Friday, December 14, 2012

Things I've Listened to This Week

I thought I would change it up a bit this week and delve into some of the new podcasts I tried out this week. At work I listen to podcasts almost exclusively as I need something to drown out the white noise that they play in our building. Apparently, it is a good thing but it actually drives me nuts. Since I've already got my two front teeth all I want for Christmas is a pair of noise cancelling headphones.

After you look at these mini-reviews lemme know what other podcasts you think I'd enjoy or which ones you really like.


Freakonomics Radio I loved the books so I figured I'd try out the podcast. I'm not 100% sure on this one though.

Verdict
: Going to listen to a few more episodes before deciding.
Girl on Guy well I love the TV show Archer and I've heard an interview with Aisha Tyler on The Nerdist and thought she was great. Then I listened to her talk with nerd godess Felicia Day and was blow away. Then in the second episode she talked to Seth Green. This is a fantastic podcast go listen.

Verdict: Keeping it on the playlist.
Good Job, Brain! A trivia podcast! Sold! I've listened to two episodes so far and I really loved it. I'm a trivia buff and I've probably got more useless knowledge than any two people you know put together.

Verdict: Keeping it on the playlist.
NPR Fresh Air is an interview podcast with folks from popular culture. The first episode I listened to had guest Judd Apatow which was enough to get me hooked.

Verdict: Going to listen to a few more episodes before deciding.
NPR How to do Everything is an odd little podcast which is funny while at the same time informs you.

Verdict: Going to listen to a few more episodes before deciding.
Stuff You Should Know I've tried to like this podcast before and even after a second go around I think I'm going to pass on this one again. You would think that a podcast about obscure stuff would be right up my alley. Sadly I think the issue is that I don't identify with the hosts.

Verdict: Deleted.
WNYC RadioLab a mismatch of stories. Not sure what to think about it yet.

Verdict: Going to listen to a few more episodes before deciding.
WTF with Marc Maron well I really love the Nerdist podcast so I thought I'd give another of the top rated comedy podcasts a try and I wasn't disappointed. Maron does a great job interviewing his comedian friends and the show is downright hilarious.

Verdict: Keeping it on the playlist.

2 comments:

nitin said...

Hey Simon,
I am new to Phonegap so can u please tell me how can I turn auto rotation of screen on or off. I am trying to use it in application made using phonegap in android.

Simon MacDonald said...

@nitin

This has nothing to do with the post but the answer is to set the screen orientation attribute correctly:

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html#screen