The Podcast Thread

[phonics]

Can't tell if Barney Ronay properly dislikes James Richardson going on today or just leaning into a bit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've never detected anything dislikeable about Richardson, other than being a massive remoaner, but then he's probably in the top 10 people in the UK who gains most benefit from us being in the European Union so you can understand it.

[-james-]

What's good on a Monday morning?

[phonics]

What's good on a Monday morning?

I've got Luke & Pete Show + Chapo.

And seeing as you probably haven't listened to it before. Check out Tarfu Report. It's a podcast with Matt Taibi (politics writer at Rolling Stone) and Alex Pareene (used to be pretty high up at Gawker) talking shit.

[SvN]

Does anyone else listen to Casefile (http://www.casefilepodcast.com)? I love it, the stories are so well told and usually fascinating. The guy goes into extraordinary detail.

[Giggles]

I'll start a lot of episodes and make it through around half. It's well done but depends on the content.

[Spikey M]

Does anyone else listen to Casefile (http://www.casefilepodcast.com)? I love it, the stories are so well told and usually fascinating. The guy goes into extraordinary detail.

I've listened to every episode at work. I'm listening to Jonestown part 1 today.

[-james-]

I just finished the Jonestown series on casefile. Very good. My god it's fucked up though. Those recordings.

[Shindig]

It's the cheering that gets me when they announce they've killed the Congressman at the airfield that gets me.

[Disco]

I was pointed towards Hard History the other day, about halfway through an episode about Caeser and Gaul which is very good. Long though, this one clocks in at about six hours.

[Spikey M]

The First World War One is great. Something about Armageddon. 5 parts of about 5 hours each or something silly.

[Disco]

Yeah I saw those, it's something of an achievement when you can make six hours on a short period of Celtic history seem like the more manageable option. Really enjoyed it though so at some point I'll go back and listen to some of those.

[Magic]

I've been trying to get in to these whilst working but I can't concentrate on it and end up missing important chunks. How do you lot listen to them?

[Disco]

I have it on the iPod when I go into town or put it on when I'm cooking or doing stuff around the house.

[Magic]

Do you not find that it requires a fairly high amount of attention? Especially one with complex historical content and shit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I tried it once but I have a weakness with American accents. Will give them another go at some stage.

[Giggles]

Dublin Podcast Festival is on this week. Might try catch a few live recordings.

[Spikey M]

I just finished the Jonestown series on casefile. Very good. My god it's fucked up though. Those recordings.

Yeah, that was all pretty unsettling. Just fucking imagine being one of those poor fuckers waiting for your turn.

[Disco]

Do you not find that it requires a fairly high amount of attention? Especially one with complex historical content and shit.

There are some things I couldn't do at the same time, playing a game or anything that required reading for example but other than that I don't have a problem doing one thing while listening to another.

[Spikey M]

I listen at work when I’m doing process based tasks, running reports, etc. Anything that requires some thought and I have to switch it off.

[Shindig]

My job's pretty low-stakes so I can listen for a few hours on a morning.

[Giggles]

Just caught the Reviewables live there. Think it goes out on Tuesdaynext but I don't know how it'll work on audio. Karl Spain is a funny man though.
Dubland next.

[Danny]

I listen at work when I’m doing process based tasks, running reports, etc. Anything that requires some thought and I have to switch it off.

Exactly what I do.

[Giggles]

Dunphy calling out Ken Early for a debate :drool:

Though it could well be a setup between them both to sell out a live show.

http://pca.st/wzG7

[Shindig]

Casefile's Jonestown stuff is indeed fantastic and grim. The dull Aussie narration fits it well.

[Danny]

Has anyone given “quickly Kevin, will he score?” a go?

It’s a podcast all about 90’s football. I think my highlight so far has either been them going though (one of) Steve Bruce’s books and lolling at it or the one where they watched “the impossible job” and discussed that documentary.

[Giggles]

Episode 1000 for Second Captains tomorrow. The subscription thing seems to have gone well for them and, for the most part, the episodes themselves have been good.

[Max Power]

Best Sport podcast around no doubt.

[Giggles]

Best Sport podcast around no doubt.

They've done well to keep the average standard high with six a week.

[phonics]

It's all kicking off at the FSF awards.

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[Giggles]

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[Jimmy Floyd]

I can never work out if they're all joking about it or it's all deadly serious.

I don't think Barney Ronay was joking.

[John]

What did Barney Ronay say? I've listened to both once since they fragmented and binned them off.

No doubt he's said the same thing twelve times.

[phonics]

I can never work out if they're all joking about it or it's all deadly serious.

I don't think Barney Ronay was joking.

I like to think of Barney as Miles Krane, I think his jabs have truth behind them but he's more interested in a joke.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It was more his tweets I've seen that seemed to be deadly fucking serious and accusing them of plagiarism.

[phonics]

Thinking about getting a Second Captains subscription for Christmas. Do you think it's worth it if you couldn't give a shit about Rugby or anything Irish like GAA? Giggles

[Giggles]

Thinking about getting a Second Captains subscription for Christmas. Do you think it's worth it if you couldn't give a shit about Rugby or anything Irish like GAA? Giggles

You should be fine as far as GAA goes as they'd be widely regarded as having the poorest coverage of it and would only give it any meaningful time when both championships get to the latter stages around July (finals in August). There is a fair bit of rugby these days as I find myself skipping a lot myself but there's enough soccer to make the sub worth it, especially with it coming to a world cup year and all. You'll also have less Irish international soccer coverage because they didn't qualify and they don't give the league of Ireland the time of day.

[Giggles]

Max Power could probably give you a better idea from a non Irish perspective.

[Henry]

The Blindboy podcast is seriously good.

[Giggles]

The Blindboy podcast is seriously good.

Is that the cunt from the rubberbandits who started thinking he was a politician and got all preachy about everything?

[Henry]

Is that the cunt from the rubberbandits who started thinking he was a politician and got all preachy about everything?

The Rubber Bandits have always been very political.

[Giggles]

The Rubber Bandits have always been fairly political.

He's basically a walking advertisement for mental health any time he's on radio or TV these days too. I don't know if he's still at it on the podcast but I always avoided it because of it. The knacker Limerick accent doesn't help either as no matter what he's saying it just sounds like he's about to rob someone's wallet.

[Henry]

He's basically a walking advertisement for mental health any time he's on radio or TV these days too. I don't know if he's still at it on the podcast but I always avoided it because of it. The knacker Limerick accent doesn't help either as no matter what he's saying it just sounds like he's about to rob someone's wallet.

Your loss.

[Max Power]

Thinking about getting a Second Captains subscription for Christmas. Do you think it's worth it if you couldn't give a shit about Rugby or anything Irish like GAA? Giggles

There will be at least one per week you'll completely skip so make your own mind up if that's worth the fiver. It is for me.

[Giggles]

Your loss.

It's no loss, he's a cunt.

[Giggles]

Thinking about getting a Second Captains subscription for Christmas. Do you think it's worth it if you couldn't give a shit about Rugby or anything Irish like GAA? Giggles

I just got an email from Patreon to say Sid Lowe is today's guest. Apologies, I should have told you to punch whoever was buying the subscription for you.

[phonics]

I quite like Sid Lowe. It's been immense filling these long car journeys I've had. I'll never be podcastless on a commute again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The podcasting world always lazy as fuck over the Christmas period. How do these two bit journos on minimum wage justify taking two weeks off, some of us have commutes and lunch breaks to fill.

[phonics]

If you liked video games you'd be set with Giant Bombs game of the year stuff. 15 hours of it and there's another 10 to come between now and Friday.

[Giggles]

I quite like Sid Lowe. It's been immense filling these long car journeys I've had. I'll never be podcastless on a commute again.

I mixed that up (it was early too) and when I seen Sid Lowe I automatically thought of Graeme Hunter the fucking cretin. Lowe is grand, I undeleted it when I copped.

[CJay]

Sid Lowe is alright on podcasts, but his writing is really poor I think. His articles read as if he’s trying to build suspense in a novel.

[Jimmy Floyd]

There is so much shite sportswriting out there nowadays, especially in football. You couldn't pay me to read another Jonathan Wilson article ever again.

[phonics]

To be fair to Wilson, he fully cops to it and says it's just a way to pay the bills inbetween books which he prefers doing.

And he does run The Blizzard which is a hive of fantastic writing on niche subjects.

[Giggles]

Ken's rant today was worth the months subscription alone. He should give up the fags every week :drool:

[Boydy]

The Blindboy podcast is seriously good.

+1 for this.

Listened to the first one today. His short story on that was really good too.

[-james-]

I gave it a shot, and have found it to be perfect falling asleep material. I enjoy it while conscious as well though.

Only Balls & Horses is a favourite at the moment. Betting podcast featuring a couple of horse racing bods and the excellent Nick Goff. Please listen to it so that they don't give up on it.

[Max Power]

Ken's rant today was worth the months subscription alone. He should give up the fags every week :drool:

'"Cheer Up???" How about you fucking wake up? to whats going on in the world!' :D

The new audio bed with that and Cypress Hill is quality.

[phonics]

'"Cheer Up???" How about you fucking wake up? to whats going on in the world!' :D

The new audio bed with that and Cypress Hill is quality.

It made me feel better when I backdated it and realised the first time he got shirty about Wenger and the 'obvious' Mike Dean penalty was the day before he'd quit the fags. I thought Ken had been quite arsey about fans questioning that one. Then it clicked.

Cheer up? How about you fucking wake up? is definitely my go to reply from now on. Don't have many friends.

[Giggles]

Marcotti wasn't even shit today.

[phonics]

Ken v Dunphy.

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Giggles hasn't posted about it because he's too busy pre-cumming.

[Ian]

I'm going to give an episode or two of "My Dad Wrote A Porno" a go. It sounds entertaining.

[phonics]

While a football podcast with Jimbo, Horncastle and Marcotti does sound quite good. I'm not sure I give enough of a single shit about Serie A to listen to this.

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[Jimmy Floyd]

That is purely fuelled by 90s nostalgia, right? Does anyone have it in them to do a decent La Liga one talking about the good football that's happening now?

[Spikey M]

I'm going to give an episode or two of "My Dad Wrote A Porno" a go. It sounds entertaining.

It reeks of Radio 1 banter.

[Ian]

It reeks of Radio 1 banter.

Less Radio 1 (which I have no stomach for, and every time a Matt Edmondson or Greg James turns up on my telly I want to turn it off), more the sort of nerdy comedians they get on Mock the Week, QI, etc. Which suits me as I'm a bit of a sucker for that sort of thing.

I've listened to three episodes today and enjoyed it very much. I think the idea of the stuff having been written as a serious endeavour is actually more wince-inducing than the mere idea of it being your own dad doing it.

[phonics]

That is purely fuelled by 90s nostalgia, right? Does anyone have it in them to do a decent La Liga one talking about the good football that's happening now?

Sid Lowe does one, I think it's imaginatively titled 'The Spanish Football Podcast'.

It's incredibly fucking boring and they still somehow spend most of the time talking about Barcelona and Real Madrid.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'll start one then. Anyone want to split the costs of a studio and producer (5k each or so), and talk about Real Betis with me for an hour?

[Spikey M]

Less Radio 1 (which I have no stomach for, and every time a Matt Edmondson or Greg James turns up on my telly I want to turn it off), more the sort of nerdy comedians they get on Mock the Week, QI, etc. Which suits me as I'm a bit of a sucker for that sort of thing.

I've listened to three episodes today and enjoyed it very much. I think the idea of the stuff having been written as a serious endeavour is actually more wince-inducing than the mere idea of it being your own dad doing it.

I genuinely hated it. They have to stop, every bloody line to explain why something is funny. Presumably because the audience can’t be trusted to understand why using a word in an unusual context is funny. Nah. Radio One shite.

[Ian]

I Googled the La Liga table to back me up as I made a snippy two-horse-race comment so that explains how little I know what's going on when I ask: What the fuck is happening with Real?


I genuinely hated it. They have to stop, every bloody line to explain why something is funny. Presumably because the audience can’t be trusted to understand why using a word in an unusual context is funny. Nah. Radio One shite.

If you insist.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 4 league goals is happening with Real. They've never recovered from that ridiculous ban he got for pushing a ref (or whatever it was).

[Ian]

Four? Fucking hell.

[phonics]

I just found out Andy Cole played for Arsenal due to an interview with Merson on 'Quickly Kevin, Will He Score' (a 90s football podcast hosted by Josh Widdicombe).

Maybe I did know that and I'd just forgot? Seems a weird thing to have never known.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a proper pichichi race this year.

17 Messi
13 Suarez
11 Iago Aspas
10 Zaza (collapses laughing)

Old greaseman has only 5 in 16 as well.

[SvN]

I just found out Andy Cole played for Arsenal due to an interview with Merson on 'Quickly Kevin, Will He Score' (a 90s football podcast hosted by Josh Widdicombe).

Maybe I did know that and I'd just forgot? Seems a weird thing to have never known.
He was there as a youth player, and I'm not sure he ever got a kick.

[phonics]

He was there as a youth player, and I'm not sure he ever got a kick.

Left at 21. Choice between him and Kev Campbell apparently.

[Disco]

It's been in our Trivia thread about three times.

[phonics]

I avoid that place like the plague. I'm shit at trivia.

[Giggles]

Is there no sport on today's SC?

[Giggles]

Just stuck on that Blindboy one to see what all the fuss is about.

Jesus, he's a fucking imbecile. As long time since I've heard such unadulterated wank.

[Baz]

I love him.

[-james-]

I've been enjoying it lately as well. I can see why Giggles would detest it though.

[Giggles]

I don't disagree with most of what he's saying but he's just very very bad at it.

[-james-]

What don't you like about it?

He's extremely expressive and that's what makes it good imo.

[Spikey M]

His accent makes me want to rip my own face off, so it’s a no from me.

[Giggles]

What don't you like about it?

He's extremely expressive and that's what makes it good imo.

The likes of the story in the podcast I listened to about buying a keep warm cup from Amazon. The whole story was absolute drivel totally fabricated to get to the point he wanted to make instead of just making it. It wouldn't have been too bad only for the absolute blind leaps he was making in it to try make it fit.

[Giggles]

TFS is live in Vicar St tonight. I never listen but I'm near sorry I didn't get tickets just for the Pat Nevin DJ set beforehand.

[phonics]

It seems all podcast live shows are legally bound to Dublin.

[Giggles]

It seems all podcast live shows are legally bound to Dublin.

I don't think I've ever seen one that doesn't sell out in minutes. The second captains ones are ridiculous.

[igor_balis]

I went to see Football Ramble live in London about 4 years ago, it was pretty good.

[Giggles]

I think the only sport one I seen was FW with the old lineup, but I've went to a good few others. Decent enough way to spend an evening which I wouldn't have thought originally. Got to the second captains TV show once too, though they weren't put out as podcasts like their radio shows of the time were.

[Dquincy]

I went to see Football Ramble live in London about 4 years ago, it was pretty good.
I went to one of theirs a year or so ago. Thought it was absolutely dire.

[Giggles]

Wasn't going to listen to the SC interview with Kimmage as I detest the prick but it wasn't bad at all. Headcases are always entertaining.

[Danny]

I’m about 40 episodes into Casefile and loving it. Great shout whoever posted that in here originally (SVN maybe?). Anyone know of more like that? I listen to “serial killers” but can only do it in bursts before the hosts begin to grate.

Other pods include
Football Ramble
On the continent
Quickly Kevin (back this week finally)
Totally Football Show

[SvN]

Yeah I love Casefile, it's probably my favourite podcast. There aren't many shit episodes.

"They Walk Among Us" is a UK equivalent, but isn't quite as good, and the crimes are typically a bit more tame. Plus, the narrator's speaking style takes a while to get used to.

[John Arne]

Quickly Kevin is a surprisingly great listen. They manage to get their guests to be rather frank (compared to the usual media-managed shit).

That said, not really looking forward to Dixon next week .

[-james-]

On the subject of casefile, I got 2 and a bit episodes into the East Area Rapist 6 parter, curiosity got the better of me and I wiki'ed the case


and found out that they never caught the fucker. I completely lost interest and stopped to it. I suppose the reveal/profiling of the culprit is the best bit.

[Ian]

What's Casefile then? I mean it's obviously a thing about real crimes but is it them looking specifically at unsolved stuff or what?

I'm till on MDWAP and Football Weekly, as well as the RPS one and I'll cherry-pick ones I fancy from the Steve Austin Show and the Edge & Christian one. I went back and listened to their "Anatomy of a Match" with Michaels and Foley which I really enjoyed.

[SvN]

Some are solved, some are unsolved. It's just a podcast that tells the story of a crime. It usually just sticks to the facts, and doesn't try to be overdramatic - and the research they do is incredible, so it's really in depth. They sometimes use real sound clips from police interviews/911 calls which can really add to the sense of intrigue.

[Ian]

Hm. Might give that a bash.

[Shindig]

I've only listened to the Jonestown one but it was fascinating.

[Danny]

Hm. Might give that a bash.

If you are into that I would really recommend. I cherry picked podcasts I was interested in/knew a little about to see if I liked it. Now I am going from the start.

[SvN]

One of my favourites is Jennifer Pan - give that one a go Ian, but do yourself a favour and don't look up anything about the cases before you listen to them.

Here's the link - http://casefilepodcast.com/case-50-jennifer-pan/

[Danny]

Guess that’s next for me then. I am on the Russell Street Bombings right now.

I really enjoyed the Silk Road series as I knew very little about it.

[Giggles]

Team 33 is a decent soccer and worth a listen. It's part of the Off the Ball setup but had different presenters and does a few more interesting feature type shows rather than current news or match reports.

[Ian]

One of my favourites is Jennifer Pan - give that one a go Ian, but do yourself a favour and don't look up anything about the cases before you listen to them.

Here's the link - http://casefilepodcast.com/case-50-jennifer-pan/

So am I just starting from the beginning or trying that one first as a good indicator of whether it's for me or not?

[SvN]

I would try that one first. You can watch them in any order, and the first few aren't as good in my opinion.

[Danny]

Quickly Kevin is a surprisingly great listen. They manage to get their guests to be rather frank (compared to the usual media-managed shit).

That said, not really looking forward to Dixon next week .

I am only 20 in but I am liking it so far. He is actually quite funny.

[Giggles]

:cool:

http://pca.st/C7fr

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've got to the point where I can't stand listening to football podcasts anymore.

'Team A are great, aren't they? And Team B are really bad. It's all thanks to Player C. Manager D has to go.'

Two weeks later, the same 'pundits'.

'Team A are awful and have been all season, but how about Team B? They'll win the title. Player C has had a shocker, he can't cut it at this level. Manager D has done a brilliant job.'

[igor_balis]

I've got to the point where I can't stand listening to football podcasts anymore.

'Team A are great, aren't they? And Team B are really bad. It's all thanks to Player C. Manager D has to go.'

Two weeks later, the same 'pundits'.

'Team A are awful and have been all season, but how about Team B? They'll win the title. Player C has had a shocker, he can't cut it at this level. Manager D has done a brilliant job.'

absolutely, i used to listen to football weekly, football weekly extra, football ramble and the football ramble preview almost every week, as well as world football phone in. i don't think i've listened to one through choice for about 2 years.

in fairness though i mostly listened to them when i was unemployed or "working from home", and i think just listening to people jovially chatting was a way to combat my insanity and loneliness - at the peak of my footy podcast habits i rarely watched anything but match of the day and west brom games.

[Queenslander]

Im really enjoying Cum Town and Chapo Trap House at the moment.

[Giggles]

I've got to the point where I can't stand listening to football podcasts anymore.

'Team A are great, aren't they? And Team B are really bad. It's all thanks to Player C. Manager D has to go.'

Two weeks later, the same 'pundits'.

'Team A are awful and have been all season, but how about Team B? They'll win the title. Player C has had a shocker, he can't cut it at this level. Manager D has done a brilliant job.'

With spending so much of my days in a car, I've nothing else.

[Spikey M]

With spending so much of my days in a car, I've nothing else.

Non-footballing podcasts?

[Giggles]

Non-footballing podcasts?

Oh yeah. I read it wrong and thought Jimmy was saying that podcasts in general were a waste of time. I listen to about 60/40 sport/non sport.

[John]

You have to be using the word 'read' in the loosest possible sense there.

[Giggles]

You have to be using the word 'read' in the loosest possible sense there.

Jesus John, I said I read it wrong, sue me. Are you that desperate for a snipe these days?

[igor_balis]

Jesus John, I said I read it wrong, sue me. Are you that desperate for a snipe these days?

Oooh, oooh, I know this one - it's yes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Oh yeah. I read it wrong and thought Jimmy was saying that podcasts in general were a waste of time. I listen to about 60/40 sport/non sport.

Podcasts in general are brilliant (although I've never got into this 'true crime' stuff that seems to be at the vanguard of the genre). I listen to too few if anything because my commute in the car is too short.

[Giggles]

Podcasts in general are brilliant (although I've never got into this 'true crime' stuff that seems to be at the vanguard of the genre). I listen to too few if anything because my commute in the car is too short.

They're not for me either. Tried a few but just don't be interested.

[Disco]

I've now ploughed through the Hardcore History series on WW1 and Persia, both very good if somewhat long winded in places.

His 'short' (just 5 or 6 hours) one shot episodes on nuclear weapons and public executions are also worth a go.

[igor_balis]

I've now ploughed through the Hardcore History series on WW1 and Persia, both very good if somewhat long winded in places.

His 'short' (just 5 or 6 hours) one shot episodes on nuclear weapons and public executions are also worth a go.

(not) Interestingly, Hardcore History is just about the only podcast series I can remember not getting into. I even got a bit of joy out of the fucking abysmal Times footy one for a bit. I think being too cheap to pay for them and having to faff around on soulseek downloading the episodes and putting them on my crap old mp3 player soured me from the start. Also I was doing the weirdest temp job going through ancient personnel files in a virtually abandoned section of a big industrial site with this fit 20 year old and it was more fun to piss about and flirt with her than listen to some history NERD on my headphones.

[Disco]

I wouldn't blame you, it can be quite dry at times and (as he is at pains to point out) he's not a historian so he doesn't tend to draw any conclusions. I'm lucky in that most of the recent episodes have been on things I'm already interested in which has to help.

[-james-]

The Tony Dorigo episode on Quickly Kevin was good, even though the man in question was almost entirely before my time. Are the earlier seasons of a similar quality?

[Giggles]

Interesting enough chat about the Masters/Reed/McIlroy.

http://pca.st/SD9g

[Henry]

I like the Sam Harris podcast, but he can be an absolute prick at times. Anyone following the latest furore?

[Danny]

One of my favourites is Jennifer Pan - give that one a go Ian, but do yourself a favour and don't look up anything about the cases before you listen to them.

Here's the link - http://casefilepodcast.com/case-50-jennifer-pan/
Ian That was a great episode I would seriously recommend it was one to get into the series




The Tony Dorigo episode on Quickly Kevin was good, even though the man in question was almost entirely before my time. Are the earlier seasons of a similar quality?

Dorigo was a lot funnier than I imagined he would be. I really enjoyed it. I would recommend going back to earlier seasons. The ones where they watch various documentaries, or spend an hour tearing Steve Bruce's books apart have been highlights for me.

[Ian]

About halfway through the Jennifer Pan casefile episode and quite liking it. I thought the narrator's voice was going to annoy me but I like that he's quite understated.

Her story is falling to bits. :drool:

[SvN]

One of the things I love about Casefile is that the narrator doesn't offer opinions or theories - he just reports the facts.

[Samadini]

I'll give that one a go tonight. I listened to the first episode and couldn't get past the narrator's voice, I had to make an effort to understand what he was saying which I couldn't be bothered with.

[Spikey M]

He’s Australian, not Geordie.

[phonics]

I've seen a few tweets pop up and then get deleted a few minutes later but these ones have stayed up a while. The war continues. Everyone comes out of it looking very mature:

https://i.imgur.com/Y21pDjH.png

[-james-]

It's brilliant. They're both such precious twats (though I enjoy the work of both).

[John]

New York Times have started a podcast about the inner workings of ISIS. The episodes released so far have nibbled around the edges and I'm not sure about the structure of certain pieces within it, but it's engaging enough and if it does what it's setting out to do it'll be required listening by the end.

It's called 'Caliphate'. There are three episodes out so far but the first is just a preview of sorts, featuring an ISIS man speaking disconcertingly frankly about what he got up to.

[Spikey M]

New York Times have started a podcast about the inner workings of ISIS. The episodes released so far have nibbled around the edges and I'm not sure about the structure of certain pieces within it, but it's engaging enough and if it does what it's setting out to do it'll be required listening by the end.

It's called 'Caliphate'. There are three episodes out so far but the first is just a preview of sorts, featuring an ISIS man speaking disconcertingly frankly about what he got up to.

On the first (proper) episode. Interesting shit, but the American bloke she keeps chatting to is annoying to the point that he may ruin it for me. Hopefully he fucks off and she goes it alone.

It’s dangerous. We get it. Calm down, Captain America.

[Spikey M]

The idea of looking at the Isis side of Instagram/Twitter and online chat rooms is fascinating, but a) how do you find these places? and b) I don’t need Mi5 checking me out.

[Dquincy]

Just #isis

[Giggles]

For the ones that like the crime stuff, the Mrs has been listening to one called West Cork and says it's brilliant. It covers the story of the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sophie_Toscan_du_Plantier).

Only problem is that it's on Audible.

[Ian]

One of the things I love about Casefile is that the narrator doesn't offer opinions or theories - he just reports the facts.

So are there any in should now be particularly looking at or just go from the start?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can't be doing with Michael Cox. No humour in what he does.

[Spikey M]

So are there any in should now be particularly looking at or just go from the start?

I’d go from the start, but I particularly enjoyed the East Area Rapist one (especially now it’s got a conclusion), Jones Town and The Silk Road.

[SvN]

The production values are a bit crap on the first few, but they're still good. There aren't many bad episodes at all - when I started, I just picked ones based on their length and how long I had to listen.

[Giggles]

The last couple of minutes of this :D

https://m.soundcloud.com/thestandwitheamondunphy/ep-167a-8th-amendment-referendum-john-waters-no

[phonics]

I was in need of an American Sports podcast and Chapo had on some sports guy they referred to only as PFT. He was mildly entertaining so I thought I'd check it out and downloaded a couple of episodes of 'Pardon My Take' and it's very good.

[Giggles]

There's a few here listen to Second Captains still I think. They're doing their usual weekend show for the summer on RTÉ Radio 1 so search Second Captains Saturday for the feed as it doesn't show up on the normal one.

[Giggles]

Actually managed to get SC tickets today for the premier league preview thing in the Liberty Hall, free and all. They're usually near impossible to pick up.

The Mrs is going to have to go with me, she'll be delighted :D

[Giggles]

The special guest is Garreh Neville. Looks like she won't have to go after all.

[Max Power]

Ken and Gary Neville might be good. Can see them disagreeing a fair bit.

[phonics]

Make sure Ken hasn't had a fag in a week and watch the sparks fly.

[Giggles]

Can't even watch a match he's on with his voice.

[Giggles]

In fairness to Neville, he handed Early his arse all night.

[Bob Sacamano]

Im really enjoying Cum Town and Chapo Trap House at the moment.

You catching any of the Cum Town Australia shows?

It really is the best podcast out, though I'm fucking sick to death of Tom Myers now, really needs to die.

[Queenslander]

You catching any of the Cum Town Australia shows?

It really is the best podcast out, though I'm fucking sick to death of Tom Myers now, really needs to die.

Yeah Im going to the Brisbane show. I bought 4 tickets with the intention of introducing my brother and some friends to the cum boys.

[phonics]

Of course Cum Towns biggest audience is aussies.

[Queenslander]

Of course Cum Towns biggest audience is aussies.

I only know of one other cum boy but it isnt the type of podcast that can be brought up in general conversation.

You arent a fan I take it?

[phonics]

At first I thought they were awful people but quite funny. Then I realized I was just sitting in on in jokes of awful people.

Nick Mullen is clearly an absolutely broken human being which is part of what makes him funny. Outside of that it's terrible.

[Queenslander]

Probably over thinking I reckon. It's just a silly podcast to zone out to.

[Bob Sacamano]

Cum town in a nutshell

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cumtown/comments/98920q/world_cumtown/

[Queenslander]

They have added a stand up show case after the live show. Completely sold out Australia.

[phonics]

More All Ireland stuff on Second Captains? I thought it was done last week.

[Giggles]

More All Ireland stuff on Second Captains? I thought it was done last week.

The football one is this coming weekend.

[Giggles]

Don't even download it today phonics.

[Giggles]

Got tickets to the Second Captains end of year show and forgot that the Mrs got us tickets to a bloody gig the same night :(

[phonics]

When is it? I might take them off your hands and pop over to Dublin for hols.

[Giggles]

When is it? I might take them off your hands and pop over to Dublin for hols.

Same thing as when I couldn't go before. All my details are on the tickets so I'll have to give them away on my Facebook.

Or talk the Mrs into bringing one of her friends to Gavin James instead of me.

[phonics]

I'm not Smiffy, I won't even remember what your name is in a week.

[phonics]

Fiar play Queenslander this is a good bit


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT_JAQhPN4s

[Queenslander]

https://youtu.be/X5SGrC1u5B8


https://youtu.be/kZSNiT9aZ7k

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've been sucked into an Athletico Mince wormhole of late, you have to trudge through it sometimes but the high points are out of this world.

[Queenslander]

This is cumtowns finest.


https://youtu.be/WRCuzdHvmZI

:lol:

[phonics]

After a different podcast hit their 250th episode, it made me realise I've been listening to Football Weekly for 12 years. There are podcasts out there with better runtimes than most historic TV shows.

[Shindig]

Listening to the Giant Bombcast has cost me over 42 days of my life.

[Queenslander]

Saw Cumtown Live with the 3 of them all doing stand up after.

Bought some shirts and said gday at the end and they are so nice. Nick's eyes are even more dead in person.

[phonics]

Probably the best one off podcast I've ever heard. Genuinely funny throughout:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ogAPkGOVI

[Jimmy Floyd]

Americans on podcasts don't half drone on. YouTube videos as well. I think it's their massive budgets proscribing the need for an editor.

[phonics]

Americans on podcasts don't half drone on. YouTube videos as well. I think it's their massive budgets proscribing the need for an editor.

I'm not sure how much budget it takes to attach a jpeg to an mp3 and upload it to youtube.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's more the way they speak, exploring every subclause to the very fullest of its potential.

[John]

The host of the baseball podcast I listen to, Joe Posnanski, is horrendous for that. Every time he's about to say he doesn't like something he spends about thirty seconds whiffling about how he isn't saying it's necessarily bad, and he's not saying nobody else should like it, and he's sure it's actually good if you're into that sort of thing. At least half of what he says is qualified into meaningless.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Which one is that? I listen to Effectively Wild, which is monstrously geeky but the two presenters are so likeable (despite also talking like that) that they pull it off.

[John]

'The Poscast'. It's Joe Posnanski, who writes for about a hundred different baseball publications, and Michael Schur, who made Parks and Recreation amongst other things. It's about half baseball and half entertaining babble about other things. Sounds similar to yours in that they're both enormous nerds when it comes to statistical stuff, but they carry it off well.

The full archive is on Spotify.

[Spikey M]

Having just switched back to Android, I've just realised I have no idea how podcasts work on here. Is there an App I can use to download and store them all like the Podcast one on iPhones? If not, how do you listen?

[phonics]

Pocketcasts is the one I heard recommended but I remember them all being crap. Spotify and Stitcher might be your best bets.

[Giggles]

Having just switched back to Android, I've just realised I have no idea how podcasts work on here. Is there an App I can use to download and store them all like the Podcast one on iPhones? If not, how do you listen?

There are many. Pocketcasts is the best but there's shit loads of free ones too.

[Giggles]

Pocketcasts is the one I heard recommended but I remember them all being crap. Spotify and Stitcher might be your best bets.

Don't listen to this. Spotify is useless and won't display all podcast, especially subscription ones.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I use something called Podcast Addict which seems to work pretty well.

[Spikey M]

Cheers mates.

[igor_balis]

It's more the way they speak, exploring every subclause to the very fullest of its potential.

fuck, i do this, sometimes to the extent that i genuinely forget the point i was originally making

[neo_hippy]

Having just switched back to Android, I've just realised I have no idea how podcasts work on here. Is there an App I can use to download and store them all like the Podcast one on iPhones? If not, how do you listen?

Acast is great too

[Queenslander]

https://youtu.be/PM4n2HeuJ_Q

[John Arne]

+1 for Podcast Addict.

[Spikey M]

It turns out 'Google Podcasts' is a thing, and It's basically the same as the Apple one.

[SvN]

I just switched to Podcast Addict and it's great. I used to use CastBox, which was a massive pile of shit.

[phonics]

One thing that boggles the mind with all the Podcast apps I've used is that none of them seem to have a 'anti-chronological' play format. Which considering how many 'episodic' podcasts you get now, seems weird.

[SvN]

Yeah I cannot stand that. I listen to episode 4 and episode 3 plays after it.

[phonics]

All the apps are made by people who don't listen to podcasts.

[Giggles]

I've never had that with Pocketcasts.

[igor_balis]

One thing that boggles the mind with all the Podcast apps I've used is that none of them seem to have a 'anti-chronological' play format. Which considering how many 'episodic' podcasts you get now, seems weird.

Podcast republic lets you sort in reverse order. It's the best app I've used for podcasts generally actually.
SvN

[phonics]

How does John Brewin keep appearing on every podcast I listen to? He's not funny or entertaining, he's not well connected for insider information and he holds the exact same opinions as the majority on everything so what's the USP outside of 'being a bit Northern'?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Googling him he doesn't appear to have a job so probably needs the money.

I am really sick of thirtysomething east London dwelling journo football takes, I have to say. Tell me more about Dulwich fucking Hamlet.

[SincereTheRebel]

Do we have a TTH podcast?

[phonics]

Veganism and Rugby on todays Second Captains podcast, I'll give it a miss.

[phonics]

If anyones interested in what that Stormy Daniels lawyer is up to nowadays. May I reccomend This Week In Atrocity which was hilarious this week. They get a couple of lawyers to go through the various crimes Avenatti's being accused of/bang to rights on and it's the classic case of 'Italian-American shouts at people to get his way until he shouts at the wrong people and his world falls apart'

https://thisweekinatrocity.libsyn.com/

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Anyone recommend some comedy podcasts?

I got into the podcast game by discovering Athletico Mince the other month and binged it but have now fully caught up so I need something else.

I tried Free to a Good Home which seemed to have some promise with the first couple of episodes but now Michael Hing et al just piss me off.

[-james-]

Been listening to Caliphate by Rukmini Callimachi of the New York Times. She's great, and the first half of it is immense and pretty gripping, but I've lost interest with the second half of it where she's reporting from Mosul.

Anything similar I should listen to? Serialised documentary style stuff.

[phonics]

This new thing of podcasts (clearly getting money) hosting specific shows only on Spotify is really tedious. It's not a good podcast app and I don't want to use it.

[phonics]

Quikcly Kevin Can He Score, the 90s football podcast, is back.

[Reg]

This new thing of podcasts (clearly getting money) hosting specific shows only on Spotify is really tedious. It's not a good podcast app and I don't want to use it.
It annoys me that you can't make playlists of podcasts on there.

[Danny]

Anyone given Undr the Cosh a go?

"The official YouTube channel of the Undr The Cosh Podcast where ex and current professional footballers meet Comedian Chris Browne along with ex -Sunderland, Cardiff, Doncaster and Stoke strikers Chris Brown and Jon Parkin."

They get random older footballers on to just talk bollocks for an hour. A decent laugh. I really enjoyed the Mark Crossley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezTWaq099LE) one due to the number of Clough stories

[phonics]

Sounds interesting but they'll have to have someone I'm interested in to take the dive. They're all a bit pre my time or lower league journeyman.

[Boydy]

Good podcasts that aren't done by annoying-voiced Americans (the vast majority of them)?

[phonics]

What American voices do you consider annoying?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Good podcasts that aren't done by annoying-voiced Americans (the vast majority of them)?

There are so many podcasts I've had to bin because of this.

[Boydy]

What American voices do you consider annoying?

The vast majority of them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The only American podcasts I've been able to put up with are My Brother, my Brother and me (might be a problem for you) as well as Judge John Hodgman but I haven't listened to that many yet.

[phonics]

Literally couldn’t think of two podcasts with more annoying voices than Travis McElroy and John Hodgman so well done.

Maybe growing up around the accent has numbed me to it. There’s only a couple that aggravate me enough to ignore.

Edit: Hodgmans not that bad thinking about it. It’s Jon Ronson with an American accent.

[SvN]

There was a true crime podcast I started listening to a few years ago that was really good, but the vocal fry on the presenter grated on me so much I just had to stop listening to it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Literally couldn’t think of two podcasts with more annoying voices than Travis McElroy and John Hodgman so well done.

Maybe growing up around the accent has numbed me to it. There’s only a couple that aggravate me enough to ignore.

Edit: Hodgmans not that bad thinking about it. It’s Jon Ronson with an American accent.
Hodgman's voice is silk.

Travis is a little ropey which is why I did say it might not be to his liking.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There was a true crime podcast I started listening to a few years ago that was really good, but the vocal fry on the presenter grated on me so much I just had to stop listening to it.

It's not My Favourite Murder is it? I had high hopes for that one but I had to give up very quickly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The worst thing about American podcasts (as with all American media be it TV, films etc) is that they have far too much money to play with and as a result, the editing is absolutely dreadful.

Podcasts are always at their best when there is clearly 1 hour of hired studio time which has to be used wisely.

[John]

Good podcasts that aren't done by annoying-voiced Americans (the vast majority of them)?

How Did This Get Made can be great fun when they've got the right combination of guest and film. It's Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas, and June Diane Raphael lolling at shitty films along with a guest or two. It suffers a bit from being recorded live, and I always switch off the moment they start going to the audience for comment, but there's generally a good forty minutes to an hour before they do that. I'd recommend the episode on Sky Captain with Joe Mande as a decent representation of the product as a whole.

[Spikey M]

Criminal and Serial are both solid efforts.

[Boydy]

I see you're all taking 'that aren't done by annoying-voiced Americans' as a challenge rather than advice to just steer clear of Americans so I'll rephrase - any good podcasts that aren't American?

And preferably not 'ho ho ho, aren't we so clever and witty' radio 4 comedy shit either. In fact, generally no comedy at all. I'd prefer something informative. But definitely no radio 4 comedy.

[Giggles]

I listen to podcasts for around 5 hours a day on average and still don't listen to one American one, not even NFL ones.

[Giggles]

Anyone who listens to Second Captains, they run this during the summer too when they have a show on Radio 1.

https://pca.st/RBy2

[Giggles]

A repost episode today (Dunch is on his hols) but this man is always worth a listen.

https://pca.st/3f1o

[-james-]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/16/im-nicky-bandini-and-im-still-a-sports-writer

Didn't see that one coming.

[Jimmy Floyd]

People never do, that's the hard part.

[Ian]

Blimey.

[five time]

He could have done with a little more practise on that female voice before going public.

[phonics]

She’s on the pod this week. It’s odd.

[John Arne]

The Wolves lass on the Totally Football is getting very tiresome with her constant Wolves references.

[Ian]

She’s on the pod this week. It’s odd.

I can't work out if there's anything about the voice that I would find so distracting if I didn't know what the deal was.

[Danny]

I haven’t listed to the show in a while. I can’t take that voice seriously.

[Spikey M]

Is she putting the voice on or is it hormone treatment taking it's effect. If it's the former then she can fuck right off.

[phonics]

Is she putting the voice on or is it hormone treatment taking it's effect. If it's the former then she can fuck right off.

The latter. You can hear it in the laugh.

[Ian]

Yeah the laugh was the first point when I realized it wasn't being entirely put on at least.

[Giggles]

For something that seems to be such a default for people, and thus I had high hopes for, the Apple Podcasts app is fucking rubbish.

[Disco]

Apple in a nutshell.

[Giggles]

It’s the only thing I’ve found so far that’s absolutely useless (maybe the AppStore too a bit) yet every podcast you listen to references it like it’s the only way to listen to anything. Is it just because it’s the only one with a rating system?

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's because 'creatives' all use Macs for reasons that elude me.

[Disco]

That's because 'creatives' all use Macs for reasons that elude me.

They're fashionable, that's all it is.

[Giggles]

After my last experience of spending big money on a steaming pile of a Windows machine, I’d happily try a Mac next time and I’m about as creative as a table.

[Disco]

Each to their own but you'll pay more and get less, plus you can't open it up and change anything.

[-james-]

My 2015 MacBook is one of the best things I've ever bought, and easily the best computer. Still works as well as it did the day I bought it. You would hope that would be a given for a thousand pound laptop, but it's not.

[Bob Sacamano]

Had to bin the Ramble after listening for years , the only slightly bearable one now is Marcus.
I think Jimmy Flloyd perfectly summed up football podcasts in this thread previously.

Michael Bispings podcast is great, he's actually very funny and has a great rapport with Luis J Gomez, though understandably Luis isn't to everyone's taste.

[Giggles]

Dubland is back :cool:

[phonics]

Had to bin the Ramble after listening for years , the only slightly bearable one now is Marcus.
I think Jimmy Flloyd perfectly summed up football podcasts in this thread previously.

Jim doesn't say anything, Luke dominates the conversation while just repeating what he said last week. The only thing it's good for now is Pete and when it goes off the wheels.

I hate that they're taking Patreon donations and still have a show sponsored by a gambling company as well.

[John Arne]

Jim doesn't say anything, Luke dominates the conversation while just repeating what he said last week. The only thing it's good for now is Pete and when it goes off the wheels.

I hate that they're taking Patreon donations and still have a show sponsored by a gambling company as well.

Yeah, the excessive betting sponsorship is a bit off.

Also, they basically release a podcast every day now - I still only listen to the preview and review show. They seem to think that people want more - they don't.

[phonics]

Yeah, the excessive betting sponsorship is a bit off.

Also, they basically release a podcast every day now - I still only listen to the preview and review show. They seem to think that people want more - they don't.

The Tuesday show is just the Monday show with two less entertaining people and the Thursday show is just James Horncastle repeating whatever he's said on the Totally Football Show two days previous. It's really poor.

edit: It's telling that they've hidden how many people they have subscribed to them on Patreon. Everyone else shows it off. They've clearly had a bunch of investment in them (advertising on the London Underground isn't cheap) but I can't see how they'll make it back.

[Giggles]

The main GAA one I listen to has been completely overrun with Paddy Power lately too. At least it's free but it's bullshit.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ive been put onto the Darknet Diaries and it is very interesting. Especially the Xbox Underground episode where a few man used to hack gaming studios and play games early.