Don't know if there's been a post on this recently, but what are some suggestions on interesting podcasts? True crime, music, politics, whatever.
A few I've enjoyed recently are sword & scale (true crime), plague cast (music), horrorhound radio (film), strange familiars (esoteric), harsh truths (noise/pe/etc), used to keep up on more political based ones such as red ice radio, but the new "alt right" ones have left me wanting.
If you haven't heard Last Podcast on the Left I'd give it my strongest recommendation. The episodes are heavily researched and they cover everything from serial killers to cults to conspiracy theories. And they're funny as hell. My personal favorites would be the Leonard Lake and Charles Ng episodes, the Aum Shinrikyo episodes and the more recent Carl Panzram episodes. A nice mix of humor and well done research.
If you're into history I'd recommend Dan Carlin's Hardcore History. Each topic is discussed in insane detail without becoming too boring. Sometimes it gets a little repetitive but I think that's just so you don't forget the massive amount of information that's discussed. The episodes on Münster Rebellion and World War I were really good.
And if I can be excused for doing a little self-promotion, two of my friends and I do a podcast called Motel Hell where we cover a mixture of true crime, porn, weird news, medical oddities and review records and movies. It's rough around the edges but maybe someone here will enjoy it. I've admittedly grabbed some info from the true crime thread in the past for the podcast.
https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512 (https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512)
Thanks! Going to check these out at work next week
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on January 16, 2018, 07:20:06 PM
If you haven't heard Last Podcast on the Left I'd give it my strongest recommendation. The episodes are heavily researched and they cover everything from serial killers to cults to conspiracy theories. And they're funny as hell. My personal favorites would be the Leonard Lake and Charles Ng episodes, the Aum Shinrikyo episodes and the more recent Carl Panzram episodes. A nice mix of humor and well done research.
https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512 (https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512)
Glad to see some LPOTL love. Most true crime fans I know dismiss them as being too jokey, but I love that it's well researched/accurate while also feeling like an enjoyable conversation. My favourite podcast for sure.
+1 for LPOTL and Sword & Scale.
Recommendations for more podcasts similar to S&S?
True Crime
True Murder - The host interviews authors of True Crime books. lots of insight into the crimes, also good reference if there was a book you might have been interested in
Small Town Murder - 2 comics discuss murders that happen in a small towns. very amusing
True Crime Garage - 2 guys taking True Crime. a lot of 3/4 part episodes where they go into a lot of detail about the cases
Crime In Sports - same 2 guys from Small Town Murder but the focus on murderers/crime with people who come from a sports background
Generation Why - another interest podcast, they have a lot of episodes. for only being about an hour each episode they got into a lot of details about the case
I'd like to find some music podcasts with emphasis on the talking about the music rather than playing the music. Stuff like The Antidote Podcast (https://theantidotepodcast.com/), where two australian talkative guys reviews three albums (mostly in the noise vein) per episode.
Any suggestions on more similar ones?
Quote from: j-han on September 02, 2018, 12:17:00 PM
I'd like to find some music podcasts with emphasis on the talking about the music rather than playing the music. Stuff like The Antidote Podcast (https://theantidotepodcast.com/), where two australian talkative guys reviews three albums (mostly in the noise vein) per episode.
Any suggestions on more similar ones?
Harsh Truths Podcast is pretty solid and frequently funny. Each episode so far has primarily been interviews/conversations with harsh noise or PE artists (usually American). Last episode was hilarious.
Quote from: wonderland_media on September 03, 2018, 03:39:34 AM
Quote from: j-han on September 02, 2018, 12:17:00 PM
I'd like to find some music podcasts with emphasis on the talking about the music rather than playing the music. Stuff like The Antidote Podcast (https://theantidotepodcast.com/), where two australian talkative guys reviews three albums (mostly in the noise vein) per episode.
Any suggestions on more similar ones?
Harsh Truths Podcast is pretty solid and frequently funny. Each episode so far has primarily been interviews/conversations with harsh noise or PE artists (usually American). Last episode was hilarious.
Will try it, but I often prefer people talking about music, and not interviewing the artists. But thanks! I sure will try it.
"last podcast on the left" is great, thanks guys good rec
Recently listened to Bundyville - it's about the Bundy Standoff (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff) but goes beyond this as well - tackles issues of land management, mormon faith and politics - recommended.
Currently listening to Wild Thing which is about Bigfoot/Sasquatch - if you're into this kind of stuff it's not a bad listen so far.
Just finished The RFK Tapes - from the guys that are responsible for Crimetown (2nd season of that one is now running on Spotify only - for some reason) - basically re-visiting the conspiracy theories behind the RFK assassination - found this to be interesting after having watched the PBS documentary series on the Vietnam War fairly recently - manages to shed some light on the political climate of an era but also is kind of just a summary of 40 years of "investigation" done by people that have nothing else to fill their lives with.
Just started on Caliphate - NY Times Podcast - 2 episodes in and it looks more like a celebration of what could be called random embedded journalism so far...see where it goes.
Posting the Merzcast more as an excuse to revive this thread so maybe people can contribute with more art (music, films, painting, etc) focused podcasts and maybe some philosophy ones? i am really new to this so even old stuff that is taken for granted is way out of my league right now.
http://www.merzcast.com/
Greh Holger, Mike Connelly and guest delightfully talk about Merzbow albums.
Dr. Death
pretty interesting story about a former neurosurgeon who seemed to know what he was doing prior to the surgeries but once he got people on the table, he fucked it all up. killed a few people, maimed/crippled more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Duntsch
The Last Podcast On The Left has become an addiction, thanks folks.
Mick Garris Post Mortem podcast is quite pleasant to listen, nice interviews with mostly horror directors, not something very in depth but as I said very pleasant and interesting conversation for horror nerds to play in the background.
Some good ones I've been digging lately
Dark Topic true crime from one guy. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes brutal. Always entertaining
Westside Fairytales horror/dark fiction stories from an ex marine. Listened to 3 seasons in about a week. If you dig Ligotti I think you'll like this
Monsruo short lived podcast from the aformentioned podcastsersplus the dude from sword and scale. True crime from the killers perspective. Straddles the line between fact and fiction. Some lefty snowflakes recently got it shut down.
Those Conspiracy Guys bunch of Irish dudes blabber on for 3-7 hours about conspiracy theories. Long winded but funny.
Horrorhound Radio horror podcast from the people behind horrorhound magazine. Lots of discussion of both old and new horror movies. Pretty funny but informative. One of the guys from last podcast on the left is on it.
Most recently:
Bundyville - Season II - The Remnant - more in-depth coverage that builds on the Bundy-Standoff covered in Season I - this time more about the christian right wing nutjob-spectrum, Aryan Nations, Marble Country and the politics attached to all that - ends in a bit of a lecture but is otherwise rather informative and well made.
Crackdown - monthly episodes covering the drug war from a perspective of the drug user - focus on the Vancouver, Canada downtown east side, interviews with users, lawyers, housing advocates, medical researchers etc. - informative and challenging in a way that makes you question your outlook on substance use, addictions and the layers and layers of politics and governance in a supposedly liberal country.
4 episodes into Hunting Warhead from the CBC - starting to feel a little more voyeuristic than it has to be...
An "investigation" of the investigation into Benjamin Faulkner and his child abuse forum "Child's Play" as well as his personal child rape case.
This is big media tackling touchy subject matter and getting caught in moral/legalistic debates...new episodes weekly.
some newer ones I've been into
American Scandal - real interesting and in depth review of some big scandals. each season is devoted to one scandal IE: Iran Contra, Exxon Valdez, Enron, etc
a few different ones about Jeffery Epstein
Espionage - pretty interesting stories about spies during WWII and the Cold War
No Sleep Podcast
https://www.thenosleeppodcast.com/
Fictional horror short stories narrated by multiple voice actors with original music/soundtracks. Always diverse as they collaborate with multiple authors per episode and the production is really well done. Easy to go down a wormhole. They also do live tours/readings which I would love to catch some day.
Just finished listening to Happy Face yesterday - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/happy-face/id1434649680
Recommended to me by a good friend - it's about the daughter of the happy face serial killer coming to terms with her heritage and how it has shaped her life/mind/emotions.
At times it's a bit psychology 101 but all around it's great...and also bleak as shit.
A couple of gems hidden among the mountains of true crime podcasts:
Casefile - no bullshit, no humor or outsized personality, just dozens of episodes of case profiles from the well known to the obscure.
Forensic Transmissions - primary source documentation (courtroom recordings, interviews, confessions, etc) presented as is without explanation or even introduction. A new favorite.
Stop Reading That! By Spatular Gene
Stop Reading That! (formerly Spatular Extremities) is a review show for zines, fanzines, pulp magazines and other literary detritus.
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/stop-reading-that-spatular-gene-Rs2N6fq8HUm
People either seem to love them or hate them but I am still an avid listener of LPOTL. Factually they are spot on and I find the chemistry between the hosts to be hilarious. Not everything is pure gold (could do without the Scungili Man) but they have had me laughing harder then I have in a long time quite frequently. Sword and Scale is great to but way more serious. I recently discovered that Gilbert Gottfried had, or has, his own podcast and that is just pure bliss to me. I've delved into a lot of the other true crime based podcasts and most are just tedious at best. There is a good true crime one out of Norway? I believe called simply "The Serial Killer Podcast" that while it lacks the humor of LPOTL also has some great factual info in it. Other then that I haven't found much. The guy's from LPOTL have a whole network now with a bunch of shows that are similar to the main show that seem to be pretty entertaining. I recently listened to the first episode of Fraudsters which was all about Miss Cleo the psychic and that was quite amusing. If anyone finds another show with a similar kind of twisted humor as LPOTL please throw the name/link up here.
Unfortunately, only for the Finns...
Finnish language, fairly lengthy interviews from the Finnish underground.
Starts with Black Metal, 2nd part is sludge.
3rd and 4th will be covering neofolk. 5th probably some thrash...
https://sarvi-podcast.bandcamp.com/album/sarvi-podcast-1-satanic-warmaster
Just the other day I finished American Rehab - from Reveal News:
https://www.revealnews.org/american-rehab/
8 episodes about how addicts going into rehab are used as a shadow-workforce by companies big and small across the US - without pay and protection in a lot of cases.
The podcast also shines some light on the origin of one of the models of rehab - Synanon - and its transformation into one of the above mentioned "recovery-providers" exploiting folks.
I thought this was rather interesting...people in need and under pressure - not only exploited by the prison system but also by "drug treatment through hard labor".
Most recently:
Recall: How to start a revolution - from the CBC - A look back on the October Crisis in Canada in 1970 and the years of militant Quebec separatism associated with the FLQ.
As an immigrant in this country this was something I did not know too much about - an interesting piece about a time of revolutionary struggle/domestic terrorism that was also present around the same time in may other countries of the world. Well done & obviously high budget podcast.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/435-recall
Can be supplemented with:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-lasting-legacy-of-the-1970-flq-manifesto-1.5760337 - an Ideas-podcast from the CBC - same author as above. Specifically about the manifesto issued by the FLQ.
Quote from: Potier on October 27, 2020, 04:10:16 AM
Most recently:
Recall: How to start a revolution - from the CBC - A look back on the October Crisis in Canada in 1970 and the years of militant Quebec separatism associated with the FLQ.
As an immigrant in this country this was something I did not know too much about - an interesting piece about a time of revolutionary struggle/domestic terrorism that was also present around the same time in may other countries of the world. Well done & obviously high budget podcast.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/435-recall
Can be supplemented with:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-lasting-legacy-of-the-1970-flq-manifesto-1.5760337 - an Ideas-podcast from the CBC - same author as above. Specifically about the manifesto issued by the FLQ.
Nice. I will check these. There's also the 1994 film dramatization "Octobre" that I've been meaning to see for ages.
Does anybody knows which podcast is this? https://web.archive.org/web/20181111061235im_/https://cdn.zencast.fm/download/media/1405/e81ab8cd-f8a4-48bb-ae9f-236938751e67.mp3?_=1
I'd like to find more episodes.
Most recently:
Brainwashed (CBC) - https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/440-brainwashed?cmp=Listen_SEM_ETA
Fairly short and to the point podcast about the MKUltra program and its ties to Canada - specifically Montreal, Quebec. Bunch of stuff in there I was not aware of. High production value, easy listen yet bleak.
Power: The Maxwells (Somethin' Else) - https://somethinelse.com/projects/power-the-maxwells/
Still releasing new episodes - about the Maxwell family media empire - built around recent issues surrounding Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein...but they haven't gotten to that, yet. High production value, goes into rambling territory at times and jumps around a bit.
Just started listening to this:
Uncover: Satanic Panic (CBC) - https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/season-6-satanic-panic-1.5437487
About the late 80s/early 90s Satanic Panic and its impacts on small town Saskatchewan, Canada. High production value, seems pretty interesting so far...
The Apology Line
https://wondery.com/shows/the-apology-line/
The story of the line and its creator:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Bridge
I had heard about this project but not to this depth. Another example of an artist essentially falling victim to his work due to obsessive tendencies.
Quote from: Potier on February 24, 2021, 11:48:01 PM
The Apology Line
https://wondery.com/shows/the-apology-line/
The story of the line and its creator:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apology_Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Bridge
I had heard about this project but not to this depth. Another example of an artist essentially falling victim to his work due to obsessive tendencies.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm usually not one for podcasts, but this sounds really interesting!
Currently:
Gangster Capitalism - Season 2 - The NRA
https://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/gangster-capitalism
An in-depth look at the crooked inner workings of the National Rifle Association under Wayne LaPierre.
Lessons on how you can use a not for profit organization to enrich yourself.
this is my podcast. you'll love it.
https://soundcloud.com/systemofsystems/the-agony-and-ecstasy-of-the-stock-w-alex-bienstock
For those interested in more noise interviews check out my interview with Unclean from Finland on Motel Hell.
https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512/58-an-interview-with-finnish-power-electronics-artist-unclean (https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512/58-an-interview-with-finnish-power-electronics-artist-unclean)
Quote from: ConcreteMascara on December 23, 2021, 06:44:48 AM
For those interested in more noise interviews check out my interview with Unclean from Finland on Motel Hell.
https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512/58-an-interview-with-finnish-power-electronics-artist-unclean (https://soundcloud.com/user-658220512/58-an-interview-with-finnish-power-electronics-artist-unclean)
Good one! You should proceed with more interviews of.. noise /PE. Even if there are now couple active ones, I would suspected internet ain't yet running out of space...
PS: The label has been listening US/FIN collab, but remains uncertain!
Last finished:
https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/the-hopeful/
The story of a man's escape from Iran during the revolution and his journey to Canada. A slick interview and storytelling podcast created by the refugee's daughter - with her father's words and those of other family members. A closer look at the challenges and hardships a refugee faces along the way to building a better life for himself and his family.
Audio only version can be found at Soundcloud. As video you can check:
https://www.artforum.com/video/artists-on-writers-writers-on-artists-87601
This January episode with Dennis Cooper. It's been long since I checked any of his work, but seems like some quite underground stuff has been published still in recent times.
The Rialto report: Oral history, audio, photo, and documentary archives from the golden age of adult film in New York, and beyond.
A fine place to start is this two-part cinematique noir tale:
https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/12/26/june-mack-2/ (https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/12/26/june-mack-2/)
Just stumbled upon this last night...haven't checked it out yet:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/easy-listening/id1586546568
Easy Listening Podcast - so far there's interviews with John Duncan, Joe Colley, Jeff Witscher and Madalyn Merkey.
Feel like this will definitely be of interest to the noise crowd...
Episodes won't play from the link provided - at least not for me. Seems to work fine on the podcast app I use...
Quote from: online prowler on March 04, 2022, 06:25:08 PM
The Rialto report: Oral history, audio, photo, and documentary archives from the golden age of adult film in New York, and beyond.
A fine place to start is this two-part cinematique noir tale:
https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/12/26/june-mack-2/ (https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/12/26/june-mack-2/)
His articles are interesting too. The one on Jamie Gillis's private photos especially.
Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 04, 2022, 08:40:47 AM
Audio only version can be found at Soundcloud. As video you can check:
https://www.artforum.com/video/artists-on-writers-writers-on-artists-87601
This January episode with Dennis Cooper. It's been long since I checked any of his work, but seems like some quite underground stuff has been published still in recent times.
His novel from 2021, 'I Wished', is beautiful. It's less transgressive than the early stuff, and way less formally experimental and inoovative than 'Marbled Swarm' was, but it might be his most emotionally rich novel so far.
Quote from: Potier on November 19, 2019, 05:35:36 PM
4 episodes into Hunting Warhead from the CBC - starting to feel a little more voyeuristic than it has to be...
An "investigation" of the investigation into Benjamin Faulkner and his child abuse forum "Child's Play" as well as his personal child rape case.
This is big media tackling touchy subject matter and getting caught in moral/legalistic debates...new episodes weekly.
Recently listened this whole thing and found it very interesting and well done. It's rare to get insight into these groups and individuals.
I got far too into podcasts during the pandemic and just missing to hear people discuss things that I wished I was talking about. Most of my suggestions veer more toward the realm of metaphysics but I love the Weird Studies podcast and Rune Soup. For parapolitics Subliminal Jihad and The Farm have been fun and occasionally get into subjects that I've found engaging enough to work into my own projects. Hands down though Weird Studies is probably my favorite and the hosts are pleasant to listen to.
There was also an episode of Wake Island about the Zodiac Killer that I found interesting. The episode was titled How to Find Zodiac with Jarett Kobek.
Caribbean Rhythms (political commentary, philosophy, art, Nietzsche, Mishima, ancient Greek writers) free samples:
https://glycineputler.libsyn.com/ (https://glycineputler.libsyn.com/)
Red Scare (cultural commentary) free samples: https://redscarepodcast.libsyn.com/ (https://redscarepodcast.libsyn.com/)
Russians With Attitude (Russian culture, politics and history) free samples: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/c5wei-18fff5/Russians-With-Attitude-Podcast (https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/c5wei-18fff5/Russians-With-Attitude-Podcast)