Seriously - BBC docs from Radio 4, diverse as hell (I listened to a doc about a font/typeface lost from the early 20th century. Bloody fascinating)
This is consistently fascinating. Great one this week on marriages between Sunni and Shia Muslims.
Another favourite of mine is Getting Better Acquainted - a bloke who goes round conducting in depth interviews with everyone he knows. Topics of discussion obviously depend on the guest, but itās fascinating to hear ordinary people open up about their lives.
Iām in varying levels of crises with both of my main podcasts right now. Football Weekly, which used to be one of my faves, is raising moments where I think āyou donāt know what youāre talking about, you cuntā. And thatās me, Mr Knows Fuck All About Football, Football Weeklyās key demographic. I think the show is starting to realise this too, mercilessly ripping one of the prime suspects in my brand new conspiracy theory, that people on Football Weekly might not know what theyāre talking about.
Football Ramble has embraced the commercial dream. It is dragging itās arse to ACAST, the network in which podcasting has been monetised, and half their shows are now adverts for their own, or other shit.
Best football one is The Game ,provided Alyson Rudd isnāt on .
The Spectator is pretty good .
Far and away my favourite is The Two Mikes. The format of two old soaks sat there waffling on with Mike Parry coming out with some complete and utter bollocks should be boring , but itās a great listen .
RHLSTP is fantastic stuff. Some mad bits and some genuinely insightful and touching. Impressive guest list as well. For those of us that were brought up in an era where the format was nailed down to the constraints of TV scheduling ( Wogan, Parkinson) these type of podcasts are an exciting breath of fresh air.
Watching this with interest as always interested in more
Iām off to the Football Ramble live show in Winchester tonight. Itās on as part of the comedy festival, so Iāll want money back if I donāt shit myself laughing.
Best football one is The Game ,provided Alyson Rudd isnāt on .
The Spectator is pretty good .
Far and away my favourite is The Two Mikes. The format of two old soaks sat there waffling on with Mike Parry coming out with some complete and utter bollocks should be boring , but itās a great listen .
I once had the misfortune of listening to the Two Mikes, late at night, on the way back to Liverpool.
I was so struck by Parryās delivery that the minute I got in, tweeted the station telling them to āenjoy coke responsibly, boys!ā
Youāre not happy about that, are you? I think itās fair enough. I make a podcast and it takes up a lot of time and money, for something I give away for free. Thereās got to come a point, when you spend as much time as they do, where it has to start paying, and you go for some combination of adverts, paid additional content, or subscription. If I wanted to make a show as often as they do, Iād need to go part-time at work, as would my co-host and producer.
I think itās shite when anything becomes overtly commercial.
Theyāve got zero idea where the line is. Iām getting to the point where Iām not going to listen to them anymore, as I did with talkSPORT.
From the outset, their Friday show has been a heavy corporate betting tie-in. Donāt usually bother downloading that, but I understand the proposition.
Now it seems that their entire business model is about trolling people onto ACAST.
They, and you, can play it much smarter. Lots of podcasters already do. Herringās doing a kickstarter. If the Ramble had played it smart, theyād have waited a year, left the good vibes about the Ramble relatively intact, and come back with a new show. What theyāve actually done is decide they want to capitalise on the existing brand, fucking it up in the process.
Well, one of them is from Pompey
And most of them have gigs elsewhere that pay the bills.
Thatās fair enough. I donāt enjoy the commercial aspect of it either. But it becomes a necessity if you want to grow to a certain level.
Iād never have any advertising on my show, on principle. But then that means that weāll probably never get many more listeners than we already have, and we canāt spend what weād like to on improving it.
Been enjoying Hip Hop saved my life with Romesh Ranganathan. Not the biggest Hip hop fan myself but enjoy the chat and stories. Quite a few comedians have been on.
So I tried to write this the other night and the site seemed to have a breakdown.
Iāve listened to Russell Brandās Under the Skin podcast. Itās new (on itunes and I downloaded off some other site but not Acast). The first one is āCan We Really Stop Terrorā and his guest is Brad Evans (āpolitical philosopher, critical theorist and writer, whose work specialises on the problem of violenceā). I found it quite interesting. Brand isnāt the annoying guy some people think he is, in this. I used to think he was awful until I saw him live a realised heās an intelligent guy.