Resolution #63: I Vow To Never Be Caught Up With My Podcast Library...
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Date: 3-4-2014
Due Date: 3-4-2015
Resolution: Wait... the wording of this resolution might be a little strange. I'm not proclaiming that I'm going to neglect my podcast playlist on iTunes. I'm going to try to always have at least one podcast that I'm trying to listen to from episode one.
I've always been a fan of talk radio, but only had a couple of shows that I listened to on a regular basis. About five years ago I discovered that podcasting was a thing. I felt like a kid in a candy store looking at the endless titles of conversations that I could now listen to.
I currently have ten podcasts that I listen to religiously. I tune in for every episode within a week of their release. These shows are (in no particular order):
Stop Podcasting Yourself
The Complete Guide to Everything
Jordan, Jesse GO!
Comedy Bang Bang
How Did This Get Made?
Doug Loves Movie
My Brother My Brother and Me
Oh No Ross and Carry
Pop Everything
The Joe Rogan Experience
I love these shows. Most of them post one, one-hour episode a week, so it's easy to keep caught up. When I find that I'm up to date I go back to old episodes that I've already heard. I'm currently caught up on most of these shows twice.
Rather than go back to listen to reruns I'm going to constantly have at least one show to marathon listen from start to finish while keeping up to date on the shows that I'm already a fan of.
I'm starting with The Todd Glass Show. I've been a fan of Todd Glass as a guest on other shows but never listened to his show. I’m a fan of his style of playfully searching for what makes him tick. I love the randomness and how he will stop on a dime to explain what he’s thinking at any given moment and how the guest and the crew are so great at playing along.
I found The Todd Glass Show by going to iTunes and searching for Paul F. Tompkins. This is my technique to not only find but also test whether or not a podcast is for me. Not only is Paul F Tompkins highly entertaining, but he also seems to have been a guest on every podcast that exists. I see his omnipresence in the world of podcasts to come from the fact that he truly loves the medium and not for shameless self-promotion. This is why he makes such a good test subject.
After rereading the above paragraph of praise I realized I need to subscribe to his show; The Paul F. Tompkast. I used to listen and have no complaints, it's just that there's no set schedule for updates so I just lost track. Again this isn't a complaint it’s just an explanation.
I'll keep you posted as to the other shows I decide to listen to. If you're part of any of these podcasts and stumble upon this, thanks for the hours of entertainment.
Result #63: Finally!!! A Resolution Where Not Being Caught Up Is A Good Thing... That Equals Another Success!!!
Update #1: The Conclusion…
Date: 3-4-2015
If there's one thing I'm good at, it's listening to Podcasts!!!
Even throughout the downtime from my move… I went this entire year without missing a day of Podcast listening. Granted… I'm caught up on many of the shows but I'm still not caught up on the list as a whole, leading this resolution to be a success.
Here's the list of the Podcast that I'm currently listening to (again, in no particular order.)
Stop Podcasting Yourself
The Complete Guide to Everything
Jordan, Jesse GO!
Comedy Bang Bang
How Did This Get Made?
Doug Loves Movie
My Brother My Brother and Me
Oh No Ross and Carry
Pop Everything
The Joe Rogan Experience
Stuff You Should Know
Kraken
UnStuckable
The Todd Glass Show
Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast
The Paul F. Tompkast
There's been a few other podcasts that have come and gone from the list… but these are the shows that managed to stick around… and that I plan to continue to not be caught up with… no matter how hard I try.
