Just Another Podcast Thread

Postby **Pavel Bure** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:18 pm

Hardcore History, go listen, start with the Kahns. Do it

Postby **Craig** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:20 pm

Hardcore History, go listen, start with the Kahns. Do it

Have you listened to the blueprint for armagedon one yet. Its not as good as the khans but close. Next up for me is the one about martin luther

Postby **Pavel Bure** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:28 pm

Hardcore History, go listen, start with the Kahns. Do it
Have you listened to the blueprint for armagedon one yet. Its not as good as the khans but close. Next up for me is the one about martin luther

Getting into the WW1 stuff next. The Martin Luther one is interesting but not the best IMO. Current finishing the Cuba/Bay of Pigs one

The Kahns was just so good. Flail of god badass Mongols.

Postby **Craig** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:35 pm

Yeah I was really sad when that series was coming to an end. I couldnt stop listening to it though.

Postby **dodint** » Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:59 pm

I'm souring on What I Missed in History Class. Most of the episodes seem to be woman-centric, and then they just did a transgender episode. *yawn* I'm like 17 behind now, about to bail.

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:22 pm

Loving hardcore history wrath of the khans!

Postby **nocera** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:09 pm

Mystery Show is #1 on itunes?! Did I miss something? Anybody still listen? Did it improve dramatically after the first two episodes?

Postby **MWB** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:20 am

Mystery Show is #1 on itunes?! Did I miss something? Anybody still listen? Did it improve dramatically after the first two episodes?

Good question. I haven't listened since the first couple.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:25 pm

Will anybody be subscribing to Howl? As I understand it, the subscription ($5/month) only covers archives of shows like WTF and Comedy Bang Bang (among others), and the newest episodes will still be free on iTunes.

But with podcasts continuing to become more mainstream, it's only a matter of time before the new episodes of the biggest shows are locked behind a paywall. Ever since Serial went crazy huge and Obama appeared on WTF, I've been extremely paranoid that podcasts as we know them will change. Paywalls, media conglomerates like Fox, Viacom or Disney buying established shows, and a change in distribution... It's coming and I'm not going to be ready for it.

Postby **Craig** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:27 pm

I dont think there is a real risk of comics putting podcasts behind paywalls. Maybe less frequent history podcasts though.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:30 pm

I dont think there is a real risk of comics putting podcasts behind paywalls. Maybe less frequent history podcasts though.

Earwolf and WTF just put their back catalog behind a paywall. If it's successful, why wouldn't they put the new episodes behind one as well?

Postby **Craig** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:34 pm

Because growth would cease. Wtf has had old episodes behind a paywall for several years now. Kevin pollak tried to go to a paywall at one point and backlash was insane. He never recovered listeners.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:44 pm

I hope you're right. But let's face it, there's money to be made and corporations are going to find a way to make it.

Howl is an Earwolf creation. If the back catalog route is a success, I can definitely see a gradual climb (every other week behind a paywall) to an eventual full fledged paid subscription service.

Paywalls in general will turn off new listeners, even if it's just the back catalog. I discovered some of my favorite podcasts deep into their run, and to understand the in-jokes or just for entertainment sake, I went back through and listened from the start. Or looked up the "best" episodes and listened to those. I wouldn't do that if they were behind a paywall and I'd likely give up on the show.

Postby **Craig** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:48 pm

Thats how most podcast listeners feel. Comics make a little money off ads, but they do the podcasts to build a fanbase. I dont think theyre interested in turning that off.

Postby **nocera** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:52 pm

Yeah. Again, I hope you're right.

I also forgot to mention that Howl is not only a paywall but you also need the Howl app to access (which is only available to iOS currently). And it's apparently incredibly buggy. I downloaded and quickly deleted the WTF app. I haven't opened my TAL app in months. How is this making it easier again?

Postby **Craig** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:01 pm

Yeah i dont use any of those apps. Also wtf is so hit or miss for me that i wouldnt miss it if it went behind a paywall. Joe rogan, bill burr, and chris hardwich are the big ones i like. None of them need the money. Ari shaffir is another good one and he puts his stand up specials up as podcasts occasionally and talks about them, so i dont think there is a risk of him doing it.

Postby **shmenguin** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:07 pm

It was a really sad attempt by Scott Aukerman on this week's CBB pretending like the paywall was for our benefit. If anyone fell for that, I hope they don't have kids.

Postby **Craig** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:10 pm

I tried to listen to cbb and i cant stand it. Ive listened to episodes where there were all people i like a lot as guests and still found it awful.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:17 pm

New Carolla stand alone podcast with Mark Geragos is very good.

Postby **RonnieFranchise** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:09 pm

My favorite DJ, Gilles Peterson

http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/ ... /podcasts/

Bloke looks like Dana Carvey playing George HW Bush. He knows his ish about music.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:58 pm

I'm worried what will become of Bill Simmons' podcasting future. His Cousin Sal NFL line podcasts are some of the best bits of hilarity I've ever heard and are really fun. Not to mention that he has a good array of other podcasts too. I enjoy pretty much all of his stuff except when he interviews athletes because they're always dull.

I'm not sure how it'll work with Grantland people though. Like, will he be able to do podcasts with Andy Greenwald or Zach Lowe anymore?

Postby **dodint** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:47 pm

This weeks This American Life, 419: Petty Tyrant, is superb. The story is pretty entertaining on its own, but it's a great case study for why unions are absolute garbage.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:40 am

Been catching up on some old How Did This Get Made? episodes. The Devil's Advocate one is so good.

Postby **nocera** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:24 am

Been catching up on some old How Did This Get Made? episodes. The Devil's Advocate one is so good.

That movie is "next level bonkers."

Postby **shmenguin** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:16 pm

watch sleep away camp then listen to the HDTGM episode. it's a great way to spend 3 hours.