podcasts

[Spaceprincess]

I just recently started listening to podcasts, anyone got some good suggestions for ones worth listening to?

[Tim]

I recommend The Mike O'Meara Show. Available on iTunes or at http://www.mikeomearashow.com.

It's a comedy podcast, borne of what was once a nationally syndicated radio show.

[MixedMyth]

My absolute favorite podcast is How to Succeed at Evil. It's about an efficiency consultant to supervillains who gets very fed up with them. They never really follow his advice, you see.

I also like Second Shift, a fantasy themed audio drama, and of course the Gigcast which is about webcomics.

[BrownEyedCat]

I have been waiting for someone to make this thread, so I can shill my favorite podcasts like crazy. If I seem a little obsessed, it's because I listen to them at work and they keep me sane on the longer days. All of the podcasts I listen to are available on iTunes, since that's what I work from, but I'll try and find their non iTunes websites for convenience's sake.

The Tobolowsky Files: http://www.slashfilm.com/category/featu ... sky-files/
I would recommend this to anyone and everyone, straight up - Stephen Tobolowsky is a prolific character actor, one you may have seen a billion times but never noticed, but that's not the appeal of the podcast. He's also a DAMNED good storyteller, and he tells anecdotes and stories from every period of his life and on every topic. It's good stuff. YOU ALL GO LISTEN NOW.


...On less frothing-at-the-mouth notes...

Paul and Storm talk about some Stuff for Five to Ten Minutes (On Average): http://www.paulandstorm.com/
Paul and Storm are a musical comedy duo! And while they talk about recent appearances and new business, they mostly talk about... whatever they're thinking about at the time. But they also sometimes have celebrity guests, and talk about randomness with them! They recently had the artist of Axe Cop on, talking about his craft. This podcast may not be for everyone, given how random their approach is, I can see many people finding it boring. But if you're bored and need something to listen to, look up the episode titled 'The Lost Podcast', which is an extended interview with James Urbaniak, voice of Doctor Venture on the Venture Bros. It's gold!

Let's see, what else...

Writing Excuses: http://www.writingexcuses.com/
Run by three published authors, it's a podcast of ground level writing advice. But the episodes are short, the hosts are friendly, and it's always helpful to think about how you write and why. They have the Schlock Mercenary guy, so the advice is also approached from a webcomic perspective, but not all episodes are relevant to whatever you're working on.

Oh! Here's a new one:

Citation Needed: http://citationneeded.tumblr.com/thepodcast
Only two episodes thus far, but it's skits and digressions based on poorly worded wikipedia articles. And it's fun!

[IVstudios]

I regularly listen to two podcasts.

The first is the Free Beer and Hot Wings show. Which is a podcast version of a morning talk show. It's a very funny talk show, but a bit of an acquired taste. Unfortunately it's not free, you have to be a VIP member of their website to get it. You can listen to the show live for free though, from 5am - 10am EST.

CHOP! the Axe Cop podcast. Originally just started by two fans of the comic, but the artist Ethan, has become a regular host on the show. They talk about all things Axe Cop, review the comics, talk about the creative process and upcoming events. For anyone who isn't into Axe Cop it will probably be completely uninteresting, but for anyone who is a fan it is quite entertaining.