The Ricky Gervais Show ^
All the cool kids have been listening to this one. If you like Gervais or his sidekicks Stephen Merchant (co-writer of Extras) and Karl Pilkington (their producer from Xfm) then you’ll certainly like this. It’s outrageously funny, though I still can’t work out exactly how much of Karl Pilkington’s insanity is scripted.
They’re up to episode 11 of 12 now but I’ve kept them all, so drop me a line if you’d like them.
LUG Radio ^
I’m sure this one needs no introduction. Linux news, reviews and interviews from some large Midlands gents with a humourous bent. Will also broaden your usage of the words “chin”, “beard” and “bald”.
If you have any interest in Linux and you haven’t yet listened to this one then do give it a go.
More? ^
Those are the only two I listen to right now — I just can’t find the time to listen to more, as it’s mainly only on my commute. When I start my new job in mid March with its longer journey to Leicester Square I may have to add something new to the list though. Got any suggestions?
If you like the Ricky Gervais podcast you might want to see if you can get hold of (ahem) recordings of their old xfm radio show. If you can find a copy with the music, news and adverts cut out it’s much the same as his podcast. In fact during the current crop of podcasts you often hear Karl say “we’ve talked about this before” – he’s referring to the xfm show.
If you want to send yourself nuts then you might also want to download and listen to either of the two [1] technology [2] podcasts that Steve “It’s a backdoor” Gibson features in. Although if you’re anything like me, and find yourself shouting at your MP3 player it might get you thrown off the train.
I also have the BBC Radio 4 programme “In Our Time” [3] on my list because it’s on at 9am so I generally miss it. It makes me feel intellectual listening to it as I frequently have no clue what they’re on about.
[1] http://leoville.tv/podcasts/twit.xml
[2] http://leoville.tv/podcasts/sn.xml
[3] http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/radio4/inourtime/rss.xml
Thanks – I’m subscribing to In Our Time now. I don’t think I can take listening to Steve Gibson though!
I listen to the two podcasts you mention too, with the addition of the Chris Moyles podcast (all the abusive comedy with none of the shit records) and occasional episodes of TWAT – http://www.twatech.org. I subscribe to the feed but just pick out subjects that interest me. There have been about 5 in 80 episodes… 🙂
Mark Kermode’s film reviews!
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rmhttp/downloadtrial/fivelive/markkermodesfilmreviews/rss.xml
I second the TWiT suggestion, Gibson isn’t on it that often so you don’t have to avoid it just because of him.
These are what I listen to http://del.icio.us/Ghworg/podcast
Heh, must admit – those two podcasts you listed are my two faves as well. Which reminds me, I’m two weeks behind now, on Ricky Gervais Show. 🙁