Aye, Dead On
There are many professional, industry specific and techie podcasts out there from established production companies, such as This American Life, Soulful PR and a veritable plethora on offer from the Big British Castle – a few more of which appear on this very list – but the indie, do-it-yourself, bedroom podcast scene has a million and one options available too. The trick is knowing which ones to pick. Sacrificing that swish high-end studio quality audio in favour of doing things on the cheap doesn’t necessarily equate to a lesser listener experience.
For example, take a look at Aye, Dead On. To describe it as two Northern Irish mates sat in the front room talking “at great length about nothing in particular” for 20-60 minutes would not be too wide of the mark, but that informality is also something you just cannot get on almost any other comparable medium. No ad breaks, no ludicrous sponsorship deals with razor companies or mattress providers, but plenty of laughs from two hilarious hosts, Jonathan Cardwell and Adam Fox.
An idea for a drinking game: Listen to the ‘Quest for Adamus’ episodes and neck a shot every time one of Adam’s character voices makes you laugh. You will be in a state of serious inebriation before the first part is close to being over.