Podcasts

[AdeTuono]

blackmme said:

St Elwick's Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast” Mike Wozniak (and friends) just brilliantly funny.

Thanks for that. Just spent all afternoon on the first few episodes. I'll never look at natterjack toads in the same way again.

There's a bit of Beef & Dairy in there. New favourite, I reckon.

[DoctorX]

Enjoying Jason Plato’s “Fuelling Around”, this week with a very entertaining Chris Harris and a discussion of ‘that’ PH thread.

[Mezzanine]

DoctorX said:

Enjoying Jason Plato’s “Fuelling Around”, this week with a very entertaining Chris Harris and a discussion of ‘that’ PH thread.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I hadn’t heard Plato had a podcast.

Great to be reminded of that Plato thread, pure PH gold.

I’d love to see a Top Gear ‘After Dark’ with Plato/Harris/Tiff - something you’d definitely need to shield your children from

[ukkid35]

Into The Grey Zone - Sky News

Really very disturbing

If you found the Bellingcat podcast interesting then try this

[Mezzanine]

ukkid35 said:

Into The Grey Zone - Sky News

Really very disturbing

If you found the Bellingcat podcast interesting then try this

Really enjoyed Grey Zone, interesting and unnerving series.

[Stussy]

Couldn’t see any mention of this, but for those missing Gossipmongers have a search for Chatabix.
It’s David and Joe doing a daily podcast, however it is utterly poor quality in all areas! Content, professionalism, sound quality, everything, and they simply cannot be bothered half the time.
However, the key to it is that they relish in just how crap it is, and are always amazed at how anyone enjoys it.
Constant moaning.
Some episodes are barely listenable, but that’s what makes it so daft and popular!

[Zarco]

Zarco said:

sgtBerbatov said:

Bring Back V10's has released an episode on Montoya at Williams, Jonathan Williams is speaking on it.

I like the look of that. Cheers.

I've just started listening to Gas it Out. Neil Hodgson and Gavin Emmet host the podcast talking predominantly about MotoGP but other motorcycle racing stuff too. The episode with John Hopkins is very good.

Bring Back V10s is one of my favourite podcast now. Been listening to it very often and still not caught up which is great.

[Zarco]

airsafari87 said:

D1on said:

Any motorbike podcasts recommended?...

Chasin the Racin
Off Track
2 Pro 1 Slow

Paddock Pass Podcast is brilliant for MotoGP and bit of WSBK/BSB chat.

Gas It Out (Gavin Emmet / Neil Hodgson) did some good stuff through lockdown. Not so much recently.

Edited by Zarco on Wednesday 23 June 10:49

[andy_s]

Maybe to re-up, but Caliphate is very good [a good book for the deeper history of ME I'd rec'd is Black Wave by Kim Ghattas]

Russell Brand has been mentioned, some of his youtube stuff is quite good, he's yo-yoed in my esteem for a while but the present mellower version is is good I reckon.

And Tim Harford - he's added quite a few to Cautionary Tales all of which are entertaining, informative and illuminating.

[SpeckledJim]

andy_s said:

Maybe to re-up, but Caliphate is very good [a good book for the deeper history of ME I'd rec'd is Black Wave by Kim Ghattas]

Russell Brand has been mentioned, some of his youtube stuff is quite good, he's yo-yoed in my esteem for a while but the present mellower version is is good I reckon.

And Tim Harford - he's added quite a few to Cautionary Tales all of which are entertaining, informative and illuminating.

Just a note to mention that Caliphate was subsequently disgraced for a false-reporting scandal. Which was sad, because it was good.

[andy_s]

SpeckledJim said:

Just a note to mention that Caliphate was subsequently disgraced for a false-reporting scandal. Which was sad, because it was good.

Ohhh - hadn't picked up on that - apols in that case.

[SpeckledJim]

andy_s said:

SpeckledJim said:

Just a note to mention that Caliphate was subsequently disgraced for a false-reporting scandal. Which was sad, because it was good.

Ohhh - hadn't picked up on that - apols in that case.

To save wasting it they should give it a new name and release it as fiction!

It all became a bit of a disaster really. Very embarrassing all-round.

[andy_s]

SpeckledJim said:

andy_s said:

SpeckledJim said:

Just a note to mention that Caliphate was subsequently disgraced for a false-reporting scandal. Which was sad, because it was good.

Ohhh - hadn't picked up on that - apols in that case.

To save wasting it they should give it a new name and release it as fiction!

It all became a bit of a disaster really. Very embarrassing all-round.

Always a good lesson though I guess...

[SpeckledJim]

andy_s said:

SpeckledJim said:

andy_s said:

SpeckledJim said:

Just a note to mention that Caliphate was subsequently disgraced for a false-reporting scandal. Which was sad, because it was good.

Ohhh - hadn't picked up on that - apols in that case.

To save wasting it they should give it a new name and release it as fiction!

It all became a bit of a disaster really. Very embarrassing all-round.

Always a good lesson though I guess...

Don't trust anybody. Nope, not even chatty and personable retired ISIS terrorists.

[parabolica]

Stussy said:

Couldn’t see any mention of this, but for those missing Gossipmongers have a search for Chatabix.
It’s David and Joe doing a daily podcast, however it is utterly poor quality in all areas! Content, professionalism, sound quality, everything, and they simply cannot be bothered half the time.
However, the key to it is that they relish in just how crap it is, and are always amazed at how anyone enjoys it.
Constant moaning.
Some episodes are barely listenable, but that’s what makes it so daft and popular!

Gossipmongers went down the drain when they dropped Poppy unceremoniously; the second run was no where near as good as the original, with David and Joe just fake uncontrollably laughing at one another. Shame as there were still a few gems of stories (real or not) but I gave up on the second run after 3-4 episodes. Whole thing put me off giving Chatabix a try tbh.

Started listening to Wolf & Owl a few months ago; Tom Davis and Romesh Ranganathan chatting st twice a week. Immensely entertaining, especially when Romesh breaks down laughing at something Tom says.

Edited by parabolica on Wednesday 23 June 22:44

[AC43]

Simes205 said:

D1on said:

Any decent car/motorbike podcasts recommended?...

Sniff and smith.

I'm making my way backwards through them. Consistently fun/amusing/interesting.

[dirky dirk]

soon as you notice smith laughs at absolutely anything the other bloke says, itll put you off his podcast it has me,
the we have ways is good, so is history hit,
my favourite though is fighting through or perhaps 7 good minutes

[DRFC1879]

I used to hate the constant laughing on Gossipmongers but then they pied Polly off and I jacked it in anyway. Somehow I don't mind the laughing on Smith & Sniff but I think it's probably because it's very much my kind of humour so I'm usually laughing along with it. Every single episode has me in stitches.

I've popped up a few times on this thread and recommended Have a Word with Adam Rowe & Dan Nightingale but I don't think anyone has said they've tried it so I'll give it another plug. Rowe is the better-known comedian but Nightingale has been on the circuit for a lot longer and for me is the wittier of the two. Very much the straight man in the duo but some of his contributions are brilliant.

[Mezzanine]

parabolica said:

Gossipmongers went down the drain when they dropped Poppy unceremoniously; the second run was no where near as good as the original, with David and Joe just fake uncontrollably laughing at one another. Shame as there were still a few gems of stories (real or not) but I gave up on the second run after 3-4 episodes. Whole thing put me off giving Chatabix a try tbh.

Started listening to Wolf & Owl a few months ago; Tom David and Romesh Ranganathan chatting st twice a week. Immensely entertaining, especially when Romesh breaks down laughing at something Tom says.

Completely agree about Gossipmongers, I stopped listening after they behaved like d*cks towards Poppy. Going by the iTunes reviews after that, I didn’t miss anything.

Wolf & Owl is a good one, funny and also quite heart-warming in places - they make a great pairing and you can absolutely hear who good friends they are.

[Stussy]

I totally agree about the demise of GM too. My brother was also a huge fan and put me onto Chatabix saying it was worth a go, it’s totally different and a good laugh