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Interesting Tech-Related Online Talk Radio?

Posted by simoniker on from the yakity-yak dept.

kabrakan writes "Finding myself in an extremely boring tech job, I find the best way to pass the time is to listen to someone speak, specifically an interesting conversation about science, or a comedian. After exhausting NPR's database, could anyone recommend any online repositories of spoken word entertainment, especially talk in the technology world?"

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  1. Coast To Coast AM - (Art Bell, George Noory) by strictnein · · Score: 5, Informative

    A lot of it ends up being pseudo-science at best (but still somewhat interesting), but Coast To Coast AM (Art Bell, George Noory) does In fact have some real scientists on. They have a 3+ month archive of their old shows in, get this, MP3 format. It does have a $6.99 monthly fee. Obviously a lot of it is annoying rubish, but some is actually pretty good. I enjoy the show, but I've really only bought into one of the conspiracy theory/UFO/ghost topics.

    Somewhat real scientists that have been on the show (And are In the current archive):
    Paul Davies - Understanding the Universe
    Brian Greene - Physics of the Universe
    Kevin Mitnick - Hacking A To Z
    Robert Hogg - JPL robotics engineer - The State of Robotics
    And others...

    The MP3s are great for listening to at work and have most/all of the commercials removed.

    And then of course, you get all of the great tinfoil hat callers. It's also good for falling asleep to at night.

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  2. The last time I listened to Live Radio by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    the friggin Martians invaded. That was it for me.

    1. Re:The last time I listened to Live Radio by HalfStarted · · Score: 5, Informative

      Ok whoever modded this off topic is obviously a youngster or someone that has had there head in a bucket... This is a reference to the "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast in 1938. I was looking for a few moments to see if I could find a recording available for download of a re-broadcast but I could not fine one. I have listened to it once before and it, in my opinion, was more entertaining than many movies that hit the screens today.

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  3. Perhaps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    No....perhaps we should start one. Slashdot.radio?

  4. Try... by baudilus · · Score: 5, Informative

    try 2600. They keep archives of their show "Off the Hook."

    NJOY

  5. Technology Bytes by Biff+Surfer · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yeah, check out www.geekradio.com. We're about technology.

  6. BBC by ConfusedMongoose · · Score: 5, Informative

    Another collection for you to exhaust:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/

  7. How about you do your job slacker by slash-tard · · Score: 5, Funny

    The next question from you will be:

    Dear slashdot, I got outsourced to India because I listened to the radio and didnt do any work. What should I do with all my free time?

    Love,

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  8. Wrong place to ask by xsupergr0verx · · Score: 5, Funny

    If slashdotters knew where to find interesting tech news, they wouldn't be slashdotters.

    I kid, I kid..... mostly

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  9. Cartalk.com!!! by mlmurray · · Score: 5, Informative

    cartalk.com
    Informative AND funny - very entertaining even if you aren't a gearhead. They back up almost all their stuff with sound engineering and science.