When you spend 25 hours a week sitting on a train like I do, you need to find something to keep you going. Whilst sleeping is certainly not at the bottom of the list, listening to podcasts comes a bit higher.
This week I thought I’d share some of the downloads that help me pass the hours watching Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex drift by (or Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk on the way home!).
Like most things in my life I have a pretty eclectic taste in podcasts ranging from comedy through sport to current affairs and factual. Some of the comedy ones are pretty near the mark (or well past the mark and coming round for a second time in a couple of cases), and I’ll flag those for anyone of a nervous disposition.
So, onto the list and Comedy first:
Answer Me This (Adult) Helen Zaltzman (sister of Andy in the Bugle below) and Olly Mann answer listener’s important questions such as; what happened to Findus pancakes, can you see Buzz Aldrins poo filled pants on the moon from the earth, and should a 14 year old boy ask out a 17 year old girl?
Best of Chris Moyles some would say it’s the music, but this is 40 minutes of the talking highlights. If you like CM you’ll enjoy the podcast.
The Bugle (Adult) Audio Newspaper for a Visual World. Presented by Andy Zaltzman (see above) and John Oliver (from SNL). Irreverent, satirical and off beat commentary on the past week’s news stories. Internationally loved for such classics as ‘hotties from history’, ‘wangs from around the world’ and ‘FU Chris’.
The Mitch Benn podcast (sweary lyrics) Mitch Benn is a musician who often appears on the Now Show (see Friday Night Comedy below), but this is his own podcast featuring comedy songs sent in by listeners. Oten very rude and frequently very funny, well worth a listen.
Friday Night Comedy podcast these alternate between The Now Show with Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis and and The News Quiz hosted by Sandi Toksvig. Always a Monday morning favourite.
As it occurs to me (AIOTIMA) (VERY adult) Comedian Richard Herring gives an un-edited live performance of stuff that has occurred to him in the past week. It’s now on the last series and I’d recommend you start at the first episode otherwise few of the jokes will make sense, not that they make much sense anyway. This is not one for the faint hearted, you have been warned.
WTF (Adult) Marc Marron was a comedian in the US in the 80′s and 90′s. An alchoholic drug addict (who has been clean for 10 years now) he had hit bottom several times. I started listening to this quite early on (it’s now on episode 184), and it’s been fascinating to hear him change and get his career back on track (he’s back on the road and doing gigs across the US and even Australia). The format now is that he interviews other comics in his garage above Los Angeles. Whilst it’s unlikely you’ll have heard of many of them, as the podcast has got more publicity so bigger names have been appearing. Fascinating insights into the totally f***ed-up world of standup comedians. I love this one, but the f-bomb flies around pretty frequently.
Sick and Wrong (Adult) “The home of anti-social commentary”, this is at the extreme end of my listening range. To set the scene, it is sponsored by an adult toy web site Adam & Eve.com. Hosted by two American guys this podcast reports and comments on the dregs of society. Not one for your maiden aunt to listen to, but as the guys say “there’s some weird sh*t out there”.
So, that’s the comedy taken care of. Download them all and you’ll have nearly 6 hours of aural pleasure.
Let me know what you think.
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