::A Geek in Korea::

I’m a podcast junkie. Whether I’m walking my dog, or walking to work, if I’m alone for any period of time outside the house I’m probably listening to a podcast. I’ve got quite a few that I listen to each week, and I’d like to share some of the feeds I’ve been listening to recently.

Escape Pod/Pseudopod These are my two weekly fiction podcasts. Escape Pod covers science fiction, and Pseudopod covers horror. They both pay authors to allow someone to read their stories for the show. This means top quality fiction from all sorts of interesting writers.

SModcast This is Kevin Smith’s podcast. It’s basically Kevin Smith talking like he’s in a movie all the time. He has a preoccupation with cursing and homophobia. Occasionally hilarious, other times meandering and pointless. I’ve only been listening this for two shows. It had me laughing so hard at work someone asked me if I was alright.

Slate Explainer This is a daily podcast. Ever have a question about some aspect of the news? Write in and have them explain it. It’s interesting and topical. It’s also short, and lets me keep up with the news.
Slate Daily Podcast This I like because of the political commentary and the “Slate Gabfest”. Despite the “No Politics” rule on my blog, I am actually follow politics fairly closely. This is an interesting breakdown of what happens in the news from some people that make it their business to know what is going on.

NPR Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me The reason NPR will forever need to exist is to bring me this podcast on a weekly basis. This show is genius. Humor, news, quizzes rolled into one. I love this show so much.

NPR Sunday Puzzle This podcast is how I get my brain going on Monday mornings. Listening to the puzzle and trying to solve the quiz is usually tough. I like to listen and see if I’m faster than the people that call in. (I’m usually not.)

Podiobooks- Seventh Son Trilogy I’m hooked on this series of audiobooks. I listened to two of the books while in Europe, and I’m waiting, week by week, as the author releases episodes leading up to the end of the final book in the series. It has not disappointed yet.

The Naked Scientist Fascinating. As a teacher that has quite a few science classes, I like this podcast because it answers simple questions in topical formats about different issues in science. They also have people answering questions from people all around the world. If I ever got stumped on an answer to a science question, I’d probably send it in to the Naked Scientists for an answer.

The Onion Radio News It’s the Onion, in radio form. It’s usually long enough to last me the time it takes to descend the elevator each day. Good for a quick awkward laugh in a confined space.