:smack: I blame it on my extra effort put into making sure I spelled “Pollak” properly.
WTF with Marc Maron and Savage Love are the two that I listen to most frequently. I also listen to Way With Words.
Kevin Smith has a bunch of podcasts on his site, there were a couple with Jon Lovitz that I found very entertaining.
The entire Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) is available as a podcast. There’s an audio-only version as well as a video version.
Diane Rehm Show (WAMU/NPR) is good, especially the News Roundup on Friday - it’s a very balanced coverage of the news.
On The Media (WNYC/NPR).
I also listen to The Stephanie Miller Show, but that requires a paid subscription.
If you like science fiction/fantasy/gaming/comics/Dr. Who, I heartily recommend The Incomparable podcast. Interesting, geeky talk about all the subjects above from time to time.
They have episodes where they talk about books and hash things out in detail. They have impromptu podcasts after new Dr. Who episodes air. They talk about movies. I skim through the comic and gaming stuff because they’re not my subjects of interest.
And occasionally they go crazy, like when they had their TV fantasy draft episode. I was listening to this episode while I was working in my sister’s yard. I laughed so much she thought I was crazy.
It’s my favorite geek podcast.
I also listen to and enjoy This American Life, Radiolab, Fresh Air, The Moth, and NPR’s Snap Judgement, which I don’t think has been mentioned so far.
I also like story podcasts, like the ones from Escape Pod (sf), Podcastle (fantasy), Clarkesworld, and Lightspeed Magazine.
I’ve been listening to history podcasts lately. The best I’ve found so far are A History of Rome and Twelve Byzantine Emperors
My current favourites not already mentioned are PopMyCulture, which is funny interviews with various entertainment-oriented folk, mostly centering on their opinions on current pop cultural events; and the Nerdist, which is sometimes very Stand-Up Comedy heavy, but is generally fun and fascinating.
I’ll mention a couple that haven’t been mentioned so far:
- The History of Rome by Mike Duncan:
This is a great podcast currently in its 166 episode. Each episode is short, accurate and its author has a real sense both of history and humour. You’ll learn a lot.
You know that you’ve made your name in the podcast business when you are featured in a New York Times article.
The latest episode is 4 hour longs. I don’t know if it still qualifies as a podcast
I also recommend This American Life, Radiolab and, specially, Planet Money.
All of my favorites have been mentioned here, but I’d like to add that you can find a fair selection of old time radio shows. I recommend the “Dragnet” podcast hosted by Adam Graham if you’re into that sort of thing. There are others for other old detective shows, Superman, and westerns.
The podcasts I listen to regularly are:
Leo Leporte The Tech guy - great podcast for both geeks and people who are not tech savvy.
60 minutes - entire audio version of the tv show.
Cagcast - hilariously and brutually honest podcast about video games
Yea It’s that Bad - these guys are kinda annoying, but it’s fun to hear their thoughts why certain movies rate so bad on Rotten Tomatoes
I listen to a lot of podcasts. These most often —
- WTF with Marc Maron
- WNYC’s Radiolab
- This American Life
- Stuff You Should Know
- Studio 360 from PRI and WNYC
- Real Time with Bill Maher (it’s the audio from the HBO TV show)
- NPR: Planet Money Podcast
- NPR: Car Talk Podcast
- NPR Programs: Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! Podcast
- NPR Programs: Fresh Air Podcast
- The Latest Episodes from On the Media
- KCRW’s The Business
- BBC Business Daily
- The Bugle
- The ABC’s of SNL (really a 4 or 5 episode offshoot of Kevin Smith’s Smodcast which features Jon Lovitz)
Another recommendation for The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe (http://www.theskepticsguide.org).
Also, surprised that it hasn’t been mentioned yet: Skeptoid (http://skeptoid.com). These are a lot shorter than Skeptic’s Guide episodes, typically around fifteen minutes. But they’re packed full of facts and are always good examples of critical thinking.
I think anyone who reads The Straight Dope, and has the means to listen to podcasts, owes it to themselves to at least check out those two.
APM Marketplace Tech Report (formerly Future Tense)
Here are the podcasts that I listen to regularly. I have a boring job that allows me to listen to my iPod all day, so I assume I have more time than most people to listen to podcasts.
Anyway
Science/Technology
Astronomy Cast
Big Picture Science
This Week in Tech
This is Only a Test
Giant Bombcast (It’s about video games - the only such podcast I listen to. The hosts have a great rapport, and are usually really funny)
Movies
Filmspotting
How Did This Get Made?
Behind the Screened Door
Comedy
Walking The Room (this one is definitely not for everyone. If you consider yourself a decent human being, and would like to continue being able to look at yourself in the mirror every morning, it’s probably best to avoid this one)
TOFOP (Basically Walking The Room but in Australia. It’s considerably tamer.)
WTF With Marc Maron (really funny and in-depth interviews with comedians, actors, and others)
How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner
News
Fresh Air
Talk of The Nation
Misc.
The Straight Dope
Radiolab (probably my favorite podcast of any kind right now)
Stuff You Should Know
Stuff You Missed in History Class
Freakonomics
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If there are any tv shows that you are really into, there’s a good chance that someone is doing a podcast about it.
For example:
The Breaking Bad Insider Podcast is hosted by someone who works on the show and she usually has Vince Gilligan or one of the other writers or directors giving specific insights about each episode after it airs. Pretty cool if you’re a fan of the show.
The Talking Dead is a podcast by a couple of guys who are fans of The Walking Dead show and comics. They are not “official” or affiliated with the show in any way other than being fans. (And they are not affiliated with the identically-named “The Talking Dead” tv show that airs on AMC after each Walking Dead episode.)
Botar’s Old Time Radio has a nice selection of old shows (comedy, drama, serials, etc.).
How about music? I like the Renaissance Festival Podcast and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (though the host can get a little wordy sometimes, and is quick to feature his own music).
Pod is my Copilot is my favorite comedy podcast, with SModcast as a close second. Jay and Silent Bob is funny too, with large chunks of “this is why drug abuse sucks” thrown in (the initial focus of the show was giving Jason Mewes something to focus on; if I recall correctly, he had just come out of a relapse when it started).
The SubGenius Hour of Slack and Bob’s Slacktime Funhouse are good, but may be a bit too counterculture for some people. The same can be said for Puzzling Evidence and National Cynical Network.
If you listen to daily news, I’d suggest a broadcast that’s generally better (though shorter) than NPR’s Morning Edition: Here and Now (APM), and if they don’t broadcast it in your area, you can get it by podcast.
It’s better because they go into more depth than NPR on the top issues of the day–NPR seems to have a boilerplate time limit and format.
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I’ll mention a couple that haven’t been mentioned so far:
The latest episode is 4 hour longs. I don’t know if it still qualifies as a podcast
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I think his show on The Eastern Front was about the best podcast I ever listened to!
If you like video games:
- General topic: Final Score (Frogpants Studio network), Ladies of Leet, 1Up.com - Games, Dammit!
- Specific games: The Instance (WoW), The Instance: The Old Republic (SWtOR), Skyrim Off the Record, Star Wars Off the Record
I have bookmarked this thread for reference. I just started listening to the Skeptic’s Guide podcast, and it’s really good, so thanks for that, Qadgop and everyone who subsequently mentioned it.