice. Well…let’s see… in the spirit of full disclosure I am not a full-time voice-over actor. I have the luxury of having a day job and doing voice work for fun and additional income (hence the podcasts…fun, but free). So I don’t fret unnecessarily over my voice. I also sing in several ensembles, so I am generally careful about the pipes…but I will give a good yell at a ball game. Should I start a “Ask the Voice-Over Guy” thread? Is there a way to link from here, thereby providing the background and saving me from looking like a pompous ass? ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/42 "2010-05-28T17:41:47Z")
The Naked Scientist – British show covering scientific issues for the (advanced) layman TEDtalks – video podcast of lectures on an array of topics. Usually interesting, occasionally fascinating. Also, I don’t know if Logically Critical is still available since it’s stopped production, but if you can get hold of the archives, it was brilliant. I’m also a big fan of the NPR shows mentioned above, as well as the weekly Piano Puzzler from American Public Radio. ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/43 "2010-05-29T02:24:15Z")
Lots of great lectures from the University of California at [uctv.tv](http://uctv.tv/). The categories are Arts & Music, Health & Medicine, Public Affairs, Science, Humanities, Business, Education Issues, And Gardening and Agriculture. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/44 "2010-06-02T13:02:01Z")
Two more great podcasts I forgot to mention. **[The Tobolowsky Files](http://www.slashfilm.com/category/features/slashfilmcast/the-tobolowsky-files/)**: Stephen Tobolowsky is an actor you would recognize if you saw him. He was Ned, the insurance salesman in _Groundhog Day_, and he has had hundreds of other (mostly bit) parts. He tells stories. Awesome podcast; read his reviews on iTunes! You will thank me if you listen. **[Old Jews Telling Jokes](http://oldjewstellingjokes.com/)**: They’re old, Jewish, and they tell jokes. What’s not to like? I’ve heard most of these before, but I love watching the short videos. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/45 "2010-06-02T16:02:49Z")
Another one that’s sorta hit and miss is “Tell 'em Steve-Dave”- It’s basically a spin-off of Kevin Smith’s SmodCast, with his (not really that famous) childhood friends Bryan Johnson and Walt Flannigan from NJ just talking to each other and shooting the shit. It’s extremely cynical and slightly twisted, but listening to them talk to each other- you can totally see where the characters of Dante and Randall came about in Clerks. These two guys basically are just that- the living inspiration it seems for those guys. So if you’re a SmodCast super-fan, it’s worth a listen, and it just started updating on a weekly schedule (they go up on Fridays, and SmodCast goes up on Sundays). ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/46 "2010-06-02T16:04:44Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Two more great podcasts I forgot to mention. > > **[The Tobolowsky Files](http://www.slashfilm.com/category/features/slashfilmcast/the-tobolowsky-files/)**: Stephen Tobolowsky is an actor you would recognize if you saw him. He was Ned, the insurance salesman in _Groundhog Day_, and he has had hundreds of other (mostly bit) parts. He tells stories. Awesome podcast; read his reviews on iTunes! You will thank me if you listen. Yes, yes, and yes. I mentioned it earlier in this thread, but it bears repeating. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/47 "2010-06-02T16:21:27Z")
> [@Mauvaise](#): > > Yes, yes, and yes. I mentioned it earlier in this thread, but it bears repeating. Oh wow, you did at that! You have great taste. And it bears repeating again.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/48 "2010-06-02T16:24:07Z")
Try the NPR Story Corps podcast – especially if you like to cry every few minutes. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/49 "2010-07-19T18:21:36Z")
Just a quick post to thank **kayaker** and **Mauvaise** — I’m totally in love with the Tobolowsky Files! Thank you very much. I’m getting so much more walking done with great podcasts to listen to, thanks to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/50 "2010-07-19T18:49:14Z")
I’d like to thank whoever mentioned [The Tolkien Professor](http://www.tolkienprofessor.com/index.html). It was in a similar thread from a while ago, not this one though. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/51 "2010-07-19T18:54:00Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Just a quick post to thank **kayaker** and **Mauvaise** — I’m totally in love with the Tobolowsky Files! Thank you very much. I’m so glad! I feel like shill sometimes because I can’t stop recommending it to people, even if I don’t know if they even listen to podcasts. It’s just that good. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/52 "2010-07-19T19:37:02Z")
I listened to the stories about his trip to Iceland, the accident and recovery Saturday and I was in tears more than once. He’s incredible! Tobolowsky shills unite! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/53 "2010-07-19T20:57:11Z")
I thought this was an old thread - I came by to thank whoever recommended ANSWER ME THIS - free on itunes. Homespun answers of listeners questions on anything from the inane to profane. As it’s not that thread, allow me to recommend it. MiM ---
**Author:** ![Shocker\_Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@Shocker\_Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shocker_Khan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665/54 "2010-07-19T22:29:06Z")
I’m addicted to my podcasts. I love all of my NPR podcasts, most of which have already been mentioned as well as Nerdist, CDR, and Savage Lovecast. But I also really enjoy \*\*Too Beautiful To Live \*\*(TBTL), **KEXP Song of the Day** , and **Open Source Sex**. As with NPR, there are a bunch of KEXP podcasts and all of them are fantastic. Thanks to Luke Burbank, I’m a Ten. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665.md?page=2)