# Podcast recommendations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312 "2012-11-17T15:49:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/1 "2012-11-17T15:49:08Z")
I know this has been done, but what the hell. I just cancelled my Sirius subscription, and I need something(s) to listen to. I primarily (95% of the time) listened to the Howard Stern channels. I like the Kevin Smith podcasts, but need more. Can anyone recommend some funny podcasts? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/2 "2012-11-17T16:03:49Z")
[Adam Carolla](http://adamcarolla.com/CarollaDigital/). _The Adam Carolla Show_ is the main one, but he also does _CarCast_ and _Ace on the House_ which are only marginally about cars and home repair, respectively; they’re all mostly just Adam joking and complaining about stuff, with different co-hosts and guests. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/3 "2012-11-17T16:07:22Z")
> **[Recommend a Talk Radio Program, or a Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=660654)** > > I’m looking for something to pass the time at work. I’ve been listening to Neal Boortz, but he’s retiring soon. Ideally the show would be live between 9 - Noon Eastern, but I’ll listen to an archive if the show us good enough. Availability on Tune In... > **[looking for podcast suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621914)** > > Hello all, I’m going to be doing a lot of traveling again very soon and I thought I’d ask all of you if anyone has any suggestions. I’m currently addicted to: Stuff you should know Stuff you missed in history class The history of Rome Wait,... > **[Podcast recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=609581)** > > I am looking for recurring podcasts to download and amuse myself with on a very long commute that I have. My current favorite is Radiolab, although I also very much like This American Life, and various Howstuffworks. I also like Freakonomics, and... > **[Daily Podcast suggestions](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=603776)** > > Wondering if anyone can recommend daily podcast to try out during my 45 minute commute. Currently I listen to Marketplace, but that’s only about 25 minutes long. I also listen to Tech New Today now and then, but don’t enjoy it enough for daily... ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/4 "2012-11-17T16:24:39Z")
The Moth — storytelling —This is where Mike Birbiglia got his start The Bugle — with John Oliver (yay) and Andy Zaltzman (bleargh) Stuff You Should Know Stephen Fry’s Podgrams Lexicon Valley (by Slate) Friday Night Comedy (BBC) Freakanomics Radio Real Time with Bill Maher (it’s the audio from the TV show) Bullseye with Jesse Thorn Whaddya Know? with Michael Feldman Radiolab (WNYC) The Business (KCRW) Fresh Air (NPR) A Way With Words Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me (NPR) On the Media (WNYC) Studio 360 (PRI) What the Fuck with Marc Maron ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/5 "2012-11-17T16:50:05Z")
A friend of mine has a great podcast called All Time Top Ten. Each week, he and a guest each put together their own Top Ten list of songs for that week’s category. Categories such as:[ul][li]Top Ten Songs About Madness[_]Top Ten Rock Wordsmiths[_]Top Ten Break Up Songs[_]Top Ten Songs About Sex[_]Top Ten Rock Drummers[/li][/ul] I and another friend of ours were his special guests this week. We did All Time Top Ten T.V. Theme Songs. I’m putting the link in a Spoiler Tag because the Audio starts immediately when the window opens (and some people don’t like that). [All Time Top Ten Podcast](http://alltimetopten.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-16T12_47_35-08_00) ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/6 "2012-11-17T22:32:09Z")
Thanks! That’s actually a really good start! ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/7 "2012-11-17T23:08:13Z")
I listen to podcasts regularly and have listened to most of the ones suggested. This one seem to have gotten missed. Caustic Soda Probably my favorite podcast of all time. Fantastic format Hiarious Informative Canadian One of the head guys has a band called “Darkest of the Hillside Thickets” a Cthulu inspired band. They take a “caustic” look at a variety of subjects. It seems like it would be a Dope favorite for all. For a first listen find some with Dr Jenna. But you can’t go wrong with any of them. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/8 "2012-11-18T08:44:00Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > I and another friend of ours were his special guests this week. We did All Time Top Ten T.V. Theme Songs. If you extract the valley girl, you have Janice from the Muppets’s accent. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/9 "2012-11-18T12:56:15Z")
I’m always surprised when I’m showing people my iPod and when they ask what I listen to, at podcasts, they say “what’s that?”. I loved Stern, too. For daily listening, radio style, try Kevin & Bean. Also, try Comedy Bang Bang, Doug Loves Movies, Alec Baldwin’s Here’s The Thing, Hollywood Babble-on and How Did This Get Made. Occasionally I like Moher Stories with Jay Moher, although it can get bogged down in sports. Thrilling Adventure Stories is good for a laugh now and then as well. ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/10 "2012-11-18T21:56:22Z")
[Overthinkingit.com](http://Overthinkingit.com) weekly Too Beautiful to Live weekdays The Tobolowsky Files (go back and catch them all) ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/11 "2012-11-18T22:13:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > If you extract the valley girl, you have Janice from the Muppets’s accent. 😕 Are you referring to the tone of my post? Or did you listen to the podcast and you’re referring to the sound of my voice? If you listened, thank you for listening! But, truth be told, I have no idea what meaningful descriptiveness is left to apply to Janice’s accent once you extract the valley girl. The valley girl accent/speech patterns are a foundation of how she speaks. I don’t know what’s left once that is taken but . . . apparently . . . I have it? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/12 "2012-11-18T23:15:00Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > But, truth be told, I have no idea what meaningful descriptiveness is left to apply to Janice’s accent once you extract the valley girl. Sorry, meant to be an amusing throwaway comment. I don’t know much about regional accents in the US, but it sounded kind of northern border, Minnesota-ish or something. I did listen to the podcast, it was very entertaining and will probably pick through a few of the others too. You’re wrong about _Gidget_, of course. The best TV theme tune is _The Odd Couple_. Anyway, to not be entirely sidetracked, I recommend [Pop My Culture](http://www.popmyculturepodcast.com/), which is part of the increasingly large Nerdist group of podcasts. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/13 "2012-11-19T05:40:44Z")
Thanks for listening **GuanoLad**! The other episode that I guested on was [Top Songs Under Two Minutes Long](http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/61787). Because the songs were so short, we did the Top 20 instead of Top 10. By the way, not only is the _Gidget_ theme better than the _Odd Couple_ theme but Sally Field was better looking than Tony Randall and Jack Klugman put together. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/14 "2012-11-19T13:37:41Z")
If you are into gaming and geek stuff: Horde for Life Weekend Confirmed Giant Bomb Nerdist [egonetworks](http://egonetworks.com) site has quite a few, all free. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/15 "2012-11-19T21:36:41Z")
If you’re really into something, go search for podcasts about it. I have stuff I love about skepticism, atheism, HP Lovecraft, and some of my favorite shows like Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, and Walking Dead. But they’re only funny and engaging if you’re already interested in the subject matter, you know? ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcast-recommendations/641312/16 "2012-11-19T22:07:46Z")
Bill Burrs Monday Morning Podcast is good. It is a special kind of humor. I really don’t know why I like it so much. Anyone else think ‘This American Life’, has lost its luster?