"Podcast" is a modern term for, usually, spoken word audio or the sort of thing the BBC and many other radio stations across the world have been doing for about 100 years.

Like many of my generation I grew up with radio (and reading) as my main form of entertainment and connection with the outside world. As I lived in the UK it was the BBC who supplied the service and an excellent one it was too, as it remains today.

About 15 years past it became clear to me that I would end my days living in the bush way out of range of TV (which I don't like anyway) and Amateur Radio, commercial radio and books would be the entertainment which both stimulated me and maintained what little social sanity I have remaining :) To that end I began recording BBC and ABC radio programmes of all sorts for future listening. I generally use my phone to play them and Bluetooth them to the caravan hi-fi except when in bed when I use the phone alone.

At last count I had close to 500GB of spoken word audio recorded; this is quite a lot. Indeed a quick and rough calculation indicates it will take about 700 hours to listen to it all.

So that's a long way of saying; yes I do listen to podcasts or something very similar and over the next few days I'll post links to some stuff I enjoy.

A few years ago, I listened to Terry Practhett talking books

They are pure fantasy, but one word of caution, if you start from book one, they are more enjoyable

Below is a link to the order of his 41 books

https://www.discworldemporium.com/content/6-discworld-reading-order

Tony Bev wrote:

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A few years ago, I listened to Terry Practhett talking books

They are pure fantasy, but one word of caution, if you start from book one, they are more enjoyable

Below is a link to the order of his 41 books

https://www.discworldemporium.com/content/6-discworld-reading-order

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 Hi Tony,

thank you for your input but I really wanted this topic to stay away from books that is EBooks, IBooks, Kindle and all the others available.

The link is now there for anyone who wants to buy those publications but they arent Podcasts..

Regards

Angie

If you like True Crime Angie then have a look at Casefile. It is really good.

It is the same woman on both Unexplained Mysteries and Conspiracy Theories with a different male announcer on each Angie. I find them both really good as the announcers are first rate without all the usual drivel and poor attempts at humour. There is also another one called Supernatural that covers similar topics with another good female narrator.

I find these really good when I am driving along or when I am just having a good relax. Hope you enjoy them too.

 

DMaxer wrote:

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It is the same woman on both Unexplained Mysteries and Conspiracy Theories with a different male announcer on each Angie. I find them both really good as the announcers are first rate without all the usual drivel and poor attempts at humour. There is also another one called Supernatural that covers similar topics with another good female narrator.

I find these really good when I am driving along or when I am just having a good relax. Hope you enjoy them too.

 

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 Thanks DMaxer,

I was surprised when I first got into podcasts as to how many professional and long distance drivers that listen to them.

When I get a spare half hour or so I tend to get a deck chair and sit in the shade and listen.

When we are driving I make up a playlist through my App and it just connect it to the car radio and enjoy the trip.

You are also correct that some are very poorly presented with some commentators even swearing  and being offensive. When I find a new site I tend to listen to a cross cut of a few selections and assess if it is suitable. It becomes fairly easy to delete or unsubscribe unsuitable content.

Regards

Angie

 

 

I put my Audio listing in two type

Podcast = talk radio/infooration/discusstion format
Audio Book = Novels to read out loud

I use Beyondpod App (on Android phone), I like it because It auto downloads my podcast daily, and I can have a local folder in the same app. The local folder is for my audiobooks from CD's or other sources.
This way when I finish listening to my daily content, it start playing the next chapter of a audiobook.


My Podcast list (most of these are weekly shows) I just search inside Beyondpod to add them.

Tuning in to SciFi TV
The Money - Podcast (ABC radio national Radio show)
Triple M - Motley Fool Money
Your Wealth (NAB National Aus. Bank/nabtrade Share market show)
The Orbital Mechanics Podcast (A show about Rockets and Space)
The Economists - ABC RN (ABC radio national Radio show)
3D Printing Today
Coronacast (ABC radio national Radio show)

Audiobooks
Currently listening to Isacc Asimov Books. (I got from tapes and CD's)

Another source of Audiobooks is your local library.
My home library has Borrowbox Books (bolinda.com, but free via the Library)

Please excuse my ignorance but I know completely nothing on this subject but, A. do these podcasts use much download and, B. can you rewind them if you miss a bit due to your attention being needed elsewhere for a few seconds. when I had a car with a tape deck I used to love listening to talking books while traveling.
Landy.

Mike Harding wrote:

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landy wrote:

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Please excuse my ignorance but I know completely nothing on this subject but, A. do these podcasts use much download and, B. can you rewind them if you miss a bit due to your attention being needed elsewhere for a few seconds. when I had a car with a tape deck I used to love listening to talking books while traveling.

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Typically one minute of audio requires one megabyte of storage so a 30 minute podcast will consume 30MB of your download bandwidth - it's best to download them via wi-fi so the next time you get free wi-fi download a heap of them.

Yes, you can rewind and lots more with modern audio software on your phone or computer. Some people listen to podcasts at a faster speed (perhaps 1.5x) to make them shorter but that doesn't appeal to me.

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 Hi landy 

Mikes figures are very close with download figures. His suggestion of using free WiFi is good for cheap listening.

The casts you download are stored on your device until you a ready to listen.

The other option is just to stream and listen to the content without storing it. For this you need to be in a phone service area or on WiFi. Streaming still uses about the same data amount.

I have 5g per month on my phone and I use 4G approx per month. If I want to go over that with podcasts I use our WiFi Dongle which we mainly have for Netflix and other larger files.

The App I use has selections where you can listen and then it deletes the story, you can select played and unplayed you can select stories downloaded and the options go on. This lets you listen to stories again if you wish.

I like it because if you are listening and you are interrupted you can just start from where the podcast was switched off. My App does this automatically.

Just dont set the downloads to automatic from your subscriptions unless you are on a larger data plan.

DMaxer,

I am into Conspiracy Theories and I have to agree that it is very well presented. My first experience was the Princess Dianna episodes which were great. I will listen to their feed on ESP next up. Their library looks great, I just need more time. 

Many Podcasts are actually advertised on TV. I do see adverts from time to time on our Vast service.

Happy listening,

Angie

 

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If you want a really good laugh and you like NRL listen to Full Credit To The Boys. Fair bit of school boy humour but really funny. Comes out late Tuesday night or early Wednesday mornings.

The other one that is really good is Roy and HG with Bludging on the Blindside. Comes out each Saturday evening.

Trust me, they are both hilarious.

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Check them out Doug. I didn't know much about them, in fact nuthin' really until someone told me about them. I became really interested in some of the podcasts about the sightings of UFOs in Australia in the 1950s and at Roswell in the USA and Rendlesham Forest in the UK. These are all covered in the podcast sites that I mentioned. There is no hysterical reporting, swearing or embellishment, just factual reporting with some analysis.

They are great to listen to if you wake in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep.  Just put your tin foil hat on so you don't get beamed up!

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Morning Big D. Not sure if I am doing something wrong and more than likely am. I downloaded 'Podcast One, OZ' and can't find any of the sites you mention. HELP! Am I using the wrong Podcast App maybe 

 

I think it is Apple as it is an I phone Doug. It just came as part of the furniture on my phone.

Hi again Doug,

I have just done a google search on the two podcasts I linked to in my first post.

One platform that came up was Podtail.com
Just one link to a suggested podcast on Podtail called Dateline will provide hundreds of hours of listening. This may or may not be to your liking.

It has adverts unfortunately but its search function in the top Right hand corner seems to work ok.
As I said above the free version of Spotify works ok but I am spoiled by the apple app.

See how you go as once you begin searching you will find many topics that may be of interest to you.
The ones DMax mentioned are great...

Keep us informed

Regards

Angie

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DMaxer wrote:

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Listened to a beauty last night Angie. The Podcast is Supernatural with Ashley Flowers and the topic is Skinwalker Ranch.

When you get a chance put the tin foil hat on and listen to it. Goes for about 30 minutes and will really get you in.

Try Googling this one Doug. It has a link back.

-- Edited by DMaxer on Saturday 19th of September 2020 12:00:10 PM

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 Thank you D, I have Supernatural in my library and I do like Ashley Flowers style of presentation.

Your recommendations have given me lots more to listen to..

thank you

Angie