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Podcast Recommendations

by Igor Dobrosavljević in , 27 August 2010

With yesterday’s release of the Netflix iPhone app I got really excited about having some additional entertainment options on my phone. It also reminded me I’ve been getting a lot of my entertainment on my iPod from small and independent content creators for a while now.

I spend a lot of my time on the road and I’ve found an iPod loaded up with Podcasts and connected to my car stereo is an infinitely better way to entertain myself than listening to a song playing on the radio for the 567th time (not to mention safer than watching a Netflix movie).

Just recently I realized it’s been a while since I’ve added a new podcast to my library so I did what any sensible person would do and turned to my office mates for some suggestions. Other than Scott suggesting I add The Nerdist (Podcast Link) to my list, all I heard were crickets. So I am turning to you, the interwebs, for some guidance.

What are some great podcasts I should start listening to while on the road? I am into both entertainment and educational stuff so leave your suggestions in the comments section bellow.

To get the ball rolling I am going to leave you with a list of Podcasts I am currently subscribed to.

  • This Week in Tech (Podcast Link): I am still listening to this show for sheer nostalgia reasons. I started following Leo Laporte back in his TechTV days and the show is more than adequate to pass the time in your car.
  • Security Now (Podcast Link): This is another podcast from the TWiT network and features Steve Gibson, the über paranoid computer security geek. Caution, this show gets really technical at times and once in a while even my brain just decides to shut it out and glance over some of the things Steve is talking about.
  • This Week in Startups (Podcast Link): I started listening to this one because of Jason Calacanis’s colorful public persona, however the more I listen to him the more I get annoyed by it. The reason you should start listening to this show however are the guests they bring on every week. The stories they tell about their startups are fascinating to me and the main reason I wanted to immigrate to the states in the first place.
  • StackOverflow (Podcast Link): Joel Spolsky (Fog Creek Software) and Jeff Attwood (Coding Horror) talk shop in this podcast series centered on their latest startup StackExchange. They haven’t released a new episode since April but in one of the last episodes they did release they were talking about eventually starting to record again, in the meantime you can listen to the archive of old episodes, there is a lot of good stuff there.
Igor Dobrosavljević
About the author: Igor speaks business, tech, project management, and three other actual languages. He has a knack for hardware, networking, and keeping software guys on their toes.

Reach out to Igor Dobrosavljević at igor@bitmethod.com

Comments

  1. Below is a fairly complete list of podcasts that I subscribe to that you might like — since you like TWiT & Security Now. Some of these are available in both audio and video, but the formats listed below are the way I consume them. Many are also available in a HD format/resolution too, but I’ve tried to provide links to the formats that will work on an iPod Touch or iPhone. There are probably a lot of podcasts that I am forgetting, but this should get you started! These links will launch iTunes.

    Video Podcasts:

    - The Chris Pirillo Show – http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-pirillo-show/id73330048

    - AppJudgement – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=327087345

    - Fxguidetv – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=263097794

    - MacBreak – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=153572588

    - Rocketboom – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73329586

    - Tekzilla – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=117905516

    - Diggnation – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=213038294

    - GeekBeat.TV – http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/geekbeat-tv-large/id192778677

    - The Totally Rad Show – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=252224821

    - Film Riot – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=318097148

    - HD Nation – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=323878389

    - Circuits with David Pogue – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=210818527

    - Walt Mossberg’s Personal Technology – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=288806978

    - Hak5 – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=117137282

    - Loaded – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=273587908

    - New Media Minute – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=278090072

    - Cranky Geeks – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=317245977

    - Lab Rats – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=83343094

    - CommandN – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73800450

    Audio Podcasts:

    - fxguide – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=78811731

    - Buzz Out Loud (BOL) – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73330792

    - gdgt weekly – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=290102878

    - MacBreak Weekly – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=179237749

    - Security Now! – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=79016499

    - This Week in Law (TWiL) – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=202795271

    - This Week in Media (TWiM) – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=146254025

    - This Week in Photography (TWiP) – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=272987532

    - This Week in Tech (TWiT) – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73329404

    - The VFX Show – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=154343840

    - Windows Weekly – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=197875368

    - tech5 – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=267775705

    - net@night – http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=101248932

    - Tech News Today – http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-news-today/id375385132

    - No Agenda – http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/no-agenda/id269169796

    Enjoy,
    Danny

    Danny Engesser, 27 August, 10:30 AM

  2. Thanks Danny. This is exactly what I was looking for.

    Igor Dobrosavljević, 27 August, 03:56 PM

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