Pither.com / Simonhttps://www.pither.com/simon/blog/Development, systems administration, parenting and businessen-usMon, 07 May 2018 12:59:14 +0000Podcasts I hear in 2018https://www.pither.com/simon/blog/2018/04/02/podcasts-i-hear-in-2018<article> <h1>Podcasts I hear in 2018</h1> <div class="article-meta"> Posted by <span>Simon Pither</span> on <time datetime="2018-04-02T08:30:00+00:00">Mon 2nd Apr 2018</time> (updated <time datetime="2018-05-07T12:59:14+00:00">Mon 7th May 2018</time>) </div> <div> <p>It's been over three years since I <a href="https://www.pither.com/simon/blog/2014/11/26/podcasts-i-hear">last wrote</a> about the podcasts I listen to, so I think it's past time for a revisit.</p> <p>Looking back at my list from 2014, I think the only ones I've stopped listening to are those that have stopped publishing content. I've certainly added a few more to my regular listening list though, especially getting more into property related podcasts (I couldn't find any three years ago!).</p> <p>To help get through all this audio content I've been gradually increasing the speed at which I listen to the content. I currently listen to most at at 1.75x. Accidentally listening to normal speed recordings seems very odd now, like moving in slow motion!</p> <p>I listen to all this content from my mobile but I don't use a specific podcast app, instead I download files from my RSS reader and listen using the excellent <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc">VLC for Android</a>.</p> <p>Here's my full list of current, regularly listened podcasts. I mostly describe what each podcast is rather than saying how great they are - if they're on this list it's a given that I think they're great and well worth a listen.</p> <h2>News / General Interest</h2> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/economist/audio_all">The Economist</a> - (Note the new link for this one.) With no time to read, the Economist podcast provides excellent, short snippets to keep you updated with general news, technology and the economy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd">BBC More or Less</a> - Statistically sound investigations into numbers from the news or just random entertaining things!</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjnv">BBC Money Box</a> - Since my 2014 article the Money Box Live shows have got a little better but the Saturday ones are really what I'm recommending. Good general consumer finance news and investigations.</p> <p><a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/nosuchthingasafish">No Such Thing As A Fish</a> - Great entertainment and educational too (although possibly not very useful education!).</p> <p><a href="http://freakonomics.com/radio/">Freakonomics Radio</a> - They had a recent series on CEOs, complete with full interviews which I found fascinating. They specialise in alternative ways to look at all sorts of statistics and what they might mean. I listen to more of these than I did in 2014, although some are still a bit wordier than needed.</p> <p><a href="https://cakewatch.fireside.fm/">Cakewatch</a> - Brexit discussions, especially including more technical discussions on related topics. Somehow light hearted enough to actually provide some laughter too.</p> <p><a href="http://www.remainiacs.com/">Remainiacs</a> - Brexit news and chatter. As I don't watch/read general news, this is my main concession for staying up to date with the latest chaos from our government.</p> <h2>Technology / Science</h2> <p><a href="http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/">Ubuntu UK Podcast</a> - Fantastic, entertaining listen for news and technology chat, focused around Ubuntu and Linux in general.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036f7w2">BBC Inside Science</a> - Anything and everything science that's in the news.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01plr2p">BBC Tech Tent</a> - Wide ranging but still short and to the point view across technology news each week.</p> <p><a href="https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly">FLOSS Weekly</a> - Each one is a deep dive into an open source project. A great way to discover new tools and systems or just to learn more about ones already known.</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ff17c">The Infinite Monkey Cage</a> - Fantastic amusing and (mostly) scientific. Only published in short seasons though - I wish there were more. This is one I often save a copy of and pass onto my children to hear (although now and then they aren't appropriate!).</p> <p><a href="https://www.badvoltage.org/">Bad Voltage</a> - Great if you're into Linux, open source and technology generally. They do cover news but this is much more about the opinions and entertainment.</p> <p><a href="https://changelog.com/">The Changelog</a> - (And several connected podcasts) - There's way more content here than I can manage to keep up with, but I do enjoy the in-depth technical discussions on all sorts of open source technology whenever I can.</p> <h2>Business / Freelancing / Bootstrapping</h2> <p><a href="http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/">Startups For The Rest Of Us</a> - Still giving out great advice and sharing real experiences from starting and running their own businesses.</p> <p><a href="https://zenfounder.com/">Zen Founder</a> - Mental health for entrepreneurs, insightful interviews and thought provoking topics. Plus some great behind the scenes insight into Sherry and Rob's own balancing of entrepreneurship and family life.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sz6t">BBC The Bottom Line</a> - Short discussions on all sorts of business topics, always an interesting listen.</p> <p><a href="http://artofproductpodcast.com/">The Art of Product</a> - Two developers talking about business and technology (I was torn whether this belongs in this section or the one above) with a bit of general life thrown in. I think I mostly listen to this for the fly on the wall following of their journeys.</p> <p><a href="https://www.beingfreelance.com/">Being Freelance</a> - Each episode is an interview with a freelancer. Not so much advice or guidance in this one but I really enjoy the real life stories with a lot to be inspired by and identify with.</p> <p><a href="http://roguestartups.com/">Rogue Startups</a> - Another one that I mostly listen to for the stories, this time of the two presenters though. Not as funny as Bootstrapped With Kids used to be but still plenty of real life entertainment mixed with useful knowledge.</p> <p><a href="http://giantrobots.fm/">Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots</a> - It's had a few different formats in the past but currently it's based around interviews intended to provide specific business insight or knowledge.</p> <p><a href="http://artofproductpodcast.com/">The Art of Product</a> - Another one that's all about the founders stories with whatever tips, business and personal insights that throws in.</p> <h2>Property Investment</h2> <p><a href="http://thepropertyhub.net/podcast/">The Property Hub</a> - Rob and Rob are about as famous as it gets in the property podcasting world, and with good cause. I have no idea how it took me until 2017 to discover them but I haven't missed an episode since.</p> <p><a href="http://www.insidepropertyinvesting.com/category/podcast/">Inside Property Investing</a> - Interviews with property investors talking about their own journey, future plans and tactics with all sorts of valuable insights along the way.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thepropertyvoice.net/category/podcast/">The Property Voice</a> - I've only recently discovered this one, starting with a couple of interesting episodes on smart home technology. It's gone straight in as a regular listen and I hope to work my way back through some of the older episodes at some point (although I'm not generally very good at that).</p> </div> <div class="tags-panel panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-body"> Tags: <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=work">work</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=property">property</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=ubuntu">ubuntu</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=linux">linux</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=technology">technology</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=reviews">reviews</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=freelance">freelance</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=business">business</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=podcasts">podcasts</a> </div> </div> </article> Simon PitherMon, 02 Apr 2018 08:30:00 +0000https://www.pither.com/simon/blog/2018/04/02/podcasts-i-hear-in-2018workpropertyubuntulinuxtechnologyreviewsfreelancebusinesspodcastsPodcasts I Hearhttps://www.pither.com/simon/blog/2014/11/26/podcasts-i-hear<article> <h1>Podcasts I Hear</h1> <div class="article-meta"> Posted by <span>Simon Pither</span> on <time datetime="2014-11-26T15:42:01+00:00">Wed 26th Nov 2014</time> </div> <div> <p>Once upon a time, a time that feels a very long time ago but I think was only a couple of years in the past, I spent some time regularly commuting to one of my clients.</p> <p>Armed with a smart phone and headphones I discovered audio books and podcasts as an excellent way to make use of this time. I was often driving on this commute so activities like working, reading the web or even traditional books proved difficult.</p> <p>Slightly more recently, although also a long while ago, I would spend time running fairly frequently. And in the last year I have been <a href="http://www.pither.com/simon/blog/2014/11/26/bottle-time">spending time with some bottles</a>. Both of these also double as excellent listening times.</p> <p>Over these years I've collected a number of podcasts that I follow. Bellow is a copy of all those currently (others have been tried and lost over time) in my RSS reader with a few comments on what each is and why I listen.</p> <h2>Technology / News / General Interest</h2> <p><a href="http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/">Ubuntu UK Podcast</a> - While focussed on Ubuntu they also talk about general technology news and events in topics that interest me. It's relaxed, casual and they use excellent music. This is one I never miss.</p> <p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcast/itunes/All%20audio">The Economist</a> - If you have time to actually read, I highly recommend the Economist app for more in depth coverage of interesting subjects. However as a time challenged parent their podcast content, especially their Babbage, The Week Ahead and Money Talks weekly shows are each an excellent ten(ish) minute burst of interesting listening. The feed I've linked to includes all of these plus numerous other short audio shows published by The Economist, some of which are interesting but many of which I don't listen to.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd">BBC More or Less</a> - Investigations into dodgy sounding statistical claims of the media. This one is mostly for amusement but sometimes reveals interesting nuggets of truth and their misrepresentations.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01plr2p">BBC Tech Tent</a> - A fairly recent addition, I'm still deciding on whether it stays or not. They cover any and all tech news which widens what I hear but also duplicates some and it's a pretty long 30 minute investment of time each week.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjnv">BBC Money Box</a> - The weekend shows are an good listen for general consumer finance news. What ever you do, don't listen to the Money Box Live (call-in) shows though!</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036f7w2">BBC Inside Science</a> - A very varied science news show. I do sometimes skip episodes or portions that really aren't for me but it's generally interesting and I'm sure I've learnt a lot listening to this one.</p> <p><a href="http://freakonomics.com/radio/">Freakonomics Radio</a> - I actually read the first book in the traditional dead tree form! I really enjoyed the fresh, data driven and quirky take on topics. Their podcast mostly follows the same sort of plan, although I must admit this is lower on my list and I do skip less interesting sounding episodes. I also sometimes feel they could have said the same things in about half the time!</p> <h2>Business / Freelancing / Bootstrapping</h2> <p><a href="http://www.bootstrappedwithkids.com/">Bootstrapped With Kids</a> - This is an excellent weekly soap opera with a little bit of business and tech thrown in for good measure. That may be a little harsh - I've certainly gained valuable business knowledge and thought provoking ideas numerous times from this podcast. However it's definitely the fun style that keeps me coming back and probably makes it the podcast I look forward to most each week.</p> <p><a href="http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/">Startups For The Rest Of Us</a> - If you are or want to bootstrap a business (especially online) then you should be listening to this. They've had a few episodes that I've skipped as I didn't think they were relevant to me but that's pretty rare and they're mostly packed full of excellent insights and advice.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thefreelanceweb.com/">The Feelance Web</a> - I've been following this one since they started and I think they had an excellent start. If you're just starting out in freelance (or thinking about it) then I highly recommend listening to the first 10-20 episodes. They've also had some very good interviews and other excellent discussions along the way. That said, I also feel this one is a bit inconsistent and there have been periods when I consider dropping this one.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006sz6t">BBC The Bottom Line</a> - I find this one fascinating. It's not really relevant to my own business work and development at the moment yet it's still one I always enjoy.</p> <p><a href="http://podcast.thebusinessofwebdesign.co.uk/">The Business Of Web Design</a> - I think this was mostly created to promote the related conference and seems to have fallen silent since the conference took place, however it was interesting while it lasted. Freelancers and web businesses could do worse than listening to the old episodes.</p> </div> <div class="tags-panel panel panel-default"> <div class="panel-body"> Tags: <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=work">work</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=ubuntu">ubuntu</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=podcasts">podcasts</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=technology">technology</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=linux">linux</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=freelance">freelance</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=business">business</a> <a rel="tag" href="/simon/blog/?tag=reviews">reviews</a> </div> </div> </article> Simon PitherWed, 26 Nov 2014 15:42:01 +0000https://www.pither.com/simon/blog/2014/11/26/podcasts-i-hearworkubuntupodcaststechnologylinuxfreelancebusinessreviews
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