|
|
Post by John B on Oct 19, 2022 7:04:15 GMT -5
Does anyone here listen to podcasts and have any they recommend? Now that I have a commute and I’m taking more walks, I need some aural distractions. I’m not really interested in true crime or politics (which apparently make up 90% of podcasts), but other than that I’m open to ideas.
|
|
|
|
Post by james on Oct 19, 2022 8:07:06 GMT -5
I subscribe to many dozens. Recently I've been listening to various old Crowd Science episodes amongst other things. It's a BBC offering.
I have discovered some of my shows through Podcast Radio Hour, itself a podcast. Clips and recommendations and discussion with guests of their favourites.
|
|
|
|
Post by Russell Letson on Oct 19, 2022 10:22:12 GMT -5
I confess that when I want a non-musical attention-sponge and I've already heard the news (MPR or BBC), I go to an audiobook. (The 20 Aubrey-Maturin novels alone would keep me busy for a long, long time.) But if I were looking for non-politics podcasts, I'd check the BBC catalog--many of the segments I hear on the World Service seem to have podcast equivalents or extensions. Their history material (often based on their archival recordings) is particularly interesting.
|
|
Dub
Administrator
I'm gettin' so the past is the only thing I can remember.
Posts: 20,477 
|
Post by Dub on Oct 19, 2022 10:35:26 GMT -5
Does anyone here listen to podcasts and have any they recommend? Now that I have a commute and I’m taking more walks, I need some aural distractions. I’m not really interested in true crime or politics (which apparently make up 90% of podcasts), but other than that I’m open to ideas. I think I may have subscribed to a few but I don’t listen to them. I mostly don’t care to hear opinions and generally prefer reading to listening. I don’t relish the thought of being influencerized. |
|
|
|
Post by John B on Oct 19, 2022 11:07:32 GMT -5
Does anyone here listen to podcasts and have any they recommend? Now that I have a commute and I’m taking more walks, I need some aural distractions. I’m not really interested in true crime or politics (which apparently make up 90% of podcasts), but other than that I’m open to ideas. I think I may have subscribed to a few but I don’t listen to them. I mostly don’t care to hear opinions and generally prefer reading to listening. I don’t relish the thought of being influencerized. If you were more interested in popular country music I would suggest “Cocaine and Rhinestones,” a podcast by Tyler Mahan Coe, son of David Allen Coe (a country musician). The first season especially, as the episodes on Bobbie Gentry, banned music (I.e., The Pill) Anna especially the horrifying tale of Spade Cooley and how he brutally tortured and murdered his wife were excellent. Most podcasters are not influencers, as far as I understand the term. Just people with an interest who want to share it. I’ve even recorded a few for a friend. |
|
|
|
Post by John B on Oct 19, 2022 11:29:15 GMT -5
I confess that when I want a non-musical attention-sponge and I've already heard the news (MPR or BBC), I go to an audiobook. (The 20 Aubrey-Maturin novels alone would keep me busy for a long, long time.) But if I were looking for non-politics podcasts, I'd check the BBC catalog--many of the segments I hear on the World Service seem to have podcast equivalents or extensions. Their history material (often based on their archival recordings) is particularly interesting. I don’t always have the patience to listen to a book - I don’t mind breaking up an hour or hour and a half segment into two, but studio books require a greater commitment than I am willing to give. |
|
Dub
Administrator
I'm gettin' so the past is the only thing I can remember.
Posts: 20,477
|
Post by Dub on Oct 19, 2022 11:55:46 GMT -5
I think I may have subscribed to a few but I don’t listen to them. I mostly don’t care to hear opinions and generally prefer reading to listening. I don’t relish the thought of being influencerized. If you were more interested in popular country music I would suggest “Cocaine and Rhinestones,” a podcast by Tyler Mahan Coe, son of David Allen Coe (a country musician). The first season especially, as the episodes on Bobbie Gentry, banned music (I.e., The Pill) Anna especially the horrifying tale of Spade Cooley and how he brutally tortured and murdered his wife were excellent. Most podcasters are not influencers, as far as I understand the term. Just people with an interest who want to share it. I’ve even recorded a few for a friend. I am interested in (historically, not current) popular country music. That podcast may be something I’d like. I’ll check it out. My situation is that I am incurably curious and most of my reading is non-fiction. Reading about real stuff is far more absorbing to me than most made-up stories. This means I am already familiar with the stories of Bobbie Gentry, banned music, Spade Cooley, and many others. Still, I’ll give it a try. |
|
|
|
Post by amanajoe on Oct 19, 2022 12:17:08 GMT -5
There are ancouple of folk music podcasts, some just interviews, some a mix of interviews and songs. One that goes into the writing process.
Also, Bluegrass ones for those that like that sort of thing ;-)
|
|
|
|
Post by david on Oct 19, 2022 17:32:26 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by gbacklin on Oct 19, 2022 17:33:47 GMT -5
You could always listen to past Idiot Jams Idiot Jams |
|
|
|
Post by millring on Oct 19, 2022 19:03:07 GMT -5
Let him who is without podcast the first stone.
|
|
|
|
Post by Village Idiot on Oct 19, 2022 19:42:07 GMT -5
I am interested in a lot of stuff but I can't figure out how to do podcasts. So when I walk daily I figured out how to hear Iowa Public Radio so I'm a slave to that. Fortunately I usually enjoy what I'm hearing.
|
|
|
|
Post by howard lee on Oct 20, 2022 6:40:59 GMT -5
John, every so often I listen to the Politics Girl Podcast. Leigh McGowen, a transplanted Canadian living in the US (who loves democracy and this country enough to have become a citizen), is a no-nonsense observer of political life here. She is whip-smart and articulate and I know that DJT supporters don't agree with her analyses of what is going on in our country, but I think her clear-headed assessments of the recent past, present, and the future of US politics are spot-on.
(Flame shields up!)
|
|
|
|
Post by drlj on Oct 20, 2022 9:22:02 GMT -5
Podcasts bore me. Listening to people yammer on and on is not my cup of tea. If I wanted to listen to more political crapola, well, I would be worried about myself.
That said, I sometimes listen to podcasts from Fretboard Journal because they are at least about topics in which I have some interest.
Once in a while I listen to Defending Indiana because it can be be funny. Of course, there really is no defense for Indiana.
Podcasts are trendy. I hate trendy.
|
|
|
|
Post by John B on Oct 20, 2022 10:42:28 GMT -5
A trend that's at least 12 years old... I prefer podcasts that are scripted and edited. Podcasts of two or more people chatting are not nearly as enjoyable to me. The FB Journal podcasts are pretty good, although their focus on amps doesn't interest me. I am episodes 48 & 76, and my wife is episode 70. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/romcom-love/id1534152965 |
|
|
|
Post by Cosmic Wonder on Oct 20, 2022 10:49:54 GMT -5
I don’t understand why anyone would waste their time listening to a podcast when they could waste their time playing sudoku on their iPad or building a Porsche 911 for when they win the lottery.
Mike
|
|
|
|
Post by John B on Oct 20, 2022 10:55:10 GMT -5
I don’t understand why anyone would waste their time listening to a podcast when they could waste their time playing sudoku on their iPad or building a Porsche 911 for when they win the lottery. Mike As Dustin Hoffman once said, "I'm walkin' here!" I run into things if I try to walk and maneuver on a screen. |
|
|
|
Post by drlj on Oct 20, 2022 11:38:40 GMT -5
A trend that's at least 12 years old... I prefer podcasts that are scripted and edited. Podcasts of two or more people chatting are not nearly as enjoyable to me. The FB Journal podcasts are pretty good, although their focus on amps doesn't interest me. I am episodes 48 & 76, and my wife is episode 70. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/romcom-love/id1534152965When you reach a certain age, 12 years is like a week ago. |
|
|
|
Post by millring on Nov 13, 2022 12:19:49 GMT -5
You might find this podcast interesting. The latest is a multipart discussion -- diverse views of the church/citizenship thing. whitehorseinn.org/ |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2022 14:48:02 GMT -5
|
|
