Podcasting questions! (And Podcasts needed)

[Mr Bean]

Two questions for you folks out there.

1. What is a clear easy to use program to subscribe to people's Podcasts, I'm running up against Itunes and MyYahoo something or other program's to subscribe to people's podcasts all the time, I'm wondering which is the better(Better to be defined as simple, easy to use, without a hundred million "extras" which is why I've stayed away from Itunes so far) and works with my Creative Zen MP3 players.

So which program do you recommend to subcribe to most podcasts, Itunes? MyYahoo, or some third party program I've never heard of.

2. Due to the joys of my work and the contract nature of it, I've recently been shifted to on-site work, which means lots and lots of drive time. So I'm looking to fill up 25 hours each week worth of podcasts, so I have something to listen to during the drive.

I currently listen to several pod-casts
NPR: This American Life (1h)
NPR:Car Talk (1h)
NPR:Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me (1h)
NPR:Talk of the Nation (2h, daily(=10 hour))
NPR: Market Place(30min, daily=5 hours)
PC-Gamers Podcast:(1h)
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (1h 30min)

So at this point, I have in total 15 hours and 30 minutes worth of podcast material, and I need another ten hours roughly to fill up each's week.

So I need an addition ten 1 hour podcasts, five two hour pod-casts or any combo there of, these should be weekly podcasts so I can refill as I go each day.

So what pod-casts would you recommend to get to my goal of twenty five hours each week?

[VF5SS]

I could recommend a few.

Dave and Joel's Fast Karate for the Gentleman is fun and covers anime and video games. They're about 40 minutes to an hour.

The Greatest Movie Ever is a podcast about movies. It's great. Runs about a half hour each time.

There's also my podcast. We do some video games, movies, classic anime, and toys. We usually run 30 - 45 minutes with a few longer and shorter ones.

[Xisiqomelir]

I use iTunes to get my podcasts, it's easier to manage the Pod that way.

Currently listening to gaming podcasts exclusively:

GAFcast: Best, but only comes out every 2 months :/
1UP Yours: Every Friday. Great roundtable, with useful industry discussion segment
1UP Show: Video podcast every Friday. Good previews and reviews.
PlaystationNation: Every Tuesday. Really good production, nice humour. Completely PS3-centric
Retronauts: Wonderful classic gaming discussion, also a little irregular on releases.

Off-rotation:

EGM Live: Dan Hsu is a shitstain. I listen whenever there's a really good topic, or when he's not there.
Wii-k in Review: Wii-centric. Really dumb panel

[Daltonator]

I recommend Extra Life Radio. It's a great hour-long podcast about all sorts of nerd stuff like movies, video games and television shows.

Try Infendo, a mainly Nintendo podcast that covers Xbox and PS3 as well.

Both are hosted by the same guy, and he's great.

[Mr Bean]

Any other recommended podcasts?

[Stormin]

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (1h 30min)

Is this anything like Point of Inquiry? I am going to have to check it out.

[The_Mystic]

If you want to stay away from iTunes and myYahoo, you might want to try Juice. It's available here.

Also, if you enjoy NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday's, you will probably like CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks. It's on a summer break right at the moment, but should be back to new episodes sometime in September. You can subscribe to it here.

[Lonestar]

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (1h 30min)

Is this anything like Point of Inquiry? I am going to have to check it out.

Yeah, except much more funny


I would also recommend the colonial Williamsburg Podcasts, "12 Byzantine Rulers", and "This Week in Science."

All available on iTunes.

[weemadando]

I'll give you my list:

* - denotes a must listen

Vidja games:
*1up Yours
*GFW Radio
*Gamespot Presents: The Hotspot
*Game Theory
*alt.NPR: Press Start
Dual Screen Radio
Downloadable Content (is this dead?)

Current affairs/news/science/history:
Lowy Institute Podcast
*Pritzker Military Library Podcast
*Pritzker Military Library Medal of Honor series
NPR Intelligence Squared (is this dead?)
NPR Science Friday
NPR Krulwich on Science: Hmmm...
*NPR Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
Military History Podcast
Science @ NASA
ABC NewsRadio Starstuff
*ABC NewsRadio WordWatch (expand that vocabulary)

Pen and Paper and Board games:
*Fear The Boot
*Dragons Landing Podcast
Yog-Sothoth.com: Yog Radio
Dungeons and Dragons Podcast
Pulp Gamer
Accidental Survivors

MMA
Beatdown with TJ De Santis
Savage Dog Show
Fightworks Podcast
The Jordan Breen Show

[Lisa]

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[Mr Bean]

Ok, I've added Science Friday, 1up Yours(Good stuff!)Newswatch, Car Talk for good measure, and a few others.

I'm listening my way through a few more to decided if I want to keep them, but I could use a few more. Two recommendations, any style, go.