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an capall

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I find that I spend much more time listening to podcasts than watching telly or using the radio these days. I'm very biased towards history, so here are my top 5 recommendations.

5. In Our Time (History)

Melvyn Bragg crustily moderates a discussion with three academics on a given topic. Can be riveting, can be patchy.

4. Talking History, Newstalk 106.

Professor Patrick Geoghanen examines a diverse topic set with knowledgeable and interesting guests. Irish bias.

3. Great British Scandal.

Alice Levine (who I think I may be in love with) and Matt Forde revisit scandals from the past. Informative and hilarious.

2. Empire

Anita Anand (BBC) and William Dalrymple (Historian) dissect the history and consequences of empire. Incredibly informative and honest on the history of Britain that is not taught in schools.

1. The Rest is History.

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook display an incredible range of insight into all sorts of history, (social, great man, politcal, military) in a very accesible and light touch manner. Absolute gem of a companion for long walks.


Recommendations welcome.
 
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I have to confess to being behind the curve on podcasts. Where does one go to listen to them? I spend most of my working hours listening to sounds of the 60s/70s/80s on radio 2 but some history would be a welcome diversion.
 
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These are my usuals, some more than others!!


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Football Cliches podcast (I enjoy - in short a show about the language of football)

OTB Sunday Papers - really like this one

Desert Island Discs

Screentime (Newstalk)

The Fight - Teddy Atlas (What a voice)

The Rewatchables - a nostalgic look in deep at a 80/90's movie classic

Up Front - Simon Jordan (twat or not, you decide)
 
I've done a Cheltenham based antepost podcast with a couple of other guys for the last couple of seasons. It's fairly specialist 'anoraky' type stuff, but if anyone is interested I can post a link on here when we restart later this year. I've also guested on some others over the season, and again I can post the link when they're available.

Out of interest which racing podcasts does anyone here regularly listen to? And are there many people you specifically take notice of?
 
Ben Aitken does one once a week (with another guy, can't remember his name). They're interesting to listen to while you're doing something else, but from a winner finding perspective no one is any better than we get at home (ie, here). Different perspectives are always useful, ofc.

You can get set up to receive Ben's automatically by email, if anyone is interested I'll dig out the link.


I'd be interested in hearing yours when available, Maruco. Even an old one for interest, it they're posted anywhere accessible.
 
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For some light entertainment when on a long drive, this one is worthwhile.... (link goes to a site called Audible, but you can prob find this podcast in many different places)

They take a broad range of guests through their ideal meal, same format each one. Some very interesting 'celebrities' as the guests, almost certainly you'd find one or two that spark an interest. It's been running for some time, plenty of episodes/guests to choose from.

From memory - Bob Mortimer, Claudia Winkleman, Romesh Ranganathan were all fun. But many others, too.

In fact, probably best place to see the whole list is here.....

https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/episodes
 
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I like the history ones, too. In Our Time, The Rest is History, You’re Dead to Me, The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Politics ‘Leading’, Must Watch and Natural Histories.I found out something really interesting about a nearby country park on Natural Histories. I was really surprised to hear something so close to home mentioned! I couldn’t access my podcasts recently and somehow ended up listening to them via Apple Podcasts. I’m assuming I don’t have to pay for that? I liked My Teenage Diaries but after listening to a couple of them they now only seem to be available via Audible which I am tempted to subscribe to. They were very entertaining. I pretty much listen to podcasts all the time these days.
 
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Ben Aitken does one once a week (with another guy, can't remember his name). They're interesting to listen to while you're doing something else, but from a winner finding perspective no one is any better than we get at home (ie, here). Different perspectives are always useful, ofc.

You can get set up to receive Ben's automatically by email, if anyone is interested I'll dig out the link.

I'd be interested in hearing yours when available, Maruco. Even an old one for interest, it they're posted anywhere accessible.
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There you go Chaumi. The first one is the regular one I do. I've just copied a random link which happens to be the Day 2 Preview from 2022. We run a regular podcast from mid/late October, and do some live ones around Festival time.

The second is me guesting on another podcast prior to last seasons Festival.

Both podcasts essentially run from October to March each year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlVREtSokrY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODgCEsLOru8
 
I should add that Member here, Paul 'Bay Of Freedom' Leach, guests on the first one as he does from time to time.
 
The Rest Is Politics (Alastair Campbell & Rory Stewart)
The News Agents (Maitlis, Sopell, Goodall)
Mea Culpa (Michael Cohen)
The Trawl (Marina Purkiss & Gemma Forte)
 
There’s going to be a ‘The Rest is Football’ soon. That should be good. Gary Lineker was great when interviewed by Alastair and Rory.
 
Jeremy Bowen -The Frontiers of Journalism-very Good in my opinion.
The Desert Island Discs with Ronnie O Sullivan is top class.
 
I listen to Desert Island Discs regularly - part of my Sunday morning walk - but on a very small radio. I don't have the kind of phone that can support podcasts sadly. The girls are the yard listen to all sorts whilst mucking out etc, but they're young so no idea what they are talking about most of the time.
I think Lauren Laverne nowhere near as good as Kirsty was on it though to be honest.
Radio 4 Sorry I Haven't A Clue - I find really funny and clever - and there's not a lot I find funny. 6.30pm on a Monday and repeated 12 noon on a Sunday.
Very silly question, guessing you can listen to most through a PC? ( I really am useless at techy things )
 
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I think so - you can get them via Spotify I think?

I’m sorry I haven’t a clue is genius, though I’m very old school and miss how it was with Humpf and the originals.


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I don't have spotify - very limited funds due to horse and rent. :( Love SIHAC - the shame is it's only half an hour. Last week's from Ipswich was very funny.
 
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I don't have spotify - very limited funds due to horse and rent. :( Love SIHAC - the shame is it's only half an hour. Last week's from Ipswich was very funny.
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There is a free version of Spotify.I'm part of a family group -6of us €40each for a year.
 
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I don't have spotify - very limited funds due to horse and rent. :( Love SIHAC - the shame is it's only half an hour. Last week's from Ipswich was very funny.
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I don’t pay for Spotify - you have to deal with adverts, but other than that it’s grand :)


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Try using 'Podcast Republic ' instead of Spotify. Free version is still a bit adverty but it is less clunky all in all.

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The Rewatchables - a nostalgic look in deep at a 80/90's movie classic
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Often the rewatchable pod is better than the film. I've just re-watched National Lampoon's Vacation and then listened to the appropriate pod and that's a good example of this.
 
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