Home› All Encompassing Trip

This American Life

HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
edited June 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Anyone else listen to this weekly podcast? Or maybe even watch the show...
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    What is this podcast about HushBull ? Being someone who does not live in America, but yet is so interested in American history/American politics, and one who subscribes to a number of American news/commentary podcasts, I have heard this mentioned a number of times but yet do not know what it is about.

    Can you enlighten me ?
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    smarchee wrote:
    What is this podcast about HushBull ? Being someone who does not live in America, but yet is so interested in American history/American politics, and one who subscribes to a number of American news/commentary podcasts, I have heard this mentioned a number of times but yet do not know what it is about.

    Can you enlighten me ?

    It's an hour long radio show hosted by Ira Glass, produced in Chicago. There is also a television show which I believe is done in essentially the same format, though I have never seen it. Each show has a general theme they play off of, from pop culture to politics, and every social kink in between. The show is presented in 3 to 4 acts and seems to come alive from the first person narrative the pieces are generally told in. It is America, %100. I highly enjoy it and would recommend it to most people.
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    HushBull wrote:
    It's an hour long radio show hosted by Ira Glass, produced in Chicago. There is also a television show which I believe is done in essentially the same format, though I have never seen it. Each show has a general theme they play off of, from pop culture to politics, and every social kink in between. The show is presented in 3 to 4 acts and seems to come alive from the first person narrative the pieces are generally told in. It is America, %100. I highly enjoy it and would recommend it to most people.

    ah, ok, I am going to subscribe to it and see how it sounds.

    What other podcasts do you subscribe to ?

    Here is some of the ones that I do that are about America:
    * Anderson Cooper 360 (video)
    * Bill Moyers Journal
    * CNN Reliable Sources (video)
    * Common Sense with Dan Carlin
    * KCRW's Left, Right & Centre
    * The McLaughlin Group (video)
    * MSNBC Countdown (video)
    * MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews
    * NBC Meet The Press (video)
    * Washington Post Politics
    * Ring Of Fire
    * Shields & Brooks
    * This Week with George Stephanopolous
    * Face The Nation (video)
    * Washington Week
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    I think you will really enjoy This American Life, based on your list. It's a little more light hearted, but it still maintains a high level of concise questioning and learning provided. I use itunes to download podcasts, so my list is limited to the ones they provide. I subscribe to most stuff on Public Radio International, http://www.pri.org/ also many shows on National Public Radio are great,http://www.npr.org/.
    A few others, but those are probably the ones you would be the most interested in.
    Oh, also, Real Time w/ Bill Maher is available in the HBO section.
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    HushBull wrote:
    I think you will really enjoy This American Life, based on your list. It's a little more light hearted, but it still maintains a high level of concise questioning and learning provided. I use itunes to download podcasts, so my list is limited to the ones they provide. I subscribe to most stuff on Public Radio International, http://www.pri.org/ also many shows on National Public Radio are great,http://www.npr.org/.
    A few others, but those are probably the ones you would be the most interested in.
    Oh, also, Real Time w/ Bill Maher is available in the HBO section.

    thanks HushBull, I will check out those website. I too use Itunes to download podcasts, and do as well, subscribe to Real Time w/Bill Maher, forgot about it because he is off for the summer, which sucks. I do enjoy his show so much
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
Sign In or Register to comment.