Quick edit. I had no idea pod casts were so popular. Thank you all for posting. I have a lot of content to check out.
Please Stop Talking.
The main podcast is usually just a bunch of hosts getting together to share life stories, discuss some random topics and laugh and joke around (sometimes jokes can be dark and/or very stupid, but I find them funny as hell).
Besides that, they do Poundering Spooky Tapes (by the way all their podcasts are based on PST acronym). They watch a (usually) horror movie and discuss it. There are also commentary tracks available if you want to watch the thing with their live commentary on it.
Perilous StoryTelling is a DnD podcast that they do, very entertaining to listen to. They have two campaigns available, Folk and Dagger did not have a proper ending to it due to a key member leaving not in the best way, while Subliminal Space is new and is still coming out.
And finally they record Press Start Turbo, a fully gaming related podcast where they cover news, do interviews with people from the industry and cover a game that they all play for the episode and share thier thoughts about it.
Breaking Points has amazing coverage on American politics which matches up with reality unlike those CNN casters which keep getting “surprised” their coverage turned out to be wrong.
My favorite podcasts are super geeky:
- The Hackaday podcast: https://hackaday.com/category/podcasts/
- The Pick, Place podcast: https://www.pickplacepodcast.com/
(They’re both available on just about every podcast platform)
Hackaday is catered to a much more general audience than The Pick, Place podcast which is all about the PCB manufacturing/assembly industry. So if you’re a geeky sort you’ll love Hackaday because just about everything they talk about is super interesting (to geeks) and it’s never boring (unlike a lot of other geeky podcasts where the hosts can ramble on for too long about topics that are only mildly interesting).
About the Pick, Place podcast: Never in a million years would did I think I could enjoy such a podcast. They go over the steps and equipment used to make the circuit boards that live inside all the electronics we use every day and it’s way more interesting than you’d think! Like, did you know that most professionally-made circuit boards go through the equivalent of a dishwasher? As in, they’re washed… With (denatured/deionized) water! Furthermore, these washing machines only need their water changed out like once a month (or sometimes after several months) then they take the little bits of metal it collects over time and they sell them to companies that deal with precious metals (because they’ll have multiple pounds of tiny balls of tin, silver, gold, etc).
Oh man I learned so much interesting obscure shit from that podcast! I love it 👍
Pick, place looks good, cheers.
No Such Thing as a Fish. Made by the fact researchers for the British show QI. Hosts are intelligent and have good rapport with eachother. Light hearted, interesting, something I can zone in and out of a bit.
Seconded! They often invite guests over as well, who are pretty well versed in their own field. Funny British humour with 4 facts in an hour? Sign me up
Exactly!!!
The Darknet Diaries. It covers cyber crime and security and they have a lot of interesting episodes.
The freedom for flash drives is a particularly interesting one.
- Trillbilly Worker’s Party - Kentucky-centric Marxist jokers hanging out. They always know how to put a smile on my face, even if they’re talking about bleak stuff.
- Fun City - Well produced live role playing of Shadowrun. The game is a few years in and I am just invested.
- ALAB - Lawyers talking shit. They’re funny and I like learning about interesting cases. One of the characters they covered actually sued them and settled for an interview on the show.
- Desert Oracle Radio - Joshua Tree-centric paranormal stuff. Good for an old X-Files head like me.
That ALAB sounds right up my alley, thanks.
Kinda depends on what you’re looking for. Going through my podcast app:
Dimension 20 is a bunch of CollegeHumor actors doing DND campaigns. I don’t play DND but have enjoyed this so far.
The Dollop is a couple comedians riffing about strange people and events from history. More entertaining than educational but you might expand your knowledge a bit as long as you don’t put too much weight in their research.
Blowback is a history podcast that goes over major historical events that people probably know of but not much about. The production quality is amazing and the research is really good. It’s like listening to a well-made documentary. Plus they got Jon Benjamin as a guest actor for season 1.
Welcome to Nightvale is a surrealist horror/comedy with a fun vibe. Lots of memorable one-liners.
My Dad Wrote a Porno is pretty funny, although I felt like the bit sort of wore out after a few episodes and stopped listening. Seems to have an audience and still be going so maybe it picks up.
Citations needed is a solid critique of news narratives.
Monday Morning podcast is okay if you want to hear Bill burr rant to himself for a while. He’s been doing it for like 13 years so there’s probably gold in there, but I think he’s better when he has someone to riff with. Only listened to a handful of episodes though.
The Adventure Zone is good for the same reason as Dimension 20. A lot of DnD ‘actual play’ podcasts are people who play a great game of DnD, but don’t make a great podcast.
TAZ is a bunch of comedy podcasters who decided to play DnD for a goof, and it works. The first arc has a rough first couple episodes, but it turns into one of my most beloved pieces of media across any format.
I grew up playing D&D and really enjoyed learning about the history of the game from When We Were Wizards.
Among The Stars and Bones is a great fiction podcast.
Selected Shorts is best for short stories read live.
This American Life is the OG podcast with such great stories.
Aria Code, it breaks down great opera arias and the plots behind them.
Cocaine and Rhinestones, a crazy look at the history of the country and western greats.
Expanded by To Be Magnetic, it’s an actually helpful self help podcast. Truly. A touch woo but don’t be put off by it.
Every drag queen podcast is worth listening to because you will learn things about sex you never considered possible. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo and her Listerine and Tictacs will blow your mind. (I am not recommending these ideas but it’s hilarious).
Hidden Brain. It’s a psychology podcast, but it’s aimed at anyone who wants to understand their minds more. I’m not in the field of psychology, but I certainly enjoy it.
Soft Skills Engineering for software engineers, about soft skills. They have fun.
- NPR’s Planet Money, Life Kit, Throughline, Body Electric
- Global affairs: The Rachman Review, Drum Tower, Foreign Policy Live
- Misc: HBR IdeaCast, Chasing Life, Hidden Brain, The Climate Question
- India related: The Morning Brief, Parley by The Hindu, Ideas of India, The Times of India Podcast, The Sandip Roy Show, Grand Tamasha
If you feel like getting even more depressed about the state of the world;
Popular Front is a grassroots war/conflict reporting podcast by british journalist Jake Hanrahan, about different ongoing and developing conflicts around the world.
Kinda depressing, but often times far, far ahead of the large media house news cycles. Also offers a little bit of hope, with reports of why and how people on the ground are going against oppression of various kinds.
P.S. anyone know how one could bold comment/post text in the Jerboa app?
like this?
Yes, exactly like that - thanks! I also realize now that apparently I’m blind for not seeing all the text formatting options right there under my nose.
“I had no idea pod casts we so popular”
I’m sorry… what? The small child across the street from you has been running like four podcasts for the last two years, and your dog is getting ready to start his third one next week. Statically, you are running at least two of your own, apparently without even knowing. I’m recording my ninth episode this week, as I type this. This episode brought to you by Squarespace and Manscaped…
I live under a rock compared to most people.
Don’t listen to that guy. You’re in for a treat, my friend.
Bad Hasbara is a hilarious listen and extremely cathartic
