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Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by mikeknoop » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 8:40 PM UTC

msuster wrote: post #110

Obviously depends on your interests. I do a video & podcast every week that covers startup lessons, venture capital advice and deals funded for the week. It's called This Week in Venture Capital. http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-venture-capital/ (there are links to there to the free iTunes download. Also, This Week in Startups is great because it profiles startup CEOs and talks about the week's news. Hosted by Jason…

What's the connection between the "This Week In" (thisweekin.com) network and the assorted shows on the TWiT (twit.tv) network?

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by lukifer » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 9:00 PM UTC

Only one of my favorites that hasn't already been mentioned: The Nerdist Podcast, with Chris Hardwick (half of the comedy duo Hard 'n' Phirm). Lots of good interviews that intersect the Venn diagram between nerd culture and comedy.

http://www.nerdist.com/category/podcast/

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by rdela » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 9:45 PM UTC

mattmaroon wrote: post #15

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

and the current episode starts with a tech founder bit about the garage myth. see my first HN submission ever, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1566128

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by biturd » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 9:54 PM UTC

Has nothing to do with hacking, code, politics, making yourself smarter etc, but is good for a laugh. Smodcast by Kevin Smith is pretty awesome.

http://www.smodcast.com/

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by Cmccann7 » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:11 PM UTC

soitgoes wrote: post #81

A few podcasts I enjoy: The Guardian's Media Talk podcast is normally very good: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/series/mediatalk Robots, News and Views on robotics: http://www.robotspodcast.com Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: http://www.theskepticsguide.org/ Radiolab: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/ Techzing: Startup and tech talk: http://techzinglive.com/ Mixergy: Startup interviews: http://mixergy.com/ Floss…

+1 for TechZing and Mixergy

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by unshift » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:12 PM UTC

Uhh Yeah Dude: America through the eyes of two American Americans. http://www.uhhyeahdude.com

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by robingorry » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:25 PM UTC

Techzing is a great podcast about startups, web development and general discussion. http://www.techzinglive.com

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by Symmetry » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:32 PM UTC

I've found History According to Bob endlessly fascinating; http://www.summahistorica.com/

Short, digestible college style lectures about various history topics.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by jtbarrett » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:35 PM UTC

ivarv wrote: post #91

Check out Quirks & Quarks. Over its lifetime, Q&Q has won more than 70 national and international awards for science journalism. It is consistently rated the most enjoyed program by CBC Radio listeners. http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/podcast.html

I enthusiastically second this recommendation; Quirks & Quarks has definitely been my favorite podcast recently and is the only one I listen to that holds my attention and interest every single program. It covers a delightfully broad range of scientific topics and while nothing is explored in too much detail, Bob asks interesting and substantiative questions of the serious researchers he has as guests and gives them plenty of time to formulate a complete answer.

Re: Ask HN: Recommend me a Podcast

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Post by aklemm » Sun, Aug 01, 2010, 11:58 PM UTC

Definitely Not the Opera (DNTO to those in the know). http://www.cbc.ca/dnto/ The best way I can describe is that they take a theme from day-to-day living (small talk, friends, language, etc.) and have a series of thoughtful discussions about it. It grew on me quickly and is a nice change up from tech, news, and tech news. ;p