Bombcast over, NON-COMICS PODCAST TIME
The Art of Wrestling - http://tsmradio.com/coltcabana/
Duration: 1 hour
Releases: Weekly
It's a podcast about wrestling. Simple enough! Colt Cabana is the host, and he is quite possibly the funniest wrestler out there. Each week, he interviews someone from the world of professional wrestling. It could be a referee, a WWE wrestler, an independent wrestler, an all-time great, whoever. Colt is such a personable guy, and it really helps his interviews. His interviews are funny, fresh, and most importantly, open. He recently interviewed the referee present in the ring when Owen Hart died. Colt previously interviewed an openly gay Mexican wrestler who spoke about receiving death threats in his home country because of his sexual orientation. It's a really good podcast, even for those who don't care about wrestling.
The Giant Bombcast - http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/
Duration: 2-3 hours
Releases: Weekly
You guys know about this by now. If not, the Bombers talk about all things video games, and whatever else is going through their head at the moment. Jeff, Ryan, Vinny, Patrick and Brad have fantastic chemistry and insightful things to say about everything. It's the podcast I look forward to the most.
Fresh Air - http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/
Duration: 40 minutes
Releases: Daily
From their site: Though Fresh Air has been categorized as a "talk show," it hardly fits the mold. Its 1994 Peabody Award citation credits Fresh Air with "probing questions, revelatory interviews and unusual insights." And a variety of top publications count Gross among the country's leading interviewers. The show gives interviews as much time as needed, and complements them with comments from well-known critics and commentators.
The quality varies depending on the guest, but Terry Gross is a capable interviewer, and the subject matter is broad enough that each show sounds fresh -- sorry.
Reasonable Doubts - http://freethoughtblogs.com/reasonabledoubts/
Duration: 1ish hour(s)
Releases: Twice a month. Mostly.
Another favourite. It's a podcast about philosophy, ethics, and religion. The hosts are funny and intelligent and, most importantly, they don't look down on other world views. They may disagree with certain ones -- namely any world view that has a God at the top -- but they treat all religions with equal respect and argue very thoroughly for what they believe. Highly recommended. It's not as eye-opening for me as it may be for some of you, but that's only due to my wide reading of all the things these guys talk about.
How Stuff Works / Stuff You Missed In History Class - http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Duration: 30 minutes
Releases: Bi-weekly (each)
Two podcasts with the same format, from the same website. Informative on all subjects, from cheese to terrorism to ancient Chinese history, in an easily digestible format. I usually let these podcasts pile up and listen to them in bunches.
This American Life - http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
Duration: 1 hour
Releases: Weekly
The best radio show. It's filled with well-researched stories about, as the title implies, all manners of American life. Each episode has a theme that all the stories, or "acts," follow, told by a different storyteller/journalist, and it's all hosted by one of the best voices in Ira Glass. So good. Everyone should listen.
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