Thursday
Jun052008
My podcasts of choice
Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 2:00AM
On top of making my computer-based desk job tolerable, podcasts fill the niche in my life at home that is left by not having a television. While each of the graphics is a link to the respective website, you can find all of these on iTunes as well, and that way they'll download automatically every time they are updated.
I've talked about this one before, and after listening to every episode at least three or four times each, I must say that it is far and away the most entertaining podcast ever.
There is nothing better than this podcast. Where else would you be able to here grown men mention talk about sophisticated concepts such as facial kegels, hair donuts, or frelatives while attempting to maintain the illusion that they are not having an absolutely idiotic discussion of fictional events.
The title says it all. An astronomy podcast covering all things celestial. Astronomy is one of those things that I know fairly little about and consequently I'm consistently impressed with the amount of information people are able to glean about the nature of our universe from seemingly simple points of light in the sky.
Lectures by various professors and thinkers around the world covering all kinds of topics. Sometimes these can be a little dry, but the information is always mind expanding, and at the least provides you with information on concepts you previously were not aware of.
Jason, Tom, and Molly provide daily takes on the latest tech news. It's a half hour to 45 minutes of entertainment that you can count on every day.
Locally focused news stories from around the world. This isn't something that I listen to frequently, but it's good to have queued up in iTunes for when you've run out of other things or want something different and informative.
This is the tech podcast for people who don't like tech podcasts. It's informative and consumable by anyone with being overly simplistic or missing the point.
Another podcast of lectures by various professors, very similar to Big Ideas, but often with more of a Canadian focus.
Think about two guys on a couch, drinking, and talking about stuff they found on the internet. That's Diggnation. It's Alex and Kevin covering their favorite Digg stories from the last week while getting mildly intoxicated. It's frequently immature but generally a good way to spend an hour on Sunday or Monday morning. Also available in video.
Alex from Diggnation, and two of his friends review the latest movies, video games, comic books, and television shows. I love it because not only is it frequently funny, but it also allows me learn which TV shows and movies I should download without having to sort through all the crap.
While the stated theme is supposed to be the weeks Mac news, most of the time it's off topic and by no means requires that you own or even like Apple. Sometimes it gets a little long, and generally I skip out when they start talking about their Mac-picks of the week. But the first hour or so is usually pretty good.
It makes you scared for the security of your identitity and personal information if it doesn't bore you to death first. Very informative and eye opening, but even the co-host Leo Laporte seems to tune out Steve Gibson sometimes.
Pretty good and very similar to Macbreak Weekly, but without the exclusive focus on Apple-related news.
You Look Nice Today
I've talked about this one before, and after listening to every episode at least three or four times each, I must say that it is far and away the most entertaining podcast ever.
There is nothing better than this podcast. Where else would you be able to here grown men mention talk about sophisticated concepts such as facial kegels, hair donuts, or frelatives while attempting to maintain the illusion that they are not having an absolutely idiotic discussion of fictional events.
Astronomy Cast
The title says it all. An astronomy podcast covering all things celestial. Astronomy is one of those things that I know fairly little about and consequently I'm consistently impressed with the amount of information people are able to glean about the nature of our universe from seemingly simple points of light in the sky.
Big Ideas
Lectures by various professors and thinkers around the world covering all kinds of topics. Sometimes these can be a little dry, but the information is always mind expanding, and at the least provides you with information on concepts you previously were not aware of.
Buzz Out Loud
Jason, Tom, and Molly provide daily takes on the latest tech news. It's a half hour to 45 minutes of entertainment that you can count on every day.
CBC Radio: Dispatches
Locally focused news stories from around the world. This isn't something that I listen to frequently, but it's good to have queued up in iTunes for when you've run out of other things or want something different and informative.
CBC Radio: Spark
This is the tech podcast for people who don't like tech podcasts. It's informative and consumable by anyone with being overly simplistic or missing the point.
CBC Radio: The Best of Ideas
Another podcast of lectures by various professors, very similar to Big Ideas, but often with more of a Canadian focus.
Diggnation
Think about two guys on a couch, drinking, and talking about stuff they found on the internet. That's Diggnation. It's Alex and Kevin covering their favorite Digg stories from the last week while getting mildly intoxicated. It's frequently immature but generally a good way to spend an hour on Sunday or Monday morning. Also available in video.
The Totally Rad Show
Alex from Diggnation, and two of his friends review the latest movies, video games, comic books, and television shows. I love it because not only is it frequently funny, but it also allows me learn which TV shows and movies I should download without having to sort through all the crap.
Macbreak Weekly
While the stated theme is supposed to be the weeks Mac news, most of the time it's off topic and by no means requires that you own or even like Apple. Sometimes it gets a little long, and generally I skip out when they start talking about their Mac-picks of the week. But the first hour or so is usually pretty good.
Security Now!
It makes you scared for the security of your identitity and personal information if it doesn't bore you to death first. Very informative and eye opening, but even the co-host Leo Laporte seems to tune out Steve Gibson sometimes.
this WEEK in TECH
Pretty good and very similar to Macbreak Weekly, but without the exclusive focus on Apple-related news.
Reader Comments (2)
Hi there. It's Dan from CBC's Spark. Thanks so much for the link and the kind words.
"the tech podcast for people who don’t like tech podcasts." Love it!
Also a fan of YFNT.
Thanks again.
And Fraser from Astronomy Cast. Thanks for the kind words. :-)