Archive for February 22nd, 2008
Awhile back I started getting into podcasts on a regular basis. I listened to them before, but I never found any that I stayed interested in. So, now I will give you the list that has finally endured.
All time favorite : [ Galactica Watercooler ] Three random fans that started their own podcast. They have no official connection to the BSG franchise, but I think they likely have a larger listener base then RDM’s cast. Anyway, they like the Big Lebowski too, so how could I fade that… it makes the drive and first part of my Monday’s bearable.
This is the only podcast I listen too for pure enjoyment. The rest are all tech/geek casts.
1. CNET podcast group- specifically Buzz Out Loud. A few of the other catch my interest every now and the, but I listen to BOL every day.
2. [ SlashDot Review ]. It is 15 minutes, and delivers a wide variety of tech related information gleaned from Slashdo, Digg and reddit. I like it since it keeps me from having to spend most of the day sorting through all the crap on those sites. I like Slashdot, but Digg and reddit are hard to read through. Andy MaCaskey does a great show and is very easy to listen to.
3. TWIT. of course .. any geek who listens to podcasts has likely listened to TWIT at least once if not regularly… great show, great crew, very fun…. although the arguing gets hard to listen to sometimes..
4. Today in iPhone. This is a new one for me, and I am not sure about it just yet. I am going to give it a week or so, but the guy who does the show is a bit difficult to listen to, and all the information he has giving in the last couple of shows was dated. (yes in this business 24 - 48 hours makes it dated.) But I am hopeful since there still are not many (that I have seen) dedicated iPhone shows.
5. Make Magazine Podcast - this is a video cast that people submit and talk about the things they make.. it is pretty cool. One I watched this week was on making a trebuchet… That’s just awesome.
6. NPR Technology. Another newbie, but I am an NPR fan, so I think that I will like this one.
7. Pauldotcom Security Weekly. A great computer security podcast that is really fun to listen too.. plus they do beer reviews while they are talking, and by the end (middle) of the cast they get pretty faded. LOL
8. Hak 5 Video Podcast. Another great cast that shows various security apps, and occasionally does shows on hacking video controller, guitar hero guitars, etc… Trust your technolust.
9. Linux reality. A basic linux podcast. interesting… if your into linux.
10. GeekSpeek. This one is really cool. These guys are funny, and really in tune with what Geeks want to hear about…
11. Geek News. Not sure if this one will stick around. I like it… sort of… He is just wrong a lot. Kind of frustrating.
So — if you’re going to add any of the above to your podcast list for the day — I strongly suggest that Galactica Watercooler be one of them…