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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 20, 2015 23:14:20 GMT -5
On the old site we have a thread for podcast recommendations, but I dont think it got carried over. So here it is.
I wanna throw two out there right now. If you are a history buff check out Hardcore History. The older episodes aren't available unless you want to pay for there, but there's about 10 or so still available for free download. They're awesome. Start with the series on Genghis Khan.
Another I just discovered is called Lore. Its a short podcast, about 20 minutes, which tells spooky stories from history.
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 20, 2015 23:21:50 GMT -5
I've heard of Hardcore History. I was really interested in the Punic War episodes until I found out I had to pay for them. Lore sounds awesome.
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Post by Hollywood on Jul 21, 2015 21:04:39 GMT -5
I remember in previous board that Film Junk Podcast was mentioned. It is a great podcast and listen to it every week. Another podcast thats worth mentioning is The Best Show with Tom Scharpling. Random callers call in to Tom and some can be quite funny and entertaining. Ill provide links to both below. Film Junk PodcastAnd Best Show with Tom Scharpling |
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Post by IanTheCool on Dec 22, 2015 10:21:42 GMT -5
Film Junk is starting to lose me. It feels like they are just trying to stretch out their episodes as long as possible without having content enough to do so. Also, Jay's arguing is getting annoying. That Krampus bs almost killed it for me.
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Post by Justin on Sept 5, 2016 18:11:44 GMT -5
So, what's everyone listening to now?
There's a few that I listen to religiously: Lore (stories of the paranormal, unsolved mysteries, etc--really recommend this one), The Partially Examined Life (accessible philosophy), WTF with Marc Maron, Welcome to Night Vale (told in a newscast format; the love-child of X-Files, The Twilight Zone, and Stranger Things).
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Post by Dracula on Sept 5, 2016 19:48:59 GMT -5
I've mostly been sticking to the stalwarts
For movies I listen to Battleship Pretension, Fighting in the War Room, Film Junk, The /Filmcast, Filmspotting, Filmspotting: SVU, Mark Kermode Podcast, The Next Picture Show, and Silver Screen Snobs.
Plus a few other ones about current events and other stuff: Fareed Zakaria GPS, Hardcore History, On the Media, The Giant Bombcast, Reliable Sources, This American Life, and Serial
I listen to podcasts and audiobooks on headphones more or less all day at work so I can afford to have a large rotation of stuff to listen to though I tend to intentionally keep a few weeks behind on the movie podcasts so I have time to see stuff before I wade into the conversations about stuff.
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Post by IanTheCool on Sept 5, 2016 19:52:09 GMT -5
I just started listening to Night Vale, its rather funny.
Thinking Sideways is one which analyses a bunch of unsolved mysteries, I like like it. I also listen to Startalk for my science fix, but after a while you realize they talk about the same things a lot of the time.
For movies, I've started listening to F This Movie, which is really really good. The hosts are insightful without being snobs.
I've also been listening to The X-Files Files with Danesh from Silicon Valley.
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Post by thebtskink on Sept 5, 2016 21:56:51 GMT -5
I'm on the last part of the World War I section of Hardcore History. It's fucking great.
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Post by thebtskink on Sept 20, 2016 19:38:31 GMT -5
So I'm 5 episodes into Lore
Is this guy's voice always this grating? I like the stories and storytelling, but can't stand his voice.
It's supplanted Dan Carlin's pronunciation of "again" as most grating to my ears currently.
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Post by thebtskink on Jun 11, 2017 11:45:07 GMT -5
I bit the bullet and downloaded/paid for some old Dan Carlin episodes, but I can't open in Stitcher.
Any recommendations for mp3 players for Android, built for podcasts? I zone out from time to time and really enjoy the 30 second rewind feature of Stitcher for that.
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Post by thebtskink on Jun 11, 2017 11:48:29 GMT -5
IanTheCool JibbsThere's also a new podcast out by the Ringer called Binge Mode. They're rewatching and discussing all Game of Thrones episodes from the beginning, with the benefit of seeing all of them to date, and reading all the books and side material. They just dropped Season 1 last Monday and will release Season 2 tomorrow. I recommend it for commutes.
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Post by IanTheCool on Jun 11, 2017 18:41:25 GMT -5
That could be interesting. I am running out of podcasts at the moment.
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Post by thebtskink on Jun 11, 2017 18:47:34 GMT -5
Give it 2-3 episodes, a half hour each, and let me know what you think.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 26, 2017 23:03:19 GMT -5
What are some good film-related podcasts out there that people would recommend? I'm looking to start listening to more podcasts and the topic I figure I'm most likely to gravitate to is movies. I tried out Filmspotting a few years ago but only made it through a couple because I quickly found the hosts irritating after a while. I'm currently going through How Did This Get Made?, which is really entertaining, but I need to balance it out with other podcasts that aren't just about either bad movies or so-bad-they're-good movies.
Anybody have suggestions?
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Post by Dracula on Jul 27, 2017 6:09:01 GMT -5
/Filmcast
Battleship Pretension
Silver Screen Snobs
The Next Picture Show
Filmspotting: SVU (Which is pretty different from regular filmspotting)
Film Junk
Fighting in the War Room
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Post by donny on Jul 27, 2017 12:18:52 GMT -5
Grierson and Leitch- another good film one
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 27, 2017 13:36:35 GMT -5
Another I just discovered is called Lore. Its a short podcast, about 20 minutes, which tells spooky stories from history. I forgot about this thread, saw your post and downloaded the first few episodes. I really enjoyed them, got 3-5 queued up for my drive home today. I'm on the last part of the World War I section of Hardcore History. It's fucking great. I've been on the WWI section for a while, it's deep and I gotta be in the mood to sit and listen but it's really good. I always had kind of a gripe that American students don't spend a whole lot of time learning about The Great War (I hear there's a much greater focus in Great Britain) and this podcast is great to use as an introduction at least. |
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 27, 2017 13:39:13 GMT -5
Grierson and Leitch- another good film one Seconded. Leitch is a twerp, but he's cool. Founder of Deadspin. |
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Post by Doomsday on Jul 27, 2017 13:40:45 GMT -5
Also, if anyone likes comedy Norm MacDonald just started doing new episodes of his podcast. He has all sorts of guest comedians he interviews, some funnier than others but the funny ones are really good.
Also, one of his sponsors his first season was the Mangrate. They cancelled their sponsorship because he continuously made fun of the product on air.
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Post by Fanible on Jul 27, 2017 13:56:59 GMT -5
Nice. Been waiting for him to return. Who knows how long it will last, though.
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Post by donny on Jul 27, 2017 14:25:43 GMT -5
Norm is GOAT
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Post by frankyt on Jul 27, 2017 23:03:00 GMT -5
The super Dave episode is something that only comes around every so often.
True perfection.
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Post by PhantomKnight on Jul 27, 2017 23:49:16 GMT -5
/Filmcast Battleship Pretension Silver Screen Snobs The Next Picture Show Filmspotting: SVU (Which is pretty different from regular filmspotting) Film Junk Fighting in the War Room Grierson and Leitch- another good film one I'll be sure to look into these; thanks! |
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Post by IanTheCool on Jul 28, 2017 18:53:41 GMT -5
What are some good film-related podcasts out there that people would recommend? I'm looking to start listening to more podcasts and the topic I figure I'm most likely to gravitate to is movies. I tried out Filmspotting a few years ago but only made it through a couple because I quickly found the hosts irritating after a while. I'm currently going through How Did This Get Made?, which is really entertaining, but I need to balance it out with other podcasts that aren't just about either bad movies or so-bad-they're-good movies. Anybody have suggestions? I enjoy F This Movie. Sometimes they focus on horror films more than I like, but otherwise they have good insights. its the same host but a different cohost every week, from a recurring cast. |
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Post by thebtskink on Jul 30, 2017 19:59:13 GMT -5
Another I just discovered is called Lore. Its a short podcast, about 20 minutes, which tells spooky stories from history. I forgot about this thread, saw your post and downloaded the first few episodes. I really enjoyed them, got 3-5 queued up for my drive home today. I'm on the last part of the World War I section of Hardcore History. It's fucking great. I've been on the WWI section for a while, it's deep and I gotta be in the mood to sit and listen but it's really good. I always had kind of a gripe that American students don't spend a whole lot of time learning about The Great War (I hear there's a much greater focus in Great Britain) and this podcast is great to use as an introduction at least. I just got through the Death Throes of the Roman Republic, and was gonna download some new ones from Dan Carlin's site, then realized that the WWI one was still free. I downloaded it intending it to listen to it later and am now listening to it all over again. |
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