episode 29 season 1
New Podcasts for U, my Top 6!
This week on Vsqd I'm sharing some of our favourite podcasts starting from the bottom up. For your kids and for you and your spouse. I recently went to a Podcast Meet-up and we discussed when do you listen, like what time of day do you listen to pods and there was a variety of answers..some listened to them while driving - typical and expected response, some listened while cleaning house, making supper but then a couple people were discussing which ones they listened to at certain times and why? For example, crime podcasts or serious and heavy ones seemed to be listened to while driving and others that were more upbeat were listened to while doing chores. When do you like to listen and which genre? There was also a comment about pods that we've listened to for a long time like 50 plus episodes of something similar like, news pods or comic pods, and how you can compresses these pods to get through them quicker or speed it up - huh never heard of this but now I've found out there's software out there that can do this, interesting hey?
I always listened to the news in the morning while getting ready for work, I have an old iPad setup in my bathroom and I set the news to CBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation or BBC British Broadcasting Corporation until recently...with our economy here in Alberta not doing so well, the news is so redundant and depressing - I needed something else to listen to. So...I've changed my choice to podcasts. For some reason I only listen through the TuneIn Radio App in this getting ready setting, so I searched for podcasts (yes mine is listed on there also) and found some new ones and gave them a go...amongst my other favourite go-to's which I listen to in my cary - here's my current top favourites:
6) Helen by Gimlet Media
Okay the first time I listened to Helen I was hooked, it's funny, like a sit-com from back in the day. This show is about a women who goes to work at Helen - which is basically the Seri or Alexis - A.I. of the world corporate head quarters. Her position there is the intellect for every bird question, yes BIRDS. It's hilarious and well written. Like, "Hey Helen, please tell me how to remove these pigeons in my attic" but she has a personal life that is also edgy like her x-husband has just escaped prison. Easy listening option, funny and intriguing, catchy. It's a series you need to listen to chapter by chapter - it's good.
5) CrimeTown by Gimlet Media
The second one by Gimlet media is Crimetown, this show is gritty, heavy and an all round reality documentary. The first season I'm just coming to the end and it's on the subject of Providence Rhode island and the Patriarca Crime Family, It's told by the people of the mob, First Hand, in their voices, their stories, the police - trying to catch the bad guys, and the mayor how burned his wife's lover with a lit cigarette, robberies of armoured cars, crime guys who had wolves as pets. It's racie and it actually makes you like and side with the bad guys. This is a good story, told well and produced excellently. Add this one to your line up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island
Patriarca crime family - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarca_crime_family
4) Small Town Dicks
hosts Yeardly Smith, and Zibby Allen tell crime stories by first responder accounts alongside two detectives who just so happen to be twin brothers, Dan and Dave. They recount stories and bring in other members of law enforcement and peripheral support like 911 operators, EMS and community members to tell their parts of the stories also. It’s a neat round table q and a discussion. True stories, well told from the people who were there. Some of their content can be very graphic and some may involve children, The episodes that involve children, I just can’t listen too as somethings I just don’t want to know. But it's a Great down to earth podcast full of ba...