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A "podcast" is this: a posting of files, usually audio or video, set up so that it can be subscribed to through a Web feed (RSS) by a aggregator program. That's it. That's all it is. It can be a radio show, or an audio/video [[Blog]] or pretty much anything.
It's a very basic tool given a [[We Will Use Wiki Words in
Notable is that the art of podcasting was arguably started by and inalienably connected to a man named David H. Lawrence XVII, as a newsletter for a radio company that attached RealAudio files to the emails that they sent out. He also went into acting a little later in life, and became best known as [[Heroes (TV series)|The Puppetmaster, Eric Doyle.]] No seriously, same guy.
There is a term for a book done as a podcast: [[Podiobooks]]. When a [[Fanfic]] is given this treatment, it's known as a [[Podfic]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* [http://anime-pulse.com/ Anime Pulse] and its [[
* [[
* [http://theanimecounterpoint.mypodcast.com/ ''The Anime Counterpoint''] is another anime podcast. This one is hosted by three of the big names in [[The Abridged Series]] world, who go into general discussions on the subject of anime.
* [[
* [http://www.d2brigade.net/ ''Desu Rattle''] is a recent creation by the [[Desu Des Brigade]], a team of reviewers who give their insight into everything under the sun, updating every Saturday, so far. However, they have an erratic naming system and often lapse into complete silliness. Worth a listen if you have any interest in anime, and want to hear about it from the smart folks.
* One of ''Heavens Feel Press'''s web exclusives is a podcast "book on tape" of horrible fanfiction, and the site's owner [http://www.heavens-feel.com/blog is currently offering up Issei Mataloun's Hellstorm Evangelion] as a book on tape in addition to their regular anime/game podcast, ''Unlimited Podcast Works''.
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* [http://thisisnotananimepodcast.blogspot.com/ This Is Not An Anime Podcast.] "''Best thing ever since sex''" by the first fan of TINAAP. This Podcast is about Anime, Video game and Animal Crackers by the Hosts: Letty Whiterock, Vic Viper and Nanael. It guest stars Moogy in episode 6 (this is a very good reason to watch to TINAAP)
* [http://www.animejamsession.com Anime Jam Session.] A podcast dedicated to anime, music, gaming, and much more. They also bring news from the aforementioned worlds, as well as [[Con Recap|convention reports]]. Free to download on iTunes, and one of the regulars is a known Troper.
* Starting out in 2005, [[Fast Karate for
* A newer series, [http://fivepointpodcast.blogspot.com the Five Point Podcast], is a weekly anime podcast that's less about news and current events than reviewing individual series.
== [[Comics]] ==
* [[
* 4thLetter discusses comics and other associated nerdy stuff.
* ''[[
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Doug Loves Movies]]''. [[Doug Benson]] goes to the [[Upright Citizens Brigade|UCB]] theater and talks with guests about movies, at least until they find something funnier to talk about. They also play a slightly complicated game using [[Leonard Maltin]]'s reviews.
* [[
* [http://subjectcinema.com Subject:Cinema], which is a movie-oriented podcast run by two movie fans in Boston. They pick a topic each week (like train movies, the [[The Pink Panther]] movies, or [[
* ''[[How Did This Get Made]]?'' [[The League|Paul Scheer]], June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas and a guest "try to make sense of [[So Bad It's Good|the movies that make no sense]]."
* ''[http://smnpodcast.com/ The Shitty Movie Night Podcast]'' which reviews generally shitty movies that they pull out of a hat at the end of the previous episode.
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* ''[http://www.castofwonders.org Cast of Wonders]'' is a weekly, young-adult-friendly, science fiction and fantasy podcast.
* [http://web.me.com/normsherman/Site/Podcast/Podcast.html The Drabblecast], a high-quality fiction magazine showcasing unusual stories from contemporary [[Speculative Fiction]] authors. They allow users to submit 100-word stories called drabbles (or 100-character "twitfics") to the show via e-mail, which differentiates it from other fiction podcasts. Also worth noting are their annual Lovecraft Month and Nigerian Scam Spam Contest (in which contestants write their own spam e-mail in a bid for a cash prize and the hope of reaching notoriety via e-mail spamming), and their semiregular [[Drabble News]] segments reporting on unusual events around the world.
* [http://www.hppodcraft.com/ The HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast] rips apart the works of [[
* ''[[
** The second most popular ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)|Harry Potter]]'' podcast is [http://pottercast.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ ''PotterCast'']. Run by the folks at [http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/ ''The Leaky Cauldron''], it started a few weeks after Mugglecast but hit the 200 episodes mark before it thanks to still being released weekly. Pottercast and Mugglecast are on friendly terms and the two podcasts often do joint episodes at live events. Oh, and [http://pottercast.the-leaky-cauldron.org/episode/show/166 PotterCast scored an interview with JKRowling herself].
* Another popular Harry Potter Podcast is [[
* [[Podiobooks]] hosts a lot of free podcast novels in a variety of genres. Think of them like free [[Serial Novel|serial novels]] in audio form. Several of the hosted authors went on to score publishing deals on the strength of their online fanbases.
* ''[[
* [[
* The ''[http://starwarsbookreport.com/ Star Wars Book Report]'' podcast provides in-depth coverage of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]], even scoring interviews with Steven Barnes, [[The Han Solo Trilogy|A. C. Crispin]], and [[Terry Brooks]].
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* Mirrorball Mayhem, run by the same people as Subject:Cinema. The first podcast for [[Dancing With the Stars]].
* [[Podcast/No Pink Spandex|No Pink Spandex]], a podcast that covers any and everything [[Power Rangers]].
* [[
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* [[Colt Cabana]]'s [http://www.welovecolt.com Art of Wrestling,] where "the best kept secret in wrestling," indy star [[Colt Cabana]] has special guests from the [[Professional Wrestling]] world, and tells stories from his past regarding wrestling in general.
* [[
* [[Running Gag|With me, as always]], on the other end of the [[Tin Can Telephone|tin can and string]], is ''[[Wrestlecrap]] Radio'', the weekly/monthly/irregular podcast from the fine young eggs at [[Wrestlecrap]].
== Real Life ==
* [[
* [http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/ The History of Rome] podcast took a lighthearted approach to charting the entire history of the [[Roman Empire]], including humorous pop culture references to major inaccuracies in films about Rome. The episodes discussing how [[Gladiator|Maximus]] most certainly did not defeat Commodus and restore democracy to Rome, and the episode where the narrator mixes up the origin stories for Spartacus and [[I Am Spartacus|Kirk Douglas]] are particularly good examples of this.
* [http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/ Bad Philosophy] is a podcast dealing with everything in the universe... eventually. It's mostly some former college students talking about philosophy and everything else that comes along as a result.
* [[The Skeptics' Guide to
** In a similar vein is [http://www.skeptoid.com Skeptoid], a podcast focusing on examining urban legends, folktales, unusual history, and pseudoscience from a skeptical point of view all while challenging listeners to improve their critical thinking. It's hosted by Dr. Brian Dunning, and one of its high points is his [[Deadpan Snarker]] take on each topic. If you're a science buff, a paranormal enthusiast, or just want to learn cool stories it's definitely worth a listen.
* [[
* [[Podcast/Sick And Wrong|Sick And Wrong]] is a news podcast that has gone through several revisions and reimaginings, only maintaining the core concept of presenting anti-social personal stories and news articles for the listeners to rate.
** [[Podcast/Got Faded Japan|Got Faded Japan]] is a similar podcast, but with Japanese residents presenting heinous stories from within Japan. Notable for being descended from a 'zine and having more of a focus on counterculture and art than shocking stories.
== Tabletop Games ==
* [[
* [[Critical Hit (
* [[Podcast/Dungeon Masters Roundtable|Dungeon Masters Roundtable]] is another relatively recent show and, although [[Dungeons and Dragons]] tends to be the most common subject to come up, it's not a heavily structured podcast and many other topics can and do come up in the course of the show. It can be downloaded [http://www.dm-roundtable.com here].
* [[
* [[The Grumpy Celt (Podcast)|Grumpy RPG Reviews]]
* [[
* [[Penny Arcade Dungeons and Dragons Podcast
* [[Magic:
** the [http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Events.aspx official podcast], which is basically event coverage for tournaments like Pro Tours and Grand Prixs
** [http://www.mtgcast.com/ MTGCast], the largest network of Magic podcasts. Among them are:
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Podcast/Idle Thumbs|Idle Thumbs]]''
* [http://www.majorspoilers.com/archives/category/major-spoilers-podcast/ Major Spoilers and Critical Hit], from the Major Spoilers Comic & Gaming news site. Major Spoilers is reviews and roundtable discussion of comics and entertainment, and Critical Hit is the hosts of Major Spoilers playing [[
* [http://www.showmeyournews.com ''Show Me Your News''] is a podcast for [[Super Smash Bros
* [http://eyelazorbeams.com Eye Lazor Beams] is a podcast and blog focusing on the Mega Man franchise specifically and geek/gamer culture in general. The podcast itself updates irregularly, but the average episode length runs about two hours each to make up for it.
* The [[
* [http://radiopixiefox.net Nerd Talk] is a podcast that started as a college radio show and contains video game and movie reviews.
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [http://www.wcradio.com/ WoW Radio] used to be one of the biggest World of Warcraft related podcast (technically Shoutcast as it was live) before it broke up into 3 different networks. Said networks are still ''mostly'' [[WoW]] related with a big dose of general gaming and geek culture. All the subsequent stations since then gained more shows.
** [http://www.vtwproductions.com/ Versus the World Productions] carrying over Octale and Hordak vs the World (general gaming) Casually Hardcore (used to be a [[WoW]] show for casuals, now it's all about geekdom).
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** [http://www.cynicalbrit.com/ The Cynical Brit] carrying over Blue Plz and Gaming the System with Totalbiscuit.
* Scott Johnson's [http://frogpants.com/ FrogPants Studios], where his numerous shows are hosted. The channel's wide variety of programming includes (but is ''definitely'' not limited to):
** ''The Instance''; a popular [[
** ''The Final Score''; a more general-interest gaming podcast.
** ''Film Sack''; discussing bizarre movies both good and bad.
** ''The Morning Stream''; as the name implies, a morning talk radio show streamed to a live audience.
* [http://videogameshotdog.com/ Video Games Hot Dog], a podcast about video games, done by the creators of [[
* [[The D
* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escapist-podcast The Escapist Podcast] hosted on ''[[
* There seems to be a change in leading Pokémon podcasts every generation. From 2005 to 2007, ''[http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Bulbacast:About Bulbacast]'' led the field during the ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Ruby and Sapphire]]''-era as the first successful Pokémon podcast. After they went into hiatus, two guys from Brooklyn who call themselves "Jowy" and "KC" came in with ''[http://pallettribune.com WTPT - Pokémon Radio]'', and their podcast would end up being the leading Pokécast during ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Diamond and Pearl]]'''s run in the U.S. They've stopped producing new episodes after a downer year in 2010, which left the #1 Pokémon podcast spot open for the current leader ''[http://pkmncast.com It's Super Effective]'' to take for [[Pokémon Black and White|Generation V]].
** As for Pokémon podcasts that's never been successful enough [[Just for Pun|to be the very best, like no podcast ever was]], there's the ''[http://puclpodcast.com Pokémon Underground Champions League]''. They've been around since the very end of 2007 and have outlasted ''WTPT'', but their subpar quality have always prevented them from leading the Pokémon podcasting field. ''P.U.C.L.'' could have been number one after their (supposed) rival's demise, if it weren't for ''ISE'' taking the lead so quickly.
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== Webcomic ==
* ''Irregular Podcast!'', ''[[
** Can I have my cheque now? ;)
* ''Downloadable Content, the [[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] Podcast''. [[Exactly What It Says
* [http://www.webcomicbeacon.com The Webcomic Beacon] discusses the art of making webcomics from an amateur/hobbyist point of view and also regularly brings in guests from all points on the spectrum from hobbyist to professional. They also invariably descend into banter and often outrageous humour. Maybe it's the curse of webcomic people to just need to be funny?
* [[
* [http://ww.libsyn.com/ Webcomics Weekly] starts off aiming to discuss the art of making webcomics, then quickly descends into Scott Kurtz, Kris Strub, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett [[Author Appeal|having a good time making each other laugh]]. Can be very funny if you just want something to listen to, and infuriating if you actually want some advice.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Comedy Death Ray Radio]]'', a weekly comedy podcast hosted by Scott Aukerman
* ''Commanderbond.net'' runs a regular [[C Bn]] podcast, which is ''supposed'' to come out on the 007th of each month, but is inevitably late. Includes a [[Running Gag]] involving a reverb on the name of [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0851458/ Anatole Taubman], some very good parody examples of [[Pre Titles Sequence]] (including a brilliant one on ''[[
* [http://www.farpointmedia.com Farpoint Media] is a network of podcasts that cover a big spread of geeky content, from writing to books to TV and film discussion to original fiction. The flagship show is [http://www.sliceofscifi.com Slice of SciFi], a weekly show with geeky news, interviews, discussion and a close-knit listener community that provides so much extra content that the hosts had to start doing an extra show. A sister of sorts to [http://podiobooks.com Podiobooks.com], which was founded by some of the same people.
* [[
* [[
* [[NSFW Show]] is a show in which Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young invite a guest to join them as they partake in games, skits and general idiocy, with hilarious results.
* ''[[
* SModcast, with [[
** ''Tell 'Em, Steve-Dave!'', hosted by Smith's long-time friends Bryan "Steve-Dave" Johnson and Walt "Fanboy" Flanagan (and tech guy Brian Quinn)
** ''Blow Hard'', hosted by Kev's gay friend and sometimes-director Malcolm Ingram
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** ''SMoviemakers'', featuring various Hollywood directors
** ''Hollywood Babble-On'', a Hollywood-news-related podcast featuring Smith and actor Ralph Garman
* [[That Guy With
* [[
* The [[
* The [[
* The ''Maximum Fun'' network hosts a bunch of casts, including
** [[My Brother, My Brother and Me
** Judge [[John Hodgman]], featuring minor internet celebrity and [[
* [http://vaguelyliveradio.podbean.com/ Vaguely Live Radio], also known as VLR, is a podcast hosted by Alex Day and Jimmy Hill, who are Nerimon and Jimmy0010 of Youtube fame. The show isn't really about anything in particular.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* One of [[
* [[
* [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/wtf-tfw-transformers-podcast/ WTF@TFW.] A Transformers podcast that hosts the like of [[
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* Radio stations often have a pre-recorded podcast as part of their normal programming.
** The [[BBC]] is now releasing some of its programming online advertised as a podcast.
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* [[Red Panda Adventures]]
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* [[Nerdy Show
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* [[Savage Love|The Savage Lovecast]]
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* The big three companies in Tech-related Podcasts are arguably [http://www.TWiT.tv The TWiT Network], [http://www.Revision3.com Revision 3], and [http://cnettv.cnet.com/ Cnet.com]
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