Talk Is Cheap, Literally

I'm not a fan of silence while I'm in the shower or getting ready, but I'm not a fan of morning news, either.  So my solution, when I'm not listening to Howard Stern (he's only live M-W mornings), is to listen to an array of podcasts. For anyone interested in checking one out, here are a few that are in my rotation:

Doug Loves Movies - Comedian Doug Benson invites his friends to discuss movies and play the Leonard Maltin Game.  If you don't know what the game is, I suggest you look it up.  It's pretty entertaining and I catch myself playing it when I'm the car with movie buffs.  Most of the DLM podcasts run about an hour, which is perfect for my morning routine!  My favorite guests are Jon Hamm (go figure!), Samm Levine, Sarah Silverman and Edgar Wright.  

The B.S. Report with Bill Simmons - The B.S. Report is for all of you who enjoy sports talk mixed with pop culture.  Simmons discusses sports and pop culture with celebrities and media personalities.  The best podcast guest he has is Chuck Klosterman.  If you don't know who Klosterman is, do yourself a favor and read his work!  Chris Connelly is another guest you should make sure and tune in to.

Grantland - This is probably my favorite of all the podcasts. Grantland was started by Bill Simmons (see B.S. Report) and is a varied collection of podcasts hosted by Grantland writers and friends of the site.  Grantland, like the B.S. Report, focuses on pop culture and sports.  The difference, besides the contributors, is one in every four podcasts is sports related on Grantland where the B.S. Report is three in every four.  My all-time favorite contributor is David Jacoby.  I could talk reality television with him ALL day EVERY day!

WTF with Marc Maron - WTF is a hit or miss for me.  Whether or not I listen to the podcast strictly depends on the guest.  Marc's a great comedian and interviewer, but I can't listen to an hour chat with a guest I don't have any interest in.  Luckily for me, I'm interested in 70% of his guests.

Mohr Stories - I debated putting this on the list.  A couple of years ago I was a big Jay Mohr fan.  I'm pretty sure it was based on his appearances on Watch What Happens Live and his Real Housewives of New Jersey Blog.  Actually, I'm 100% sure that's what it was.  I'm pretty sure I'm not the only fan he accumulated during that time because right as his fan base was growing, he started Mohr Stories. I tried to listen to every podcast, but finally, I had to cut it out of my weekly rotation. I got tired of hearing about hot his wife is and listening to his Barry Katz impersonation every episode.  Occasionaly I'll tune in, but it has to because he has a guest that really interests me, i.e. Andy Cohen.  

How Did This Get Made? - The title says it all.  Have you ever seen a movie so bad that it's amazing?  Two of my favorites from The League, Paul Sheer and Jason Mantzoukas, along with June Diane Raphael, break down that exact question about some of the classics that are so bad, they're...well, they're still bad, but in an amazing way. 

Fresh Air - Fresh Air is hosted by my favorite interviewer of all time, Terry Gross. The show features intimate conversations with politicians, public intellectuals and celebrities. 

I use the iPhone app, Instacast for all my podcasts, except Fresh Air (download the free NPR app). I think I paid $1.99 for Instacast and was DEFINITELY worth it! 

If anyone has a podcast they think I'd like, please pass it along!