PodcastERA | A spoken word smorgasbord for your ears

Yeah, I've been waiting for this!

I picked up a couple of new shows recently:

Uncivil - It's a Gimlet show that covers some of the generally undiscussed portions of the Civil War.
Why We Eat What We Eat - It's a Gimlet show with Blue Apron, and so far it's the only food-related podcast that isn't super boring

More_Badass said:

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Hey, there I am! Happy to see PodcastERA back in action. Looking forward to recommending some great stuff. I recently picked up My Favorite Murder and Pod Save The People. I'm a few weeks in to each and I'm pretty much hooked. I typically subscribe to McElroy and McElroy-adjacent stuff, but this has been a successful branching out. Thanks for putting this together!

Listen to a bunch of videogame related ones, but my current favorite is Magnus Archives. Can't wait till Season 3 starts.

Thank you for recreating this great thread.

Great to see you bring PodcastEra to Reset.

I'll kick off discussions: everyone loves The Adventure Zone, right?



and we're all caught up, and excited about the new arcs. Between this and my D&D sessions, I really wanted another 'real play dnd' podcast and found Cthulhu & Friends

It's a real play d20 based Lovecraftian podcast that starts in the 1950s. It's certainly not up to modern TAZ production efforts but it certainly does the trick. Trades in TAZ's whimsy for some Arkham Horror. I'm really glad it's on the OP - highly recommended!

Septimus Prime said:

Yeah, I've been waiting for this!

I picked up a couple of new shows recently:

Uncivil - It's a Gimlet show that covers some of the generally undiscussed portions of the Civil War.
Why We Eat What We Eat - It's a Gimlet show with Blue Apron, and so far it's the only food-related podcast that isn't super boring

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oh you totally blew it dude

Aight, let me get my list in:
2 Dope Queens - Jessica Williams and Phoebe Williams Comedy Joint
2.1 Seconds to Madness - College Basketball Pod
Black Astronauts Podcast - Black life and other random things
Black Men Can't Jump(In Hollywood) - Three Black men and a guest sometimes, analyze black movies or movies that feature black actors
Black on Black Cinema - Part of the TNP Pods, the three host provide great comedy while analyzing black films
Bodega Boys - DESUS AND MERO'S POD DEADASS SON
Dense Pixels - Video Gaming pod of the TNP Podcast network
Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period - Exactly what you think
Double Toasted - Movies, TV, Video games, what have you
Dunc'd On Basketball - Nate Duncan and Danny Leroux talk hoops with a lot of talk about cap space
E&C's Pod of Awesomness - Edge and Christian's podcast with wrestlers and other guest
Fiyastarter Pod - Sports, Media, whatever they talk about it, just make sure not to tank
Jenkins & Jonez - More life/sports/whatever, it's hilarious
Mickstape - The only thing from Barstool that matters, Tyler and Coley are great. If you want Simpsons, Ballers, anything talk with a dash of sports I guess
MTR Network - A number of shows in this channel including Insanity Check, Unanimous Decision, DCTV/Marvel TV Pods, and plenty of premium content
Podcast Ain't Played Nobody - College Football with a robot and a writer sometimes
Road Trippin - Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson's Podcast with NBA players
Shutdown Fullcast - If you want a Cookout podcast with college football sometimes, this is it for you
So Well Spoken - Podcast from the BCT
The Black Guy Who Tips - Rod and his wife Karen talk about anything and everything
The Chicken Social - Daily life pod
The Nerdpocalypse - TNP studios main podcast, excellent with tech, media, and WTF stories
The Read - Daily Life
Three Fifs - Everything
Where's my 40 Acres - Whew....everything

If you like true crime and Canadianity CBCs Someone Knows Something is pretty great. Season 1is a little weak but Season 2 is binge-worthy.

Good to see one of my favorite threads back, even if I didn't post in the old one. There are so many good recommendations in here and I wish I could listen to all of them.
As for a gaming related podcasts, I'd like to recommend the Easy Allies' Frame Trap podcast, hosted by Ben Moore.
Unlike the Easy Allies Podcast, Frame Trap is not necessarily focused on the weekly gaming news, but more on what games the Allies have been playing. In addition to their game impressions, Frame Trap has a segment called "hottake" where a specific topic is being discussed.

The current episode starts off with a fantastic discussion around lootboxes and how the industry is handling them.
I really want to recommend the episode because it wasn't angry and full of cynicism as one might expect, but really thoughtful instead. There is obviously a lot of frustration but it's well laid out and comes from a good place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQoNAeUQqQ
The Podcast is also available via RSS.
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:217517146/sounds.rss

Love + Radio is my favourite podcast by far.

Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything is a close second. It goes a lot of places; the 1984 episode is a masterpiece.

Sweet Jesus, that's a lot of podcasts. I hope that's just a list you had lying around.

I've stayed pretty mainstream with my podcasts, but I now have a 45-min commute each way every day. So far my list is:

The Ringer NBA Show: classic NBA podcast, has multiple episodes a week with different focuses from gossip to recaps of the week in NBA.
The Last Podcast on the Left: I've almost caught up to the present, but this is my favorite crime podcast. It has covered many of the major serial killers and many paranormal/conspiracy theory/occult topics out there. All the while being genuinely hilarious!
Comedy Button: A comedy podcast that is mainly a group of friends bullshitting around week to week, but they touch on a lot of tough topics in daily life as well and are very personal. This is my comfort podcast.
Pod Save America: Bi-weekly political wrap up pod with really great guests and interviews. Basically how I keep up with politics now.
Lovett or Leave It: Same crew as Pod Save America but formatted like "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" and it has famous peeps on it most of the time.
Pod Save the People: DeRay McKesson picks up most of the gaps in the other political podcasts nicely, while also keeping me more in-tune with social justice movements.
How Did This Get Made?: A movie podcast run by Paul Scheer that is basically a podcast version of MST3K. It's funny without watching the movie they discuss, but it is even better when you do.
How I Built This: NPR podcast that interviews CEOs that founded companies. It gets a little repetitive, but it is worth it from time to time.
Revisionist History: Malcolm Gladwell in podcast form.
8-4 Play: Japanese video-game podcast, pretty casual.
EZA Podcast: General video-game podcast, more structured.

I can just about keep up with all of those on a week to week basis, but I might be able to add in some one-offs that are interesting. Any good shorter podcasts that have endings?

My weekly must listens are
My Favorite Murder (true crime/comedy)
Never Not Funny (talk/comedy)
Beautiful/Anonymous (talk, some comedy)
Comedy Bang Bang (comedy)
The Black Tapes (docudrama)


Other notables are
Off Book (The improvised musical podcast with Zach and Jess)
improv4humans (comedy)
Spontaneanation (comedy)

I recommend Dirty John which was listed. It's a short little series that tells the true story of a Mom who starts dating the worst guy imaginable. Told from the perspective of herself and her family. A lot of interesting stuff goes down but the less you know going in the better.

Aw yiss podcast thread. Listen to a lot of what's listed above, and recently started listening to some spoopy podcasts for Halloween. Spooked by Snap Judgement has been a fun listen(hoping it will get a 2nd season). Also Knifepoint Horror is a great fiction podcast that's kinda under he radar(mostly because he doesn't update that consistently). Always looking for new recommendations though I like to binge shows at work.

No link to the Player One Podcast? Whaaaaaat.

I have been listening to Talking Simpsons a lot these days while rewatching the show. Up to season 4 and I have to say, I'm enjoying their 90s nostalgia talk more than the episodes discussions.

Last Podcast on the Left is great if you have the stomach for people talking light about serial killers.

More_Badass said:

You need to check out Magnus Archives

I also really like Fairy Tales For Unwanted Children. It takes the fairy tale story structure and gives them a darker, creepier, and unease edge. The stories are consistently well-written and the narrator is very good. It's my favorite recent new audiodrama

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I'll add those to my queue for tomorrow:) the Fairy Tales one sounds pretty interesting.

where my MBMBAMbinos at!

Cheers for porting this over baddie - ive never really listened to podcasts before but you've peaked my interest.

Might try listening to some podcasts when going out for a run - great work as always

I've been listening to the Magnus Archives over the past few days and have been enjoying it a lot more than I ever expected to. (It's my first fiction podcast.) I'm very curious about the overarching story that people have been hinting at.

Any podcasts like like buzz feeds unsolved mysterys?

SuperPac said:

No link to the Player One Podcast? Whaaaaaat.

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I was just going to post that.

I can also highly recommend Something True and Important If True both by Idle Thumbs. Important If True talks about robots and dinosaurs a lot, which I like.

I'm here to pinpoint Astonishing Legends. Shit is amazing, and the guys who host it are the chillest, funniest ever! If you are into the paranormal, this will be your thing.

Here's one True Crime podcast I like. It's about unsolved cold cases.

The Trail Went Cold: http://trailwentcold.com/

We Hate Movies became my favorite podcast this year.

I made art and I kinda want to make an OT for it

Love this thread, so many podcasts to try!

Any recommendations for cooking and food related podcasts? Trying to get my wife into podcasts too.

I'm glad this thread is back.

Everyone listen to: So Well Spoken

Especially if you're enhanced with melanin.

I listen to the following:

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Everyone knows this one. If you don't, get listening right now.
Up First: NPR podcast covering top stories in 12-13 minutes Monday-Friday.
The Greatest Generation: A episode-by-episode recap of every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (and now starting on DS9) by two guys who are a little bit embarrassed to be having a Star Trek podcast.

From the Laser Time Network:
Laser Time: Pop culture podcast covering whatever.
Talking Simpsons: Episode-by-episode recap of the series.
Thirty Twenty Ten: A look at pop culture 30 years ago, 20 years ago, and 10 years ago.
An Elm Street Nightmare: A look at each of the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies

Going to recommend a weekly podcast I've been seeking out of late that's put together by the actress who voices my avatar, Yeardley Smith, her Waiting for Ophelia co-star Zibby Allen (Grey's Anatomy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and two twin brother police detectives from Small Town U.S.A. (specifically the Eugene-Springfield area of Oregon)...



http://www.smalltowndicks.com/

Each week the two detectives provide a first-hand account of a case they worked along with testimonials from other involved officers, dispatchers, forensic analysts and support personnel reinforced with audio transcripts of 9/11 calls... albeit with specific identifying details excluded so as to respect the privacy of the victims and their families. Think of a procedural like CSI minus the Hollywood embellishment. It's pretty darn riveting.

SO SO happy to see this thread back. Really enjoying Reply All lately.

im listening to trailswentcold, p good

More_Badass said:

WHM is the one movie riffing podcast to hook me; none of the others like How Did This Get Made clicked with me. But I find WHM just hilarious. It's one of the few podcasts, along with MBMBAM, Magnus, Sayer, and Bracket, that I put instantly to the top of my queue when a new episode comes out

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Think I should go ahead with the OT?

UberTag said:

(specifically the Eugene-Springfield area of Oregon)

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Whoa, there's a podcast that takes place in my hometown??

I listen to a TON of podcast; so many that I can't keep up with them. A few not listed so far that I enjoy at least occasionally:

• Vox's The Weeds
• The Story Collider
• FiveThirtyEight Politics
• Yo, Is This Racist?
• The Longest Shortest Time
• IRL: Online Life Is Real Life

Here is some that I enjoy a lot.

• Mayacast: A podcast about the Infinity the Game table top game.
• 25 Years of Vampire the Masquerade: A podcast that goes through 25 years of VTM books.
• Super Sentai Bros: A podcast of two brothers watching Super Sentai.

Do y'all want the fictional podcasts OT back?