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[Curufinwe]

It's not Karen's husband is it? IIRC his name is Patrick.

 

[jax (old)]

listening to the latest geekbox and the "special guest" is so fucking obnoxious that if he becomes a regular, the show is dead to me. what a cock.

Had to stop listening to this weeks Geekbox for the same reason. Some dude named Patrick was on and he was like a real life incarnation of "Comic Book Bug" except he was a dbag about every topic they broached (except piracy). He also decided to completely take over the podcast. Annoying as hell.

after I postd I scanned up and your post..... IAWTP totally.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

It is Karen's husband and he's making me laugh so he can stay.

Ryan: "um"
Patrick: "Great retort, Ryan. Well said."

 

[Lothars]

I dropped Rebel FM because of Arthur. Grating know-it-alls are no good for intelligent discussion.

Had to stop listening to this weeks Geekbox for the same reason. Some dude named Patrick was on and he was like a real life incarnation of "Comic Book Bug" except he was a dbag about every topic they broached (except piracy). He also decided to completely take over the podcast. Annoying as hell.

I really can't stand Arthur on Rebel FM, he definitely ruins that podcast

I also don't like the Cagcast anymore, Cheapy D and Shipwreck have really got bad and especially since they seem to be wrong a majority of the time anymore

 

[Russian Steve]

The Adam Carolla podcast. When it started out, he had such interesting guest choices, but now it's turned into Adam tells stories to a guest.

This is my new favorite podcast! I usually listen to it daily when I'm riding or running. I have to agree with you though, it was a lot more engaging when he first started. I still think he has pretty good guests. Before he would just use his stories as a way of getting his guests to open up and start telling there own. Usually you learned some interesting stuff about people you maybe didn't even care about or know. However, now... yeah, he probably does the too much of the talking. But it's still early in the shows life so I'm sure Adam will continue to evolve it. Also the guy does like five shows a week so they can't all be gold, right?

Anyone who hasn't heard this podcast should give it a listen if you enjoy anything other than gaming podcasts.



Edit: Felt guilty not pimping RebelFM, A Life Well Wasted, and Out of the Game. All three are top notch gaming podcasts, each with there own draw. Best out there imo.

 

[Zeliard]

The Adam Carolla podcast. When it started out, he had such interesting guest choices, but now it's turned into Adam tells stories to a guest.

What are generally considered the "must-listen" Carolla podcasts? What guests?

 

[divisionbyzorro]

IGN's GameScoop. Daemon became too much of a douchebag for me to handle. The way he handled the "Wii is stupid" incident was what did it for me. It's not so much that I thought he wasn't entitled to his opinion, but the way he handled the whole thing was just too much. I stopped listening to all IGN podcasts shortly after, and haven't been back to IGN since. I've got enough other gaming sites to more than fill up my RSS feed, so who need's 'em.

It used to be great though. The Assassin's Creed episode with R.O.B. was priceless.

 

[LiK]

Geekbox is still enjoyable if Karen would stop eating in every episode now. she's constantly snacking on something which is annoying to listen to. eat something BEFORE you record.

i agree about IGN podcasts as well. i tried listening a few times but i can't stand them. altho i guess they don't count cuz i never liked them.

 

[AstroLad]

What are generally considered the "must-listen" Carolla podcasts? What guests?

I haven't listened to them all but the Kenji Gallo one is good: http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2009/09/01/adam-and-kenny-kenji-gallo/
The Mr. Skin one is pretty funny: http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2009/08/31/adam-and-mr-skin/

There's some older ones with Bill Simmons that are good too but I can't find the older episodes on the site.

 

[Struct09]

Geekbox is still enjoyable if Karen would stop eating in every episode now. she's constantly snacking on something which is annoying to listen to. eat something BEFORE you record.

I like Geekbox, but have to agree with this.

 

[lowrider007]

I really can't stand Arthur on Rebel FM, he definitely ruins that podcast

I also don't like the Cagcast anymore, Cheapy D and Shipwreck have really got bad and especially since they seem to be wrong a majority of the time anymore

Agreed, of the 15 podcasts that I subscribe too this is the one guy that really grates me, it's just his calm smug know-it-all attitude that makes me want to throw up all over the place, he seriously needs to get off his pedestal and return to reality, there's nothing wrong with being intelligent, he is certainly more articulated than I, it's just the way that he presents himself, some people use their intelligence to compliment their personality, for others they use it as their sole source of energy due to lack of other normal social skills, I honestly couldn't be in the same room as that chap.

 

[LiK]

o yea, i almost gave up on Mobcast until they got the Giant Bomb guys on. Dan Hsu saved it from being deleted from my subscribed list. the previous two episodes before it were a disaster.

 

[mik]

Eating while podcasting is super-gauche.

 

[mik]

What are generally considered the "must-listen" Carolla podcasts? What guests?

I think any time he has Dr. Drew on it's great. Those two are so comfortable with each other that it just flows.

Also:
Bill Simmons
Dana Gould
and the Patton Oswalt episode was one of the best of his entire run.

 

[LiK]

Eating while podcasting is super-gauche.

yours is okay cuz you don't have the mic right next to your face. i could hear Karen swallow, blech.

 

[shpankey]

Used to like Best Damn Podcast Ever, but lately they seem to just talk about anything else but games and have just became weird (well, more weird).

 

[Lothars]

Agreed, of the 15 podcats that I subscribe too this is the one guy that really grates me, it's just his calm smug know-it-all attitude that makes me want to throw up all over the place, he seriously needs to get off his pedestal and return to reality, there's nothing wrong with being intelligent, he is certainly more articulated than I, it's just the way that he presents himself, some people use their intelligence to compliment their personality, for others they use to as their sole source of energy due to lack of other normal social skills, I could honestly not be the same room as that chap.

I agree with what you 100%.

 

[LiK]

btw, trying to catch up with the thread and the amount of hate for Arthur surprises me. i like him on Rebel FM. maybe you guys simply don't like the tone/sound in his voice? i think he's alright.

 

[Curufinwe]

I enjoy him on Rebel FM, but I'm not surprised that a lot of people think he comes across as a total wanker.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

btw, trying to catch up with the thread and the amount of hate for Arthur surprises me. i like him on Rebel FM. maybe you guys simply don't like the tone/sound in his voice? i think he's alright.

I'm with you. My only beef with Rebel FM is the constant dick jokes, although I suppose if they didn't have that, they wouldn't have much else to stand out from the pack.

 

[Gilgamesh]

not only that.... they have

a) godawful singing bits

b) godawful intro (sung)

and you know what's the worst thing about Idle thumbs? I don't know these people and they're guffawing like idiots over things which really aren't funny. So here I am listening to a lot of really loud obnoxious laughter. And they can't seem to talk without sounding totally smug, and at which point, they laugh again at their own idiotic comments. And they laugh all the time. All of which is uninteresting and annoying.

You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.

 

[Snipes424]

I think I am going to add Invisible Walls to my list. Today's episode was hideous. I've never heard such hypocritical bullshit to ever come from one podcast.

 

[dskillzhtown]

btw, trying to catch up with the thread and the amount of hate for Arthur surprises me. i like him on Rebel FM. maybe you guys simply don't like the tone/sound in his voice? i think he's alright.

Honestly, the tone of his voice does sound a bit authoritarian. I love him on the show, but I can see how people could get turned off by his voice. That sounds trivial, but on a podcast/radio show, the sound of a voice is a big part of it for most. I have no problem with him at all, but it did take some getting used to. Rebel FM is the one of the few podcasts I look forward to these days.

Geekbox...I don't know what happened, but I use to love it and now I don't. I think part of it is the recurring theme of, "Everything is better in Japan." Also I just don't agree with alot of the rants they go on.

If you are on one of the podcasts getting ragged on in this thread, don't worry about it. Different strokes and all that.

 

[Blast Processing]

o yea, i almost gave up on Mobcast until they got the Giant Bomb guys on. Dan Hsu saved it from being deleted from my subscribed list. the previous two episodes before it were a disaster.

You have me sort of intrigued to hear that episode--just for the Giant Bomb crew--but the mobcast in general has just been an absolute borefest. It doesn't help that the site's main personalities are all have voices for print media.

 

[McBacon]

I think I am going to add Invisible Walls to my list. Today's episode was hideous. I've never heard such hypocritical bullshit to ever come from one podcast.

What happened

 

[LiK]

You have me sort of intrigued to hear that episode--just for the Giant Bomb crew--but the mobcast in general has just been an absolute borefest. It doesn't help that the site's main personalities are all have voices for print media.

the first few episodes were pretty entertaining. i think the show only works when Shoe is hosting. btw, you should listen to the episode with the GB guys. they use the GB equipment so the audio quality is top notch PLUS Jeff has a ton of great stories about his Gamespot days. it's a must listen.

 

[minus_273]

I'd like to shake your hand, mister. A two-hour running time with 58 minutes worth of actual content demonstrates one of two things: narcissism or laziness. Edit that shit.

Oh, and the answer to the OP question for me: Gamers with Jobs and Mobcast, for the reasons already mentioned.

the fanboys podcast... those bastards should be shot for the things they do with bananas

 

[shpankey]

I only followed RebelFM because of Nick, Phil and Anthony. When 2 of the 3 of them left, I lost interest.

I know what you mean. After they left the show, it definitely went down a few notches in quality.

I also agree with others about Arthur's voice being off-putting. His pitch and tone and slow delivery I think it reminds us all of people we know in real life who have that same delivery... which is kind of the snub over-serious nerd who goes on way to long on unimportant aspects of gaming that we never gave that much thought to in the first place.

But he's really not what his voice makes him out to be. I find him very fair and interesting. I think he probably gets a lot of hate from his love for Halo, even though he's critical of aspects of it. It doesn't help when he's not flattering of other console exclusives (Uncharted 2). The thing is, I agree with a lot of what he says and think he's being very honest, whereas other people tippy-toe around putting big name console exclusives down. So this earns him a lot of hatred from those.

Also, judging from the last episode, I'm guessing he reads gaf and had a tough time with the stuff said here. :lol

 

[LiK]

Arthur is a sensitive man.

 

[see5harp]

You don't need to praise all console exclusives, just the ones that you like. Otherwise, what is the point of having an opinion? Rebel FM can be boring, but it's not Arthur's opinions making it boring.

 

[MiniBossBattle]

Have to say RebelFM came out with guns blazing but now I find myself listening and turning it off midway.

Arthur's drone voice and bored know-it-all commentary makes me feel like he is the son of Ben Stein. Some of the statements he makes as facts are truly face-to-palm worthy.

On a positive note, Arthur does play the straight man perfectly when Anthony or Tyler goes into tangents/antics. That's where he is at his best.

Arthur: the Ben Stein of Podcasts.

*inserts .gif of Ferris Bueller if I had it.

 

[IllusionaryWeaponry]

I used to love 1up Yours with the original 1up crew. Whatever they have now, "listen up" or something is just not as good

 

[LiK]

I used to love 1up Yours with the original 1up crew. Whatever they have now, "listen up" or something is just not as good

well, it's over now...

 

[Halcyon]

I used to listen to ListenUp and PlayerOne when I first sorta stumbled into listening to podcasts at work.

I took them off my favorites(i know listenup is gone now), and the only podcasts I regularly make it a point to download are BombCast, RebelFM, Gamespy Debriefings, Adam Carolla, and Robert Ashley's whenever he makes new ones of those.

I actually like the new Rebelfm trio over Koller Suttner etc. Their friendship dynamic is more akin to my real life friends(we make alot of penial jokes)

 

[MedHead]

Lost Interest

1UP Yours: Garnett seemed semi-drunk, and tended to make a lot of incorrect statements. I do applaud him for so vehemently supporting those statements, though the manner in which he argued seemed smug to me.

Player One Podcast: Too snarky.

Geekbox: Just the last episode. Wow. I couldn't finish it.

Waning Interest

Geekbox: Fitch creeps me out.

Rebel FM: Arthur gets interrupted too often. Anthony contradicts too often, and tends to be grumpy.

Out of the Game: Luke made me uncomfortable, because he seemed to loathe his presence. N'Gai tends to be long-winded and stutters too much. I still listen to the show, but I do often wait a while before I muster the enthusiasm to play it.

Gamers with Jobs: I thought the perceived casual nature to PC and video gaming was due to these guys being semi-normal fathers, but I learned it was more likely due to most of the cast being extremely interested in board games, which don't interest me much.

 

[Sipowicz]

have to agree with the sentiments about the latestgeekbox. Patrick was such a fucking cock

he sounded really obnoxious, he talked over everyone, was really confrontational (for some reason), he spoke way too fast (like he was on drugs)

he also seemed way too nerdy, almsot like he was autistic or something. i might stop listening if he starts coming on regularly

not only that.... they have

a) godawful singing bits

b) godawful intro (sung)

and you know what's the worst thing about Idle thumbs? I don't know these people and they're guffawing like idiots over things which really aren't funny. So here I am listening to a lot of really loud obnoxious laughter. And they can't seem to talk without sounding totally smug, and at which point, they laugh again at their own idiotic comments. And they laugh all the time. All of which is uninteresting and annoying.

I used to have issues with bombcasts incessant HOLLERING but they've tamed it down and like I stated, bombcast is one of my favourites now.

spot on, it's like you read my mind

 

[BocoDragon]

Gaming podcasting really needs another Shane Bettenhausen. There's only so many passionless nerds I can handle.. My regular rotation of podcasts has gotten boring. We need a spastic game connasseur again!

Bombcast is still doin it's thing though.. God bless em. They have a spark and they make me laugh. They're pretty much the sports radio of videogames.

Now, objective jounalism is nice but frankly.. I'd like a little fan passion to listen to as well!

 

[Neuromancer]

Rebel FM. It's just way too juvenile (why do they think saying 'fat penis' is so funny?) and Anthony has really gotten on my nerves lately.

 

[IllusionaryWeaponry]

Sarcastic Gamer podcast has gone down hill since the exclusion of lono.

My favorite podcast at this point would have to be The Cheap Ass Gamer podcast.

I used to love TRL podcast, but now that Hilary Goldstein has left the show, its really not as funny or entertaining.

My first podcast that I used to love was VGM daily. The concept of a daily podcast actually worked pretty well. I'm not sure how popular it was , but did anyone else used to listen to it?

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

Lost Interest

Geekbox: Just the last episode. Wow. I couldn't finish it.

Waning Interest

Geekbox: Fitch creeps me out.

so which is it?

but yeah, the Fitch Hitch thing is pretty odd.

 

[AppleBlade]

A lot of my favorite podcast have really dropped off. There was a time when I had a good handful that I eagerly anticipated nowadays, a lot of times I just skip episodes and don't even care. Surprisingly the only podcast that I never skip anymore is Radio Free Nintendo. Bombcast is decent but overated.

 

[divisionbyzorro]

Lost Interest

1UP Yours: Garnett seemed semi-drunk, and tended to make a lot of incorrect statements. I do applaud him for so vehemently supporting those statements, though the manner in which he argued seemed smug to me.

I always just assumed Garnett would deliberately play the other side to make the conversation more lively. I really appreciated what he did with 1UP Yours and ListenUP. Best wishes to him over at Shack.

 

[Ecto311]

so which is it?

but yeah, the Fitch Hitch thing is pretty odd.

I usually don't mind the show or comment on their site but the last show was fucking irritating enough to get me to comment. Karen's husband is a prick and made the rest of the people on the show defensive. He wouldn't let anyone talk or make a point and would laugh at his own jokes almost as much as will tuttle. Now that I know of this person I will just avoid the podcasts that I see him listed on. I am also thankful for not listening to his early stuff because he was credited as being on podcasts a long time ago.

Edit: looked up and seen others have the same opinion. Mr. Karen - dead show to me also.

 

[lumberjack]

Couldnt disagree more with the arthur hate. The early episodes with nick and kollar where good, but you could tell with arthur there people didnt really know who he was and he deffinlty had strong opinions that other people didnt agree with which is part of a good podcast I think. gotta say though the trio that is rebel fm right now I think is great. Love the sense of humor also i just wish they could get robert ashley on once a month cause I love ever episode he was on. The one podcast that is starting to get on my nerves is mobcast. whenever they have a conversation there seems to be things that they miss while discussing the subject . i dont even think damien linn talks unless he has to. there guests usually suck to .

 

[Automatisch]

Mobcast: started out pretty good, but honestly the episodes where Hsu and at least one other interesting guest isn't on just suck. The format is also becoming stale because the topics are never interesting or original. Might as well just go with a more structured podcast so that everyone can voice their opinions on the news/latest games instead of asking about what your favorite game was for X system.

Geekbox: I used to really enjoy this show, and up until recently I've still be an avid listener. The two have been weak; the last one in particular was just plain awful due to Patrick. It's like he basically took over the show and talked over anyone else's opinions. I do think the core crew is solid and will still give it another chance.

Listen Up: it just wasn't as good as before, but that's really it. It was sort of my go-to podcast if I needed something in the background on the weekend, and I still like Garnett and John and hope they can still put out stuff together in the future despite the location differences. I liked Sam as well, but he wasn't on for very long.

COOP: grew on me after a while, but the last couple of episodes made me drop it. A lot of the games I just don't care about, and if I do I just don't really want to see pretty much only positive opinions being shown.

Podtoid: this show just sucks. It's never on-topic and most of the hosts just talk over each other. Also they rarely have anything interesting to say.

Player One Podcast: while I doubt I'd unsubscribe, I don't really enjoy it either anymore. It's more of a filler podcast for my Mondays now if I've finished TWIT. It's bland, long, and poorly structured, but I still like the hosts to an extent and will keep on listening for the foreseeable future.

CAGcast: like POP, it was more of a filler podcast for when I didn't have anything else to listen to. I just hate how Cheapy also talks about Japan and complains about basic everyday things instead of talking about games.

PC Gamer (US): just sorta got bored of it. It's not terrible, but nothing special either. The UK one is far more interesting.

 

[state_vector_collapse]

Bombcast - used to love it, but loathe it now.

Jeff's self righteousness really gets on my nerves. And Vinny constantly interrupting is just painful. Brad was always quiet, but I did find it interesting to listen to what he had to say. But not anymore, because guaranteed Vinny will start butting in (I think it was the PAX cast they did where Vinny started interrupting while Ryan was introducing everyone), so you barely hear Brad speak on it these days. No surprise he says he is off to catch the bus and leaves early.

And Vinny's attempts at humour, by speaking LOUDLY, or putting on a silly voice is just embarrassing. I genuinely don't get what people like about him.

Ryan proves what a great host he can be when he does TANG. He is in a class of his own compared to the rest of them. But they would rather talk over each other, and do the self indulgent bollocks that are the taste tests.

 

[Ryan_Rigney]

You guys should really start listening to "The Drunk Tank," the Red Vs. Blue guys' podcast. It's not really about gaming, but it's a really fun listen

 

[CozyMachine]

Geekbox: Fitch creeps me out.

I had somehow managed to remove how much this guy creeps me out from my memory until right now. I just can't handle his culture.

To anyone who doesn't like Idle Thumbs- you are wrong.

 

[Alex Connolly]

I tried Squadron of Shame as I love the idea, and some of the games they picked were interesting, but one of the hosts is fucking inane, interrupting CONSTANTLY with his high pitched late teen voice, and arrogant, idiotic opinions. He makes David Ellis (to pick an easy target) or whomever the Gaf loves to hate, sound like the most polite, intelligent, thoughtful and well-informed gentleman on the planet. It's a shame as most of the other hosts were really good, and I love the idea but I couldn't keep listening.

I know who you're talking about, and had the same issue when I first started tuning in. But, the man in question has toned down since the early days and the flow of the entire podcast only gets better and better. Big fan of the Squad. They're doing Deus Ex for the next mission, which should be awesome.

 

[Blast Processing]

Gaming podcasting really needs another Shane Bettenhausen. There's only so many passionless nerds I can handle.. My regular rotation of podcasts has gotten boring. We need a spastic game connasseur again!

Bombcast is still doin it's thing though.. God bless em. They have a spark and they make me laugh. They're pretty much the sports radio of videogames.

Now, objective jounalism is nice but frankly.. I'd like a little fan passion to listen to as well!

I realize I'm in the minority on this one, but I can't stand Shane with his constant (unfunny) interjections and weird PS3 defense force stance on everything.

For all that, he did bring something to 1up Yours that no one else ever did, though; a comprehensive knowledge and viewpoint on Japanese games.