Interesting podcasts?

[winmod21]

Any favorite interesting podcasts that you've listened to? Here's a few of mine:

Somebody Somewhere
Season One:

Somebody Somewhere Podcast Episodes (Season 1)

Who killed Tom Wales? Get all the latest episodes of this true crime podcast reinvestigating the assassination of Assistant United States Attorney, Tom Wales. Wales was murdered in Seattle in 2001, but the case remains unsolved after 16 years. The FBI has a $1 Million Dollar reward in the case.

www.sbswpodcast.com

. . . found interesting!

GroundTruth Podcast and UMass Amherst: – "Truth, Dissent and the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg" – 'Pentagon Papers':

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/512643364/ground-truth

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/organizations/s395

. . . found interesting!

LBJ'S War - @theworld.org -
Stories & Episodes:

LBJ's War Archives - The World from PRX

LBJ’s War is a documentary in oral history form, constructed from secretly taped White House phone calls and rare archival interviews with those who were there when this history was being made, and who had a hand in its making.We recommend listening in order, starting at the beginning.LBJ’s War...

theworld.org

. . . found interesting!

Listen to LBJ's War – @TuneIn:
http://tun.in/prBWD

Listen to Nixon at War – @TuneIn:
http://tun.in/piCeH
. . . found interesting!

 

[B. Diddy]

Great thread topic!

I'm a big fan of The Expanse, so I love listening to the podcast Ty and That Guy, from one of the writers (Ty Franck, half of the James S.A. Corey pen name) and stars (Wes Chatham, who played Amos). It started as a recap of each episode, but after they finished all 6 seasons (twice), their episodes focus more on their favorite movies and TV shows, with an emphasis on sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and action.

Ty & that Guy - Ty & That Guy Podcast

Welcome to the Ty & that Guy Podcast with Wes Chatham and Ty Franck! Your number one podcast for everything Expanse and Scifi.

tyandthatguy.com

My other go-to podcast when I'm driving is The Moth, which is all about storytelling. People from all walks of life (anywhere from celebrities to regular schmoes like you and me) tell personal stories that are hilarious, heartwarming, tragic, and always interesting.

The Moth | Podcast

The Moth Podcast features stories from our Mainstage, StorySLAM and Community programs. Episodes are released every Tuesday.

themoth.org

 

[gomezz]

Mostly Science, History and Sport genres. Definitely not pseudo-science, fake history nor dystopian dramas.

 

[winmod21]

Great thread topic!

I'm a big fan of The Expanse, so I love listening to the podcast Ty and That Guy, from one of the writers (Ty Franck, half of the James S.A. Corey pen name) and stars (Wes Chatham, who played Amos). It started as a recap of each episode, but after they finished all 6 seasons (twice), their episodes focus more on their favorite movies and TV shows, with an emphasis on sci-fi/fantasy, horror, and action.

Ty & that Guy - Ty & That Guy Podcast

Welcome to the Ty & that Guy Podcast with Wes Chatham and Ty Franck! Your number one podcast for everything Expanse and Scifi.

tyandthatguy.com

My other go-to podcast when I'm driving is The Moth, which is all about storytelling. People from all walks of life (anywhere from celebrities to regular schmoes like you and me) tell personal stories that are hilarious, heartwarming, tragic, and always interesting.

The Moth | Podcast

The Moth Podcast features stories from our Mainstage, StorySLAM and Community programs. Episodes are released every Tuesday.

themoth.org

Thanks for sharing those 'go-to' faves of yours, @B. Diddy ! I guess I haven't listened to any perpetual/ongoing types of podcasts, so I'll have to them out.

Not a podcast, but a very great radio program, I was a long-time fan of 'A Prairie Home Companion' ... that ...."aired on Saturdays from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota;" .... and really miss it!

I think I started listening to it in the early 80's thru or to 2016 when it ended. As I tried to catch the 2 hr old-timey radio variety show whenever possible, e.g. – with a Walkman radio if working outside, or in a barn or garage/shop, or even if I was out hunting or fishing (as I was most weekends of each year, until my first wife finally and rightly divorced my not-ready-to-be-married behind).

Then in 2009, I realized I could record the 2-hr broadcast on the TuneIn app on my iPhone 3G ! Or listen to a re-broadcast on a multitude of America Public Media or PRX or similarly affiliated stations across the U. S. at different times on Sat evenings or Sundays.

No matter what was going on, or perhaps how bad or stressful your day or weekend had gone, there was always . . . A Prairie Home Companion . . . . for some great music & laughs.

"~ The show is [was] known for its musical guests, especially folk and traditional musicians, tongue-in-cheek radio drama, and relaxed humor. Keillor's wry storytelling segment, "News from Lake Wobegon," was the show's best-known feature during his long tenure."
" Distributed by Minnesota Public Radio's distribution arm, American Public Media, A Prairie Home Companion was heard on 690 public radio stations in the United States at its peak in spring 2015 and reached an audience of four million U.S. listeners each week. ~ It inspired a 2006 film of the same name, written by and featuring Keillor."

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— Wiki

 

[winmod21]

Who Killed JFK?

History Podcast · Series · Who Killed JFK? For 60 years, we are still asking that question. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's tragic assassination, legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner teams up w…

podcasts.apple.com

Listen to Who Killed JFK? with @TuneIn http://tun.in/puHJ6

Well, all in all, this podcast turned-out to be quite interesting, aside from my initial gripes regarding the 3 very long commercials right off the bat, before the each podcast starts... ...and of course Soledad O'Brien feigning ignorance about everything and anything to do with JFK conspiracy theories in her intro statements; claiming to have only been approached to join and host the podcast a couple months ago; and while admittingly not having been born as yet— when JFK's assassination happened on 22 Nov 1963 —she then proceeds to pretend as if she's some kind of an authority on the matter, and the period of U. S./Soviet & U.S./Cuban cold war relations and crises, all the while clearly reading from a script written and prepared for her throughout, whilst she pretends to just be suddenly thinking of questions to ask Rob Reiner.
As her and Rob Reiner teetertotter /∆\ their narrating back & forth... boy/girl ... boy/girl ... female/male ... female/male ... like so many nauseating commercials these days, trying to be so appealing to everyone , persistently taking approximately 15 second turns at narrating ...... which is not only ridiculous, but very annoying to listen to, as if they're sitting in a little classroom circle, telling a childrens story to a group of elementary school kids, or at most, a group of junior high school kids.

The partially redeeming bits in the narrative are the contributions by Jon Meacham and Dick Russell, and a few other guest contributors.

Nonetheless, each (weekly) episode seems a little more interesting, parts anyway, with E3 thru E9 ambiguous and convoluted enough to induce a few re-listens.

UPDATE: 4 Jan 2023 —
Well okay, aside from Soledad O'Brien's ridiculously fake questions/narrating.... as she obviously already knew the answer to every curiously fake question she asks; pretending and acting as if she's just being told the story, as she's obviously reading from a script!
In fact, Soledad O'Brien's picture ought to be next to the word 'PHONEY' in the dictionary!

Nevertheless the podcast was very interesting, and remained very interesting throughout the 1/10/2024 final episode, when Rob Reiner and Dick Russell finally revealed who they think the "4 Dallas shooters" really were. All names I think most wouldn't recognize, and all deceased.

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• They're very decent over-the-ear headphones...for approx $300 less than the pricey brands & models.
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• Q35 Black Friday price was $75. ! [Typ $110.]
• Q45 Black Friday price was $100. [Typ $150.]