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Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 11, 2011 at 4:36 pm
I listen to quite a few podcasts, but only a handful of which I listen to somwhat religiously, pardon the expression. I'll find a random episode of something which sounds good but never subscribe and lose it forever.
So, I'm wondering what your favourite podcasts are in the field of skepticism, etc? Things I favour most importantly are as follows:
- Production quality
- Content
- Atmosphere (lighthearted, based in humour - should be entertaining, and not feel like a lecture!)
I've heard plenty of skype-to-laptop recordings and for me that doesn't make a decent podcast. There are too many variables to get right in the production quality which often makes them unlistenable. They're often just audio dumps of a live Skype call which is never edited down to remove 'umms' and silence. That's what put me off Skeptics Guide to the Universe, but maybe that was too harsh a critique. I welcome being told I'm made of wrong and I should correct this crass injustice at once, and subscribe. 
At the moment my favourites are Skeptics with a K and InKredulous! from the Merseyside Skeptics Society in the UK, the Pod Delusion and I occasionally listen to the like of Righteous Indignation and Strange Quarks. Oh, and it's not a skeptical podcast but I do get all my news from the Bugle!
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 11, 2011 at 5:33 pm
I dont listen to podcasts anymore, but if a youtube vidcast, or vlog, would be...
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 16, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I loves me some liberals of the Turkish kind who are also not old.
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 16, 2011 at 9:48 pm
What is a "podcast?" Remember I'm a cranky old bastard.
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 17, 2011 at 12:47 pm
(May 16, 2011 at 9:48 pm)Minimalist Wrote: What is a "podcast?" Remember I'm a cranky old bastard.
It's like a radio show but then broadcast over the internet.
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 17, 2011 at 12:50 pm
The "pod" in podcast is an acronym that stands for Play On Demand.
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 17, 2011 at 12:55 pm
We should really have a go at putting together the forum podcast again...
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 17, 2011 at 7:33 pm
(May 17, 2011 at 12:55 pm)Tiberius Wrote: We should really have a go at putting together the forum podcast again...
I never knew there was one. Sounds like it would be fun to listen to!
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 18, 2011 at 5:24 am
We tried to make one but it never really went anywhere. I'd be prepared to try again, but only if we had a team of 3-4 people doing it (and someone who knows how to edit the thing together properly).
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RE: Favourite skeptical, rational, liberal themed podcasts?
May 18, 2011 at 3:17 pm
(May 18, 2011 at 5:24 am)Tiberius Wrote: We tried to make one but it never really went anywhere. I'd be prepared to try again, but only if we had a team of 3-4 people doing it (and someone who knows how to edit the thing together properly).
I know how to edit podcasts. I wouldn't be good for doing a podcast but I can take care of tech stuff.
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