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Standman

Yeah, never liked Rogan's comedy, and up until I discovered his podcast I only knew him as "that guy from Fear Factor" - at the time I even remember thinking he was a pretty characterless presenter on that show.

He has managed to do something unique with his podcast though, and he is a pretty interesting guy. Just goes to show that people can surprise you.

B_ecke_r

Podcasts I follow

The Debate (Sky Sports show)

The Anfield Wrap

Football Weekly

An Irishman Abroad

Court Junkie (brilliant true crime one)

also recommend The Golden State Killer - 6 episodes I think

S.M.B.

Arghus wrote: »

Used to listen to Maron all the time, but I got tired of him. He's so needy. The way he sucks up to comedians or musicans who've "made it" is embarrassing. His opening monologues are always so boring and self indulgent too.

I find it ironic that the two comedians with the biggest podcasts in the world - Rogan and Maron - are really not that funny. I don't think either of them are particularly funny or witty dudes. In comparison, Bill Burr's podcast is hilarious.

It can be obvious a lot that Joe is spoofing about subjects -"I was talking to a buddy of mine" - and, yep, he definitely loves the sound of his own voice, but he does get interesting folks on to talk to.

I stopped listening to him as I feel a lot of the guests are dropping by for their second interviews and I'm not overly interested in his new guests at this stage. Can't remember the last episode I listened to.

Not in Kansas

Can't recommend Song Exploder enough! Especially if you are a musician or any type of writer that needs a kick-start. Even if not, just listening to how a song has been written, recorded and mixed is fascinating. Nearly every episode it great whether you know the artist or not.

Eire-Dearg

I'm not sure if we're allowed plug our own podcasts! But I'd like to give a shout to my own podcast, Three At The Back.

It's a football podcast that has had various incarnations over the years, but we're 3 episodes deep into its current format and any listens/subscribes/reviews would be massively appreciated to help us along our way.

This week's episode has a great chat with an Irish journalist covering La Liga, Robbie Dunne.

It's available everywhere. The website (backpagefootball.com) actually started with a PM on Boards over 10 years ago, so some love and support from the Boards.ie community would be amazing.

soundcloud.com/bpfootball or search "Three At The Back".

Lucifer

30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
Podcast from the BBC - "Amazing things humans have learnt from the animal kingdom"

optogirl

Series 2 of Unravel is very good - a Kiwi guy marries a US girl after a whirlwind romance. She scams his family & disappears. 15 years later his brother goes on an investigative hunt to find her...

allybhoy

optogirl wrote: »

Series 2 of Unravel is very good - a Kiwi guy marries a US girl after a whirlwind romance. She scams his family & disappears. 15 years later his brother goes on an investigative hunt to find her...

Thanks..is that called unravel true crime snowball? Cant find one just called unravel, presume thats it, but there are 4 seasons

optogirl

allybhoy wrote: »

Thanks..is that called unravel true crime snowball? Cant find one just called unravel, presume thats it, but there are 4 seasons

Sorry - yeah, it's Snowball.

It's called "Unravel True Crime: Snowball" and the season about the kiwi guy marrying the american girl is season 4.

ILikeBoats

^ I started it - about 3 in, very interesting so far, liking it!

humberklog

Chopper's Brexit Pocast by The Telegraph is very good. Quite light hearted.

This week Chopper (Christopher Hope) is on hols and the show is presented by Camilla Tominey. Her guests are Peter Foster and Tim Stanley. So 3 Telegraph writers, Tories (kinda) and solid enough Brixiteers however their view over the last weeks shenanigans in Westminster ia very interesting, illumimating and very clear.

Well worth a listen.

Last weeks show had Rees Mogg reciting funny limericks.

ThePott

You guys are normally so supportive of promoting my own podcast so I hope it's okay for me to post a short video I made about my podcast moving to the newly launched Phoenix Wrestling Network, it just runs through the content on the network and how to get it. Thanks everybody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9WbMG3wpNY

Mehaffey1

Probably mentioned a good few times here and seen it loads of other Top Podcast lists.

Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell.

Great content, well written and a fine voice for podcasts, can't fault it.

Listened to The Queen of Cuba, which was about a 1990's Cuban spy in the American government.

Also listened to The Obscure Virus Club which was about the series of scientists that defied the accepted theories at the time to investigate retroviruses and the part this played in the response to the discovery of AIDs.

optogirl

BBC's Word of Mouth with Michael Rosen. Very interesting podcast about language, how it changes and evolves, quirky aspects of language and the way we use it. Love it.

Not in Kansas

I gave The Hospital Always Wins a listen off RTE Documentary on One but it's actually an American doc. Very interesting take on mental health and the complicated journey towards release if you are an inpatient because you committed a serious crime while experiencing psychosis.

40ish mins long.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Arghus wrote: »

Used to listen to Maron all the time, but I got tired of him. He's so needy. The way he sucks up to comedians or musicans who've "made it" is embarrassing. His opening monologues are always so boring and self indulgent too.

I find it ironic that the two comedians with the biggest podcasts in the world - Rogan and Maron - are really not that funny. I don't think either of them are particularly funny or witty dudes. In comparison, Bill Burr's podcast is hilarious.

It can be obvious a lot that Joe is spoofing about subjects -"I was talking to a buddy of mine" - and, yep, he definitely loves the sound of his own voice, but he does get interesting folks on to talk to.

This is exactly how I feel about Rogan, I cringe when he's talking to a top comedian and they compare notes. Have you ever seen a Rogan stand up show? It's awful, he's not a funny guy at all.

humberklog

Ralph came out of his coma and punched Joan straight in the face so she and Mahmoud decided to reinduce his coma.
Joan's daughter's head is probably too big for an ECT cap.

Joan and Jericha season 2 has started.

Etcetera and so on.

El Tarangu

I searched the thread, and was surprised not to see a mention of 'Omnibus' (apologies if I missed it).

It's kind of like 'Stuff You Should Know' - two presenters giving a lighthearted take on a subject drawn from recent history or pop culture. One presenter is a Jeopardy winner, the other is a famous-ish indie rock musician. Their episode on the rise and fall Milli Vanilli is one of the best podcast episodes I've ever listened to.

Luckycharms_74

Started listening to this yesterday whilst out walking. I had heard about it on another podcast. Its interesting so far

https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/the-last-days-of-august-podcast-review.html - The Last Days of August

"About This Show
Jon Ronson, the creator of Audible Original The Butterfly Effect, delves into the pornography industry again as he unravels the never-before-told story of what caused a beloved 23-year-old actress’s untimely death."

Next on my list is the butterfly effect

Luckycharms_74

BrownFinger wrote: »

Try the Dorian Yates (#989) one.

I would recommend this episode as well

Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker

"Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science"

El Tarangu

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Started listening to this yesterday whilst out walking. I had heard about it on another podcast. Its interesting so far

https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/the-last-days-of-august-podcast-review.html

"About This Show
Jon Ronson, the creator of Audible Original The Butterfly Effect, delves into the pornography industry again as he unravels the never-before-told story of what caused a beloved 23-year-old actress’s untimely death."

Next on my list is the butterfly effect

It's very good.

completedit

Anybody got any good podcasts that are informative but about a common subject. A lot of podcasts just touch the surface and while good to open your mind to stuff, don’t really offer a lot of practical use coz too superficial.

Blacktie.

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

I would recommend this episode as well

Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker

"Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science"

You should read his book "Why we sleep". Extremely interesting read.

Anybody got any good podcasts that are informative but about a common subject. A lot of podcasts just touch the surface and while good to open your mind to stuff, don’t really offer a lot of practical use coz too superficial.

Probably getting more into audiobook territory there.

Luckycharms_74

Blacktie. wrote: »

You should read his book "Why we sleep". Extremely interesting read.

Probably getting more into audiobook territory there.

I got it on audiobook on audible. It's fascinating. I'm nearly finished it but will prob listen again to it.

I was thinking about getting it on book as well

Luckycharms_74

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

Started listening to this yesterday whilst out walking. I had heard about it on another podcast. Its interesting so far

https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/the-last-days-of-august-podcast-review.html - The Last Days of August

"About This Show
Jon Ronson, the creator of Audible Original The Butterfly Effect, delves into the pornography industry again as he unravels the never-before-told story of what caused a beloved 23-year-old actress’s untimely death."

Next on my list is the butterfly effect

The Butterfly Effect :
https://www.ft.com/content/5fd03dbe-7903-11e7-a3e8-60495fe6ca71

Halfway through it and its very interesting the different episodes and the people all over the world it effects.

Episode 4 is in particular quite sad
"What are the consequences of children’s unlimited access to free, easily accessible porn? Meet a mom who thinks 13 is too young to tell her daughter what she does for a living – until her daughter makes a discovery online. Then, Jon travels to Oklahoma, where one young man’s relationship to PornHub lands him in a veritable purgatory with few options for moving ahead."

Highly recommend the podcast

doughef

optogirl wrote: »

Series 2 of Unravel is very good - a Kiwi guy marries a US girl after a whirlwind romance. She scams his family & disappears. 15 years later his brother goes on an investigative hunt to find her...

Took your advice here.
Really liked season 3 .. harrowing stuff

Thanks for the tip 😎

padjocollins

https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal
each episode 20 minutes. a lot are interesting.

Arghus

You must Remember This is back after a long break.

Mollyb60

Anyone listening to the new Stardust podcast? It's only a short 6 part series but it's riveting so far. Well worth a listen imo.
https://www.thejournal.ie/stardust-podcast-intro-4825409-Oct2019/