I don’t want to spoil it, and really after I recommended it as a good listen, but the Talking to Strangers book kind of missed for me. It’s really interesting and there is some great stuff there. But the “main” story he tries to tie this to didn’t really work for me.
I don’t want to spoil it, and really after I recommended it as a good listen, but the Talking to Strangers book kind of missed for me. It’s really interesting and there is some great stuff there. But the “main” story he tries to tie this to didn’t really work for me.
I enjoyed it, but there were a couple of times I wanted to say, “Okay Captain Obvious.”
No Agenda is a great bi-weekly podcast that dissects media bias and current events, and is completely funded by its listeners with no advertising sponsors to censor controversial subjects.
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Scott (Aukerman) and Scott (, Adam) have previously done podcasts about U2 and R.E.M. and recently started a new one about RHCP. At the beginning of the second episode they decided they didn’t like them that much so they switched to Talking Heads. That’s so typical Scott and Scott.
Scott (Aukerman) and Scott (, Adam) have previously done podcasts about U2 and R.E.M. and recently started a new one about RHCP. At the beginning of the second episode they decided they didn’t like them that much so they switched to Talking Heads. That’s so typical Scott and Scott.
The Egyptian history podcast is decent
The history of rome podcast is excellent
and the British History podcast is amazing. Seriously, this one is nearly 350 episodes in and it's only just getting to 1066 and William the Conqueror.
If you like History of Rome:
Revolutions is Duncan's next podcast, and is absolutely fantastic.
History of Byzantium is a follow up from Robin Pierson. Very in-depth, much more than History of Rome. However while he goes much more in-depth than Duncan, he also goes 'off-narrative' a lot more, which to some might make it a bit more of a slog at times.
Writer/journalist James Andrew Miller has a new pop-culture podcast called "Origins" where he's done episodes on shows like SNL and Curb Your Enthusiasm, etc...
His latest project is a 5-part series on the making of the movie Almost Famous, featuring interviews with Cameron Crowe and the entire cast. If you're a fan of this movie I highly recommend checking it out. The interviews are great, and there's tons of cool trivia and behind-the-scenes stuff.
I enjoy RH as well, but was disappointed in the first episode of Season 5. The connections he tries to pull together just didn't work in that one (accounting practices for art museums). Sounds boring typing it, but it started with an interesting question, which was not really answered.
Yeah his latest season has been a bit of a bust IMO.
For those of you who enjoy investigative journalism into corporate, government and white collar corruption, Swindled is an absolute must listen. It's really well produced and each episode dives into a different topic. The most recent episode was about the Bayer AG (pharmaceutical company) and their involvement with the contaminated blood crisis of the 80's. It's really eye-opening and disturbing.
I hope Scott and Scott can get Chris Fartz on U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head.
My favourite podcast right now is Double Threat. "Podcasting icons Julie Klausner (Difficult People) and Tom Scharpling (The Best Show) join forces for a weekly journey through the worst and best of everything."
Funny book review of Remain In Love by Bill Murray:
"From the first time I saw Talking Heads live (CBGB, 1976), I've had a huge thing for Tina Weymouth. And since then I've been biding my time, waiting for the right moment to make my move. But after reading Remain in Love by Chris Frantz, it's become pretty clear to me that she's already in a relationship (see pages xi, 3, 33-34, etc.), and what's more, it looks to be serious (pages 41, 43-48, and especially 147). But you know something? That's OK. I'm happy for Tina, and for Chris, a great drummer who has written a great book." ―Bill Murray
Listening to steady rotation of Spittin Chiclets, and Talking Sopranos. Talking Sopranos is great they have a guest from the show every week. Its hosted by Steve Schirripa (Bobby Bacala) and Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) and they break down every episode. Highly recommend if you love the Sopranos
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Recently got into Revisionist History, I agree it's excellent.
I've also really enjoyed The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (who wrote The Fault in Our Stars among other things).
It's somewhere between fact, fiction, personal history and and philosophy, but consistently very good.
Beyond the Screenplay podcast is great for film nerds. (Same crew as the Lessons from the Screenplay YouTube channel.)
I've also quite enjoyed Missing Frames. People watch classic films they haven't seen before and talk about them. It's a good companion/excuse for catching up on some classics yourself.
