WHAT ARE THE BEST PODCASTS?

I've listened to the odd podcast here and there, but never really subscribed to any. Lately however, the whole choosing my own radio and getting it delivered automatically to my ears thing has sounded like a better idea. So I've been casting my pod like crazy. Here are my Top 5...

1: This American Life Real-life stories of everyday people. Though a little schmaltzy at times, the show is made by legendary presenter Ira Glass, who has honed the craft of audio story-telling to a fine art.  Each episode has a theme and a variety of stories on that theme. Probably the best way to understand the show is to start at their favourites page.

2: Adam and Joe Adam and Joe are the funniest comedy duo on the airwaves since Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant brought in Karl Pilkington and became a comedy trio.

3: Bill Maher's Real Time Comedian Bill Maher hosts a funny political/current affairs talkshow. I think I agree with everything he smugly assumes.

4: Mark Kermode's Film Reviews The finest film critic in the world rates the week's releases.

5: The Guardian Music Podcast The main reason I tune into this one is to hear the sexy voice of presenter Rosie Swash.

Tweet

MUSIC/FILM CRITICS ARE CUNTS

I hate critics, who the fuck do they think they are telling me what I should and shouldn't be listening/watching, as if some cunt who I don't know knows best. I've always felt that being a critic (especially music ones) is a horrible job, you probably start doing it because you love music/films but you're not actually talented enough to make it yourself and you think what could be better than listening to music/watching films for a living, then you realise (or maybe you don't) that like most things 99% of the stuff you listen/watch is a big pile of shit, and soon after listening/watching shit every day and convincing us and yourself that what you're listening/watching is great you soon have no idea what is good and what isn't and your love for music/films has dissapeared because you never actually have time to listen/watch the things that you really like and instead have to just have some vague knowledge of everything shit and no deep understanding or love of anything worthwhile. THIS film critic however I don't think falls into the typical music/film critic stereotype I just mentioned above, I think she actually might be deaf and blind and gets paid to write nice things aswell as just not having fucking clue.

Also, I hate people who say they love Lester Bangs, WHY, he didn't do anything, I do like listening to Mark Kermode though, not because he has good taste (he doesn't, he thinks Pan's Labyrinth is the best film in the past 10 years and that The Exorcist is the greatest film ever), but he's good at moaning.

Tweet