# Your favorite podcasts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 27, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727 "2008-05-27T05:20:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Internut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5daacb/32.png) [@Internut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Internut)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/1 "2008-05-27T05:20:38Z")
Mine are (all easy to find in Itunes): - CNN’s News of the Absurd - The Non-Prophets - The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics’ Guide 5x5 - Distorted View: Daily Comedy Podcast yours? ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/2 "2008-05-27T10:14:34Z")
Skepticality Point of Inquiry Bruce Williams Dr Joy Browne ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/3 "2008-05-27T11:48:09Z")
Basketball Jones The B.S. Report (Bill Simmons) Garrison Keillor’s _The Writer’s Almanac_ **RADIO LABS** This American Life ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/4 "2008-05-27T11:53:25Z")
The Traneumentary NPR - Jazz Profiles CBC Radio - Vinyl Cafe Stories 12 Byzantine Rulers - The History of the Byzantine Empire ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/5 "2008-05-27T12:09:21Z")
Supposedly, Zune is going to be starting a graphic novel video podcast one of these weeks. I don’t know if anyone else has pulled something like that off yet, but it sounds pretty cool to me. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/6 "2008-05-27T12:51:43Z")
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Podrunner Podrunner: Intervals Life of a Law Student ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/7 "2008-05-27T12:54:06Z")
I listen to several of the ones already mentioned. 2 of my favorties not mentioned yet: Skeptoid Quackcast (although he hasn’t updated for a while) ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/8 "2008-05-27T13:14:14Z")
Talking History. A Irish show but also deals with non-Irish history [http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/podcasts/19/highlights-from-talking-history.xml](http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/podcasts/19/highlights-from-talking-history.xml) In Our Time. The same kinda thing as above but BBC Radio. > **[BBC Sounds - In Our Time - Available Episodes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qykl)** > > Listen to the latest episodes of In Our Time on BBC Sounds Friday night comedy. BBC > **[BBC Sounds - The Now Show - Available Episodes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qgt7)** > > Listen to the latest episodes of The Now Show on BBC Sounds Mark Kermode movie reviews > **[BBC Sounds - Simon Mayo - Available Episodes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b0070ltf)** > > Listen to the latest episodes of Simon Mayo on BBC Sounds Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Real Time with Bill Maher ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/9 "2008-05-27T13:15:52Z")
Gay Pimpin’ with Jonny McGovern VH1’s Best Day Ever National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles [Cute with Chris](http://chrisleavins.typepad.com/) ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/10 "2008-05-27T14:03:26Z")
The three I listen to are: Smodcast (Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier) The Scientific American Podcast Real Time with Bill Maher ---
**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/11 "2008-05-27T16:41:36Z")
The Totally Rad Show iFanboy Diggnation The Weekly Geek Retroforce GO! Podtoid Pardon the Interruption ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/12 "2008-05-27T17:12:23Z")
Escape Pod (SF short stories) - heard about it here, in fact X Minus One (SF radio dramas from the 50s) Decoder Ring Theatre (radio dramas; new, in the style of 1930s radio drama. I’ve got a Red Panda Adventures T-shirt) Berkeley Groks Vital Signs (medical, from Discover Magazine) I used to love Atlanta Radio Theatre Company (ARTC) (also radio drama) but they haven’t updated it in months. Similar, that I _just_ started listening to, is Texas Radio Theatre Company. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/13 "2008-05-27T17:12:25Z")
This American Life [link](http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Default.aspx) Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! [link](http://www.npr.org/programs/waitwait/) RadioLab [link](http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/) Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe + 5x5 [link](http://www.theskepticsguide.org/) The Naked Scientists [link](http://www.thenakedscientists.com/) Air out my Shorts [link](http://www.theitspot.com/) Interrobang [link](http://www.adamcourt.co.uk/interrobang/) EscapePod, PseudoPod, PodCastle [link](http://www.escapepod.org/) The Sound of Young America and Jordan, Jesse GO! [link](http://www.maximumfun.org) Filmspotting [link](http://www.filmspotting.net/) And those are only my favorites, I listen to a bunch more! ---
**Author:** ![rostfrei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/14 "2008-05-27T17:40:49Z")
Sadly, a lot of my favorite podcasts have ceased production. I adore Yeast Radio with Madge Weinstein. Also, Cheryls Whorehole is excellent too. They’re pretty graphic, so not for the faint of heart. I used to listed to the Little Fatty Cast and The Gay Trucker, but they’ve recently stopped. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/15 "2008-05-27T18:53:52Z")
Most all of mine have been mentioned except for my favorite: [Savage Love.](http://podcasts.thestranger.com/savagelove/) ---
**Author:** ![Internut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5daacb/32.png) [@Internut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Internut)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/16 "2008-05-27T18:56:12Z")
rostfrei, you’d probably enjoy Distorted View if the podcast you mentioned is the one I’m thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/17 "2008-05-27T20:13:47Z")
The Bugle (John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman) Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me Car Talk Fresh Air Talk of the Nation Science Friday Savage Love Galactica Watercooler NPR: Justice Talking NPR: Intelligence Squared ---
**Author:** ![Jillyvn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jillyvn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillyvn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-podcasts/450727/18 "2008-05-27T21:53:05Z")
Two faves that I haven’t seen mentioned: Stephen Fry’s Podgrams and CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks. For those that enjoy a little oddity in their life, I find myself strangely in love with Wiretap on CBC. Unfortunately, I’ve only ever found unofficial podcasts. FYI, info on the show here: [http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/faq.html](http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/faq.html)