The_Rev Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 http://www.vulture.com/2014/12/see-an-eerily-accurate-serial-parody.html A little sketch about the final episode of Serial which isn't shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Everyone's talking about Serial, is nobody listening to the Angelos and Barry show!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 I just don't find Angelos Epithemiou funny. The whole 'embarrassment by proxy' thing was a good joke when Sacha Baron Cohen was doing it with Ali G and Borat, this has always struck me as derivative and not as good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I've discovered the Generation Why podcast. It's really interesting and looks at crimes, unsolved and those which have questions over them. If you enjoy Serial, I think you'll like this. They look at something new for each edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Just started listening to Serial as well. Enjoyed the first podcast. Shame that it seems it does not go anywhere. Follow up by listening to the Undisclosed podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Times' 'Game' podcast is dreadul. 40 minutes of Gab Marcotti being a complete bellend dismissing everything anyone says. Should be discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 20, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2015 Agreed. Stopped listening to that one years ago. He is such a twonk, if he is involved in anything, I'm automatically not interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PongRiddims Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Is there a way to create a VT Podcast chart based on listens, similar to the old Last FM groups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Agreed. Stopped listening to that one years ago. He is such a twonk, if he is involved in anything, I'm automatically not interested. You'll be pleased to hear that he is also said to be a twonk by everyone who has to speak to him off air. #ITK 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You'll be pleased to hear that he is also said to be a twonk by everyone who has to speak to him off air. #ITK Not a surprise. You can hear the arrogance and contempt he has for everyone else's opinion in every sentence he speaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2015 Been listening to the "No Such Thing as a Fish" podcast for a while now. Very good and very funny. A bit geeky, it's basically interesting facts, made by the guys who run QI behind the scenes (any "Only Connect" watchers will recognise them from last series when they entered a team). Very enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 I've all but stopped listening to it. They go for the callback far to often. "Hey, remember that answer I gave for question two? Laugh again as I reference it in my answer for question four!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 24, 2015 Meh, haven't noticed that. The callbacks are still funny to me. Maybe it'll start to grate on me at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 10, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 10, 2015 Serial is back for series 2. The focus this time around is Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who, whilst posted in Afghanistan, decided to leave his post and ultimately ended up being held captive for 5 years by the Taliban, before famously being handed over to the US last year in a prisoner exchange. It's an immediately different story to Adnan Syed's last year. There are interviews with Bergdahl but these are provided by a third party the Serial team is working with, who are in the process of making a movie about Bergdahl's story. The story apparently will go down numerous rabbit holes simply due to the nature of the story, going far wider than just Bergdahl's immediate narrative. Saying that, it's clear from the first episode that the immediate hook is 'How much of Bergdahl's story is bollocks?', in a similar vein to 'Did Adnan do it?'. I don't think it's going to be the phenomenon the first series was but hopefully it'll be a quality listen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Dan Snow's History Hit podcast seems to have started quite recently and it's very interesting, he's still in the early days and excited about it as he's quite prolific, does a segment on history relating to the news ( paris attacks, syria strikes ) etc as well as more typical historical discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thought this thread would get bumped today with the new episode of Serial appearing. The first series was lightning in a bottle and I doubt they (or anybody else) will ever be able recreate it but they have picked an interesting story for the second series. I'll take this opportunity to pimp 'The Allusionist' by Helen Zaltzman. It's about language and etymology and it's delivered in a very witty manner. Delve through the archives as there are loads of great episodes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Yes I've been listening to those recently, handy 15 minute sized episodes suit me fine. Will second that recommendation. They're very useful for random shit ahead of pub quizzes too - twice in the last couple of weeks something from them has come up Edited December 10, 2015 by Rodders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Started listenin' to the Private Eye podcast because I'm too lazy to read the magazine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted December 10, 2015 Administrator Share Posted December 10, 2015 Cognitive Dissonance. Do NOT listen on speakers or where laughter will upset co-workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted December 10, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted December 10, 2015 I've become hopelessly addicted to bunch of Cave Comedy Radio podcasts, particularly Last Podcast on the Left and Abe Lincolns Top Hat. Last Podcast on the Left is a horror comedy podcast that looks into famous murderers and paranormal topics. Its hosted by 3 guys, 2 of which are comedians (one had a minor role in the Wolf of Wall Street). It's certainly, absolutely not for everyone, as the subject matter can be horrifically dark and the comedy is very American and often also as black as black gets, tinged with some incredibly childish stuff, but it can be hilarious and eye opening to some of the horrors that are committed in the world, or the absolutely barking mad stuff some people believe. Equally I've listened to some episodes and felt dirty afterwards so listener beware. Topics have ranged from 3 part discussions on the murders of HH Holmes recently, to alien abductions and associated conspiracies. Listen to the episode on the Hotel del Coronado abduction for a softer introduction if you fancy a listen. Abe Lincoln's Top Hat takes a couple of the LPOTL guys and usually a guest and discusses the state of US politics in a very populist way but can be fun. Also for a gaming podcast recommendation, Midnight Resistance. I used to adore the dearly missed Joypod and Midnight Resistance, featuring one of the old Joypod crew, is the closest to it. 3 British guys chat games with a little of day to day life thrown in. Often bloody funny, it's not quite Joypod but nothing else really captures anything near the same feel. Avoid the recent Metal Gear special like the plague though. It's awful. Boring, and riddled with awkward and long pauses that make it exceedingly annoying to listen to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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