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Recommend me some podcasts

FlayFlay Registered User regular
edited November 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I've just started a new job, which involves many tedious hours of photocopying documents. To pass the time, I'd like to get in to a few podcasts, but I don't really know where to begin. I'm up for anything interesting, but some of my specific interests include: art, videogames, animation, movies, animals, technology, zombies, the macabre.

Anyone got any suggestions?

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  • lsukalellsukalel Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Flay wrote: »
    I've just started a new job, which involves many tedious hours of photocopying documents. To pass the time, I'd like to get in to a few podcasts, but I don't really know where to begin. I'm up for anything interesting, but some of my specific interests include: art, videogames, animation, movies, animals, technology, zombies, the macabre.

    Anyone got any suggestions?

    Go to Spill.com, they are an Austin based movie review site, so you can listen to those and they also do podcasts on general stuff ( A couple of cold ones) and Comic Books and videogames ( Leauge of Extrodinary Gentlemen)

    They are honestly the funniest things I have ever heard. Trust me, you listen to these and you will lose days getting caught up by listening to all these.

    http://www.spill.com/

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Unfortunately, funny is a no-no. They've got a pretty strict no-noise, no-talking policy, so I can't be caught bursting out laughing. :|

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  • exisexis Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I've only come across a few gaming podcasts that I really enjoy:
    Gamers With Jobs
    1up FM
    1up Yours
    If you're willing to listen to out of date stuff, GFW Radio (from 1up) was awesome, though it's probably too funny for you.

    This Week In Tech is a a pretty interesting tech podcast.

    Kind of a niche, but if you watch BSG, the executive producer does a commentary podcast for each episode which is absolutely fantastic.

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    NPR has podcasts of most, if not all, of their stuff. I'm partial to Science Friday and Car Talk, although Car Talk is full of laughter, so you might want to avoid that.

    I also like the 1up podcasts, along with Gamers with Jobs and Giant Bomb's stuff, but they have all had laugh-out-loud moments for me.

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  • Luck3ySe7enLuck3ySe7en The ROKRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    exis wrote: »
    I've only come across a few gaming podcasts that I really enjoy:
    Games With Jobs
    1up FM
    1up Yours
    If you're willing to listen to out of date stuff, GFW Radio (from 1up) was awesome, though it's probably too funny for you.

    This Week In Tech is a a pretty interesting tech podcast.

    Kind of a niche, but if you watch BSG, the executive producer does a commentary podcast for each episode which is absolutely fantastic.

    Yeah i love the 1up podcasts since they can be almost 3 hours long at times.
    Where do you work that you can't laugh??
    And am i the only person who uses a Zune??
    Is there really i need for 2 question marks at the ends of my sentences??
    Anyone got some prozac??

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  • YourFatAuntSusanYourFatAuntSusan Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    I'm a fan of Diggnation, although it may violate your "no funny podcasts" policy.

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  • BabbleBabble Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    The Giant Bombcast is good for video games, it is pretty funny at some points but I don't think you will have a problem laughing out loud.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    The Rock Paper Shotgun podcast probably isn't going to make you burst out laughing. This American Life is also a great choice.

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited November 2008
    It sounds like you work in a terrible place. Radio lab is probably just nerdy enough to not have any laugh out loud moments, same with This American life. Keith and the Girl isnt really about anything, but it updates everyday. Its funny, but I only laugh out loud now and then. Savage Love is great too, and only occasionally super funny. Unless you just bust out in the giggles, you should be fine with alot of sort of funny podcasts. Just grab some over-the-ear headphones so no one can hear what your listening to and stifle.

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    exis wrote: »
    I've only come across a few gaming podcasts that I really enjoy:
    Gamers With Jobs

    Hella this. :P

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Iruka wrote: »
    It sounds like you work in a terrible place.

    It's really not that bad. True, the job isn't particularly... varied... But it beats having to rush around and do a hundred different things at once.

    Anyways, thanks for the suggestions guys. If anyone has any more, keep 'em coming.

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  • LewieP's MummyLewieP's Mummy Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    OK, I am biased, but I listen to Lewie and Willeth's podcast on Savygamer

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