I usually listen to podcasts on the commute to work, I find they alleviate the repetition of driving back and forth to the same place every day. What interesting podcasts are out there?
Some personal recommendations:
Athletico Mince - Bob Mortimer surreal gold with Andy Dawson which started out loosely football based but went off on a tangent over time. Very funny.
Top Flight Time Machine - related to Athletico Mince but directly football related and with Sam Delaney in place of Bob Mortimer. Far more frequent than AM too. A different kind of humour but still worth checking out. Their exploration through the second Roy Keane autobiography is fantastic.
Kermode & Mayo's Film Review - weekly show, takes a while to get all the in-jokes but, once you're in, you're in for good
Empire Film Podcast - weekly with some additional spoiler specials or one-offs, a recent one of which was "Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?", if that sounds like your thing it's well worth checking out.
The Double Stop with Brian Sword - Hard rock interview based podcast which talks mostly to producers & engineers about albums they have worked on. Fantastic but irregular. The back catalogue is well worth working through.
Disgracelands - tales of music based utter debauchery, very engaging.
Dead Rock Stars - Mick Wall and Joel McIvor discuss the dead.
I also gorge on podcasts as a commuter/partial insomniac. A lot of good Trek ones out there and soccer (The Anfield Wrap is essential if you are a Red).
More generally I just finished In The Dark season 2 which is about a guy convicted of a mulitiple murder in Mississippi. It's excellent.
The usual recommendations after that: Serial season 1, S-Town, Bear Brook, Homecoming, the In Our Time series. All really good.
Only really listen to a few:
Arsecast is mostly about Arsenal but occasionally has some general football episodes
Stone Cold Says So is pretty essential if you like wrestling, same with Talk is Jericho but he does a lot of music ones too
'Cocaine & Rhinestones' is a great podcast about the history of country music in the 20th century.
The stories and characters discussed in the episodes are fascinating and I'd recommend it even if you're not a fan of country music.
Also listening to 'Ear Hustle', a podcast about life in San Quentin featuring interviews with inmates about various aspects of prison life.
Listened to Disgraceland last night. Great idea executed in the most annoying fucking fashion possible. The lad's descriptions are far too over the top and dramatised considering they're actual events. He treats each story like a fucking film script.
Yep, had to delete all that Disgraceland stuff..couldn't hack the hack
Started listening to 'Reply All' Short little podcasts that so far range from around 20-30 mins each going over mostly internet related things.
Speaking to a guy who buys and sells domain names, talking about this anonymous posting app called yik yak that was used by students to post racist crap about other students etc.
One really strange episode was about an app called Figure1 which is used by medical 'professionals' to discuss odd cases. It's like instagram for doctors where they post images of anything from heart beat results to severed hands in all their gory glory. Others comment on possible ways to handle these and 'like' them also. I downloaded it myself to have a look, its.. just a bit surreal :O
Currently listening to Last Podcast on the Left's 3 part episode on Josef Mengele. Been listening to these lads the last few years. They do a mix crime/conspiracy/occult themed stuff, I think they also market it as a comedy podcast, I don't think I've ever laughed though, not really my humour, but their episodes are so well researched that it keeps me interested. Worth a listen for sure, especially their 'heavy hitter' serial killer episodes, if that's something you're interested in.
Quote from: Aborted on January 29, 2019, 07:25:38 AM
Started listening to 'Reply All' Short little podcasts that so far range from around 20-30 mins each going over mostly internet related things.
Speaking to a guy who buys and sells domain names, talking about this anonymous posting app called yik yak that was used by students to post racist crap about other students etc.
One really strange episode was about an app called Figure1 which is used by medical 'professionals' to discuss odd cases. It's like instagram for doctors where they post images of anything from heart beat results to severed hands in all their gory glory. Others comment on possible ways to handle these and 'like' them also. I downloaded it myself to have a look, its.. just a bit surreal :O
I've been recommended this loads of times but always just been told it's about 'internet stuff' so never really bothered with it as the episode titles didn't give much away, this sounds pretty interesting though. Going to give it a lash when I get to work.
Are there any metal pocasts worth listening to?
Quote from: Mithrandir on January 29, 2019, 08:09:57 AM
Are there any metal pocasts worth listening to?
I just started listening to
"Heavy Metal Historian" - they have a lot of episodes up. I started with the origins of doom metal. It's not bad so far but yer man doing it has a slightly off-putting voice - almost as if Stephen Hawking's voice box came to life. I haven't listened enough to tell you if the information is revelatory only to the casual metal listener or has genuinely interesting new things to add.
I really enjoy podcasts. As Juggz pointed out, they can alleviate the mundanity of everyday tasks.
Here are a few that I listen to;
"WTF with Marc Maron" - comedian Marc Maron interviews actors, musicians, directors and other comedians. Some people find Maron's personality a little too much to take. I've been a fan of his stand up since the early days of Conan O'Brien. His interviewing technique is bizarre and shouldn't work but it does.
"RHLSTP" - Richard Herring interviews comedians but the format is much looser/funnier than that of a regular discussion.
"How Did This Get Made?" - Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas discuss terrible films with celebrity guests.
"Monkey Tennis" - an Alan Partridge podcast which is generally entertaining but a few times I have found myself shouting at the speakers. "Stop getting Alan wrong!"
"Let There Be Talk" - Comedian/ex-musician/metalhead Dean Delray chats with other comedians/musicians/metalheads.
"Adam Buxton's Podcast" - Buckles talks to comedians/actors/musicians - always good craic.
I used to listen to the "Irishman Abroad" podcast hosted by Jarleth Regan until he had that fucking eejit John Connors on. I haven't listened to one since.
I also used to listen to "The Blindboy Podcast" in the early days but he's disappeared up his own hole now.
"The Totally Football Show" - I enjoy listening to James Richardson's take on football. He's been great since the old "Football Italia" days on Channel 4.
Joe Rogan's podcast is OK too but he can get lost in showing his in-studio guest clips on YouTube. Not great for an aural medium.
Jarleth Regan *shudder* I remember fifteen years ago or more he was on a show on RTE where they chose a bunch of people to develop into a comedian and he won. Zero personality, zero sense of humour, minus ten charisma... I'd be morbidly curious to listen to his podcast.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 09, 2019, 02:04:50 PM
Jarleth Regan *shudder* I remember fifteen years ago or more he was on a show on RTE where they chose a bunch of people to develop into a comedian and he won. Zero personality, zero sense of humour, minus ten charisma... I'd be morbidly curious to listen to his podcast.
Yeah. Sums him up really. About as engaging as a damp tea towel. The main reason I listened to it was because some of the guests that he had on were rarely given the chance to speak on long-form interviews. Richie Egan from The Redneck Manifesto/Jape for example.
The Graham Linehan episode is cringe-worthy in parts. Regan wavers from trying to hardline taking Linehan to task about his anti-trans comments on Twitter to kissing his arse in other sections.
Defo checking that out!
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 09, 2019, 02:04:50 PM
Jarleth Regan *shudder* I remember fifteen years ago or more he was on a show on RTE where they chose a bunch of people to develop into a comedian and he won. Zero personality, zero sense of humour, minus ten charisma... I'd be morbidly curious to listen to his podcast.
Here's his website https://www.jigser.com/
His Christmas Cards are shite
A few of my most regularly listened to podcasts. Am always looking for new ones so if anyones any suggetsions in a similar vein fire away! A few of these wont be to everyones taste as they are quite left leaning. but if thats your shtick you're in for a good time.
The toiletovhell radio - metal news and general discussion. It used to be more music orientated but has now split into two shows, one for discussion and the 'riff raff' show a playing of new underground metal each week from across the spectrum. Recently did a 2 part segment on their top 10 DM releases of the last decade. well worth a check out.
Our fake history - A history podcast about myths and legends from ancient times to present day, looking to debunk or confirm them. Generally unbiased and good use of evidence, which sometimes leads to surprising results when it backs up the myth! looks at everything from joan of arc, troy, rasputin, to the hashish assassins, was there a female pope, the mother of the occult.
Philosophize This! - about philosophy, 20 min long eps so never gets too much to take in, starts from the beginning of philosophy right up to modern day and everything in between. The presenter makes everything very digestible and good use of examples to explain the heady concepts.
Behind the bastards - Looks at the stories behind as its says 'bastards', the likes of L. Ron Hubbard, Payday loan companies,Jeffery Epstein, Roger Stone,Gaffadai etc. The guy can be a bit of a melter so i usually only check out the ones about my topics of interest.
Death Sentenced - Their bio 'a podcast about books for people who dont like books, podcasts or capitalism but love extreme metal'. They do book reviews, often of terrible books, have good guests (imperial triumphant last week), one of the presenters is Langdon who writes alot of articles on Invisible Oranges, play good tunes, and complain about the state of everything!
The Horror Vanguard - horror movie analysis from a left perspective.
Revolutionary left radio - a very good entry podcast, features a range of guests from across the left spectrum, covers everything from history (cuban revolution, sandanistas, Lybia, spanish civil war), to current social groups and movements, to book and film analaysis.
Proles of the round table - A history podcast, some of the eps are woth a check out even if you dont agree with the politics as they deep dive into, fall of the USSR, Paris commune, Soviet space program, soviet spies, the nuke race, the history of art, eugenics.
Excellent recommendations here lads. I've been listening to David McWilliams podcasts. For anyone with a passing interest in economics it's very informative.
might as well get the plug in for the one Myself and Bushie from Yurt do, Grump Up The Volume - pretty much just general tongue in cheek banter about music we like. On a break for the summer and starting up again in September with a slightly more focussed approach, but if you want to listen to two middle aged men talk about Halloween songs or slag Funk Metal this is your chance.
http://grumpupthevolume.com and it's on Spotify/Itunes/Stitcher and all those
A little off topic but if anyone can point me to some decent, easy to understand info as to what you need to make a podcast. Have always thought it was something I would like to try my hand at, someday. Bear in mind that I am not very tech savvy.
Ideally a decent mic and a decent recording interface,and some form of audio recording program depending on what you want to do with it. We operate on no budget so we use a hand held Zoom recorder and then edit it using Audacity which is free audio software that's so fool proof even I can use it (though it crashed my laptop after a while soooo....)
Quote from: leatherface on August 14, 2019, 11:35:37 PM
A little off topic but if anyone can point me to some decent, easy to understand info as to what you need to make a podcast. Have always thought it was something I would like to try my hand at, someday. Bear in mind that I am not very tech savvy.
Pretty sure the only stipulations to making a podcast are be 1+ white males in a room
Yeah, there's definitely no female or non white podcasters out there. At all.
Can't beat LFC Daytrippers for Liverpool podcasts. Done by a load of Dublin ones and a scouser and a Welsh bloke make the odd appearance. Much prefer this to Anfield Wrap because you get the same insight only with far less self-importance and far more laughs.
Pure Cinema Podcast is amazing too if you're into cult/genre cinema. They do themed episodes like "90s cult movies," "Westerns (With Joe Dante)," a Larry Cohen tribute, and retrospectives of entire careers for Carpenter, Scorcese and Tarantino. The great thing about the podcast is they always pair the films they're talking about with other films, so King of Comedy for example, one of them paired it with Tony Manero, another film about psychotic fans, while the other guy paired it with another Jerry Lewis film.
I've mentioned it before but Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" is worth a listen especially to the January 2020 epsiodes where he's focused on the early-80s Bay Area thrash scene.
Quite like the metal podcasts, Cork's "The Metal Cell Podcast" and the American "Metalsucks" Podcast are both quite good
Always love it when Athletico Mince gets mentioned, what a banger that is. Pretty sure my girlfriend is going to break up with me the next time I listen to it while we're both in the car though. Anybody who listens to it should be legally mandated to listen to Gossipmongers, which is Joe Wilkinson from 8 Out of Ten Cats reading out bizarre bits of gossip that listeners send in. If you can get through the story about the Space Worm or the lads playing with raisins on a school trip without crying, you aren't human. Last Podcast on the Left is brilliant as well, although I think the serial killer stuff is becoming a bit passe thanks to Netflix and Amazon Prime, and I prefer their alien and cult episodes now.
Don't really listen to any metal podcasts, but I'm on a history trip with Finn O'Dwyer's Irish History Podcast, Newstalk's Talking History, Three Castles Burning and Shite Talk at the moment. All are decent but the sound quality on Irish History can be very ropey, but at least he's getting out there and doing it. TCB is from the writers of Come Here to Me and focuses mainly on Dublin history of Dublin's part in wider Irish history, while Shite Talk focuses on weird parts of Irish history and adds in some humour. Away from Ireland you've got Working Class History which is run by the Twitter account of the same name, and the unrivalled Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, which usually runs to five hours long per episode. Obviously they're not exactly weekly, his research is amazing and he doesn't includes clips or interviews, it's just him speaking uninterrupted, but his delivery is awesome.
For current affairs, David Runciman's Talking Politics and the Irish Times' politics podcasts are decent, especially since they've been doing short daily podcasts during election season. RTE's Documentary on One is worth dipping in and out of, and they play plenty of reruns going back to the 70s which can give a newcomer like me a great bit of perspective on how Irish society has changed. Jeremy Scahill's Intercepted does some great digging into global politics but he can get really irritating if he's on a rant, while Abe Lincoln's Top Hat features on of the lads from Last Podcast on the Left and offers some pretty decent analysis while not assuming you know all the inner workings US politics.
The BBC do quite a few decent podcasts but there's only so many times you can hear those posh accents before I have to take a break. Inside Science, Costing the Earth, File on 4 and More or Less are decent, and they also do short daily Witness podcasts using old recordings. In Our Time is still the best BBC show going, the ultimate in the BBC pushing every element of their government charter to put on something borderline incomprehensible on a national radio show in the middle of the day. The host Melvyn Bragg rarely seems out of his depth and obviously does a ton of research before every show, which is useful when he accidentally invites in an academic who clearly can't simplify their topic.
Dan Carlin's 'hardcore history' is a great podcast, although the episodes are sporadic and quite lengthy.
The Irish history one is done by a fellow Kilkennyman but he starts to wreck heads rapid enough y non stop plugging his patreon.
Devin Townsend is doing a series going through each of his albums, they're fascinating hearing the stories behind them and his creative process for each one
The Irish History podcast is good, but I just can't get into it because it sounds like your man is just reading from a history book. It bores the hell out of me, pretty much why I couldn't get into history in school either.
"Fireside" is a great podcast about Irish storytelling. It alternates between a story from Irish folklore and Irish mythology every week. Yer man tells it like an actual story, with dynamics and character voices, so it doesn't sound like you're listening to a lecture. Here's a favourite of mine about a man who swims to the bottom of the ocean, to indulge in a piss up with a merrow who keeps souls trapped in cages https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EKwUyMS62BrKJoRcmMSxq?si=oVj5Ce8gTLS58cFI_WiZbA
Jesus, Gossipmongers is amazing
Quote from: Pentagrimes on April 15, 2020, 07:00:56 PM
Jesus, Gossipmongers is amazing
Love the stories, wish they didn't have the shite music in between though. The spaceworm story from the first series is amazing.
I have just started working my way through No Guitar is Safe. Very interesting stuff if you're into gear theory and technique, some really good interviews with some truly great players.
Quote from: Trev on April 14, 2020, 09:54:40 PM
Devin Townsend is doing a series going through each of his albums, they're fascinating hearing the stories behind them and his creative process for each one
They're pretty interesting alright, though he does waffle a bit and I listen to them in chunks, just to take a breather. I finished the Infinity one the other night. Jesus, he was actually nuts at the time, between the drugs and virtual messiah complex.
AA has Josh Barnett on his newest podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LnL3YF50JY
Just started listening to Beyond the Thunder, an AC/DC based thing, but this episode with Bob Defrin is really interesting in terms of graphic design for album artwork in general. Well worth a listen.
https://beyondthethunder.com/new
https://twitter.com/jogdenUK/status/1346442437376552962
Not music but been following the Tommy and Hector podcast since about October and look forward to it every week. Hilarious craic out of them.
It's brilliant
Anyone listen to the two norries?
Got into the Tommy/Hector podcast, it's fantastic.
Tommy and Hector's podcast is class craic alright. They can get a bit carried away at times but overall it's great listening. Hector has a great knack for story telling.
Quote from: Caomhaoin on January 06, 2021, 06:48:08 PM
Anyone listen to the two norries?
They're both from near enough where I grew up. I've listened to the first few of their shows. Not bad but I couldn't get into it.
Quote from: Born of Fire on April 07, 2021, 08:23:38 AM
Tommy and Hector's podcast is class craic alright. They can get a bit carried away at times but overall it's great listening. Hector has a great knack for story telling.
Yeah, and he's not nearly as annoying as he is on the telly, Hector I mean.
That's interesting as I find him incredibly annoying, might give it a go. I wouldn't be a fan of Tiernan either but I've come around to his chat show of late.
They are both irritating to me when they are 'on', but it's a savage podcast. They just chat away like normal pals in a pub or wherever, even if the topics are often complete scutter :)
Most people I know, myself included, have done a 180 on Hector due to this. Been watching Tommy's chat show as well. No wonder he threw himself down the stairs rather than do a marathon with that blind melt. When he finally got to make the joke about her parents I fucking howled.
Yer man doing the Nigerians in the boat on lough whatever it was, I nearly pissed myself.
Shenda thought she had been trafficked......again. I was roaring once again. Surprised he's getting away with some of it but delighted. Long may it last.
Ah, didn't realize ye were talking about that Tommy and that Hector. Must give that a shot some homesick rainy day.
Beautiful word in Spanish for 'homesick', of Galician origin, 'la morriña'. Yer Mrs will love that Chris :)
Call her a 'muerma' the next time she's talking about something tedious. It'll look like you've been studying :)
Quote from: Caomhaoin on April 07, 2021, 04:26:51 PM
Call her a 'muerma' the next time she's talking about something tedious. It'll look like you've been studying :)
Sounds like something good to answer back next time she tells me "Qué morro que tienes!" :laugh:
If anyone is interested in hacking, cybersecurity, the dark net etc.. then Darknet Diaries is a great podcast. Each episode is about an hour but a great listen.
When you hear of the hacks the NSA has from ex-NSA operators its mind blowing. Well worth a listen.
I've been listening to a lot of Steve-o's podcasts: Wild Ride with Steve-o.
He interviews somebody on each episode: actors, skaters, surfers, comedians, artists and MMA fighters. Some good interviews with members from Jackass too. He's got some seriously insane stories to tell and he comes across as a genuinely decent and humble guy.
That Hector and Tommy podcast sounds promising. Must have a snoop about for it. I've listened to a couple of Michael Shermer's show which has been really interesting. He seems to focus on science and maybe social stuff too but he comes across as a good dude and the one I've been tipping through recently on and off is a brilliant natter with Michio Kaku taking about string theory and ask that stuff. Entertaining and mind bending.
Ah lads, finally giving Tommy, Hector and Laurita a spin. I was ateing my dinner with tears running down my face at Hector's story about bringing the under 14s football team to England. Not sure what Laurita really brings to the mix as the two bucks are just on another level entirely.
Laurita is the archetypical Irish bird between the ages of 28-35. Painful listening her going on about being Bidens cousin.
She's grand but just outclassed by the two lads who are so utterly wired. Great oul binge here this evening.
Don't mind Laurita at all. Brings fuck all to it really but no harm her being there.
Lads, I started to listen to that Tommy and Hector one this week. I went right back to the first episode. Fuck me, brilliant stuff.
The bit about the woman on a documentary saying that she was feeling more confident in her work and personal life after she started dogging was something else.
I was bursting out laughing the whole walk to work. I'd say a few people thought I was after cracking up.
:laugh:
I've had some hilarious moments bursting out laughing in public listening to it. At this point, I just go with it. It's good to see people laughing.
It's a joke the has been used a few times but it can be funny when people can confuse what "Dogging" is, as in people thinking it's a way of saying going to the dog racing 🤣
https://youtu.be/5u4hAxi5b6o
Quote from: open face surgery on June 22, 2021, 08:08:19 PM
I've had some hilarious moments bursting out laughing in public listening to it. At this point, I just go with it. It's good to see people laughing.
Yeah, man. I totally agree. I left out a howl of laughter last night cooking the dinner.
Tommy talking about his son sharing a house with a lad who has a snake in his room. A snake that he's minding for the college he's studying at.
Hector: What if it gets out of the the room though?
Tommy: My son isn't an aggressive person but he said... he said (Tommy trying and failing to compose himself)... he said that if hes see the snake around the house... that he'll bate the fuckin' head offa it.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: Ollkiller on August 13, 2019, 03:49:11 PM
Excellent recommendations here lads. I've been listening to David McWilliams podcasts. For anyone with a passing interest in economics it's very informative.
To be fair, I would class David McWilliams' podcasts as more than just economics, it tends to be more about behavioural patterns, anyhoo I listen on a regular basis. I'm also listening to The Stand with Eamon Dunphy, once you get over his rambling question style, the content is pretty good usually. I'm just gonna start the Tommy/Hector one based on this thread. And I'm really hoping Hector is not as annoying as I normally perceive him.
Also, You're Dead to Me from the BBC is pretty decent too
I've yet to talk to someone that's opinion of Hector wasn't swayed by the podcast. No one liked him prior to this.
He was tolerable when he was doing that 'Amú' series on TG4. Anything between that and hearing this podcast, he was one of the most annoying fuckers around, so fair play to him.
For sure. Seemed to be his presenting style when on TV. On that podcast though he's just a sound fucker who tells great stories. Definitely the highlight of the show in general.
I've only listened to one and he sounded to me like he had to be heard above the other two no matter what, like it was his show and not theirs. Maybe I just caught a bad one but I wasn't inclined to listen further TBH.
Nah, I don't find that the case anyway.
The Fat Emperor
https://thefatemperor.com/podcasts/
Quote from: Ealaín on June 28, 2021, 02:28:23 AM
The Fat Emperor
https://thefatemperor.com/podcasts/
Edit : Nothing hilarious about The Fat Emperor , its about digging into root causes of modern chronic diseases
Latest two of Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast are absolute beauts - Geoff Norcott and Sarah Kendall are the guests.
Great to have Rich back recording them live after having to do it remotely due to C19 and then the poor fucker got diagnosed with testicular cancer (on the mend now with brilliant jokes about it).
I find his podcasts to be at their best when he lets his guests speak, but he tends to butt in and babble which can be annoying. It works best with an audience though, definitely.
Quote from: Carnage on June 29, 2021, 01:01:16 PM
I find his podcasts to be at their best when he lets his guests speak, but he tends to butt in and babble which can be annoying. It works best with an audience though, definitely.
You probably enjoy the Norcott one so. I think people were expecting/hoping him to be a mouthy right-leaning Tory supporter so that RH could slap him down.
When he starts starts talking mental health and his reasons for being a working class Tory voter - the whole dynamic of the show changes and RH goes from being a smartarse (which he is fucking brilliant at) into being an interviewer.
I might give it a spin.
I've listened to every episode of the Tommy Hector and Laurita podcast since last Saturday, they are some funny cunts. I've been doing woodwork all week, and I've had to put the tools down a few times from shaking with laughter. Hulk Keoghan :laugh:
Great podcast.
They cancelled this week's one as Hector's brother died, apparently.
Quote from: Necr0rceN on April 07, 2021, 08:40:22 PM
If anyone is interested in hacking, cybersecurity, the dark net etc.. then Darknet Diaries is a great podcast. Each episode is about an hour but a great listen.
When you hear of the hacks the NSA has from ex-NSA operators its mind blowing. Well worth a listen.
This one was a great shout, cheers. Have never been interested in this type of thing before but some of the stories are class.
Quote from: Giggles on July 01, 2021, 07:49:23 PM
I've listened to every episode of the Tommy Hector and Laurita podcast since last Saturday, they are some funny cunts. I've been doing woodwork all week, and I've had to put the tools down a few times from shaking with laughter. Hulk Keoghan :laugh:
Great podcast.
Tommy's tirade against Ballina and Laurita getting stuck into him in the opening of the following episode was fucking hilarious listening. Only other podcasts that get the same level of laughter from me would be Gossip Mongers (the stories, not the shite in between) and My Dad Wrote A Porno.
Thanks to whoever mentioned the David mcwilliams podcast a while ago. Really enjoying it, it's nice hearing economics and critiques that aren't completely US and UK centric.
Tides of history is worth checking out if your into ancient history. The second season is about human ancestors, bronze age, megaliths and the like. My personal favourites are the genetic archeology episodes.
Quote from: Born of Fire on July 01, 2021, 11:27:00 PM
Quote from: Giggles on July 01, 2021, 07:49:23 PM
I've listened to every episode of the Tommy Hector and Laurita podcast since last Saturday, they are some funny cunts. I've been doing woodwork all week, and I've had to put the tools down a few times from shaking with laughter. Hulk Keoghan :laugh:
Great podcast.
Tommy's tirade against Ballina and Laurita getting stuck into him in the opening of the following episode was fucking hilarious listening. Only other podcasts that get the same level of laughter from me would be Gossip Mongers (the stories, not the shite in between) and My Dad Wrote A Porno.
Hilarious. She came across as a total spa trying to save face last week.
Thanks to whoever recommend the Tommy and Hector podcast - I had Hector pegged as an irritating cunt from any time I've seen him on TV, but it's really infectious stuff, lots of belly laughs.
Still laughing at the episode where Patrick Kavanaghs brother gave a talk at their school back in the day.
Quote from: jpm4 on July 02, 2021, 07:39:52 PM
Thanks to whoever recommend the Tommy and Hector podcast - I had Hector pegged as an irritating cunt from any time I've seen him on TV, but it's really infectious stuff, lots of belly laughs.
Still laughing at the episode where Patrick Kavanaghs brother gave a talk at their school back in the day.
I'm working my way through them in order. The one about Galway United, the lad with the PLO scarf and plastic Uzi "We are the Muja, the Muja, the Mujahideen!" :laugh:
Laurita Blewitt adds very little to the show, in my opinion. She can act as a catalyst for Tommy and Hector to go off but, Christ, she can kill a story completely dead too.
I've just listened to one about her being Joe Biden's cousin (this is from before the election) and going over to the US meet him - that was torture. At least the lads took shots to try and deflate her ego.
Hector Ó hEochagáin - gas man to be sat with in a pub.
Hector Ó hEochagáin - pain in the hole to be sat near in a pub.
She's part of it because she was part of the original that used to be on iRadio. I don't ever remember her being on it anytime I listened to it though. She was going out with Joe Brolly for a while, maybe still is. Imagine being stuck between the two of them?
This is a great podcast, I've downloaded all the 2020 episodes and started on them this morning on the way to work. Thanks for the recommendation.
I'm gone from Ireland over half my life so a few of the people referenced I dont know of. I've seen a few Tommy Tiernan DVDs but know nothing of Hector, I think that this is better that Tommys stand up stuff (whats Ive seen of it)
Tommy's first stand up is/was incredible.
Aye, his first one's great, the second one's OK but avoid him like the plague after that.
Listened to the first part of Zetro's Toxic Vault where he's interviewing Lars Fredricksen from Rancid etc. Good nerdy punk and metal discussion. Lars seems like a good dude. Zero ego.
Didn't know Zetro had a podcast. Class!
I have absolutely no interest in Exodus to be honest, but the podcast seems cool. And he seems like a nice dude.
The Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington podcasts from years back came up on my Spotify recommendations which got me listening back again. Gervais' voice and laugh is incredibly irritating but the absolute bollocks talk out of Pilkington has me in stitches all over again.
I love Exodus and yeah he seems like a cool guy and very passionate about music. Good number of episodes to lay into now :abbath:
Dunno if been mentioned, but the Mick Wall podcast, getcha rocks off, is good listening if u enjoy the 80s rock n roll debauchery. Lucky bastard, flying all over the world , first class planes, women and coke!!!!!
For the history buffs, that 'Fall of Civilisations' is an exquisite series, accessible, highly engaging long listens. He can spin a yarn, and he's got one of those rare commodities ; an English accent that doesn't at all grate :)
Quote from: Blitzer666 on October 20, 2021, 03:48:52 PM
Dunno if been mentioned, but the Mick Wall podcast, getcha rocks off, is good listening if u enjoy the 80s rock n roll debauchery. Lucky bastard, flying all over the world , first class planes, women and coke!!!!!
Also dunno if it's been mentioned as I can't be arsed going through the whole thread but vaguely related..there's a "Kerrang Back Issues" podcast which is a bit of a giggle. Mainly covers the 90s era so sadly no mention of Don Kaye's Death Vine which means it's probably for a slightly younger generation than old farts like me, but it's good craic
Quote from: Blitzer666 on October 20, 2021, 03:48:52 PM
Dunno if been mentioned, but the Mick Wall podcast, getcha rocks off, is good listening if u enjoy the 80s rock n roll debauchery. Lucky bastard, flying all over the world , first class planes, women and coke!!!!!
Great recommendation. I'm a few eps in, enjoying quality banter between the two lads.
For fans of the UK Office, Wernham Blogg is worth a listen if you're that way inclined. Be warned, it's seriously fanboy-ish and the lads have an irritating tendency to drop in a quote at the most tenuous of opportunities but it's a fairly engaging episode by episode account of a great series.
Can't remember if I mentioned this here before but Darknet Diaries is superb, so many totally fucked up cases on it.
https://darknetdiaries.com/
over 100 episodes now on Spotify - great for the commute.
Thought this parody of the Joe Rogan Podcast was very good.
https://youtu.be/P6Iyg9fznvM
Quote from: pete on December 01, 2021, 04:16:27 PM
Thought this parody of the Joe Rogan Podcast was very good.
https://youtu.be/P6Iyg9fznvM
Haha, this is amazing!
Oh my god, thank you so much for sharing this. In absolute stitches here.
Quote"People are like, oh ET flying in a bike, and we're like, no, that's not what we're talking about! Take the bike out of the picture, and just have the alien flying. That's what we're talking about."
:laugh:
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on December 01, 2021, 06:10:49 PM
Quote from: pete on December 01, 2021, 04:16:27 PM
Thought this parody of the Joe Rogan Podcast was very good.
https://youtu.be/P6Iyg9fznvM
Haha, this is amazing!
Ha yeah it's very well done isn't it.
"It's crazy out there".
I'm not familiar with Tim and Eric stuff, must check it out.
Started on The Always Sunny Podcast. Rob, Glenn and Charlie going through the old episodes and chatting shite. Good craic so far.
Ya, been listening to them as well. I feel they will hit a better flow but some good laughs so far. I want more degeneracy. New Sunny started on Wednesday as well.
Alan and Addi (from Sólstafir) dissecting every Metallica album in order was a great two part natter. Geeky, interesting and fun.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 19, 2022, 05:42:25 AM
Alan and Addi (from Sólstafir) dissecting every Metallica album in order was a great two part natter. Geeky, interesting and fun.
Yeah watched it on youtube, good watch, Addi really couldn't bring himself to criticise St.Anger :laugh: it's the discussion every metalhead has at some point but still peaks our interests. Will be interesting to see if Metallica go until about 2030 and then call it quits.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 19, 2022, 05:42:25 AM
Alan and Addi (from Sólstafir) dissecting every Metallica album in order was a great two part natter. Geeky, interesting and fun.
Yep enjoyed those as well, his episodes with Joe from Gama Bomb are great craic too.
Only listened to the immolation episode of this and prob only a few other episodes I would be bothered in. But might be few episodes of interest to most of yous.
Going through classic roadrunner albums one per episode discussing it with either a band member, producer etc.
It's called meep meep. (Roadrunner, meep meep? Took me a minute)
Can't vouch for the rest but the dawn of possession episode was v good. Ross and Robert talking about recording in Berlin just after the fall of the Berlin wall.
Great shout on the roadrunner podcast. Immolation episode is great, what a fuckin legendary band.
There's a few cool albums on that list of episodes but Jesus Christ the amount of absolute scutter that label has released is astounding.
The immolation guys seem like down to earth guys with still a genuine passion for music. Which I assume is rare that late into a career.
Each band member has been releasing a Spotify playlist atm in anticipation of the new album that are worth checking out, was surprised to see a lot of new underground bands included in each of them.
Had big hopes when the podcast description said 'classic roadrunner albums', they did one for code orange which I wouldn't exactly call a classic album.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 19, 2022, 05:42:25 AM
Alan and Addi (from Sólstafir) dissecting every Metallica album in order was a great two part natter. Geeky, interesting and fun.
I loved the first part, may watch the second during the week. The Averill podcasts are decent, the ones I've listened to anyway.
Catching up on the Radical Research podcast this morning - fantastic show covering the weirder/proggier history of underground metal. They'll pick a band or artist and do a comprehensive lookback on their work - listening to the Supuration episode this morning, having just finished the Solefald one. It'll make you check out a lot of bands you probably ignored.
A lot of podcasts - particularly the Acast ones - seem to be moving more and more towards paid platforms.
I've been a Sticher (formerly HowlFM and and before that EarWolf) subscriber for over a decade. It was pretty reasonable at €35 a year for ad-free versions of WTF with Marc Maron, "The Comedian's Comedian", "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend", "Rivals" and loads more with access to series archives for free too.
All these shows are behind separate paywalls now - so my subscription paid through til April next year gets me fuck all.
Now Maron's podcast is $3 a month for an ad free version and $5 for the archives.
Richard Herring's show is the same - between £5 and £8 depending on the tier.
The Tommy and Hector podcast has been behind a paywall for ages - some people saying that the quality has diminished since they split the episodes. I'm still on 2021's offerings so I dunno.
I guess the +30 and -15 seconds buttons will be getting a lot more use.
Ya, the spark has gone out of Tommy and Hector a bit.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on June 15, 2022, 09:17:56 AM
Catching up on the Radical Research podcast this morning - fantastic show covering the weirder/proggier history of underground metal. They'll pick a band or artist and do a comprehensive lookback on their work - listening to the Supuration episode this morning, having just finished the Solefald one. It'll make you check out a lot of bands you probably ignored.
Yeah this podcast is a great find. Definitely went back to a few albums I had ignored over the years.
Quote from: open face surgery on July 05, 2022, 02:55:19 PMYa, the spark has gone out of Tommy and Hector a bit.
Just about caught up on the THL podcast and the craic has definitely gone missing.
There were three episodes recently where entire 8 minute segments turned out to be nothing more than dynamic advert insertion (I read about this term a while back - canny fuckers) for Centra/GAA Tickets, the Guinness Nitro Surge yoke and Westworld/NowTV. The first one caught me off guard but it quickly became obvious. The other ones - they're clearly reading a script and trying to "Tommy & Hector" it.
Also - Christ almighty - Laurita Blewitt has become absolute torture to listen to!
A shame because it was genuinely one of the best podcasts around during lockdown etc.
It's a pity for sure, I was recommending it left right and centre for a while there in 2020/21, but lads if they haven't overdone it with the PAY FOR THE OTHER EPISODE etc.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on June 15, 2022, 09:17:56 AMCatching up on the Radical Research podcast this morning - fantastic show covering the weirder/proggier history of underground metal. They'll pick a band or artist and do a comprehensive lookback on their work - listening to the Supuration episode this morning, having just finished the Solefald one. It'll make you check out a lot of bands you probably ignored.
This is fucking class.
https://youtu.be/H_szemxPcTI
Great discussion here between Lex Fridman and Rick Rubin. I want expecting much but I'm finding Rubin to be an interesting, articulate and genuine dude.
Listened to it a few weeks back. Good stuff alright.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on July 27, 2022, 08:54:56 PMQuote from: Pentagrimes on June 15, 2022, 09:17:56 AMCatching up on the Radical Research podcast this morning - fantastic show covering the weirder/proggier history of underground metal. They'll pick a band or artist and do a comprehensive lookback on their work - listening to the Supuration episode this morning, having just finished the Solefald one. It'll make you check out a lot of bands you probably ignored.
This is fucking class.
There's a quick new episode about "Metal Laughs" which is gas.I'd forgotten about the Massacre one.
The Always Sunny Podcast will be doing a live show in 3 Arena in April,
https://mcd.ie/artists/the-always-sunny-podcast-live/
Tickets saucy enough at €57, probably more for decent seats
I've been listening to Diary of a CEO recently. Great podcast with a wide range of interesting people, most of whom I know absolutely nothing about.
https://youtu.be/E1XbKPPMLE4
A fascinating interview here with Nick Cave.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 12, 2023, 07:17:45 AMA fascinating interview here with Nick Cave.
Nice one. I must have a listen to that.
While I'm here... I've started listening to "Nothing Is Real" a podcast series about The Beatles.
Hosted by two Irish lads who won some international mastermind type thing on the Fab Four two years running.
If you're into The Beatles and, like me, you love the minutiae of their career then give it a whirl.
There's some fun facts for the casual listener too.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on February 13, 2023, 10:30:38 PMI've been listening to Diary of a CEO recently. Great podcast with a wide range of interesting people, most of whom I know absolutely nothing about.
Anyone worth checking out on this. I'm a CEO me self
Quote from: Don Gately on April 12, 2023, 01:00:52 PMQuote from: Eoin McLove on February 13, 2023, 10:30:38 PMI've been listening to Diary of a CEO recently. Great podcast with a wide range of interesting people, most of whom I know absolutely nothing about.
Anyone worth checking out on this. I'm a CEO me self
The one with Jimmy Car was surprisingly good. Just hit one and random and see how you get on.
Listening to Battle of the Bands, a good idea executed moderately well. Mayhem vs Burzum, Metallica vs Megadeth, etc, just going through the histories involved.
Just discovered that the Tommy/Hector/Laurita podcast is finished for good. That's a pity, I enjoyed listening to it.
Has anybody ever listened to the members only podcast?
It's €3.50 for a 1 month membership for 100 episodes. Might give it a go.
I haven't seen this one mentioned, well well worth any self-respecting music nerd's time
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, a fairly ambitious project that's been on the go a few years and is only at episode 177 now. It is what it says on the tin, tracing rock history as far back as possible, allowing for what he says himself in that it's impossible to pick a "first" anything.
It's really really in-depth stuff, with some of the best research I think I've ever heard. The episode on "All You Need is Love" is nearly 4 hours for example. It's an outlier, so don't let it scare you off because he even makes that compelling. He does really great work contextualising the formation of the songs and the lives of the artists, including lots of social history, technological history, and pinning down the artistic influences and overlapping that happened.
https://500songs.com
Still working my way through the second part of Requiem Metals Hidden 90s Death Doom two partner . Deadly as always
Quote from: Sworntothecans on February 25, 2025, 01:14:55 AMStill working my way through the second part of Requiem Metals Hidden 90s Death Doom two partner . Deadly as always
Cool haven't heard of this podcast will check it out.
Edit: Holy shit, just under 13 hours over 2 podcasts?!
Quote from: Mithrandir on February 26, 2025, 08:04:01 AMQuote from: Sworntothecans on February 25, 2025, 01:14:55 AMStill working my way through the second part of Requiem Metals Hidden 90s Death Doom two partner . Deadly as always
Cool haven't heard of this podcast will check it out.
Edit: Holy shit, just under 13 hours over 2 podcasts?!
Yeah the lads don't fuck around with the running times.
Think the Venom series is almost 20 hours!
Never heard of that one. Must have a peek.
I watched Billy Corgan's podcast earlier where he interviewed the dude behind Soft White Underbelly. It was quite interesting even if he's often guilty of interrupting his interviewee. One oddity that stuck out to me was that every time the dude said shit it was deleted but when he said fuck or sucking dick it wasn't :laugh:
Watched the Al Jorgenson episode of Corgans one. Billy seemed to try to get Uncle Al to talk shite about Reznor but he wouldn't take the bait.
One of the lads who's a pumpkins fan was saying most of the episodes are like that, so he's obviously trying to go for the controversy for clicks.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on May 22, 2025, 11:26:07 AMeven if he's often guilty of interrupting his interviewee
A mate was just telling me last week that he was doing this constantly through the interview with the lads from Stone Temple Pilots.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 22, 2025, 06:30:51 PMQuote from: Eoin McLove on May 22, 2025, 11:26:07 AMeven if he's often guilty of interrupting his interviewee
A mate was just telling me last week that he was doing this constantly through the interview with the lads from Stone Temple Pilots.
He's excitable :laugh:
I watched the Al Jourgenson one yesterday and yep, the same shit throughout. It's still entertaining I must admit, but he needs to learn to trust the interviewee to know their own life!
That South African Muppet just popped into my head again. The four horsemen of the metal podcast apocalypse. What a complete eejit :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I'll always fast forward through the plugs for the other shows when I'm listening to Necromaniacs.
I find myself listening to Theo Von an awful lot lately. He is hilarious and also an amazing person.
Been listening to The Rest is History Podcast - 500+ episodes so plenty to get through. Good for both History enthusiasts and the more casual History Channel types (back when it was 90% Nazis instead of 90% Aliens...)
Not sure if it's been mentioned before but Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott do a music-related podcast that is more about the absurd banter than the music itself but it's hilarious stuff. They started with every U2 album (U talking U2 2 Me?) then REM (R U Talking REM RE Me?). Most recently was Springsteen (U Springin Springsteen on my Bean?). Think they did Talking Heads in between. Highly recommended :D
Quote from: DISRUPTER on July 05, 2025, 12:29:34 PMI find myself listening to Theo Von an awful lot lately. He is hilarious and also an amazing person.
Saw him live in Dublin last year and he was unreal. Had heard reports of him being shit live but he was so funny. Wouldn't think twice about going to see him again.
I'm listening to Daron Malakian from SOAD talking to Rick Rubin about the history of heavy metal. It's a bit all over the gaff and not exactly accurate at all times, but it's fun. You can tell the dude lives and breathes metal and his passion really comes across. And Rubin is always a pleasure to listen to even if he is taking more of a back seat in this series. Easy listening with Deicide :laugh:
Never listened to Rubins podcast before but that description has piqued my interest so I must give it a go
Daron Malakian and Rick Rubin sounds like absolute torture.
Finished the second half of the Tompa Lindberg tribute from Requiem Metal (9 hours!). This one's all his side projects & guest slots. Some great testimonials on it too.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 04, 2026, 08:33:01 PMI'm listening to Daron Malakian from SOAD talking to Rick Rubin about the history of heavy metal. It's a bit all over the gaff and not exactly accurate at all times, but it's fun. You can tell the dude lives and breathes metal and his passion really comes across. And Rubin is always a pleasure to listen to even if he is taking more of a back seat in this series. Easy listening with Deicide :laugh:
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I'm on part one of this, it's quite surprising that Rubin war able to pick out bands that had 2 guitarists.
Symptom Of The Universe crushes nearly everything they play.
Listening in bits and pieces to the second instalment of the Daron Malakian interview with Rick Rubin. Again, it's a skim and a bit all over the gaff, but it was fun listening to them discuss (however imperfectly) Norwegian BM with songs playing in between in the drive to work this morning. A bit of craic.