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Ira Glass

This American Life

Chicago Public Radio

Hey We're Back!
First off, before you read any further - click on this link to hear Jonathan Katz' latest podcast, where gets a chance to sit down with the great Bob Dylan.
Jonathan Katz may be best known for his animated Comedy Central show Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. His weekly podcasts are generally about 5-6 minutes long and filled with skits that last about 10-15 seconds. The format is a bit odd, but the results often have me laughing to the point of tears. The segments by Tom Snyder never fail to amuse.


WNYC's Radio Lab
The quirkiest science program you'll ever hear. I've blogged about this before, but it's worth mentioning again. My only complaint is that the show is that there are so few episodes. But Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich do a great job trying to find the answers to questions like "Why do we dream?" "What is Morality?" or "What is music?"
Radio Lab, from WNYC, New York Public Radio is about 60 minutes per episode, but full of fascinating facts and quirky edits. It certainly doesn't sound like your typical public radio show.

Our Massive Planet
I guess this has been optioned by TBS. This video podcast by Jim Gaffigan & Jordan Rubin shows random clips of animals in the wild or at the zoo, and Gaffigan and Rubin comment on the video as if they're wildlife experts. There's only a handful of these, and most are shorter than 4 minutes, so one could watch the lot of 'em in one 30 minute sitting.
Here's a link to the show.

This American Life
I'm happy this became a podcast, because it didn't work very well for me as a radio show. Ira Glass' award-winning show from Chicago Public Radio takes active listening, and one really deserves to sit down and listen to an episode from start to finish. On the radio, it generally has aired in Columbus on Saturday or Sunday afternoons, so I'd only catch portions or snippets in the car while running errands. Having the ability to listen and pause the show has made me appreciate this broadcast much, much more.
Here's a link to This American Life's website.


I also subscribe to WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show, NPR's Science Friday, NPR's Hmmm... Krulwich on Science, NPR's Most E-Mailed Stories, WNYC's On The Media, and ESPN Baseball Today (although Peter Pascarelli gets on my nerves).