Best Podcasts on the Net

Need something else (besides the Rails Envy Podcast #77) to listen to while you’re riding home, or maybe while you travel to Railsconf? I’ve been meaning to write a blog post for a while going over some of the best Podcasts on the internet. You know, the stuff that inspires me to create better audio content.

If you haven’t listened to some of these, I highly recommend you take the time.

RadioLab is by far the best science related podcast on the net, breaking new ground when it comes to audio and education. Jason and I took a great deal of inspiration from this when creating the Rails Envy Podcast. HomePage | Subscribe on iTunes

Warning: On the itunes feed you will find both the RadioLab podcasts and the hour long shows. I recommend you listen to all the hour long shows before bothering with the podcasts between the stories.

The Moth Podcast

True stories told live, on stage, without notes. The Moth is an organization that does story competitions and teaches good storytelling. Give it a try, and you’ll get hooked. HomePage | Subscribe on iTunes

Crescent Station

The first Podiobook I’m going to recommend you listen to if you like Sci-Fi (if you’d prefer Horror, see below). Phil Rossi writes, performs, and even composes the sound track to my favorite book on audio. “Think of HP Lovecraft, in space, knocking boots with the slutty love child of Phillip K. Dick and Anne Rice. That’s Crescent.” (Scott Sigler) Homepage | iTunes Feed

Phil also just finished a short story called Eden, which is also amazing.

Anything by Scott Sigler

Scott Sigler is a legend in the Podiobooks world. His writing, acting, and technical prowess over his art form is nothing short of brilliant. In case you haven’t got it yet, this is NOT JUST someone reading their book on audio, this is the author doing all the voices, adding sound effects, and music. It’s like a good book, you won’t be able to stop listening.

Check out:

The Rookie, is awesome if you enjoy watching Football.

Earthcore is great Sci-Fi/Action/Horror.

Nocturnal is a great Horror/Thriller set in present day San Francisco.

Lastly, if you’re into Lost I hope you listen to the Transmission (iTunes).

That’s all for now, although there’s a few other goodies in my collection. If you listen to any of these and love them as much as I do, I’d love to hear from you (or talk to you at Railsconf). Also if you know of any great podcasts please post a comment, I’m always looking for more.