Today I listened to...

Summer In the City

Game of our Lives. It's a football podcast but a bit different. The first episode has Werner Herzog as an interview. Makes a nice change from the slog of Second Captains and Football Weekly.

Arghus

Listened to a few Episodes of Ear Hustle, tales from prison from those inside prison, San Quentin in this case.

Really good. Well made. Well told. It gets pretty real.

optogirl

Arghus wrote: »

Listened to a few Episodes of Ear Hustle, tales from prison from those inside prison, San Quentin in this case.

Really good. Well made. Well told. It gets pretty real.

Latest episode was a tough listen - really like it though

bonzodog2

The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu

emc2

Really enjoying the Breach podcast. It goes into the Yahoo hack and hacking in general but in a very accessible way.

duffer247

This morning I listened to Snap Judgement. It's produced I think by the same public radio that Freakonomics is on. Not sure what the general gist of the pod is but it appears to relay stories on a given theme. Today's them was 'Forgiven'.

The first story was about a woman from New York whose husband was killed by a bomb planted by a terrorist couple in the 1970s. He was NYPD bomb squad. The couple were caught and sent to prison. Many years after, having re married and had another child, the female member of the couple got in touch from prison. And so started a 3 year friendship but there's a bit of a twist...

steve_r

Intrigued now, will give that a listen

duffer247

duffer247 wrote: »

This morning I listened to Snap Judgement. It's produced I think by the same public radio that Freakonomics is on. Not sure what the general gist of the pod is but it appears to relay stories on a given theme. Today's them was 'Forgiven'.

The first story was about a woman from New York whose husband was killed by a bomb planted by a terrorist couple in the 1970s. He was NYPD bomb squad. The couple were caught and sent to prison. Many years after, having re married and had another child, the female member of the couple got in touch from prison. And so started a 3 year friendship but there's a bit of a twist...

Just seen that the first post in this thread is a review of same podcast and same episode. I thought the episode was New!
How freaky is that!!

Dots1982

Listening to empire on blood, good stuff.

TJ Mackie

Off topic, but I wish Pocketcasts would allow me to create folders or groups on my subscribed podcasts page, i.e. I could have a "True Crime" folder, or a "Sports" folder.

The Black Oil

TJ Mackie wrote: »

Off topic, but I wish Pocketcasts would allow me to create folders or groups on my subscribed podcasts page, i.e. I could have a "True Crime" folder, or a "Sports" folder.

Drop them a note. http://support.pocketcasts.com/feedback/

sentient_6

TJ Mackie wrote: »

Off topic, but I wish Pocketcasts would allow me to create folders or groups on my subscribed podcasts page, i.e. I could have a "True Crime" folder, or a "Sports" folder.

You can customise the sort order so maybe a kinda temporary work around is to sort by type.

TJ Mackie

The Black Oil wrote: »

Drop them a note. http://support.pocketcasts.com/feedback/

I see it's been asked on their subreddit a year ago - they said they have their own wishlist and goals they want to accomplish first before getting to user requests.

Will I Am Not

Does anyone listen to The Frank Skinner Show podcast? If so, are you having trouble with it playing?

wtspd_2018

Michael Gervais finding Mastery interview with Cal Fussman. Amazing stories.

The Black Oil

Radiolab's border trilogy.

Hector Savage

Look and listen to these two racist far right BIGOTS !!!


How dare Mr. Sowell not confirm to the MSM's representation of a black man!!

great talk ...

Mantis Toboggan

Starting listening to death in ice Valley from the BBC.

It's good but the story is very patchy so far. Will see how it goes.

Junkyard Tom

I've recently stared listening to podcasts and I'd recommend this.



http://www.stephenfry.com/greatleapyears/

JohnnyFlash

It’s a great idea for a podcast, but I find Fry insufferable. His pomposity comes across in his voice. If he was cake he’d eat himself.

The Finanical Times have a new podcast called Big Picture. First 2 have been great. One about the changing face of works, and the other about the crisis in democratic capitalism in Europe.

Junkyard Tom

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s a great idea for a podcast, but I find Fry insufferable.

I can take or leave Fry myself but I think the subject matter of his podcast is interesting enough to overcome any discomfort experienced from his tone.

Arghus

Listened to The New Yorker radio hour interview with James Comey. Pretty interesting hearing things from the horse's mouth.

steve_r

British Podcast awards top 20 -

https://twitter.com/britpodawards/status/992386613333450752

Anyone any recomends on that list?

optogirl

steve_r wrote: »

British Podcast awards top 20 -

https://twitter.com/britpodawards/status/992386613333450752

Anyone any recomends on that list?

I love Adam Buxton - have loved him since the Adam & Joe show and their BBC 6 Music Show. His podcasts are great - lovely chatty style of interviewing & great guests

steve_r

optogirl wrote: »

I love Adam Buxton - have loved him since the Adam & Joe show and their BBC 6 Music Show. His podcasts are great - lovely chatty style of interviewing & great guests

Thanks, will give it a shot

shannonman81

optogirl wrote: »

I love Adam Buxton - have loved him since the Adam & Joe show and their BBC 6 Music Show. His podcasts are great - lovely chatty style of interviewing & great guests

I'm with you on that.
Song wars!
I still go back and listen to them.
I do love his interview style, it's just a chat where he manages to get the subject to open up more than they maybe would in a more formal setting.
He has found his niche.

Business Wars
https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/

They have done Netflix vs Blockbuster, IBM, Adidas vs Nike.

The style is sort of dramatization in a way - entertaining stuff if you are interested in business. some annoying ad placement mid-podcast.

would still recommend.

bonzodog2

glasso wrote: »

Business Wars
https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/

They have done Netflix vs Blockbuster, IBM, Adidas vs Nike.

The style is sort of dramatization in a way - entertaining stuff if you are interested in business. some annoying ad placement mid-podcast.

would still recommend.

Yes, the ads are annoying, but I am enjoying this.

bonzodog2

bonzodog2 wrote: »

Yes, the ads are annoying, but I am enjoying this.

the presenter, even though he borders on cheese occasionally, does set the scene well and the background sound effects that they put in to evoke the era that they are talking about actually do work.

steve_r

shannonman81 wrote: »

I'm with you on that.
Song wars!
I still go back and listen to them.
I do love his interview style, it's just a chat where he manages to get the subject to open up more than they maybe would in a more formal setting.
He has found his niche.

Yeah, listened to the interview with Michael Lewis and really enjoyed it.
There's a lot to be said for an interview where the interviewer listens and asks the right questions as a result. I think some interviewers think they need a "gotcha moment", or just ask their questions regardless and don't focus on the answers.

Podcasts are a good medium for these longer conversations

JohnnyFlash

Really liking the new Financial Times podcast, The Big Picture. 30 minute episodes on a different topic each week. They first talk to a few experts, then have a debate to finish things off. Topics so far around the rise of AI, the Chinese economy, the crisis of democratic capitalism etc.

igCorcaigh

Dark Histories podcast.

Check out the bizarre story of Omm Sety, an Egyptologist who claimed to have had a past life as an Egyptian priestess and reincarnated 3000 years later.

http://darkhistories.com/episodes/omm-sety-reincarnation/

D'Agger

How I Built this with Guy Raz (NPR)

Friend sent me on one of the latest episodes with Patrick & John Collison, two Irish men who created Stripe. Very good interview, obviously two incredibly intelligent guys and very interesting to hear how they scoped out & grew the company.

D'Agger

D'Agger wrote: »

How I Built this with Guy Raz (NPR)

Friend sent me on one of the latest episodes with Patrick & John Collison, two Irish men who created Stripe. Very good interview, obviously two incredibly intelligent guys and very interesting to hear how they scoped out & grew the company.

love this podcast. pretty much all the episodes are quality. the one with James Dyson I particularly liked. Yer man Guy is an insightful interviewer and the stories are all engaging.

Lady Spangles

Death in Ice Valley on the BBC iPlayer.

It's an in depth investigation into the true identity of the Isdal Woman, an unidentified woman found dead in a remote area of Norway. The circumstances around the death were strange enough, but it turned out later she was travelling around Europe using numerous fake identities.

So far, it's been fantastic.

fixXxer

eviltwin wrote: »

All Bad Things - a look at natural disasters, accidents, basically depressing stuff

I've listened to the first three episodes of this. But, my god the hosts are irritating. The keep talking over each other, he just seems to speak whatever pops in to his head with having done no research. Might give it a few more as the subject matter is interesting but they do make it hard work.

Birdsong

glasso wrote:

love this podcast. pretty much all the episodes are quality. the one with James Dyson I particularly liked. Yer man Guy is an insightful interviewer and the stories are all engaging.

D'Agger wrote:

How I Built this with Guy Raz (NPR)

Another fan here, great interviews with very interesting people

JohnnyFlash

fixxxer wrote: »

I've listened to the first three episodes of this. But, my god the hosts are irritating. The keep talking over each other, he just seems to speak whatever pops in to his head with having done no research. Might give it a few more as the subject matter is interesting but they do make it hard work.

This is a problem with a lot of podcasts - the group of 'zany' individuals sitting around a table cracking terrible jokes, and thinking they are hilarious. Maybe it's just my personal preference, but I prefer the more formal documentary or debate style. Can still be light-hearted, or irreverent, but doesn't have some neckbeards doing that fake laughter in their futile attempt to demonstrate they have a personality.

I always imagine they look like these two dudes:

youngblood

We're no Doctors, funny interesting ramblings of two hypochondriacs, one "the non academy award nominee from dawson's creek" and her male "something in the industry" friend, funny with lots of interesting funny backstories, v enjoyable

Arghus

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

This is a problem with a lot of podcasts - the group of 'zany' individuals sitting around a table cracking terrible jokes, and thinking they are hilarious. Maybe it's just my personal preference, but I prefer the more formal documentary or debate style. Can still be light-hearted, or irreverent, but doesn't have some neckbeards doing that fake laughter in their futile attempt to demonstrate they have a personality.

I always imagine they look like these two dudes:

Just look at them; you know those guys aren't funny.

You've hit the nail on the head there for me too. It's a chronic problem with loads of podcasts: hosts who love the sound of their own voices far too much and even if they have something interesting to talk about it can just become an irritation after a very short while. Anything that mixes "humour" with True Crime is a particular red flag and improv comedy based shows are in general best avoided.

Honestly, any American pod that's meant to be in some way funny usually, for me, just seems full of windbags blowing hard.

JohnnyFlash

Arghus wrote: »

Just look at them; you know those guys aren't funny.

You've hit the nail on the head there for me too. It's a chronic problem with loads of podcasts: hosts who love the sound of their own voices far too much and even if they have something interesting to talk about it can just become an irritation after a very short while. Anything that mixes "humour" with True Crime is a particular red flag and improv comedy based shows are in general best avoided.

Honestly, any American pod that's meant to be in some way funny usually, for me, just seems full of windbags blowing hard.

There's some great topics out there that aren't being properly covered by podcasts in the space. I love conspiracy theories for example. I believe none of them to be honest, but there's a niche for a properly produced show that doesn't involve a group of neckbeards sitting around guffawing at their terrible in-jokes. The Casefile model is a real winner.

Back on topic; still loving the Financial Times Big Picture podcast. Just really interesting ideas and debates presented in a really professional style. And it certainly isn't 'yes to Capitalism despite anything'. Really nuanced and thought provoking material.

eviltwin

Disgraceland. A true crime podcast about the music industry.


While I'm waiting for You Must Remember This to come back I'm catching up on Old Hollywood Realness

Also getting into more drama, The Walk and The Diarist being two I'm enjoying

The Black Oil

Snap Judgement - Shrapnel.

Stories of two veterans. Not the easiest to listen to, but worth doing so.

Arghus

There's a new Common Sense with Dan Carlin out.

Creol1

How to Build a Country, a BBC radio podcast. Interesting.

pyramuid man

Arghus wrote: »

There's a new Common Sense with Dan Carlin out.

Thanks for posting this. I deleted this when he gave it a break.

igCorcaigh

BBC radio 4: The life scientific

For a long time Fay Dowker was mathematically precocious, but emotionally uncertain. These days, despite working in an area with few academic allies, she is more confident than ever. Her approach to a Theory of Everything, known as causal set theory, acknowledges the quantum nature of the universe and takes the arrow of time more seriously than Einstein. Bye bye time travel. Fay started her Life Scientific working on the assumption that the texture of the universe was continuous and smooth, with Stephen Hawking as her supervisor. But mid-career, she changed her mind. She now thinks in terms of 'atoms' of space-time. Down at the tiniest scale imaginable, the universe is granular, made of discrete entities that represent a point in space and a moment in time. Most theoretical physicists were shocked to discover in 1998 that the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating. Not the causal set theorists. Unlike everyone else, they were expecting this result. What's more, if causual set theory is right, there will be no need to explain dark energy, an idea which seems 'just wacky and a little bit malicious', to Fay.

http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/redir/version/2.0/mediaset/audio-nondrm-download/proto/http/vpid/p0529qtm.mp3

Gentleman Off The Pitch

Covert - Killing Bin Laden 3 parter - I enjoyed it

Owryan

In recent times i've found "thinking sideways" to be more miss than hit, but this week they are looking into an old Irish mystery i had never heard of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Missing_Postman_of_Stradbally.

http://thinkingsidewayspodcast.com/

Another Irish Centric episode after casefile's last podcast.

fixXxer

Owryan wrote: »

In recent times i've found "thinking sideways" to be more miss than hit, but this week they are looking into an old Irish mystery i had never heard of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Missing_Postman_of_Stradbally.

http://thinkingsidewayspodcast.com/

Another Irish Centric episode after casefile's last podcast.

Cheers for that. I remember reading about it in yer man's book about missing people in Ireland. Looking forward to a more detailed dissection.