Podcast Rundown 10/17/2014

Talk’n Shop

Episode 62 Michael Elgin

One of the less chaotic shows with just Anderson & Gallows talking to Elgin about his time in wrestling.

Colt Cabana’s Art of Wrestling Podcast

Episode 268 Magnus

Nick Aldis was Magnus in TNA, listen as he talks about getting into wrestling, UK Gladiators, his time in TNA and being married to Mickie James

Episode 269 Jim Duggan

We all know who “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan is, but this conversation is about his start in wrestling , his style, and how in his 60’s he’s still able to compete today.

Episode 270 Taz

Colt is in heaven talking to and ECW original Taz about how he got into wrestling and his early days of ECW.

Episode 271 Gary Michael Cappetta

The former Ring Announcer of the WWWF, AWA, WCW, and more talks about getting into the business, why he left, what he's doing with himself since then and more.  I've read his book and it is excellent!  For me I remember him being the voice of WCW as I don't recall him ever being in the WWF but I have seen footage of it.  

Talk is Jericho

Episode 181 Eli Roth Returns

Eli talks about his movie “The Green Inferno” and the trouble he ran into that caused the movie’s release to be delayed a year.

Episode 184 Jericho 25th Anniversary
One of the best podcasts that I have ever listened too!  So much fantastic going on in this hilarious conversation between Jericho, Lance Storm, Don Callis, & Lenny St. Clair.  The rapport between the 4 of them and the stories they share is simply amazing!  I'm going to save this one to listen to it again and again.

Episode 185 Jesse Ventura Returns
The Body is back with more conspiracy's, government cover ups and his plan to run for President in 2016.

Steve Austin Unleashed

Episode 254 Jake “The Snake” Roberts

Roberts talks about getting into wrestling, the art of psychology, his demons, where he is today, and so much more.

Episode 247 Sean “X-Pac” Waltman

I was truly surprised by how great this show actually was.  Talking about Waltman’s early career, his name choice of 1-2-3 Kid, his later issues with meth, and lots of talk about wrestling from the 80’s. 

Episode 255 Edge & Christian

Taped for a WWE Network Special it’s a great career highlight for both men, with the primary focus being on Edge.  

The Ross Report

Episode 81 Josh Barnett

They talk about UFC, Pro Wrestling, the future of both and much, much more

Episode 83 Demolition
Recorded in England JR and Ax & Smash sit down and talk about both of their careers, the different characters they played, Ax's friendship with Andre, and how they came together as a team and if they feel they were knock off's for the Road Warriors. 

The Jim Cornette Experience
Episode 94 Dave Meltzer
Jim & Dave talk about the Jimmy Snuka case, The Young Bucks, MMA, and more, really great show.

How Did This Get Made

Episode 119 Maximum Overdrive LIVE w/ Andy Daly

Another great live episode this time about the only film directed by Stephen King.

Episode 120 Master of the Universe w/ Tatiana Maslan

I really like these guys but man it bugs me when they don’t know the basis for what a movie is based on.  Still the same they were funny as usual and it actually gave me a new perspective on this movie. 

The Moth Radio Hour

Dog Mother, Tour Guide, & Milli Vanilli

A woman becomes a stepmother to a dog, a tour guide in Toronto confronts racism, a mother learns the meaning of “Little Pitchers have big ears” and one half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli tells his side of the famous lip syncing scandal.  Personal note, I love the phrase “Little pitchers have big ears” is one of my favorites from “A Christmas Story”

Holly Hughes & Tara Clancy

Two stories about fighting back: Against the U.S. Congress and against a school bus bully.

Boyhood

A writer makes his dad proud, a preacher’s kid takes money from his grandfather, a high schooler chases his dog out onto the Grand Concourse, and a former child soldier negotiates high school in New York City.

Marie Hershkowitz & Matthew McGough

Baseball Stories, both stories are great but Matthew McGough’s is hilarious!

Live from Boston

A special live edition of The Moth recorded at the Shubert Theatre in Boston.  A New York City cop looks inot the death of a kid he grew up with, a jazz musician dreams of playing with James Brown, and a woman falls in love over the protestations of her family.

The Nerdist

Morena Baccarin

Morena talks about Gotham, Comic Con, Firefly and a lot more a really good show

Robert Rodriguez

We learn a lot about El’ Mariachi and how Robert made this film for no one to see and how it was the catalyst for how his career shaped.  I really enjoyed this conversation.  

Colin Hanks

Hanks talks about his new documentary about Tower Records "All Things Must Pass", fatherhood, being in the shadow of his father Tom Hanks, and a lot more.  

Mystery Show

Case 3 Belt Buckle

A man who found a unique and custom made belt buckle as a child wants to know who the owner is and the story behind it.  

Case 4 Vanity Plate

A mystery for Starlee herself as she wants to know the story behind the license plate she saw a few years ago, “Iluv911”

Case 5 Source Code

Starlee’s friend is desperate to know how tall Jake Gyllenhaal is.

Case 6 Kotter

A Welcome Back Kotter lunch box is the topic, specifically the scene on the cover of a jacket with knots in the sleeves.

Wrestling Podcasts

I’ll spare you the history of podcasts, but let’s just say they really started to take off in 2004.  In 2011 Colt Cabana launched his podcast “The Art of Wrestling” and even though there was been dozens and dozens of wrestling podcast since then Colt’s although may not be the first is definitely the best. 

I had heard about it before but I didn’t start listening until May 2014 and that was because I wanted to listen to episode 193 the live Wrestling Road Diaries Too show as I was very excited to watch the Wrestling Road Diaries Too DVD when it was released. 

After that 1 episode I was hooked and since then have listened to all available episodes and am currently downloading episode 240.  This weekend I will be attending the Boston Pro Wrestling Marathon with featuring a live Art of Wrestling podcast taping.  I couldn’t be more excited about that!

Some of my favorite episodes feature Cliff Compton, Luke Gallows, CM Punk, Cesaro, and too many to mention.  I really like the format of Cabana’s podcast, it always starts out with a brief add, the opening theme, a monologue by Colt that leads into to song of the week which is wrestling related, then another well done ad by Colt and then the podcast begins.  The average time of this opening is usually less than 10 minutes and goes by fast.  The average conversation, not an interview, last about an hour, and then Colt concludes with a summary plugs and upcoming events. 

What I like the most is Colt never interrupts the conversation with advertisements and he is really good at getting people to open up but mostly it just sounds like two friends chatting.  Also all of Colt’s podcasts are done in person and not over the phone.  To me the quality this brings to the product far exceeds that of simply audio but enables them to interact much better off of each other’s body language and lessens the chance that they will talk over or interrupt each other.  By far this is my favorite podcast. 

There are so many other wrestling one’s out there that it’s hard to keep track.  My podkicker app doesn’t have the greatest search feature for podcasts, and it also depends on the show is posted to the internet as well. The other wrestling podcasts I have or currently listen to are;

Chris Jericho: Talk is Jericho

Jim Ross: The Ross Report

Steve Austin: two shows a week, one family friendly and one unleashed

Roddy Piper: Piper’s Pit-pod

Taz: The Human Podcast Machine

All of the podcasts are pretty good The Human Podcast Machine is just getting off the ground.  They all utilize interviews over the phone, so the audio can be tinny, and sometimes they have interview in person.  But these are interviews for the most part, not conversations, the only one that does more of a conversation is Christ Jericho. 

Also these do not exclusively have wrestling guest on them, Taz does to date, but people from all walks of entertainment, so I don’t listen to them all.  My biggest issue with all but Taz is the number of commercial breaks, they start with an ad, have a long intro, another ad, then during the interview a couple ad breaks and they conclude with more ads.  These podcasts can be anywhere from 90 minutes to over 2 hours long with the interview being only an hour of this time.  Ross is the worst for rambling and it just gets boring.  I find myself skipping ahead to the interview. 

Colt’s is the only one that I listen to the whole thing from beginning to end and the only one that I listen to every episode guaranteed, but his a strictly wrestling podcast.

Other podcasts that I listen to include:

The Nerdist Podcast – featuring Chris Hardwick and regular co-hosts Jonah Ray and Matt Mira featuring guests with celebrities and as well as episodes called hostfuls that have no guest at all.  They discuss and many topic from their personal lives and pop culture.

The Moth – a Public Radio show featuring storytelling taped at live events around the country.  They range from comedy to drama and can be pretty heart felt at times. 

How Did This Get Made – hosted by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas each episode has different guest featuring deconstruction and mockey of bad films.  They have even featured Hulk Hogan films No Holds Barred and Mr. Nanny. 

All of them are worth checking out.

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