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Podcasts for listening pleasure ...

Submitted by JimCheetham on Mon, 2010-04-26 14:54

General Discussion

After a while away from podcasts due to lack of time, I'm collecting back issues and getting ready for some more.

It would be great if everyone here could chip in with a quick description of any good podcasts they know of; just adding to the list, we don't need a dozen mentions of The Cusp!

Here's a few that we should all know of ...

The CUSP -- http://thecusp.org.nz/

NZ's own ...
Skepticality -- http://www.skepticality.com/

The original and still possibly the best. "... and the promotion of ... SCIENCE!"
Skeptic Zone -- http://www.skepticzone.tv/

Science & Reason from Australia
Skeptoid -- http://skeptoid.com/

Single-issue-per-show lecture-quality material from Brian Dunning
The Skeptic's Guide To The Universe -- http://www.theskepticsguide.org/

Long enough to make a book out of ... well, a short book ... perhaps a Novella?

Here's one from the vaults -- James Randi on iTricks.com, this isn't primarily about skepticism, it's more about all the great stories he's collected in the magic industry ... http://itricks.com/randishow/

Scientific American's 60-second series is great too, punchy and fun, and sticks to the time limit too ... http://www.scientificamerican.com/page.cfm?section=rss

So, what else do you all like to listen to?

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I spend one hour walking into

Submitted by happyevilslosh on Tue, 2010-04-27 20:24.

I spend one hour walking into uni each day, and an hour back out again, so listen to a number of podcasts all of which are listed below with links to their feeds. Hope you find something you like. :)

Skeptics with a K is a podcast from the Mersey Side Skeptics Society and is hilarious. They also do InKredulous which has more of a QI gameshow flavour.
The Amateur Scientist Podcast is also very funny, kinda hard to describe. Just listen to it.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe was the very first podcast I ever listened to. Hosted by Steven Novella it's pretty good. They also do 5 minute opinion pieces in The Skeptics' Guide 5X5.
Skeptoid is about 15 minute opinion pieces on a variety of subjects
The Skeptic Zone is an Australian based podcast. One of their presenters also has their own podcast Token Skeptic.
Young Australian Skeptics Podcast is a podcast from the people you'd think. It is only sporadically updated at present though.
The CUSP, NZ's homegrown podcast
Skepticality is a skeptical podcast which, I feel horrible saying, was much better before one of the presenters had issues with something like a stroke.
Skeptically Speaking is a Canadian based interview show.
Geologic Podcast I shall be honest I really don't like this podcast too much. He's too much of a man child for me to cope, and not in a way I find amusing. :P
Skepticpod I've only recently added to my feed so can't comment on it yet sorry.
Cosmic Tea Party is a podcast that spends about an hour talking about science.
Nature Podcast is the podcast for the Nature journal
PNAS Science Sessions is the podcast for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Science Magazine Podcast is the podcast for the Science Magazine
Scientific American Podcast along with 60-Second Earth, 60-Second Psych and 60-Second Science comes from the Scientific American podcast. Unfortunately I find them a little credulous when it comes to things like organic food and buying local on the rare occasions it comes up.
New Scientist Podcast hasn't been updated for years but I keep it on my list, just in case one day...
omega tau podcast looks at science and research particularly in Germany, the episodes are either all in English or all in German and if you go to the site you can find a link to a solely English feed.
Wanhoffs Wunderbare Welt der Wissenschaft is a German language podcast. From what I can make out it's pretty good. :P Only 15 minutes long.
Freakonomics Radio is based on a book where an economist looks at a variety of topics. Not strictly speaking skeptical or scientific but the book it's based on is very good.

another one I listen to is

Submitted by Stupettigrew on Wed, 2010-04-28 18:50.

Another one I listen to when it comes out is, although the beer tasteing notes are very american bit it is fun
Beer Brains and Bull

http://beerbullbrains.blogspot.com/

More to choose from

Submitted by hendynz on Tue, 2010-04-27 20:41.

I listen to many of the podcasts already listed, and a few more:

Thought it might be useful

Submitted by happyevilslosh on Wed, 2010-04-28 07:09.

Thought it might be useful for anyone else looking at these to know that all except MonsterTalk and QuackCast appear to be atheist based podcasts (I just spent some time following your links to see what each was about :)

The Token Skeptic

Submitted by Gold on Fri, 2010-04-30 06:42.

Kylie Sturgess (@podblack) of the Pod Black Cat blog and The Skeptic Zone podcast was getting too many interviews for The Skeptic Zone podcast to keep up with. So they wouldn't go to waste she set up The Token Skeptic podcast. It's a medium length, interview format podcast that has failed to disappoint me yet.

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