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Recommended Podcasts

I wish this page was about the podcasts I've created, but instead it's simply the ones I listen to.

This is taken from the longer post Podcasts I Enjoy. I'll try and keep this page maintained, but no promises.

My Favourite Podcasts

So here they are:

This Week in Google

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Truth is, I prefer the Stack Overflow podcast (see next) but this podcast covers the latest news regarding Google and ‘the cloud’, and as it covers topical events, it’s better to listen to it sooner rather than later. Part of the TWiT Network, and hosted by Leo Laporte, Jeff (“this news is going to change everything!”) Jarvis, Gina Trapani, and some interesting guests, they discuss news items that interest me and usually include some good insights and tips.

The Stack Overflow Podcast

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At the time of writing they’re in the process of changing the format to god knows what. I liked it just the way it was, but they may manage to better it. The podcast is intended to cover news regarding the site Stack Overflow (a Q&A site for programmers) and is hosted by the site owners Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky. It’s essentially a Skype conversation between the two. The concept is bad - and I’ve no idea why I even tried the podcast – but truth is, I find it a fascinating listen – my favourite listen in fact. As well as discussing the site (which incidentally is an excellent resource for any developer), they discuss issues concerning development and running a web site. Sounds dull but they somehow manage to make it interesting, amusing and entertaining. I’ve heard other development shows which really are as dull as you’d expect.

The NSFW Podcast

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As far as podcasts that make me laugh out load go, this one is tops. Hosted by Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young, it's essentially a podcast equivelant of 4Chan, but a much more pleasant one. In spite of the NSFW name, it's very much safe for work. However it does cut it close at times. Like 4Chan, it's quite capable of starting its own Internet Meme.

As dull as it sounds, usually every week they host a 'zany' game show of sorts. Although on occasions the gameshows can be a genuinely good idea, the bits I like is just the general banter between the hosts and the guests, and also the general Internet culture it's based around. This isn't a podcast I can stick on in the background as it's usually far to entertaining to ignore.

Framerate

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Currently this TWiT produced podcast is only in 'beta'. As a result it's only available via YouTube.

Hosted by Brian Brushwood (of NSFW) and Tom Merrit (Tech News Today), the theme of the show is 'anything video'. This includes TV shows, movies and YouTube clips. Considering I don't watch many movies or US tv series, it's a credit to the two hosts that I find the show so interesting. Mind you, it helps that it's a show created with a geek-slant to it, with plenty of references to films and tv shows I have watched. It's also been good to see a show develop from it's very first alpha episode where they literally sat around and talked about what they're going to talk about in the show. Mmmm meta.

Rebooting the News

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Another ‘skype conversation’ podcast. This time between the influential Dave Winer and equally influential Jay Rosen. Dave Winer is the (co-)creator of RSS, Podcasting, OPML files and more besides. He’s an opinionated, paranoid chap, although he’s right more often than not. That said, his views are annoying me more as time passes. Jay Rosen is a “press critic, a writer, and a professor of journalism at New York University” (taken from Wikipedia). Together they discuss the impact technology (and in particularly the net) has had on the world of news and journalism. It can be a bit hit and miss (more hit to be fair), but when it’s great it really is great. Inspiring in fact. The interesting thing about podcasts is you can gauge how much you’re enjoying them based on how soon after their release you listen to them. Sad to say I’m finding this one is slipping down the priority list. That said, the last episode was great. It restored my faith.

This Week in Tech

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Where as Rebooting the News is slipping down the list, This Week in Tech is creeping up. Traditionally one I’ll have on in the background (I’ll listen to my favourite podcasts walking to work (where they get the most attention) and the not as good when doing housework etc – in the background), I’m really starting to enjoy TWiT. Just like This Week in Google, TWiT is hosted by Leo Laporte. He’s joined by different guests each week as they discuss the tech news from the week that’s gone. It’s never overly serious but usually entertaining. The TWiT Network must be an inspiration for podcasters. Started by former Tech TV presenter Leo Laporte, he now has an entire network of webcasts and makes a decent profit in the process. To reword a tweet by Jeff Atwood (of Stack Overflow), Leo Laporte stopped working for the man and became the man.

This Week in Startups

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Hosted by Jason Calacanis. He’s quite an easy character to hate, but if you can bare him you can sometimes actually appreciate him too. This show is all about starting up a business, along with startups themselves. Unfortunately I rarely find the time to listen to it, but when I do I wish I listened to it more often.

FLOSS Weekly

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I use to listen to this weekly, but again I struggle to find the time. This show is also on the TWiT Network and again hosted by Leo Laporte. Each week it covers a different Open Source project/company, and has a member of that project/company in for an interview. As with Rebooting the News it can be quite inspiring. I tend to pick and choose the episodes I listen to now depending on the project/company they are covering this week.

On the Cusp

I listen to the following shows occasionally, but not regularly.

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