Last summer I decided to start listening to podcasts. I’m not sure what triggered me to do it, but I suspect it had to do with me getting a Mac and using iTunes a lot.
Over the course of the last few months, I’ve started listening to a lot of different podcasts, and I’ve found a few that really stick out to me. After reading Wil Wheaton’s list of podcasts that he loves this week, I feel inspired to list off a few of my favorite ones.
I’m not sure where I came across Ask Mr. Biggs, but once I listened to an episode, I knew I had to follow the podcast and listen to the whole archive (currently 22 episodes). The show’s main premise is of a local call-in show hosted by Mr. Biggs, owner of a local bar called Whizzbangs. During the show, Biggs and his co-host Roger try to answer questions from callers or emailers. However, these are no ordinary callers. They’re actually chopped-up edited calls from actual radio shows. Let’s just say that people can be made to say a whole lot of things that they never actually meant, and Mr. Biggs / Roger milk them for all its worth.
What makes the podcast really shine, though, is the overall interaction between Roger and Mr. Biggs. There’s been a few shows that they’ve taken maybe one or two calls, and spent the rest of the time talking about something completely ridiculous, such as a new movie being filmed at Whizzbangs, or the station’s management attempting to renegotiate the contract. I had to stop listening to the show at work because I couldn’t stop myself laughing maniacially while listening… I’m sure my cubicle mates appreciated it.
Go, try it out. I’m sure you’ll be entertained by the show.
February 9, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Wow. Thanks.
You’re a nice lady.
-Biggs
February 19, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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