My Favorite Podcasts
Last updated 9 November 2009
This isn't a complete list of podcasts I listen to, but it's a list of the ones that are either among my absolute favorites or that I think might be less well-known and deserve some promotion.
-Casey Kolderup
- The Bugle
- John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman make jokes about the news.
- Bytejacker
- A video podcast about downloadable video games.
- CO-OP
- A video podcast about video games.
- Hype Machine Radio Show
- A monthly radio show featuring the most-played music among the indie music blogging scene.
- Idle Thumbs
- A comedy podcast about video games from a slightly more critical viewpoint than most "enthusiast gaming press" podcasts/blogs. Idle Thumbs has gone dormant for now, but it's one of the only video game podcasts I could recommend listening to after-the-fact just because the commentary is so smart and the hosts are really funny.
- ill doctrine
- Jay Smooth's video podcast about hip-hop, politics, and more.
- infoMania
- the video podcast version of the Current TV show, featuring great comedians like Sarah Haskins and Jonah Ray.
- Jake and Amir
- a comedy video podcast of short sketches about two guys who work at Collegehumor.com.
- Jordan, Jesse GO!
- a comedy/improv podcast about two friends and new sincerity
- A Life Well Wasted
- a long-form single-topic video game podcast in the vein of This American Life.
- The Moth Podcast
- People tell true stories from their life without notes. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, often both.
- Onion News Network
- A video podcast analagous to the print version of The Onion. Surprisingly high production values and amazing writing.
- Radiolab
- Analysis of science and culture with a fascinating and fresh approach to audio editing.
- Sound Opinions
- A weekly show about music hosted by Chicago's foremost music critics. News, reviews, and weekly topics/interviews/in-studio mini-concerts.
- The Sound of Young America
- Interviews with fantastic comedians, musicians, actors, writers, directors, etc. Also features entire podcasts of comedy and music of up-and-coming artists.
- Stop Podcasting Yourself
- A weekly podcast starring two comedians from Vancouver and a weekly guest. This podcast makes me laugh embarrassingly loudly in public.
- LA BLOGOTHEQUE - Takeaway Shows
- a french website's awesome videos of bands performing, usually acoustic and frequently in odd locations
- This American Life
- Stories, fiction and non-fiction about a weekly topic.
- WireTap with Jonathan Goldstein
- A comedy podcast from the CBC. (Unofficial feed since show is not syndicated as a podcast by the CBC)
- You Look Nice Today
- An esoteric comedy podcast about three guys looking for business opportunities.
- 1UP.com's Retronauts
- in-depth discussion of classic gaming-related topics.