Podcasts and Blogs

[Daynna]

What are your favorite blogs and podcasts that you read/listen to regularly?

My all time favorite podcast:
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe (http://www.theskepticsguide.org/)
I've learned a lot from this podcast. I love the hosts! They explain everything for those of us that aren't scientists. It helps that they are pretty funny sometimes, too. It's run by the New England Skeptical Society. Here is the description from their site:
The Skeptics Guide to the Universe is a weekly Science podcast talkshow discussing the latest news and topics from the world of the paranormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view.

Honorable mentions: Escape Pod (scifi short stories), (http://escapepod.org/) PsuedoPod (horror short stories), (http://pseudopod.org/) and RetroCrush (hilarious!) (http://retrocrush.buzznet.com/)

Favorite Blogs:
Pharyngula (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/) - PZ Myers. Best known for getting kicked out (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/expelled.php) of a viewing of "Expelled," crashing a conference call (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/i_always_aim_to_misbehave.php) for the promotion of "Expelled," and of course the cracker incident (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/its_a_goddamned_cracker.php).

Science-Based Medicine Blog (http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/) - Self explanatory. They like to poke at Jenny McCarthy a lot. :)

Neurologica Blog (http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/) - Neuroscience, skepticism and critical thinking. This is by Steven Novella, a host of SGU (podcast mentioned first).

If you do not have an mp3 player (I recommend investing in one if you ride the bus to work) to listen to podcasts, there exists good software (http://www.podcatchermatrix.org/) for subscribing and listening on your computer. I could recommend other podcasts for short story fans if anyone wants. Just send me a pm. :) I also listen to a lot of vintage radio horror podcasts.

So, anyone else have a podcast or blog that they read/listen to regularly? Please share! I could always use another addiction!

[LoneWolf]

Daynna, we have very similar tastes. SGU is definitely my favorite podcast. I have listened to every episode. In fact, I am listening to the most recent episode right now. I also listen to The Non-Prophets but am a couple months behind on that one.

As far as blogs I read:

Bad Astronomy
Pharyngula
Respectful Insolence
Science-Based Medicine
Neurologica
Science Blogs:News feed
The Rogues Gallery

[Daynna]

I actually do read The Rogues Gallery and sometimes Bad Astronomy. I also forgot to mention Skepticblog (http://skepticblog.org/) by the cast of the hopefully upcoming reality show, "The Skeptologists!" I also glance at the JREF blog now and again. I love James Randi. :)

[LoneWolf]

It sure seems like it is taking forever for the final decision for The Skeptologists to be made. It is a great concept for a show with all the woo reality shows out there. My only issue with it is the horrible name. :)

[Daynna]

I know.. not a very.. um.. CATCHY name, is it?

[Oolon Colluphid]

I listen to the FFRF's Freethought Radio (http://www.ffrf.org/radio/) podcasts when they have someone I've heard of on, or if the main guest is someone I might get a good quote from to add them to the Lists of atheists (a good half of the inclusions there are mine).

And the main way I get to hear a lot of Radio 4 programmes is by the podcast versions (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/podcasts/); there's usually good stuff on In Our Time (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_archive_home.shtml).

[Brianna]

A Way With Words (http://www.kpbs.org/radio/a_way_with_words) is the only one I can tolerate.

[Daynna]

I used to listen to Freethought Radio. That was when I had a job where I could listen to my iPod while working for 8 hours. Now I have to limit myself. I think SGU is the longest one I listen to regularly. I'll start that one on the trip to work and finish it on the trip home. :) The rest of the days I listen to short stories.

[Sodong]

Point of Inquiry (http://pointofinquiry.org/), sometimes.

[Brianna]

I just discovered TED Talks (http://www.ted.com/talks) podcasts.

Anyone have any other ones?

[Brianna]

I found one aimed at runners.

http://www.djsteveboy.com/podrunner.html

[BigEvil]

Pharyngula (http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/)

Sandwalk (http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/)

Panda's Thumb (http://pandasthumb.org/)

Dispatches from the Culture Wars (http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/)


Oh...and The Onion (http://www.theonion.com/content/index). It's not a blog but it is "America's Finest News Source"

[BigEvil]

I just discovered TED Talks (http://www.ted.com/talks) podcasts.

Anyone have any other ones?

I had never heard of TED Talks till a few months ago. I have since seen a few of their podcasts, and they are very good.

[Matty]

mostly comedy.
Steven Fry, Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington, and the Radio 4 Friday night comedy. i have a few queued that i haven't listened to yet. must get onto that.

and yeah TED is cool. i loved the Wii remote hack one.