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What Podcasts are you listening to?

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So we've got a movies thread, a TV thread and a books thread.

Do any of you listen to podcasts, and what are you listening to?

Recently did a couple of long road trips in the cage and found that podcasts really help melt the hours and miles away.

My favorite is Neil DeGrasse Tyson. He pairs up a comedian and a science person, perfect blend of laffs and education.

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StarTalk Radio

Podcast · Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there...
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BBC's Radio 4 Reith Lectures had an interesting run with Stuart Russell on Artificial Intelligence at the end of 2021:

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The Reith Lectures

Podcast · BBC Radio 4 · Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series
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Most of their other stuff is a bit dry for me.

I just got turned onto Demetri Kofinas' podcast: Hidden Forces, challenging mainstream media's narrative and agenda. Yet even-handed when it comes to conspiracy theories from both the far right and far left:

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Hidden Forces Premium (🔓)

Podcast · Demetri Kofinas · Get the edge with Hidden Forces where Demetri Kofinas gives you access to the people and ideas that matter, so you can build financial security and always stay ahead of the curve.
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Got a couple of long trips coming up. What's on your playlist? Looking for suggestions.
 
Although I am in my car for a good portion of the day, my drives tend to be short but many. You know quantity over quality.
Also, I am often receive multiple phones calls while driving so listening to a podcast is rather difficult.
I have tried and I find myself needed to pressing the rewind button often.

However the ones that I did find enjoyable are.



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Ongoing History of New Music

Alan Cross has a great voice and his radio shows/podcast are well written. I could listen to Alan describing paint dry on a wall and I would be amused. The fact that his shows are about music is a bonus.

Just as I prefer documentaries and biographies over series and fictoin, I also like investigative type of stuff.
I stumbled upson this podcast when it was just starting out and also found it interesteing.

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Global News What Happened To...?
 
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oioioi said:
Although I am in my car for a good portion of the day, my drives tend to be short but many. You know quantity over quality.
Also, I am often receive multiple phones calls while driving so listening to a podcast is rather difficult.
I have tried and I find myself needed to pressing the rewind button often.

However the ones that I did find enjoyable are.



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Ongoing History of New Music

Alan Cross has a great voice and his radio shows/podcast are well written. I could listen to Alan describing paint dry on a wall and I would be amused. The fact that his shows are about music is a bonus.

Just as I prefer documentaries and biographies over series and fictoin, I also like investigative type of stuff.
I stumbled upson this podcast when it was just starting out and also found it interesteing.

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THANK YOU!

I used to listen to Allan Cross' History of New Music back when he was on CFNY. Did not know he had a podcast. Will most definitely download a whole bunch of episodes for our next road trip. And yes, I agree, he has a great voice.

Will also check out that Global News podcast. Lots of interesting episodes... and local content too!
 
Lightcycle said:
THANK YOU!

I used to listen to Allan Cross' History of New Music back when he was on CFNY. Did not know he had a podcast. Will most definitely download a whole bunch of episodes for our next road trip. And yes, I agree, he has a great voice.

Will also check out that Global News podcast. Lots of interesting episodes... and local content too!
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I remember his shows being on at 7pm on Sundays with a repeat at 11 pm (I think, or maybe later or even the next day :unsure:). This is probably early/mid 2000's.
Then the whole radio scene in T.O. went through a drastic shuffle. Not sure if he left from CFNY or was asked to leave or went onto to do better things but his show moved around the week days and stations (Q107 had it at one point). I know you could listen to some of the shows on the 102.1 The Edge site but not all, for some complicated legal/copyright reasons. Then when podcasts came on the scene I think all the shows got dumped on there and any knew ones that are made.

The Global show is good but I thought there would be a little more behind the scenes "secrets" reveled.
If you followed any one of the stories in the news closely, you probably know just as much as the podcast talks about. If you haven't it is a good way to get the full summery of which ever event in an audio format. It is still a good listen.
 
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Podcast Jamie Logie / Curiouscast
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Another good one!

I found it on Spotify:

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Everything '80s

Listen to Everything '80s on Spotify. Everything 80s is your one-stop shop to look back on the movies, video games, TV shows, cartoons, toys, fashion, music, and everything you loved about a decade like no other. Join host Jamie Logie as he takes you on a dizzying journey through topics like...
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Right now I'm listening to "The 10 Best Video Games of the 1980s" :D

Thx!
 
My current favourites are:

Behind the Bastards

Hardcore History

I also enjoyed…

The Superhero Complex a few months ago and it’s only 10 episodes about real life Superhero that falls from grace.

Highly recommend all 3.
 
The Way I heard It - Mike Rowe

Smartless - Bateman, Hayes, Arnett

WTF - Marc Maron
 
Castle Super Beast - Two Canadians talking about video games. I figure the odds that anybody else here will like it is about zero, but hey! I was asked
 
Hardcore History is the gold standard for road trips. Episodes and series' are loooong (4 hrs plus, usually), but Dan Carlin has a way of talking that doesn't come off as reading a script. His background in radio comes through. If you can find the Prophets of Doom episode, it's one of the craziest series of historical events you'll ever hear. Total insanity, and just when you think it can't possibly get nuttier, it does so and then some.

Other favourites:

- The Rest is History: Two brit historians, one with a background in ancient history, the other who tends to focus on twentieth century history. Usually an hour or so long, sometimes with multiple episodes on one subject. Very entertaining.

- The Rest is Politics: Very British take on current affairs by an ex-aide to Tony Blair and a Conservative ex-MP. Tends to lean heavily into British politics, but also covers global affairs, and the insider info is fascinating. Both united by a strong hatred for populist politicians, particularly Boris Johnson.

- Front End Chatter: motorcycle podcast with one current journo (Simon Hargreaves, who you may have seen on various Bennetts YouTube stuff) and one ex-journo (Martin Fitz-Gibbons). Typical episode covers recent racing action, then unfiltered takes on recent launches, then answering listener emails. Generally entertaining with lots of good info.

- Plain English with Derek Thompson: Host with a passion for data who interviews specialists on big picture subjects, like why most diets don't work, the state of AI, and short-term (within a year) predictions for tech, culture, finance/markets, etc. No conspiracy stupidity, though, and tends to avoid the usual garbage obsessing about the 'left' and right' that tends to reduce our political discourse to talking points, inconsequential wedge issue distractions, and 'culture war' ridiculousness.

- Toronto Mike'd: Toronto-centric podcast with deep-dive interviews with a whole cross-section of Canadian luminaries, from Jim Cuddy to Jeanne Beker to the above-mentioned Alan Cross. Heavy on the retro CityTV, CFNY and TVO nostalgia, but covers a lot of ground.

- In Our Time: Technically a BBC radio show also released as a podcast, but brilliant. They pick a specific topic (e.g. Tycho Brahe, the Bauhaus art movement, or Seismology), and get in three experts (usually university profs) to expound on it. The host is great at keeping them focused, and you'll learn a lot about something very specific that you know is legit and not sensationalised, as so many podcasts can be.

I listen to lots more, but they're pretty niche (Waldy and Bendy's Adventures in Art, Where Should We Begin with Esther Perel, The Sacred, Strong Songs, many more).
 
Ongoing History of New Music - like others I started when it was on CFNY (believe it’s still there Sunday at 7pm) and now I listen to it on podcast weekly.

Unexplained Mysteries - My wife listens to this on Spotify pretty much daily. If I should disappear…… ;)
 

Easy listening every day usually while making dinner or similar. These 3 used to be in St. Catherine's for years, then got an offer from an Ottawa station to relocate. Similar to the Edge's Dean Blundell show back in the day, but not as raunchy....every day they post about 45 min of their morning show without the music, (call in contests, jokes, news, etc) quite entertaining.
 
History Daily
Everything Everywhere Daily
Practical Stoicism
History of Everything
How and Why History
Patented History of Invention
Meditations for Modern Life

On Spotify, daily.
 
Grumpy Old Geeks - Serioulsy, if you have a bit of a geeky past or present and want an often funny take on current day tech news and such, check this one out - it's my favourite. Like it says on the tin, it's 2 grumpy old geeks lol. Well produced and these guys deserve more love than they get being one of the longest running podcasts of all time and almost 600 episodes. One of the 2 hosts moved from California to Toronto as well so it's got some funny content on that whole situation sometimes as well. It's the only podcast that I willingly and gladly pay for every month. Grumpy Old Geeks. (If you're going to start on this one, don't start from episode 1 - their production finesse and flow was a little rough at the beginning, so listen to the current 4-5 episodes to get a vibe first and then go from there!)

60 Minutes. I like the show but often miss it on TV, this lets me catch up when I've got a long drive somewhere.

Cabinet of Curiosities. Curious stories from our past with some interesting twists sometimes. Quick easy to digest episodes. Well produced.

Lore. Similar to above, same host, like it says in the title, discusses lore and such from our past. Quick easy to digest episodes. Well produced.

Black Box Down. Aviation related, discusses major aviation accidents. I've got mixed feelings on this one, one of the 2 hosts is really aviation clueless and it's frustrating to have a host on an aviation show that clearly doesn't even really understand what they're talking about sometimes and has to have it explained to him by the other host. But often the topic overall is interesting so I listen anyways.

Hacking Humans. An interesting little podcast that talks about social engineering and how it's used. The host is on GOG regularly as well so it's an interesting tie-in.

Jordan Harbinger Show - Some good episodes, some duds, but passes the time when I find a good episode that's interesting.

Science, Quickly. Like it says on the tin, tidbits of interesting science presented quickly. For when you've got 10-15 minutes here and there.

Stuff to blow your mind. I only listen to this one occasionally but it's interesting sometimes.

Stuff they dont' want you to know. On and off listener to this one, it dips a little too far into conspiracy nonsense quite often, but has some good episodes that make you think sometimes.

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe and Skeptoid. Both good counterpoints based in reality to Stuff they don't want you to know lol.
 
Beyond the grid Formula 1

Desert island disc, this is a brit thing but has an excellent back catalogue as the show has been running for 80 years+
 
Armchair Expert (Spotify Exclusive), I'm cheap & don't sub so I D/L and listen offline. It's not gonna be every ones cup-o-tea, its a mix of experts (Thursdays) and celeb/pop culture etc. (Mondays). Lots of other podcast sited during expert episodes for those who crave more on a subject.
Also under the same production umbrella are "Armchaired & Dangerous" & Flightless Bird" both done by David Farrier ("Dark Tourist" Series on Netflix, Tickled & Mr. Organ both docs, webworm series of articles on his site), one is about Conspiracy Theories the other is David discovering America one topic at a time. He's a New Zealander who got "stuck" in America during COVID.
 
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