Podcasts

[deadendpro]

@T4920 samesies across the board. Shinsuke had just arrived to NXT when I returned to being interested in wrestling and AEW was in the Covid-era at Daily’s place.

Continuing the samesies, AEW enthusiasm eventually gave way for me too (though I also watch each week) as Jim and Brian’s takes are much more enjoyable than the spot-fest that is AEW programming. Do you know if we have a thread here to expound on all the wrestling here? If not, we might just need to start a thread! Lol

[T4920]

@deadendpro I don't think there's a wrestling thread, no.. we should fix that!

[GraemeE]

My recent purchase of sophtware slump reminded me of this one.
Great podcast for music nerds
https://lifeoftherecord.com/

[Mizmazzle]

@Matt took your rec on this one! I’ve listened to the first few episodes. Really interesting and rather disturbing how the arbitrary and self fulfilling actions of a single individual can cause a cultural cataclysm like we’re experiencing in our country.

[Matt]

For real. It doesn’t take much.

[Mizmazzle]

@Matt damn! Just listened to the “Excited Delirium” episode. Freaking nuts.

[Matt]

Yeah. I got turned into John Ronson through his episodes of This American Life. His voice is very appealing to me. It just so happens his topics are also fantastic. I voraciously consume whatever he puts out.

[Mizmazzle]

@Matt when you were a state trooper was that concept taught to the officers?

[Matt]

Never heard of it before the podcast. We were definitely encouraged to be overly paranoid about the possibility that everyone was trying to kill us but not that one specifically

[Mizmazzle]

Interesting. Ronson does such a great job following these stories all the way back to the source.

[Matt]

I’d also recommend going to the This American Life website and searching his name. He has quite a few episodes there that are just as good.

[prpx]

S-Town (part of Serial) is a weird, dramatic and overall fantastic podcast!
https://stownpodcast.org/

[Matt]

Loved that one.

[chrisjohnnick]

Looking to get into a new podcast weekly groove. What’s on your daily or weekly rotation these days?

[Oaktavia]

@chrisjohnnick I like Staavy's World and Bad Friends but both are terribly stupid and I turn them off half of the time. The other half of the time I find them funny and entertaining on my long ride to and from work each day.

[GraemeE]

This one might have 2 strikes against it but I still enjoyed it
1st strike : might be too niche even for here
2nd strike: technically its political but it's cold war so hopefully statute of limitations applies?

Was reminded of it when @scooter posted a scorpions tune a few days back

It, somewhat humorously, follows the theory that the song winds of change was actually a cia operation to aid in the fall of the iron curtain

https://crooked.com/podcast-series/wind-of-change/

https://open.spotify.com/show/3vikAuFxKVNe2GBZC61IYD?si=8wU3MFceQhWmXdQo_0_cFw

[tody]

@GraemeE Didn‘t know this was actually a theory. On the other hand, however, Da Hoff still seems to be convinced that he single-handedly brought down the berlin wall with Looking for Freedom.

[Oaktavia]

I have been listening to Ologies with Alie Ward. She interviews different "ologists" during each episode. So far, I have enjoyed Erethizonology (PORCUPINES), Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS), Hippopotomology (HIPPOS), Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS … AND LIMB REGROWTH?), Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) and a few others. It is wholesome and educational, makes for a nice pod to listen to on my hour long commute back and forth from work.

[Matt]

The car was my podcast time and now I barely drive at all. I miss them. I’d like to find a good one about the conspiracy theory that Courtney killed Kurt. It makes perfect sense to me.

[Nick]

Another shout out for the Dan Carlin - Hardcore History podcast.

If you've never listened to the series about Genghis Khan, you really should. It's immense. Carlin is so compelling with his narration and detail. Essential.

I guess I might as well admit I've been listening to Joe Rogan for what feels like 15 years. Certain topics, conversations I skip. Think Rogan has the ability to have a conversation with someone like it's the first time he's sat down to do a pod - so you get to play Rogan bingo with certain things he's probably repeated 1000 times. It's about his guests and he's had some crackers. Do love anything that breaks my brain: quantum physics, simulation theory.

I also love the comedian eps as I'm very much tethered to the US comedy scene and I'm obsessed with Kill Tony podcast (but via YouTube as it's really a visual watch). Also, anything MMA/UFC and I'm there too.