keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
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Listening to the most recent one now Moonraker and Firefox. It's excellent
And without wishing to start beef, it's like a good version of the Rewatchables
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Podcasts - what are you listening to?
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Listening to the most recent one now Moonraker and Firefox. It's excellent
And without wishing to start beef, it's like a good version of the Rewatchables
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No beef here, I only recently got into TBP because I'm such a FennessyFanBoy, plus dropping Kermode & Mayo has freed up some time!
I loves The Rewatchables but sometimes they don't allow 'time to breathe' (not sure if that makes sense).
Whereas TBP is a bit more considered.
That said last week's 'There Will Be Blood' was great and I'm looking forward to this week's as it's Unforgiven, which hopefully I'll watch tonight.
Hooked.
Story of an aircraft engineer for Boeing in Washington who hurt his back playing sport and got addicted to prescription painkiller OxyContin and went onto to heroin and bank robbery. OxyContin played a huge part in creating the opioid epidemic in the states.
And then a more lighthearted, The Moon Under The Water. Famous people invent and talk about their ideal pub.
Story of an aircraft engineer for Boeing in Washington who hurt his back playing sport and got addicted to prescription painkiller OxyContin and went onto to heroin and bank robbery. OxyContin played a huge part in creating the opioid epidemic in the states.
And then a more lighthearted, The Moon Under The Water. Famous people invent and talk about their ideal pub.
keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
- Nov 18, 2004
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What was about the Kermode and Mayo that put you off? I'm really enjoying the new stuff
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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Every time this thread pops up I shall re-mention Three Bean Salad - probbaly my favourite ever pod.
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The free hour feels like either adverts, them advertising what's behind the paywall and an interview.
If I'm not engaged in the interview there really isn't much left.
I go right back to their Radio 1 days so switching off my ears wasn't a decision I took lightly.
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Still listening to Top Flight Time Machine and finding the Melchester Odyssey particularly funny (the earlier Roy Keane book deep dive too) but needed something to stretch my thinking a bit. Things I've found that I've enjoyed so far:
Memory Palace - possibly my all time favourite podcast. Short (20 minute ish) stories of ordinary people who led extraordinary lives or were part of extraordinary events but are forgotten. If you like history or just stories about people you'll probably enjoy this. There's a bit of a US bias to it but it's no worse for that - it's far from jingoistic and some of the most powerful stories are about US anti-Semitism in the 1930s, homophobia and racism. (There's also a lot of very happy stories - my favourite is about the grandparents of the presenter and things he found when clearing their house that told a story of their early relationship.)
99% invisible - describes itself as about the hidden world of design but it's broader than that. One episode for example tells the story of how duty free came to exist as a concept, how it's led to free ports and reshaped economies and society and led in part to Chinese dominance in manufacturing...and it all started because a guy from a small village in Ireland wanted to show the Irish could do something better than the British. There's a lot of episodes that remind me of those Radio 4 programmes where you think "this won't be any good" but after 5 minutes you're hooked.
Ologies - with Alie Ward every episode looks at a different "ology" and is a real education. Some of the presenting style is a bit twee for my liking but it's easily accessible and some great subjects covered. My only real complaint is that they go on about 20 minutes too long.
Radio Diaries - ordinary people given recording equipment and recording their lives. It's a mix of people talking about the present (eg fourth generation funeral directors talking about COVID), people talking about the past (witnesses to historical events) and sometimes a bit of both (people who recorded themselves many years ago now revisiting themselves and their story). Very occasionally they'll curate archive recordings into a narrative too - like, I dunno, veterans of the US Civil War recorded at the turn of the 20th Century. Can be a bit hit and miss but can also be incredibly compelling.
Memory Palace - possibly my all time favourite podcast. Short (20 minute ish) stories of ordinary people who led extraordinary lives or were part of extraordinary events but are forgotten. If you like history or just stories about people you'll probably enjoy this. There's a bit of a US bias to it but it's no worse for that - it's far from jingoistic and some of the most powerful stories are about US anti-Semitism in the 1930s, homophobia and racism. (There's also a lot of very happy stories - my favourite is about the grandparents of the presenter and things he found when clearing their house that told a story of their early relationship.)
99% invisible - describes itself as about the hidden world of design but it's broader than that. One episode for example tells the story of how duty free came to exist as a concept, how it's led to free ports and reshaped economies and society and led in part to Chinese dominance in manufacturing...and it all started because a guy from a small village in Ireland wanted to show the Irish could do something better than the British. There's a lot of episodes that remind me of those Radio 4 programmes where you think "this won't be any good" but after 5 minutes you're hooked.
Ologies - with Alie Ward every episode looks at a different "ology" and is a real education. Some of the presenting style is a bit twee for my liking but it's easily accessible and some great subjects covered. My only real complaint is that they go on about 20 minutes too long.
Radio Diaries - ordinary people given recording equipment and recording their lives. It's a mix of people talking about the present (eg fourth generation funeral directors talking about COVID), people talking about the past (witnesses to historical events) and sometimes a bit of both (people who recorded themselves many years ago now revisiting themselves and their story). Very occasionally they'll curate archive recordings into a narrative too - like, I dunno, veterans of the US Civil War recorded at the turn of the 20th Century. Can be a bit hit and miss but can also be incredibly compelling.
LANGDON SEAGULL
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Mentioned this before but Chart Music is brilliant - a song by song dissection of a top of the pops episode . Usually 6 hours long .
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Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
From the Oasthouse ...Alan is back with series 2.
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The Ringers excellent anthology series Gamblers is back.
Ep 2 & 3 series 2 are about my man Rufus Peabody.
https://www.theringer.com/2022/9/21/23363621/gamblers-super-bowl-props-rufus-peabody-nfl
The similarities between Rufus and what we're led to believe about our own Mr Bloom are so staggering I'd be absolutely amazed if the don't know each other and are perhaps friends.
Ep2, above, is Rufus' life story up to last year's Superbowl.
Ep3, on Wednesday, will go into more detail about how Rufus bet over $1m on analytical 'holes' in the market.
As said it's very Tony Bloom and as always an enjoyable listen.
Ep 2 & 3 series 2 are about my man Rufus Peabody.
https://www.theringer.com/2022/9/21/23363621/gamblers-super-bowl-props-rufus-peabody-nfl
The similarities between Rufus and what we're led to believe about our own Mr Bloom are so staggering I'd be absolutely amazed if the don't know each other and are perhaps friends.
Ep2, above, is Rufus' life story up to last year's Superbowl.
Ep3, on Wednesday, will go into more detail about how Rufus bet over $1m on analytical 'holes' in the market.
As said it's very Tony Bloom and as always an enjoyable listen.
Dipped in every so often, but do find it painfully middle class.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
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Working through 'Good Ship Brewdog' on BBC.
'equity punks' ffs.
'equity punks' ffs.
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PS: I miss [MENTION=435]Stat Brother[/MENTION] on this thread who always used to recommend some great pods with insightful reviews. Hope to see some more tips from him soon
gripper stebson
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OK, so it's plug time!
We have recorded my book Sir Unwin Pugh - From Hull to Camp Nou, as a 'mini ep' podcast. Would love it if you could give it a follow... new eps every friday.
It's very silly.
https://open.spotify.com/show/71FhwEzlkMFlcqDEzD4MGf?si=d6d1fef8c5da4ee4
We have recorded my book Sir Unwin Pugh - From Hull to Camp Nou, as a 'mini ep' podcast. Would love it if you could give it a follow... new eps every friday.
It's very silly.
https://open.spotify.com/show/71FhwEzlkMFlcqDEzD4MGf?si=d6d1fef8c5da4ee4
Just giving Sports Horn a go. A couple of episodes in, I'm enjoying it. It's from the team behind the Exploding Heads twitter thread.
Some of their twitter videos: https://twitter.com/Exploding_Heads/media
Some of their twitter videos: https://twitter.com/Exploding_Heads/media
I know I'm ridiculously late to this, but Football Ramble has become a regular listen for me over the last few months. I don't listen to every show - they put out a fair few over the course of a week - but I listen to most of them.
In related news, that took me to The Like and Pete Show, which is wonderfully random - https://stak.london/shows/the-luke-and-pete-show/
Another "must listen" for me is My First Million, which I guess you'd categorise as a business podcast, but it's funny and entertaining and covers a wide range of subject matter - https://www.mfmpod.com/
In related news, that took me to The Like and Pete Show, which is wonderfully random - https://stak.london/shows/the-luke-and-pete-show/
Another "must listen" for me is My First Million, which I guess you'd categorise as a business podcast, but it's funny and entertaining and covers a wide range of subject matter - https://www.mfmpod.com/
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As this is here, I'll give another plug for 'Gamblers', in particular, the Richie Sklar episode:-
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Don't get too hung up thinking it's not for you cos it's gambling and/or golf.
This is a lovely little anthology of a life well lived.
The Gambler Who Conquered Vegas Golf
The most feared golfer in Las Vegas isn’t a PGA pro—he’s a professional gambler. Meet 69-year-old Richie Sklar, the man who made his millions on the course.
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Don't get too hung up thinking it's not for you cos it's gambling and/or golf.
This is a lovely little anthology of a life well lived.
The Football Supporters Association have their awards ceremony in a couple of weeks, where a DULLARD will try to look happy when Rushden and Glendenning win the Best Podcast category yet again.
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This week's Moon Under Water pod is a bit of a crossover, as the guest is Football Weekly's Barry Glendenning.
It's quite some listen, as it's something of an emotional rollercoaster.
It's quite some listen, as it's something of an emotional rollercoaster.
nicko31
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Very good new pod with lots of interviews with political and non political figures. Kicks off with Michael Heseltine
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Leading
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell, hosts of Britain's biggest podcast (The Rest Is Politics), have joined forces once again for their new interview podcast, ‘Leading’. Every Monday, Rory and Alastair interrogate, converse with, and interview some of the world's biggest names - from both inside...
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