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Hey, I just got an iPod and I was wondering what folks 'round here would reccomend I subscribe to for Podcasts. I'm really looking for a good news podcast, but anything else you can reccomend would be great as well.

If the podcast you reccomend can't be found on the iTunes store, a link would be very helpful as well. Thanks!

EDIT: For the record, I have already subscribed to CNN: In case you missed it.
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I don't know about serious ones, but a really good news satire one is "Distorted View".
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Tony Martin's Get This.

A radio show from Australia, probably the best thing we have on radio. I listen to it constantly, it's pretty awesome. If you listen to the one called "Scodcast", you'll hear me at the end when I call in to the show.
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Extra Life Radio. It's a geek/tech news podcast where they talk about movies, video games, sci-fi and all that jazz.
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NPR's various programming podcasts (including Talk of the Nation & All Things Considered) are excellent. ABC News' Nightline and Jim Lehrer's NewsHour podcasts are also quite good.
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The Skeptics Guide to the Universe has been my favorite for a while now.

http://www.theskepticsguide.org/
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I get:

Gaming:
alt.NPR Press Start
Australian Gamers Podcast
Dragons Landing
Gamespot Presents: The Hotspot

Science/Tech:
ABC Newsradio StarStuff
Nature Podcast
New Scientist Podcast
NPR: Hmmm... Krulwich on science
NPR Technology
Ockham's Razor (ABC Radio National)
Science@NASA
Science Friday (NPR)
Slashdot Review
The Science Show (ABC Radio National)

Politics:
Lowy Institute Podcast

Other:
Jamie's Podcast (Jamie Oliver - actually pretty well done, much like a radio show version of the series)
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Gandalf wrote:Tony Martin's Get This.

A radio show from Australia, probably the best thing we have on radio. I listen to it constantly, it's pretty awesome. If you listen to the one called "Scodcast", you'll hear me at the end when I call in to the show.
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Sidious wrote:The Skeptics Guide to the Universe has been my favorite for a while now.

http://www.theskepticsguide.org/
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I personally enjoy the Writers' Almanac podcast. All sorts of interesting facts read by Garrison Keillor. What more could you want?
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NPR's "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me..."

Cause any show that has Carl Sagan as they're announcer wins.
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Sidious wrote:The Skeptics Guide to the Universe has been my favorite for a while now.

http://www.theskepticsguide.org/
Point of Inquiry is another good one in the same vein. Back in February, they came out with the best interview with Dawkins that I've ever heard, and that was what got me interested in it. It's got a lot of debunking of paranormal and religious claims and that sort of thing. Sam Harris and James Randi have also been interviewed on there, so they get some pretty good guests.

Edit: I almost forgot. Some atheist group in Austin, Texas has a TV show that airs every Sunday morning, and they release the audio soundtrack as a podcast. They're very logical and pretty funny. I think their podcast is called The Atheist Experience. As far as I can tell, there's not much lost to the difference between audio and video - the show sounds like it's supposed to be a radio show.
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My favorites (consider any repeation a seconding vote):


Archaeology Channel - Quick archaeology of the week.
Battlestar Galactica Podcast
CBC - Radio Quirks & Quarks
Grammar Girl
LibriVox Audiobooks - I've listened to books & poems I would not have otherwise read.
Mathgrad Podcast
Nature Podcast
NerdTV - Although it hasn't been updated in a long while - really fascinating interviews
NOVA scienceNOW
NOW | PBS - Great magazine show.
NPR: Hmmm.... Krulwich on Science
NPR Religion - agrigation of the week's religious news
NPR World Story of the Day
Ockham's Razor
On the Media
Philosopher's Zone
Point of Inquiry
RTE - Shanks Mare - Intresting walks arround the Irish contry side.
RTE - Quantum Leap - Irish science show.
Science Talk - Good Stuff
Skepticality - Derrik & Swoopy - 'nuff said.
Slate Explainer - Do penis enlargers really work? Could I be the Buddah? & other great questions.
Slate Magazine Daily Podcast
The Economist - News & Commentary arround the world
The Onion Radio News
The Secrets: The Podcast for Writers - Michael A Stackpole's podcast
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
University Channel Podcast - A whole variety of intresting lectures & presentations
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