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Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by dmillar » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:08 PM UTC

NPR's Marketplace

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by soyelmango » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:14 PM UTC

I recommend out-law radio ( http://www.out-law.com/page-7212 ), a weekly podcast by a law firm covering technology/law matters

EDIT: Oh, there's also A History of the World in 100 Objects ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/ ) - which does what it says, based on 100 objects from the British Museum.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by protomyth » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:16 PM UTC

for digital video I like Red Centre http://www.fxguide.com/redcentre - it actually covers more than Red cameras and some of the episodes are pure teaching clinics. Plus, it has got to have the best show notes of any podcast (PDF + Pictures).

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by culled » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:17 PM UTC

napierzaza wrote: post #46

The Moth is a great podcast. People who are mostly in NY and mostly people who wrote non-fiction books who tell stories true stories about their lives without notes. Really engrossing.

The Moth is a great podcast but there website makes it difficult to find old shows. Subscribe to the RSS feed if you want to look through their archives.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by jpspeno » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:17 PM UTC

Stuff You Should Know Podcast: http://www.howstuffworks.com/stuff-you-should-know-podcast.h...

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by ja27 » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:21 PM UTC

mattmaroon wrote: post #15

This American Life is pretty much the gold standard in podcasts.

Wanted to mention that (at least for me) the iTunes Store feed for This American Life is usually messed up. The RSS feed from their website works a lot better:

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by ja27 » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:29 PM UTC

I always keep some episodes of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and Car Talk on my iPod for long drives. They're not very productive, but they are entertaining.

Backyard FX is an interesting video podcast with lots of DIY projects for budding filmmakers.

The Wizards of the Coast / Dungeons and Dragons podcasts with the Penny Arcade / PvP / Wil Wheaton guys were pretty entertaining. http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Archive.aspx?category=resources&#...

I also like John Hodgman's "Today in the Past" as a quick break between other podcasts.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by pbjorklund » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:32 PM UTC

This week in google - Covering the googleverse and the cloud http://twit.tv/twig

A lighter, enjoyable podcast from Leo Laportes network. I've been listening to this every week since it launched and it's one of the ones I never seem to miss. It's perfect for a commute where you tend to miss things here and there.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by ronnier » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:33 PM UTC

Here's a list of podcasts for .net programmers: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselmanListOfPodcastsForNETP...

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by dimarco » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 4:34 PM UTC

ja27 wrote: post #56

mattmaroon wrote: post #15

This American Life is pretty much the gold standard in podcasts.

Wanted to mention that (at least for me) the iTunes Store feed for This American Life is usually messed up. The RSS feed from their website works a lot better: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast

Have you tried the iPhone app instead of the iTunes feed? It sends a nice push notification whenever a new episode is ready.