Podcasts

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:57 am

"Crimetown" has started off with a bang. Great set up for the series on Providence.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:52 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote:
degenerasian wrote:
Nonlinear FC wrote:CBC's "Someone Knows Something" has me hooked. Documentary film-maker asked by CBC to start a series and the first case he tackles is a cold case of a missing boy from 1972. Maybe its the setting (Ontario Valley) and/or the accents... But I suspect it's the way he tells the story, but I plowed through 8 episodes yesterday while doing yard work.

My only gripe is that the episodes clock in around 35 minutes and seem short to me. Not really a criticism that the time seems to fly by while I'm listening.
Season finale next week.
Sounds like the divers ran into a dead end.

This is the danger of these "podcast in real time" vehicles. It was, ultimately, just a pretty depressing look at a family that lost a family member 40 years ago. I mean, I found the episodes around the cadaver dogs interesting. And there seems like a genuine lead in terms of that fancy car and the group camping nearby.

But, if all we get is.. "This is hard... Sorry."

Yuck.

There's been new info in Season 1 with more dives and found bone fragments.

Meanwhile Season 2 is maybe the most fucked up story I've ever heard. 29 year old girl with a shady past goes missing. All her ex husbands knew each other or were related. All her ex-husbands ex-wives knew each other. A crazy ride so far.

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/sks

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 2:54 pm

If you've seen "La La Land" (and if not...what the hell are you waiting for? Its great!), the composer of the music is on the "Song Exploder" podcast, breaking down the climatic song "Audition". Pretty cool stuff...

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 3:20 pm

The Undisclosed folks (OG in the true crime podcasting realm) seem to have done it again. And in a weird twist, it looks like cell phone towers are the key. Only this time, it's proving where the cell phone could not have made a call, which happens to prove there was no way he was at the murder scene.

My issue is that we are at episode 21(!) when this is revealed and I have a strong suspicion they've been sitting on this bombshell for quite some time.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Dec 27, 2016 9:29 pm

This episode of This American Life was great.

https://m.thisamericanlife.org/radio-ar ... logic-2016

The last portion reminded me of one of my own: Since I grew up in Boston and the Celtics were a team that seemed to, in my young 4-5 year old mind, give respect to the Irish of Boston and be on tv all the time, I figured that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish college, which was in the same boat, was located in Boston -- plus my grandpa owned a jacket of theirs. It wasn't until I was about 14 when watching a game that they mentioned South Bend, Indiana and I happened to be paying attention when I realized that Notre Dame was nowhere near Boston. Tangentially, I always figured Northwestern was in Washington since Northeastern was in Boston. I found out as a senior in high school that it was in Chicago because my history teacher graduated from there.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:33 am

The Keepin' It 1600 guys from The Ringer started a new media company called Crooked Media and have a new podcast called Pod Save America. The 5th podcast in on their new platform and Barack Obama is their guest. It's a cute walk down memory lane, but eh. It's on the eve of the inauguration, so it's just some simple fanboy stuff, but still. It's their 5th podcast, so pretty good for that.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:39 pm

Johnnie wrote:The Keepin' It 1600 guys from The Ringer started a new media company called Crooked Media and have a new podcast called Pod Save America. The 5th podcast in on their new platform and Barack Obama is their guest. It's a cute walk down memory lane, but eh. It's on the eve of the inauguration, so it's just some simple fanboy stuff, but still. It's their 5th podcast, so pretty good for that.

I can't wait for Trump's episode with Marc Maron on WTF. That would be fun.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:51 pm

The Sybian wrote:
Johnnie wrote:The Keepin' It 1600 guys from The Ringer started a new media company called Crooked Media and have a new podcast called Pod Save America. The 5th podcast in on their new platform and Barack Obama is their guest. It's a cute walk down memory lane, but eh. It's on the eve of the inauguration, so it's just some simple fanboy stuff, but still. It's their 5th podcast, so pretty good for that.
I can't wait for Trump's episode with Marc Maron on WTF. That would be fun.

"LOCK THE GATE!"

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:36 pm

Johnnie wrote:The Keepin' It 1600 guys from The Ringer started a new media company called Crooked Media and have a new podcast called Pod Save America. The 5th podcast in on their new platform and Barack Obama is their guest. It's a cute walk down memory lane, but eh. It's on the eve of the inauguration, so it's just some simple fanboy stuff, but still. It's their 5th podcast, so pretty good for that.

It has been good.

I'll hype "Crimetown " again. Super podcast.

And "50 things that made the modern economy" from the BBC is good. Nice bite sized nuggets of history.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:03 pm

New Hardcore History coming! Destroyer of worlds.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:32 pm

govmentchedda wrote:New Hardcore History coming! Destroyer of worlds.

Please be Oppenheimer. Pleaseeeee?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 8:11 am

BSF21 wrote:
govmentchedda wrote:New Hardcore History coming! Destroyer of worlds.
Please be Oppenheimer. Pleaseeeee?

Six hour Blitz show that was originally supposed to be about the Cuban Missile Crisis.

What happens if human beings can't handle the power of their own weaponry? This show examines the dangerous early years of the Nuclear Age and humankind's efforts to avoid self-destruction at the hands of its own creation.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:45 am

It's up

howard · Post by **howard** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:05 pm

I cued it up this morning, thinking I will probably not enjoy it as much because I know the topic so well. I've read a ton on the missile crisis and a fair amount on the early Cold War period. But in the first hour, (I was late to work cuz I was enthralled) he tossed out five or six facts I was completely unaware. (Bertrand Russell's consideration of the logic of a first strike; details of Truman's meeting with Oppenheimer; Bernard Baruch's speech before the brand-new UN.) As well, as usual, he offers angles very different from my way of looking at a particular event or situation.

Funny how today two members of congress offered a bill requiring the president get a declaration of war before launching a first strike; this presidential power is one of the points raised in Carlin's first hour. The past continues to haunt the present.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:00 pm

I think the length of those podcasts intimidate me, but now that I've been going to the gym more, I think I'd like to start one after I finish up BoJack Horseman. Where should I start and how fucking long is it?

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:10 pm

Giff wrote:I think the length of those podcasts intimidate me, but now that I've been going to the gym more, I think I'd like to start one after I finish up BoJack Horseman. Where should I start and how fucking long is it?

Depends on your interest. This new one is great so far, I'm only about a hour in.

My favorite remains "Blueprint for Armageddon".

I've got "Ghosts of the Ostfront" downloaded if you want me to send it to you. Though if you like it, I'd humbly ask you donate a few bucks on his website, as I paid for that particular series and I feel pretty strongly about supporting Carlin's work. Just let me know.

Others that get high marks are "Death Throes of the Republic" which I haven't listened to and "Wrath of the Khans" which I have and is also fantastic. Between B4A, WotK, and Ghosts, you're looking at a solid 50 hours of listening to get you started.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:11 pm

Giff wrote:I think the length of those podcasts intimidate me, but now that I've been going to the gym more, I think I'd like to start one after I finish up BoJack Horseman. Where should I start and how fucking long is it?

You can start with any. Note that some are series so they're like 3-4 eps long. Do those in order obvi.

I started with the series on the Mongols and got hooked instantly.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Wed Jan 25, 2017 4:02 pm

Remarkable interview. Peterson can get a little over-heated at times, but intellectually he just nails the identity politics/SJW mindset and its psychological underpinning. I particularly liked this exchange:

Rogan: "You're one of the first people that are sounding an alarm. That there's a real issue with controlling people. There's a real issue with controlling dialog, controlling the way people communicate. And that these ideologies, although seemingly innocuous, they can take you down very dangerous roads."

Peterson: "Yes well, seemingly innocuous ideology. Those words do not go together. There are no innocuous ideologies. They're all forms of pathological oversimplification... The advantage to me being in ideologue is I can explain everything. I can feel morally superior. And I know who my enemies are."

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:28 pm

howard wrote:I cued it up this morning, thinking I will probably not enjoy it as much because I know the topic so well. I've read a ton on the missile crisis and a fair amount on the early Cold War period. But in the first hour, (I was late to work cuz I was enthralled) he tossed out five or six facts I was completely unaware. (Bertrand Russell's consideration of the logic of a first strike; details of Truman's meeting with Oppenheimer; Bernard Baruch's speech before the brand-new UN.) As well, as usual, he offers angles very different from my way of looking at a particular event or situation.

Funny how today two members of congress offered a bill requiring the president get a declaration of war before launching a first strike; this presidential power is one of the points raised in Carlin's first hour. The past continues to haunt the present.

Umm...guys? Listening to this podcast is not giving me much hope that we make it through the next four years without Trump firing off a nuke in response to a joke on Twitter.

Post by **brian** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:34 pm

howard wrote:I cued it up this morning, thinking I will probably not enjoy it as much because I know the topic so well. I've read a ton on the missile crisis and a fair amount on the early Cold War period. But in the first hour, (I was late to work cuz I was enthralled) he tossed out five or six facts I was completely unaware. (Bertrand Russell's consideration of the logic of a first strike; details of Truman's meeting with Oppenheimer; Bernard Baruch's speech before the brand-new UN.) As well, as usual, he offers angles very different from my way of looking at a particular event or situation.

Funny how today two members of congress offered a bill requiring the president get a declaration of war before launching a first strike; this presidential power is one of the points raised in Carlin's first hour. The past continues to haunt the present.

I'm going to have to check this out ASAP because nuclear history, especially 1939-1950, is probably my main historical interest. I've read just about everything I can get my hands on about the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima, etc.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:56 pm

brian wrote:
howard wrote:I cued it up this morning, thinking I will probably not enjoy it as much because I know the topic so well. I've read a ton on the missile crisis and a fair amount on the early Cold War period. But in the first hour, (I was late to work cuz I was enthralled) he tossed out five or six facts I was completely unaware. (Bertrand Russell's consideration of the logic of a first strike; details of Truman's meeting with Oppenheimer; Bernard Baruch's speech before the brand-new UN.) As well, as usual, he offers angles very different from my way of looking at a particular event or situation.

Funny how today two members of congress offered a bill requiring the president get a declaration of war before launching a first strike; this presidential power is one of the points raised in Carlin's first hour. The past continues to haunt the present.
I'm going to have to check this out ASAP because nuclear history, especially 1939-1950, is probably my main historical interest. I've read just about everything I can get my hands on about the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima, etc.

About 90 minutes in, and like everything else Dan Carlin, it is fantastic. It doesn't really help you sleep better at night though.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:41 pm

brian wrote: I'm going to have to check this out ASAP because nuclear history, especially 1939-1950, is probably my main historical interest. I've read just about everything I can get my hands on about the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima, etc.

You must love this place: http://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/about/
(their home page url is jacked up at the time of this post)

and I bet you like this fun webpage: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
(I like using the Tsar Bomba setting)

Post by **brian** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:49 pm

howard wrote:
brian wrote: I'm going to have to check this out ASAP because nuclear history, especially 1939-1950, is probably my main historical interest. I've read just about everything I can get my hands on about the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima, etc.
You must love this place: http://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/about/
(their home page url is jacked up at the time of this post)

and I bet you like this fun webpage: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/

Yeah, have a yearly membership to the Atomic Testing Museum (as well as the Mob Museum) -- both worthy of visits anytime visiting Las Vegas. Never saw that other site before. Going to check it out.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 7:38 pm

And if you're ever in ABQ.... http://www.nuclearmuseum.org

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:08 am

brian wrote:
howard wrote:
brian wrote: I'm going to have to check this out ASAP because nuclear history, especially 1939-1950, is probably my main historical interest. I've read just about everything I can get my hands on about the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima, etc.
You must love this place: http://nationalatomictestingmuseum.org/about/
(their home page url is jacked up at the time of this post)

and I bet you like this fun webpage: http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
Yeah, have a yearly membership to the Atomic Testing Museum (as well as the Mob Museum) -- both worthy of visits anytime visiting Las Vegas. Never saw that other site before. Going to check it out.

Never been to either! That'll change next time I'm out there.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:12 pm

cerrano wrote:attn: ryan and other west wing fans.

west wing weekly is co-hosted by josh malina and has various notable guests discussing ww episodes one-by-one in serial order starting with the pilot. i think they just finished season one. i was just got wind of this saturday, so i haven't listened to any yet, but i can't imagine that this podcast would be a waste of the time for the ww fan, considering malina is a sorkin favorite.

They're about to head into the last 6 or so episodes of Season 2, starting with the Stackhouse Filibuster and Toby finding out about the MS. Giddyup.

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 03, 2017 8:02 pm

Great podcast with Ezra Edelman talking about OJ: Made In America.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:59 pm

Yea, this went off the rails at points and I actually end up feeling bad for Crowder because Rogan is way too aggressive about pot. Especially in light of Crowder specifically saying he had his opinion on pot but was ultimately indifferent and didn't want to argue, but Rogan sucked him in and made him open up...then constantly condescended him. It got cringey.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:14 am

Going to plug my friend's podcast, Hazard Ground. It's interviews with combat vets. Listened to the first show, with Matt Eversman, the real life Josh Hartnett from Blackhawk Down. Really well done, and very conscious of making it interesting and approachable for military and laymen.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:40 am

Richard Deitsch used my (unattributed) twitter question during his most recent SI Sports Media podcast with Ramona Shelburne.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:53 am

I get the feeling that had we had the discipline to make the Swampcast weekly way back when we'd be a top rated podcast somewhere out there.

We were on the podcast game way early.

That's not a knock on anyone. We all have lives and full time jobs, so it's more a thought of a missed opportunity than anything.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:34 pm

Johnnie wrote:I get the feeling that had we had the discipline to make the Swampcast weekly way back when we'd be a top rated podcast somewhere out there.

We were on the podcast game way early.

That's not a knock on anyone. We all have lives and full time jobs, so it's more a thought of a missed opportunity than anything.

The live Madden fantasy draft with me and Bronto would have been the one that put everyone on the map.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:39 pm

Ryan wrote:
Johnnie wrote:I get the feeling that had we had the discipline to make the Swampcast weekly way back when we'd be a top rated podcast somewhere out there.

We were on the podcast game way early.

That's not a knock on anyone. We all have lives and full time jobs, so it's more a thought of a missed opportunity than anything.
The live Madden fantasy draft with me and Bronto would have been the one that put everyone on the map.