Podcasts

[D'wards]

Marc Maron just did a very good interview with Macaulay Culkin on his WTF podcast

 

[Fozzie Bear]

The Henry and Heidi podcasts from Henry Rollins are great. He's always been a better talker than musician.

There are some especially great ones on his relationships with William Shatner, Hubert Selby Jnr and Ru Paul.

Podcast

 

[Idris2002]

I found this one yesterday:

The Important Cinema Club

Just a couple of bods shooting the breeze, but it was interesting enough to listen to while I boiled my pasta (this is not a euphemism).

 

[Plumdaff]

When you put to one side the slightly annoying exhortations to sign up to Slate Plus every week for 'bonus' episodes, I've really enjoyed Slow Burn, a podcast about Watergate. There's a fascinating amount of detail about what actually happened, I've learnt a lot, and it really is one hell of a yarn. Although I'm sure it was commissioned with thoughts about the connections to the current US President, what I've taken away is how different our current circumstances are, for good and ill.

 

[ChrisC]

Probably already mentioned. Can't be bothered to check the whole thread. But yeah... Here it is.

Sam Harris | Home of the Waking Up Podcast

I find that guy and his ideas fascinating.

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[Scaggs]

James O'brien does one but it's only worth listening to if you like the guest. He recently had Eric Cantona on there and it was great.

 

[ChrisC]

James O'brien does one but it's only worth listening to if you like the guest. He recently had Eric Cantona on there and it was great.

I like James O'Brien although I'm quite aware that he suffers from the Marmite syndrome of love him or hate him. There appears there is no middle ground where he is concerned.

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[paolo]

99% Invisible "A tiny radio show about design"

I finally discovered 99% Invisible about a month ago.

Wow.

I think it's the best radio I've ever heard. 250 odd episodes... (sometimes it's good to be late to something).

Host/Producer Roman Mars has a voice for Radio, and the stories are captivating. Each one, you learn something new.

Mrs Miggins

 

[ruffneck23]

Roman Ranganesh's ' Hip hop save my life' on spotify

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Roman Ranganesh's ' Hip hop save my life' on spotify

Love this. I was dying listening to the one with Adam Buxton.

 

[ruffneck23]

only discovered it a few weeks ago, nearly done them all

 

[D'wards]

Roman Ranganesh's ' Hip hop save my life' on spotify

Um...Romesh Ranganathan

 

[ruffneck23]

Ok then , I can't remember everything

 

[ruffneck23]

Um...Romesh Ranganathan

If I'm going to get it wrong I may as well do it spectacularly

 

[Badgers]

Quite like The Futility Closet podcast (despite some mild accent irritation) but have finished it all.

Anything similar?

 

[paolo]

Recent find...

The Onion’s spoof true crime podcast.

If you’ve ever listened to, say, Criminal, this is a delight.

https://www.theonion.com/c/a-very-fatal-murder

The ads alone are

“This podcast is sponsored by Sandcamp. Sandcamp is a subscription service that every month dumps two tons of sand on your lawn. What you do with it is your business”

 

[Fozzie Bear]

New radical history podcast. First episode is a good one about the Grunwick strike. Next one on the Angry Brigade including John Barker:
Working Class History by Working Class History on Apple Podcasts

Working Class History

(sound quality is not perfect but they are still learning as they say. Good enough though, for sure).

 

[Dragnet]

Working Class History

Second this; excellent stuff. Looking forward to the next episode.

We Hope It's Chips - Two blokes from Chippenham talking about pop culture, mostly. They've done a few episodes on superhero films, which isn't really my sort of thing, but they really hit their stride when they're reminiscing about their school days and teenage years. Good comfort listening.

 

[imposs1904]

Second this; excellent stuff. Looking forward to the next episode.

We Hope It's Chips - Two blokes from Chippenham talking about pop culture, mostly. They've done a few episodes on superhero films, which isn't really my sort of thing, but they really hit their stride when they're reminiscing about their school days and teenage years. Good comfort listening.

It's a dead link at my end.

 

[Dragnet]

It's a dead link at my end.

This link should work.

 

[D'wards]

Second this; excellent stuff. Looking forward to the next episode.

We Hope It's Chips - Two blokes from Chippenham talking about pop culture, mostly. They've done a few episodes on superhero films, which isn't really my sort of thing, but they really hit their stride when they're reminiscing about their school days and teenage years. Good comfort listening.

I like this. The main guy is a couple of years younger than me but has a better memory so it's pretty much my era they discuss.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

New radical history podcast. First episode is a good one about the Grunwick strike. Next one on the Angry Brigade including John Barker:
Working Class History by Working Class History on Apple Podcasts

Working Class History

(sound quality is not perfect but they are still learning as they say. Good enough though, for sure).

The first part of the John Barker interview is now up and good.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

This is a good UK based podcast about prison abolition and the justice system:
The Lockdown | Novara Media

(Lots of problems with Novara Media generally, but this is great I think).

 

[Badgers]

Second this; excellent stuff. Looking forward to the next episode.

We Hope It's Chips - Two blokes from Chippenham talking about pop culture, mostly. They've done a few episodes on superhero films, which isn't really my sort of thing, but they really hit their stride when they're reminiscing about their school days and teenage years. Good comfort listening.

I could not find it until searching for 'Wil & Fortune'

 

[Red About Town]

When you put to one side the slightly annoying exhortations to sign up to Slate Plus every week for 'bonus' episodes, I've really enjoyed Slow Burn, a podcast about Watergate. There's a fascinating amount of detail about what actually happened, I've learnt a lot, and it really is one hell of a yarn. Although I'm sure it was commissioned with thoughts about the connections to the current US President, what I've taken away is how different our current circumstances are, for good and ill.

I've listened to a few episodes of this and it is excellent.

 

[Lord Camomile]

This is a good UK based podcast about prison abolition and the justice system:
The Lockdown | Novara Media

(Lots of problems with Novara Media generally, but this is great I think).

Interesting... I've recently seen a couple of docs/programmes about various aspects of prison/justice and was interested in exploring it a bit more. One more to add to the list!

 

[DotCommunist]

Welcome to Crimetown

story of Rhode Island new england mob crimes and the corrupt politics side as well.

I tell you what tho, just once I'd like to hear an ex mobster say 'I had a stable upbringing, my father loved me and my mother too. I wanted for nothing. It was just all around me and cool so I drifted into it and I was good at it so I kept going'
Nobody ever seems to have that origin story.

 

[flypanam]

Idris2002 and other Irish posters have you listened to The Echo Chamber Podcast any thoughts?

 

[D'wards]

True Crime Obsessed is fantastic - basically the campest man alive and a witty woman with vocal fry watch crime documentary films and have a laugh about them.

 

[not-bono-ever]

the Blindboy boatclub podcasts are terrific- proper thought through and surreal

The Blindboy Podcast on acast