Podcasts!
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:02 pm
Ever since I filled up my iPod last year and I became too damn lazy to actually organize my music, I've decided to get into Podcasts more and more recently. Does anyone else here partake in podcasts? I do a lot of driving in my life so I like to kill time by listening to people bullshit around. Here are my favorites:
My Brother, My Brother, and Me -- An advice show for the modern era. Three brothers (Griffin, Travis, and Justin, all of whom are Podcasts veterans) answer solicited and not-so-solicited questions from e-mails from listeners and user-submitted Yahoo! Answers questions. The real hook of the show is them trying to interpret Yahoo! Answers questions and then going off on little tangents that the questions imply. The advice given in the serious listener questions can be pretty good but more often than not it's a vehicle for more wacky comedy and pop culture references. Airs weekly and is about an hour long
Super Best Friendcast -- Probably my new favorite podcast. Two former video-game insiders and their friends talk about vidjagames, the industry, and other bullshit that may or may not tie into vidjagames. The guys on the show are *extremely* passionate about their vidja and will defend their opinions to the affront of the other people on the show. They'll go through the list of all the industry happenings for the week, what games they're playing, talk about industry speculation, etc. Each show airs weekly and is about 2 hours long.
Sawbones -- A medical history podcast. Justin (from MBMBaM) and his wife talk about a topic in medicine and its history. Learn about all the harmful ways we used to cure people of their ailments! Airs weekly and each show is about 30 to 45 minutes long.
The Adventure Zone -- A new podcast that started about a month ago. The three brothers from MBMBaM play Dungeons & Dragons with their dad with Griffin as the dungeon master. My ladyfriend, who in no way enjoys D&D, likes listening to it and Griffin's improvisation for the adventurers' dice-rolling journey. Airs bi-weekly and episodes are about 90 minutes long.
Oh No! Ross & Carrie -- Two totally definitely platonic friends in California partake in all the goofy obvious scams that you read about on-line and share their experiences. They try oxygen bars! They join the Mormons! They join the Realians! They join the Ordo Templi Oreintis! They try reiki! They try dick pills! Titty pills! Hangover pills! Airs monthly with each episode lasting about an hour
Judge John Hodgman -- That "I'm a PC" dullard from those Apple commercials in the late 90s attempts to settle a frivolous debate between two friends. The idea of the show is not bad but God damn the callers are either "lol I'm so silly" try-hards or confused old people. The humor is pretty dry but the arguments that John Hodgman presents in favor of one party or another are articulate, well thought out, and fun to listen to. Airs weekly and shows last about an hour.
My Brother, My Brother, and Me -- An advice show for the modern era. Three brothers (Griffin, Travis, and Justin, all of whom are Podcasts veterans) answer solicited and not-so-solicited questions from e-mails from listeners and user-submitted Yahoo! Answers questions. The real hook of the show is them trying to interpret Yahoo! Answers questions and then going off on little tangents that the questions imply. The advice given in the serious listener questions can be pretty good but more often than not it's a vehicle for more wacky comedy and pop culture references. Airs weekly and is about an hour long
Super Best Friendcast -- Probably my new favorite podcast. Two former video-game insiders and their friends talk about vidjagames, the industry, and other bullshit that may or may not tie into vidjagames. The guys on the show are *extremely* passionate about their vidja and will defend their opinions to the affront of the other people on the show. They'll go through the list of all the industry happenings for the week, what games they're playing, talk about industry speculation, etc. Each show airs weekly and is about 2 hours long.
Sawbones -- A medical history podcast. Justin (from MBMBaM) and his wife talk about a topic in medicine and its history. Learn about all the harmful ways we used to cure people of their ailments! Airs weekly and each show is about 30 to 45 minutes long.
The Adventure Zone -- A new podcast that started about a month ago. The three brothers from MBMBaM play Dungeons & Dragons with their dad with Griffin as the dungeon master. My ladyfriend, who in no way enjoys D&D, likes listening to it and Griffin's improvisation for the adventurers' dice-rolling journey. Airs bi-weekly and episodes are about 90 minutes long.
Oh No! Ross & Carrie -- Two totally definitely platonic friends in California partake in all the goofy obvious scams that you read about on-line and share their experiences. They try oxygen bars! They join the Mormons! They join the Realians! They join the Ordo Templi Oreintis! They try reiki! They try dick pills! Titty pills! Hangover pills! Airs monthly with each episode lasting about an hour
Judge John Hodgman -- That "I'm a PC" dullard from those Apple commercials in the late 90s attempts to settle a frivolous debate between two friends. The idea of the show is not bad but God damn the callers are either "lol I'm so silly" try-hards or confused old people. The humor is pretty dry but the arguments that John Hodgman presents in favor of one party or another are articulate, well thought out, and fun to listen to. Airs weekly and shows last about an hour.