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PodcastERA | A spoken word smorgasbord for your ears
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If you're on iOS, Overcast has a good voice boost/equalizer feature. It also mixes audio differently for clarity when it's playing out of your phone built in speaker.
Yeah, so that new Crimetown episode is crazy good. It's about a dude who's a bigger monster than just about everyone else who was featured.
Discovered new podcast last night and fell in love with it instantly. It called "Kowabana: "True" Japanese scary stories from around the internet". If you a sucker for scary and creepy podcasts like me you should check it out.
So glad to see this list again. A couple things I listen to that are not on the massive list.
Small Town Murder - Great show and one of the few I can't wait for each week. It's two stand-up comics who talk about real murders in small towns. Real facts, nothing made up. But boy do they make so great jokes about parts of it. They never make light of the victims and they still have a warning at the start of every episode to remind people this is a comedy podcast even with it being based on facts. If you like true crime stuff but with a touch of fun this is great.
Trivial Warfare - It's a trivia podcast, think pub trivia but in podcast form. Great host, with great rotating guests. It started out a bit rough in it's early days in terms of quality of production. But the newer episodes are great and the trivia is really good. Never super tough but never so easy I roll my eyes at it.
The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast - It's a board gaming podcast. I love these guys, I have even donated product from work to them for giveaways. I love the format of the show and the production values are top notch.
Small Town Murder - Great show and one of the few I can't wait for each week. It's two stand-up comics who talk about real murders in small towns. Real facts, nothing made up. But boy do they make so great jokes about parts of it. They never make light of the victims and they still have a warning at the start of every episode to remind people this is a comedy podcast even with it being based on facts. If you like true crime stuff but with a touch of fun this is great.
Trivial Warfare - It's a trivia podcast, think pub trivia but in podcast form. Great host, with great rotating guests. It started out a bit rough in it's early days in terms of quality of production. But the newer episodes are great and the trivia is really good. Never super tough but never so easy I roll my eyes at it.
The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast - It's a board gaming podcast. I love these guys, I have even donated product from work to them for giveaways. I love the format of the show and the production values are top notch.
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I'd like to give a nod to two very small podcasts. The first I've been listening to for about two years now, but it is called Worst Episode Ever and they watch and talk about the worst episodes of the Simpsons, trying to find which is the absolute worst. The current worst is Kamp Krustier. Sadly, this is a terrible time to recommend them because they are on a brief break for the holidays and because one of the hosts is moving and the other just had a child. But, here's a list to their site of Simpsons Rankings. Second one is something I discovered about two weeks ago called The Bechdel Cast, which talks about movies old, popular movies (mostly stuff 90s onwards) and discusses female representation in them and if they actually pass the Bechdel test.
I think Radiolab is ass but lots of people like it. Similar non-fiction storytelling kind of feel. They did a spin-off pod about the Supreme Court called More Perfect which I mostly liked.
I dropped off Planet Money a long time ago but it was good at entry-level finance / economics stuff. (it's good but I have several much more in-depth Econ pods on my queue)
If you're into history trivia, check out 2017's Best Podcast, Something True (from Idle Thumbs). Nonfiction narratives, short eps, excellent production.
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What about Reply All do you like? The tech focus, or the American Life-esque stories/reporting?
Thanks! (I help publish that show, and though I have nothing to do with it's actual creation, I love it and am proud of it.) Hope you're still subscribed to the Something True RSS as there's a holiday special coming soon.
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Highlights
The Cleaning of John Doe - A unique true crime series, from the perspective of a crime scene cleaner
Away Message - American Life-esque narratives and stories from North Carolina
Hi-Phi Nation - Philosophical topics explored through real life events and stories
On Drugs - A series focused on looking at how drugs have had an effect on different facets of life and society, from pain to war to race
Family Ghosts - Dark hidden twisted truths from families' pasts brought to light and investigated
Educational
Hardcore History: Addendum
Letters From War
On Drugs
Burnt Toast
Science
The Titanium Physicists
Gravity Assist
In Defense Of Plants
Journalism
Away Message
Family Ghosts
The Messenger
The Pope's Long Con
Hi-Phi Nation
True Crime
The Cleaning of John Doe
Crime In Sports
Film/TV/Music
The Imposter
Audiodramas
Jules & James
Stoney Creek
Current Events
Closer Than They Appear
Miscellaneous
Omnibus
The Cleaning of John Doe - A unique true crime series, from the perspective of a crime scene cleaner
Away Message - American Life-esque narratives and stories from North Carolina
Hi-Phi Nation - Philosophical topics explored through real life events and stories
On Drugs - A series focused on looking at how drugs have had an effect on different facets of life and society, from pain to war to race
Family Ghosts - Dark hidden twisted truths from families' pasts brought to light and investigated
Educational
Hardcore History: Addendum
Letters From War
On Drugs
Burnt Toast
Science
The Titanium Physicists
Gravity Assist
In Defense Of Plants
Journalism
Away Message
Family Ghosts
The Messenger
The Pope's Long Con
Hi-Phi Nation
True Crime
The Cleaning of John Doe
Crime In Sports
Film/TV/Music
The Imposter
Audiodramas
Jules & James
Stoney Creek
Current Events
Closer Than They Appear
Miscellaneous
Omnibus
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One of my favorite sites for podcast recommendations put out their "100 Outstanding Audiostories for 2017" article
https://bellocollective.com/100-outstanding-pieces-of-audio-for-2017-c328b3cae530
You can find 2016's here
https://bellocollective.com/100-outstanding-pieces-of-audio-for-2017-c328b3cae530
You can find 2016's here
Yes this is the other show from the guys who do Small Town Murder. While I like Crime In Sports I really prefer Small Town. But both are really good and the two hosts just crack me up.
http://time.com/4709592/best-podcasts-2017/
No Cum Town
No Chapo
No Hollywood Handbook
No comedy shows at all.
I don't think so Tim.
No Cum Town
No Chapo
No Hollywood Handbook
No comedy shows at all.
I don't think so Tim.
I feel like Cum Town would be too much for 95% of Era
Maybe more people would listen if they got rid of that bug Adam
And My Dad Wrote a Porno is on there.
All Best Podcast lists are incomplete as there's like a billion podcasts.
Yeah also missing the Bodega Boys #1 podcast in the universe
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I guess that means you got all the paid episodes too. Death Throes of the Republic is my favorite HH series
I recommend The Memory Palace as a complementary series. HH for the epic hours-long series, while Memory Palace is like an espresso shot of history. Nate DiMeo is a great storyteller, and able to really portray a person, moment, era of history concisely yet eloquently.
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The stories, they are so so good. I can't explain it.
Is American Life another podcast?
Somehow - despite being quite up to speed with the podcasting world - I missed all the Dirty John hype. Only found out about it yesterday. I've subscribed and got the first episode downloaded.
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This American Life is definitely a podcast you want to check out
I'd also recommend This Is Actually Happening, Criminal, and Campus
Do you listen to Reply All? I love their 'Super Tech Support' episodes, any podcasts like that?
Made a new thread about some of my favorite podcasts, check it out!
https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-love-rpg-podcasts-you-might-too.13962/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-love-rpg-podcasts-you-might-too.13962/
For mbmbambinos, Travis' appearance on Good Christian Fun is really good. Been listening to the brothers for so long, but never actually knew the story of their parents.
http://podbay.fm/show/1276704640/e/1514972926
http://podbay.fm/show/1276704640/e/1514972926
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Sure, I enjoy checking out podcasts by the community here
I'm guessing most people here use apps on their phone to manage their podcasts. But does anyone here their desktop to download and manage podcasts? What would you recommend? Anything besides iTunes?
Interested in having podcasts auto-download to a server each day, which we would then have available to us remotely, but I'm only used to managing podcasts through Pocket casts on my phone.
Interested in having podcasts auto-download to a server each day, which we would then have available to us remotely, but I'm only used to managing podcasts through Pocket casts on my phone.
Anyone got any good science podcast recommendations? Preferably astronomy, that shit is my jam. I already listen to The Skeptic's Guide, StarTalk, The Infinite Monkey Cage and Astronomy Cast (all highly recommended), but I want more!
I don't, but I hear the Pocket Casts web client is good. Playback state is synced with the app.
EDIT: Server, hmm. Why do you want it on a server if you're gonna access it remotely anyway? Seems like you could just cut out that middleman. PC Web is an additional purchase though.
I don't, but I hear the Pocket Casts web client is good. Playback state is synced with the app.
EDIT: Server, hmm. Why do you want it on a server if you're gonna access it remotely anyway? Seems like you could just cut out that middleman. PC Web is an additional purchase though.
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Cosmic Vertigo, Houston We Have A Podcast, Ask A Spaceman, Countdown, Exocast, Liftoff, Gravity Assist
I like Pocket Casts so that's good to hear. Probably did use the desktop app once upon a time.
And I'd use a server for a couple reasons:
- have podcasts played through our AVR at home (main reason)
- saves space on our phones
By "remotely" I meant away from the desktop. That could mean in the kitchen or at work.
Ah yes, the first two I already have, but I'll check the rest out, thanks!
You don't happen to have an AVR with built-in Chromecast or other streaming options? That could solve it. Guess you'd be using DLNA to stream from the server?
And it doesn't have to take up space, you can just stream directly with Pocket Casts on your phone. I never download episodes.
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Saw this podcast recommended by Justin McElroy on Thrillist's Best 2017 podcasts list, every episode is 12 hours long
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Highlights
Dice Funk & Neo Scum - Two fun and funny actual play series, one for D&D, the other for Shadowrun
The Age of Napoleon - A history podcast that explores both Napoleon and his exploits, and the larger context of global politics and surrounding nations
Think - Compelling talks and interviews on various topics from politics to food science to psychology and more
Educational
The Age of Napoleon
The Assassination (BBC)
The Dead Ladies Show
Journalism
The Norm
Think
True Crime
Atlanta Monster
Gaming
Dice Funk
Neo Scum
One Shot
Film/TV/Music
Bears On Film
Audiodramas
Kowabana
Miscellaneous
Teen Creeps
12 Hour Day
Modern Love
Dice Funk & Neo Scum - Two fun and funny actual play series, one for D&D, the other for Shadowrun
The Age of Napoleon - A history podcast that explores both Napoleon and his exploits, and the larger context of global politics and surrounding nations
Think - Compelling talks and interviews on various topics from politics to food science to psychology and more
Educational
The Age of Napoleon
The Assassination (BBC)
The Dead Ladies Show
Journalism
The Norm
Think
True Crime
Atlanta Monster
Gaming
Dice Funk
Neo Scum
One Shot
Film/TV/Music
Bears On Film
Audiodramas
Kowabana
Miscellaneous
Teen Creeps
12 Hour Day
Modern Love
We have a Chromecast dongle on the AVR, which we use for podcasts, but the issue is Zone 2 can't do HDMI inputs. So what's available to us via streaming are featured programs (eg, Spotify or Tunein) and the media server. There is a way to do podcasts but the UI is awful and many podcasts aren't available.
And you're right that you can just stream. Forgot about that as I'd always auto-downloaded while connected to Wi-Fi. So that's irrelevant
Thanks!
If anyone wants to check out my podcast, it's So Wizard Podcast. Three friends discuss the world of nerd, weekly.
Just search the title on ITunes or Spotify (or just about any other podcatching app)
We just dropped our best/worst of 2017 episode yesterday.
Thanks!
Is anyone else listening to "The Sitdown?" Three comedians (Mike Recine, Frank Terranova, Matt Anderson) talk about organized crime. It's sort of The Dollop-esque, but more conversational and way less informative.