We like the moon

Another thing we (by which I mean I) like is having post titles that have absolutely nothing to do with the entry.  Maybe that will be my stichk, along with post-modern walrus angst photos (of which there is currently a dire lack).  Which is my way of saying, don't expect this to be a post about strange creatures singing about their preference for near earth celestial bodies [link is NSFW, at least if your volume is on].  

I've discovered that I like podcasts, especially in the context of exercise.  Which is to say, I listen to a number of podcasts, which helps me not be bored while working out in contexts where I can't use my hands to hold printed material.  The point is, listening to a podcast is more entertaining than music and less likely to result in library fines due to torn sweaty pages than a New Yorker.  I mean a book.  This is likely not interesting to you, unless you are someone like me who has enough free time and motivation to ramp up my working out but didn't have enough to do while I did it.  Perhaps more interesting to the hypothetical you, is that I'm now going to recommend the podcasts I enjoy, so if you have a long commute, a music player near your shower a boring mindless job or just don't like music, you're set.  (All of these are most easily gotten through subscribing on iTunes, but I'll link to websites because linking makes me feel more useful).  

Penny Arcade (the webcomic, which you can read here later to learn more about) podcasts- This includes two podcasts, the first of which is Downloadable Content, which is just a recording of the session in which the two authors go over ideas and discuss things, usually with lots of crude humor and references to both lunch and video games.  These come out at random intervals.  In theory they could come out as often as thrice (as in three times, not the band or a word meaning "not comparable"), but in reality they are not predictable.  Their time varies a lot too, from one that barely got into double digit minutes, and some that last upwards of an hour.  

The second manages to make a podcast about writing a video game referencing webcomic seem cool, being a recording of a Dungeons and Dragons game played by the authors of Penny Arcade, as well as the guy who writes PvP and in the second incarnation, Wil Wheaton.  Its also full of on the edge of vulgar humor and so fourth, but probably requires at least a vague interest in fantasy/nerdery/wiki style story-telling.  When they come out, they come out weekly, and there has been two iterations, giving a few months of listening each time.  Usually a little less than an hour of listening.  

Sports podcasts- This includes two podcasts, both from ESPN.  The first (and more famous) is the B.S. report, which is Bill Simmons/The Sports Guy's podcast which is like his articles, in that it is loosely linked to sports, sometimes funny and sometimes boston-centric and sometimes a bizarre insiders view of the hollywood writer/Jimmy Kimmel orbit world.  Read some Simmons columns first, and then if you like them and have the free time, the podcasts are probably worth giving a listen.  Often among the most intellectual of the podcasts.  These come out somewhat randomly, but usually once a week or more often.  They tend to be around an hour.  

The second, and more sports-centric is the Dameshek podcast, which is a national radio style sports show with lots of sound effects, gimmicks, great spoof songs and then more gimmicks.  Dameshek is another Kimmel circle guy, and a Pittsburgh homer, but still usually an entertaining listen.  It comes out daily (M-F), and ranges from 40 to 80 minutes, and pretty consistently appears around dinnertime on the east coast.

Other podcasts- These two shouldn't be lumped together really, but in my mind and play order they are, mostly because they're not time sensitive.  The first is the (new-ish) Adam Corolla podcast which is Corolla's (of Loveline, the Man Show, etc. fame.  And this is teh interwebs, so I can list two things followed by an etcetera, and there is nothing you can do.) project created by the fact that his radio show was canceled, but he continues to be paid for the rest of the year unless he gets another job.  The show is pretty vulgar, but sometimes funny and often an interesting look at the guests (mostly comedians) he has on each day.  It shows up daily (generally in the morning), M-F, and is pretty consistently very close one hour.

The final podcast I listen to is the Car Talk podcast which is just that weeks NPR cartalk show, in which the two MIT-educated mechanics from Cambridge, Mah (their fair city), take calls about car-repair and make jokes about everything.  Really if you need to know more about cartalk, it should be easy to find.  This one comes out every Saturday, and is a little less than an hour.  

So, those are the podcasts I listen to.  This probably would have been more useful for me in a hypothetical future with flying cars and someone other than me reading this stuff, but if you do stumble upon this someday, feel free to suggest other podcasts I'd be interested in.  But I think we can all agree that if the podcast is about angsty post-bucket walruses, I'll probably find it before you do.