Adam Buxton - how good it is is largely dependent on how well he riffs with the guest (proceed directly to the Garth Jennings ones), but there is always a LOL moment
UK Confidential - an annual podcast of the Radio 4 doc about the latest 30 year reveals from the National Archives, with relevant talking heads from the time.
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)
You Must Remember This - awesome and well researched docs about the 20th century film industry in Hollywood. The Manson ones are very good indeed.
Tracks - a current BBC drama that theyâve put up for podcast. Plane crash, questionable surgical procedures, conspiracy theories⊠far-fetched but diverting
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 itâs fascinating to hear ordinary people open up about their lives.
Iâm 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 âyou donât know what youâre talking about, you cuntâ. And thatâs me, Mr Knows Fuck All About Football, Football Weeklyâs 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 theyâre talking about.
Football Ramble has embraced the commercial dream. It is dragging itâs 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 isnât 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 itâs 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
Iâm off to the Football Ramble live show in Winchester tonight. Itâs on as part of the comedy festival, so Iâll want money back if I donât shit myself laughing.
Best football one is The Game ,provided Alyson Rudd isnât 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 itâs 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 Parryâs delivery that the minute I got in, tweeted the station telling them to âenjoy coke responsibly, boys!â
Youâre not happy about that, are you? I think itâs fair enough. I make a podcast and it takes up a lot of time and money, for something I give away for free. Thereâs 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, Iâd need to go part-time at work, as would my co-host and producer.
I think itâs shite when anything becomes overtly commercial.
Theyâve got zero idea where the line is. Iâm getting to the point where Iâm 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. Donât 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. Herringâs doing a kickstarter. If the Ramble had played it smart, theyâd have waited a year, left the good vibes about the Ramble relatively intact, and come back with a new show. What theyâve 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.
Thatâs fair enough. I donât enjoy the commercial aspect of it either. But it becomes a necessity if you want to grow to a certain level.
Iâd never have any advertising on my show, on principle. But then that means that weâll probably never get many more listeners than we already have, and we canât spend what weâd 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.
Iâve listened to Russell Brandâs Under the Skin podcast. Itâs new (on itunes and I downloaded off some other site but not Acast). The first one is âCan We Really Stop Terrorâ and his guest is Brad Evans (âpolitical philosopher, critical theorist and writer, whose work specialises on the problem of violenceâ). I found it quite interesting. Brand isnât the annoying guy some people think he is, in this. I used to think he was awful until I saw him live a realised heâs an intelligent guy.