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Stuff that is fun to listen to

Mr FuzzbuttMr Fuzzbutt Registered User regular
edited April 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
So, I got a temporary job at a small factory. The machines there are small, safe and relatively quiet. Normally the work I am doing would be dreadfully dull, but the people there are fun to talk to and we can listen to stuff on MP3 players if no conversations are going down. It's a pretty sweet deal, really.

So my question is, do you have any suggestions for fun stuff to listen to? I've got music pretty much covered, but am interested in finding stuff like audio books and podcasts. (JEGUS FUCK I hate that word.) Any topic will do, really; I'm open to suggestion.

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  • iMattiMatt Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Ricky Gervais Podcasts.

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  • 815165815165 Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    iMatt wrote: »
    Ricky Gervais Podcasts.
    This. Also the Russell Brand podcasts from his (now defunct) radio show were awesome too.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Audio books. I like most of the discworld ones.

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  • SanderJKSanderJK Crocodylus Pontifex Sinterklasicus Madrid, 3000 ADRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The Bugle is pretty good. (John Oliver and Andy Zaltzmann joke about current events, it great dry, hyperbolic humor)

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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The Bombcast is really good if you're into games, also try some of the Iain M Banks audiobooks, they're good stories and they generally have high production values.

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    SMODCAST! It's Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier shooting the shit about hilarious things.


    Also, www.audible.com/twit gives you a free trial (Free books) and is awesome for long stretches of tedium.

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  • Seattle ThreadSeattle Thread Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    This American Life

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  • ThundyrkatzThundyrkatz Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I second This American Life

    Also... Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

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  • BlindZenDriverBlindZenDriver Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Check out your local library - if it anything like the ones here they will have a ton of audio books. Just tell the librarian what you're into and he/she will set you up. They might even offer you to lend a MP3 player.

    Also I think project Gutenberg has started to hold audio-books plus of course and finally there are old school radio plays. If you google a little you should be able to find what eventually became the Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy to name just one golden nugget.

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Radio Lab podcasts.

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    This American Life is the greatest thing ever, download that stuff. Planet Money is also good, but you'd need a bunch of them as they're usually around 20 minutes. On the other hand, they update more frequently than This American Life, which is once a week. Also, I know you said you had music down, but NPR has a Live Concerts podcast with a lot of really good concerts which I think is worth checking out.
    Edit: Oh yeah, Radio Lab! Good stuff.

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  • necroSYSnecroSYS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2010
    Radio from Hell podcasts

    http://www.x96.com/music/podcast/rfh/

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  • blakfeldblakfeld Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I listen to Cnet's Buzz Out Loud and thoroughly enjoy it

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