That looks really interesting. I’ll definitely be giving it a listen.
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Plus one for this. I find it very funny and enjoy listening in the car on the way to work.
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I’m currently reading his autobiography so will probably give it a go.
Off the Ball is also another football podcast - mainly Scottish football chat but is definitely a very enjoyable hour.
I’ll give another vote for these. They are fascinating and do a really good job of explaining the sometimes highly technical matters involved in an understandable way.
nlogax
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Today's is excellent - deals with the Penn Railroad rail crash of 1953, Gareth Dennis is the guest. It's a great listen.
I had a go at listening to one yesterday but couldn’t get it working so I gave up. If anyone had the time to find an audio link that would work on my iPhone I’d be very appreciative...
Ok thanks for that, I’ll give it a watch later.
I listened to this yesterday and really enjoyed it. Thanks for that.
DarloRich
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Not a podcast ( although it feels a bit like it!) but if you have Netflix "Sunderland till I die" is a great series of utter slow motion car crash TV. It is about Sunderland Football Club imploding and while "about" football it is more about people and characters involved in and around the club.
Series 2 has just landed and both sereis are worth watching. I don't think you need to know anything about football to get it. It is really about people.
The intro sequence is quite powerful and emotional if you know the area and the people. It even has some railway stuff in it. I am sure posters here will find issues with it. It has 3 class 47's in it with 2 different numbers! Oh and the livery is all wrong and so are the wagons.
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nlogax
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I thought I’d open this thread up again as I’ve been absolutely hammering the podcasts this last 6 months (beats listening to the radio these days).
A few to recommend from me my friends. I’ll give them as Spotify links but they’re available on plenty of platforms:
We have ways of making you talk:
Al Murray and James Holland talk all things Second World War. Excellent if you’re into WW2 history and like a bit of humour to boot.
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The Qanon Anonymous podcast the three guys and various guests debunk all of the conspiracy theories around Qanon but also around other subjects that come into the sphere.
I highly recommend it, it’s also very funny at times
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The Crash bang wallop podcast:
If you like ‘Well there’s your problem’ you’ll probably enjoy this. I find them very funny and there’s quite a few railway references in there as well.
It looks at disasters in an interesting and humorous way, but some of the disasters are not necessarily what you’d expect from this kind of thing, for instance there’s an episode on The Crinkley Bottom Theme Park which was proper laugh out loud funny (these are all my opinions of course)
open.spotify.com
Also there’s two great railway podcasts from a couple of guys that are members of the forum which are here if you’ve missed them:
Has anyone else got any recommendations?
A few to recommend from me my friends. I’ll give them as Spotify links but they’re available on plenty of platforms:
We have ways of making you talk:
Al Murray and James Holland talk all things Second World War. Excellent if you’re into WW2 history and like a bit of humour to boot.
WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Listen to WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk on Spotify. Achtung! Achtung! Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland discuss all matters WW2. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a bi-weekly show exploring the war in close up. James and Al have a stunning knowledge of their...
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The Qanon Anonymous podcast the three guys and various guests debunk all of the conspiracy theories around Qanon but also around other subjects that come into the sphere.
I highly recommend it, it’s also very funny at times
QAnon Anonymous
Listen to QAnon Anonymous on Spotify. Conspiracy theories, melted online communities and cursed media — we pry open the cracks in consensus reality and journey into the hidden worlds below.
open.spotify.com
The Crash bang wallop podcast:
If you like ‘Well there’s your problem’ you’ll probably enjoy this. I find them very funny and there’s quite a few railway references in there as well.
It looks at disasters in an interesting and humorous way, but some of the disasters are not necessarily what you’d expect from this kind of thing, for instance there’s an episode on The Crinkley Bottom Theme Park which was proper laugh out loud funny (these are all my opinions of course)
The CRASH BANG WALLOP Podcast
Listen to The CRASH BANG WALLOP Podcast on Spotify. Phil Jerrod and Phil Lucas discuss the most famous disasters of all time, along with lots of other terrible calamities you may never have even heard about! Every two weeks we'll take you through what went wrong, how it went wrong, and sort out...
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Also there’s two great railway podcasts from a couple of guys that are members of the forum which are here if you’ve missed them:
Steel Wheels Railway Podcast
Hi All! As you almost certainly will have heard via the excellent Signals to Danger podcast, my own railway podcast, Steel Wheels, is now live. This is my very first foray into the podcasting world so don't go expecting BBC level quality, but I hope you will all find something to enjoy! I...
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Podcast: Signals to Danger - Railway disasters in the UK
Dan Fox, TPE station manager for Hull and Humberside has started a new podcast series called ‘Signals to Danger’. A railway themed podcast looking at the worst and most significant railway disasters to the UK rail network. Episode 1 has been released and focuses on Great Heck Available on...
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Has anyone else got any recommendations?
I'm not a football fan, but am a regular listener to 'Off the Ball'.
If you're into economics type stuff.
Tim Harford's Cautionary Tales
Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History
Freakonomics Radio
More transport like.
CIHT Podcasts
If you're into the arcane.
BBC The Boring Talks [some are boring, but some are truly fascinating - Episode 32 - Roads that don't exist - is a particular favourite because I've met Chris in person]
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If you like watching US politics from a distance (especially with all the shenanigans pre and post election), the BBC's Americast is a good take on it. Unlike the BBC's appalling Covid coverage, it's really good: presented by Emily Maitlis, North America Editor Jon Sopel, and North America reporter Anthony Zurcher.
I meant to mention that one. Yes a very good podcast much agreed.
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Great idea for a forum thread as I like listening to podcasts but do it very rarely because I don't find many I'm interested in, I like the look of a few here.
A couple of my very specific recommendations for podcasts I've found good are:
The Dropout (ABC)
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This is the fascinating story about Theranos which was a company that claimed to be able to do a wide range of tests from a single drop of blood taken from a finger rather than requiring a needle and promised to revolutionise healthcare. It attracted nearly a billion dollars in investment and at its peak was valued at 9 billion dollars however the technology never worked and there was never anything unique about any of their technology.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
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I'm not normally a true crime sort of person but a Netflix documentary called 'The Staircase' caught my eye, Michael Peterson returned into his house to find his wife dead at the bottom of the stairs, appeared to have slipped and fallen. However there were quickly suspicions raised and he was charged with her murder so he hired a documentary film crew to follow him and produce the Staircase which I felt was quite biased so I was impressed with this podcast which makes a good effort to take a wider look at the case speaking to more people and explaining more of what happened.
A couple of my very specific recommendations for podcasts I've found good are:
The Dropout (ABC)
The Dropout
Listen to The Dropout on Spotify. Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once...
open.spotify.com
This is the fascinating story about Theranos which was a company that claimed to be able to do a wide range of tests from a single drop of blood taken from a finger rather than requiring a needle and promised to revolutionise healthcare. It attracted nearly a billion dollars in investment and at its peak was valued at 9 billion dollars however the technology never worked and there was never anything unique about any of their technology.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
BBC - Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
5 Live uncovers the incredible story of Kathleen and Michael Peterson
Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle
Listen to Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle on Spotify. A live investigation: Two murders, one fugitive and a hunter tracking down the target.
open.spotify.com
I'm not normally a true crime sort of person but a Netflix documentary called 'The Staircase' caught my eye, Michael Peterson returned into his house to find his wife dead at the bottom of the stairs, appeared to have slipped and fallen. However there were quickly suspicions raised and he was charged with her murder so he hired a documentary film crew to follow him and produce the Staircase which I felt was quite biased so I was impressed with this podcast which makes a good effort to take a wider look at the case speaking to more people and explaining more of what happened.
Great idea for a forum thread as I like listening to podcasts but do it very rarely because I don't find many I'm interested in, I like the look of a few here.
A couple of my very specific recommendations for podcasts I've found good are:
The Dropout (ABC)
The Dropout
Listen to The Dropout on Spotify. Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once...
This is the fascinating story about Theranos which was a company that claimed to be able to do a wide range of tests from a single drop of blood taken from a finger rather than requiring a needle and promised to revolutionise healthcare. It attracted nearly a billion dollars in investment and at its peak was valued at 9 billion dollars however the technology never worked and there was never anything unique about any of their technology.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
BBC - Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
5 Live uncovers the incredible story of Kathleen and Michael PetersonManhunt: Finding Kevin Parle
Listen to Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle on Spotify. A live investigation: Two murders, one fugitive and a hunter tracking down the target.
I'm not normally a true crime sort of person but a Netflix documentary called 'The Staircase' caught my eye, Michael Peterson returned into his house to find his wife dead at the bottom of the stairs, appeared to have slipped and fallen. However there were quickly suspicions raised and he was charged with her murder so he hired a documentary film crew to follow him and produce the Staircase which I felt was quite biased so I was impressed with this podcast which makes a good effort to take a wider look at the case speaking to more people and explaining more of what happened.
I’ve listened to the last two and ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ was superb.
There’s a couple of other true crime ones that I’d highly recommend too which are: End of Days - About the Waco siege
BBC Radio 5 Live - End Of Days
A Texas cult, thirty Britons, their path to Waco – and into the hands of David Koresh.
Also ‘The Ratline’ about the search for what happened to a high level Nazi who tried to escape to Argentina after the war. Completely fascinating.
The Ratline – Ep.1: Secrets in the Castle
Listen to this episode from Intrigue on Spotify. Philippe Sands investigates the mysterious disappearance of senior Nazi, Otto Wachter, who was indicted for mass murder. The Ratline is a story of a curious death, political intrigue, spies, Nazi hunters, shadowy forces in the Vatican and a son...
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These are some more podcasts that I like
Ross Noble's podcast with Ed Kavalee where they discuss music videos
badproducerproductions.com
Nathalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics (stories from ancient Greece and Rome)
www.bbc.co.uk
Rule of Three. Script writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris with guests on fine comedy writing
Jokes with Mark Simmons takes dead jokes and tries to fix them.
play.acast.com
Harry Hill's Noise
play.acast.com
Dan Snow's History Hit has good history documentaries
www.historyhit.com
Something Rhymes with Purple has word origins with Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth
play.acast.com
My Time Capsule. Interviews with Michael Fenton Stephens
play.acast.com
Grounded with Louis Theroux.
www.bbc.co.uk
The Last Call with John Sweeney and Michael Weiss. Politics
shows.acast.com
Numberphile - stories about Maths
www.numberphile.com
Ross Noble's podcast with Ed Kavalee where they discuss music videos
ROSS NOBLE PODCAST – BAD PRODUCER PRODUCTIONS
badproducerproductions.com
Nathalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics (stories from ancient Greece and Rome)
BBC Radio 4 - Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
Natalie Haynes creates stand-up routines about figures from ancient Greece and Rome.
Rule of Three. Script writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris with guests on fine comedy writing
Blog
WE WON! Rule of Three was named the BEST ARTS AND CULTURE PODCAST in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. Thanks to all our amazing guests for giving their time and brains, and thanks to all the...
www.ruleofthreepod.com
Jokes with Mark Simmons takes dead jokes and tries to fix them.
Jokes with Mark Simmons on acast
Comedians talking about jokes Every week Mark Simmons and a guest share jokes they've written that just haven't worked - because they're too long, too stupid, too clever, too groanworthy or just too rubbish. Follow Mark on Twitter | Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode Hosted on...
play.acast.com
Harry Hill's Noise
Harry Hill’s Noise on acast
The anti-dote to podcasts. Each week Harry Hill is in a different location and at some point he’ll make a noise. What will Harry’s noise be and when will he make it? A Lucky Features and Plosive production. Music by Steve Brown. Artwork by Harry Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
play.acast.com
Dan Snow's History Hit has good history documentaries
Dan Snowʼs History Hit Podcast
Dan Snow’s History Hit is the UK’s number one history podcast! Featuring reports from the weird and wonderful places around the world...
www.historyhit.com
Something Rhymes with Purple has word origins with Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth
Something Rhymes with Purple on acast
Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words in this award-winning podcast. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email...
play.acast.com
My Time Capsule. Interviews with Michael Fenton Stephens
My Time Capsule on acast
A podcast that asks guests, such as Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Caroline Quentin, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Arabella Weir & Rob Brydon, for five things which they’d like to put in a Time Capsule. They can choose anything from an item, to a memory, a film or even a country. Four of them are things...
play.acast.com
Grounded with Louis Theroux.
BBC Radio 4 - Grounded with Louis Theroux
Louis is using the lockdown to track down some of the people he's been longing to talk to.
The Last Call with John Sweeney and Michael Weiss. Politics
Last Call with John Sweeney and Michael Weiss
Two hacks boozily opine on the news of the day.
shows.acast.com
Numberphile - stories about Maths
Podcast — Numberphile
www.numberphile.com
I can also recommend another one of Brady's ventures; that being his 'Hello Internet' podcast with fellow YouTuber CGP Grey. The most recent episode is from January last year, and whether they've stopped it or not I don't know, but the 136 episodes they have online now are brilliant. Most of the episodes are between 1 and 2 hours long, and they discuss quite a few topics which make more sense if you had listened to them at the time, but that doesn't affect the rest of the content. They have a website for it: http://www.hellointernet.fm/Numberphile - stories about Maths
Podcast — Numberphile
Or you can find it on Spotify. It's also on YouTube.
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There’s a couple in your list that I listen to and there’s a couple that I’ll definitely try tomorrow. Thanks for that.These are some more podcasts that I like
Ross Noble's podcast with Ed Kavalee where they discuss music videos
ROSS NOBLE PODCAST – BAD PRODUCER PRODUCTIONS
Nathalie Haynes Stands up for the Classics (stories from ancient Greece and Rome)
BBC Radio 4 - Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
Natalie Haynes creates stand-up routines about figures from ancient Greece and Rome.
Rule of Three. Script writers Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris with guests on fine comedy writing
Blog
WE WON! Rule of Three was named the BEST ARTS AND CULTURE PODCAST in the 2020 British Podcast Awards. Thanks to all our amazing guests for giving their time and brains, and thanks to all the...www.ruleofthreepod.com
Jokes with Mark Simmons takes dead jokes and tries to fix them.
Jokes with Mark Simmons on acast
Comedians talking about jokes Every week Mark Simmons and a guest share jokes they've written that just haven't worked - because they're too long, too stupid, too clever, too groanworthy or just too rubbish. Follow Mark on Twitter | Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode Hosted on...
Harry Hill's Noise
Harry Hill’s Noise on acast
The anti-dote to podcasts. Each week Harry Hill is in a different location and at some point he’ll make a noise. What will Harry’s noise be and when will he make it? A Lucky Features and Plosive production. Music by Steve Brown. Artwork by Harry Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Dan Snow's History Hit has good history documentaries
Dan Snowʼs History Hit Podcast
Dan Snow’s History Hit is the UK’s number one history podcast! Featuring reports from the weird and wonderful places around the world...
Something Rhymes with Purple has word origins with Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth
Something Rhymes with Purple on acast
Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words in this award-winning podcast. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email...
My Time Capsule. Interviews with Michael Fenton Stephens
My Time Capsule on acast
A podcast that asks guests, such as Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Caroline Quentin, Ross Noble, Lee Mack, Arabella Weir & Rob Brydon, for five things which they’d like to put in a Time Capsule. They can choose anything from an item, to a memory, a film or even a country. Four of them are things...
Grounded with Louis Theroux.
BBC Radio 4 - Grounded with Louis Theroux
Louis is using the lockdown to track down some of the people he's been longing to talk to.
The Last Call with John Sweeney and Michael Weiss. Politics
Last Call with John Sweeney and Michael Weiss
Two hacks boozily opine on the news of the day.
Numberphile - stories about Maths
Podcast — Numberphile
birchesgreen
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I only listen to history podcasts but i recommend Not Just the Tudors and the Ancient Warfare podcast
On the Numberphile Youtibe channel, this Hannah Fry talking about the maths of designing a railway timetableThread reopened on request by @bspahh .
This episode of the Something Rhymes with Purple podcast with Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth is on the entymology of railway words
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Those are from History Hit. https://www.historyhit.com/podcasts/
There is also "Dan Snow’s History Hit" podcast which has an episode most days across a range of periods.
I also like "The Rest is History" https://play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-history-podcast and "The History of England" https://thehistoryofengland.co.uk/podcasts/history-of-england/ and "I've Been Thinking with Peter Frankopan" https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42Kth5/
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birchesgreen
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Well the first is, the second isn't.
Ancient Warfare Podcast
Discussions from Ancient Warfare Magazine. Why did early civilisations fight? Who were their Generals? What was life like for the earliest soldiers? Ancient Warfare Magazine will try and answer these questions. Warfare minus two thousand years.
ancientwarfare.libsyn.com
DarloRich
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Here is my list, some of which will have been mentioned, they are mostly history
and of course: We have ways of making you talk!
- Athletico Mince
- 13 minutes to the moon
- Atomic Hobo - I cant take much of this. It is about nuclear war. It is interesting but depressing in equal measures!
- Cold War Conversations - superb interviews with all manner of people from the cold war, form kids growing up in Romania via Submarine captains and spies to the son of a soviet premier.
- History Hit
- Histories of the unexpected
- No such thing as a fish
- Quickly Kevin will he score?
- The Ancients
- The Mariners Mirror podcast - Naval History
- The Rest is History
- the WW2 podcast
- Tommies & Jerries
- Warfare
and of course: We have ways of making you talk!
The Bugle a satirical current affairs podcast hosted by Andy Zaltzman and a rotating band of other comedians (usually British, Australian or US based). Comes out roughly once a week and discusses the headlines for the week just gone from a satirical sometimes moving into whimsical point of view. Has been around since the early 2010s and was originally hosted by Zaltzman and John Oliver but after Oliver found success over in the US it went on hiatus until late 2016 when it relaunched in its present guise. Has therefore a large back catalogue if you're happy to go over past events as well!
Very funny in my view and well worth a listen:
www.thebuglepodcast.com
Very funny in my view and well worth a listen:
The Bugle — THE BUGLE
www.thebuglepodcast.com
nlogax
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Good reminder. I struggled with The Bugle after it became sporadic and patchy in the wake of Oliver's increasing US success but maybe it's time to give it another go. Zaltsman has been a very good host on The News Quiz, though he's not for everyone. I watched him fail miserably at a TV comedy event once. That was one very awkward set for everyone in the audience to watch..god knows how he felt dying on stage.
DarloRich
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he also does the scoring on Test Match Special!
Definitely, I found it just as it had got patchy and worked through some of the back episodes until it was clear that Oliver was just too busy to be able to commit. Never got going with the reincarnation until about six months ago and have been an avid listener since. I don't think it's quite as good as it was when it had Oliver but it's still very good in my opinion.
Yeah I can see how he'd be a bit marmite! And it's why I think of almost all performing arts comedy is the most difficult!
Bit like Well There's Your Problem mentioned earlier really. They're very marmite in their approach. If you click with them you're going to have a good time, if not you'll hate them with a fiery passion!
nlogax
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It definitely suits both the show and him!
Yeah I can see how he'd be a bit marmite! And it's why I think of almost all performing arts comedy is the most difficult!
Bit like Well There's Your Problem mentioned earlier really. They're very marmite in their approach. If you click with them you're going to have a good time, if not you'll hate them with a fiery passion!
Indeed! I've a couple of friends in that line of work. It's a tough business and not one for the thin-skinned..rolling with the metaphorical punches and bad gigs / audiences is part of everyday life. As for WTYP I personally fall on the 'love it' side of the fence. The high levels of snark and crude tangential discussions are a complete joy
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