Podcast / audiobook / iTunesU recommendations

[Stu R]

I realise this has probably been covered several times, but I thought I'd harvest some fresh opinions. So:

I like podcasts, but I'm struggling to find new ones that are any good. iTunes Store seems to have little more of interest.

So far I've gone through all of the following:

Ricky Gervais - Not RG's biggest fan but I love the podcasts, listened to them all a fair few times now so they're in the 'done' pile.
Freakonomics - Probably my current favourite but I'm forever waiting for new ones.
Jay & Silent Bob get old - Started well, doesn't seem particularly interesting anymore though it has genuine LOL moments at times
Gareth Jones on Speed - desperately wanted to like that one but found it a bit 'meh'.
David Mitchell - Pretty good 2-3 minute rants
The Onion Podcast - Great but very short.
The Complete Guide to Everything - Basically what sounds like 2 stoners chatting nonsense for 1.5hrs at a time, has the odd very funny moment though.
BBC Friday Night Comedy - The Now Show is OK, but I wish they'd bring back the one with Sandy Toksvig.
TED - Love anything TED related but I prefer using the site.

And that's about it. Tried several others but couldn't get into them. Have yet to fully explore iTunes U or the audiobooks section.

Any hidden gems out there I'm missing out on? iTunes seems to be a little thin on the ground. Willing to give pretty much anything a try.

[Stu R]

Bump

P'raps I should have stuck this in the music section or Computers / gadgets

[_dodge_]

Have you tried the Infinite Monkey Cage? A mixture of comedy and science with Robin Ince and Brian Cox.

[petethechemist]

Answer Me This - a bit like complete guide to everything, but English and less rambly.

[Celt]

The football ramble is excellent if your even slightly interested in football. And iv listened to a few desert island discs for people of any interest to me.

[Stu R]

Currently enjoying Infinite Monkey Cage - why didn't I know about this sooner! Thanks for the heads up. Radio 4 really does seem to be responsible for some of the best audio broadcasting ever.

I'll check out Answer me this next. Not a fan of football but I'll give the ramble a try too

[PhillT]

My favourites:
Smodcast - hilarious ramblings from Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier
Hollywood Babble-On - Hilarious showbiz ramblings from Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman
Chequered Flag Podcast - F1 preview and review shows from the BBC 5 Live team
Friday Night Comedy from Radio 4 - Comedy, as broadcast on Radio 4. On Friday nights
From Our Own Correspondent - BBC reports delving a bit behind the global news headlines. Very broad variety of topics and always interesting
The Flying Lap - In depth F1 analysis and interviews with Peter Windsor
Midweek Motorsport - Weekly two-hour motorsport debate with the Radio Le Mans team
Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews - Self explanatory. Always entertaining as well as informative

[Ciaran]

Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews
Football Weekly with James Richardson

[.:ian:.]

Distorted View - Utter filth (and I mean it!), but very funny.
Sick and Wrong
Mediocre Show
Cort and Fatboy - slight geek content
The Geek Show - high geek content

[ADEuk]

F1blog.com weekly podcast http://www.formula1blog.com/category/formula-1-blo...
The Gaurdian Science weekly http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/series/science
The Jodcast (astronomy podcast) http://www.jodcast.net/
Inside Simracing TV http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=simracingtonig...
Coast to Coast AM http://www.coasttocoastam.com/ (not free so I find episodes via torrent)

[Roman]

The Carl Donnelly & Chris Martin podcast is excellent.