Podcastomatic

It's really weird when you listen to a lot of podcasts and you get behind because of vacation days and whatnot. You have to choose which ones to listen to first, and they all take up different amounts of time: 15 minutes up to 3 hours. Figured I'd make a list of all my current casts.

• Achievement Junkie: A couple that talks about Xbox 360 games where one of them eventually got employed by Microsoft's community management team.
• Big Download's BigCast: PC gaming-centric portion of Joystiq. The host also records/writes for Xbox 360 Fanboy.
• Bungie Studios: The developers of Halo do a rather irregular podcast. It's extremely popular because of the fun they have on the show; reminds me of GFW Radio for game developers.
• CAGcast: CheapyD, the proprietor of cheapassgamer.com, and his good friend Wombat put their two cents and a lot more into every show. Don't take it too seriously, and you'll enjoy.
• Clark Howard Show: One of my few non-gaming related podcasts. All about consumer-friendly ways to be economical in all areas of your life. Haven't listened to him in awhile because of said vacation days. I'm almost caught up now though.
• Digipen Podclass: Featured monthly discussions from Digipen Institute for game development.
  
• Downloadable Content, Penny Arcade: Much like the Bungie Podcast but even less frequent, Tycho & Gabe put up a recording of them designing a comic. It usually revolves around getting something done quickly so they can go eat lunch.
• Gamasutra: Another infrequent podcast adding more insight into the game development industry. The latest one featured Shawn Elliot of 2K Boston and former 1up Editor.
• Game Theory: An interesting mix of developer-like discussion with enthusiast press. This one is brought to you by Edge Magazine.
• Gamercast Network's Video Game Show: A collection of topics split up rather well between a collection of regular gamers. Ham sandwich to them!
• Gamerscore Blogcast: Don't know if they'll ever put up some more podcasts, but this is the community management team for the Xbox 360. Got a picture of three of them at PAX!
• GFW Radio: My favorite and now recently defunct after losing two of the greatest co-hosts: Jeff Green and Shawn Elliot. Still a great show to listen to older episodes because of the unexpected humor. Also includes some PC game discussion, but most people don't listen in for that.
  
• Joystiq: Also one of my favorite podcasts featuring a great mix of three game journalists. Once again, it's the humor that makes these shows so great.
• Joystiq Podcast Appreciation Group Podcast: Started as sort of a joke from the facebook group, but it's not bad. Features two regulars and some other random people from the group.
• Maximum PC: It has some game talk, but the main focus is getting the most out of PCs. Also features the greatest Rant of the Week from Gordon Mah Ung.
• Official Xbox Magazine: Guess who this features and what it's about?
• PC Gamer: Funny how these past three all have the same great podcast producer in Andy Bauman.
• Platform Biased: Recent addition to my list hosted by three engineers-in-test at Microsoft Games Studios.

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• Sarcastic Gamer and the Humpday Update: One of the best made podcasts thanks to the hosts working in "real" radio. Lately contains more self-advertisement than video game content, but still entertaining.
• This Week in Photography: Fun tips & info for any photographer, aspiring or professional.
• Uncle Gamer: Funny chat between two friends about games. Give it a listen and tell me you wouldn't wanna hang out with Parris sometime!
• The Untitled Clawson Blatt Project: If ever I listened to a podcast containing more nonsense, this is it. A couple of improv gents from Purdue wax philosophical about whether or not something is actually a dick move.
• Video Game Outsiders: Two guys, a girl, and a podcast. The chemistry between the three is what has inspired such a long running show.
• The Warpath: Two MMO vets take on Warhammer Online. They have experience podcasting, and it shows.
• Xbox 360 Fanboy and X3F TV: The Joystiq network has all three console-fanboy affiliates, and these guys do a pretty good job. The host also examines video mainly concerned with new Xbox Live Arcade titles.
• Xbox Live's Major Nelson Radio: Straight from the horse's mouth, Larry Hryb (pronounced hurb) gives us the latest Xbox news with his co-host E. Yes, just one letter.
• 1UP FM, 1UP Yours, and 1UP Retronauts: Three of the oodles of podcasts the 1UP network puts on. FM, affectionately known as the "kids table," has some of the newer guys. 1UP Yours is the O.G. of the video game podcasting world. And Retronauts looks into classic gaming.

Finally Finis

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