By David McCandless
Wed 08 August 2007

• 10. Creative Planet's Digital Production Buzz

  

  One of the best technology podcasts. Amusing, opinionated, well informed - totally expert. Aussie Philip Hodgetts grills a guest or two and gives hints and tips about making killer videos and movies. A weekly dose of what's really happening now in Hollywood and TV behind the cameras. Techie heaven. (Also heavenly for non-techies.)

  http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 9. Elvis Costello: the first ten years

  

  Delightful punk icon Elvis Costello gives us the juicy details about his life and work. Lavishly peppered with substantial audio clips of the great man's work, it's a fascinating insight into how a regular guy with glasses and a guitar became a legend. Celebrate the power of the geek.

  http://www.elviscostello.com/
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 8. TED Talks

  

  Clever people talk to other clever people and share brainiac thoughts, ideas and inspiration. (TED stands for technology, entertainment and design.) People go crazy for it: "It's changing the way I think." "It's heart-opening." "It's mind-expanding." "It's a dazzling ray of light."
  
  Don't be afraid of long, dry lectures - the podcasts are short, fiery blasts of entertainment. Discover how to regenerate your body. Find out whether 4am is the new midnight. Listen to cheery songs about global warming. Prepare to have your brain jump-started.

  http://www.ted.com/
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 7. The Sound Culture

  

  The ultimate music mix from a grab-bag of sources (mostly hip-hop, soul, R&B and electronica). An inspired music choice and an artful blending of the tracks delivers a chocolatey-smooth blend. So much so you'd hardly notice you're listening to separate tracks. Got a long commute ahead of you? An afternoon of sunbathing? Here's a soundtrack to make the hours melt.

  http://thesoundculture.libsyn.com/
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 6. Tiki Bar TV

  

  Gloriously deranged skits from Doctor Tiki and Johnnie Johnnie. The comedy duo serve up cocktails but make you join their unhinged adventures first. With the help of dancer Lala, they'll make you smirk, snigger, giggle, and rush to the kitchen for your cocktail shaker.
  
  Best joke: "Yes, Johnnie Johnnie, you can't CHANGE the laws of physics, but you can be civilly disobedient with them from time to time."
  
  Most dubious bit of cocktail advice: "Shake it like my mother shook me when I was a newborn."

  http://www.tikibartv.com/tikibar_display.php?pver=qh&vid=30
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 5. Russell Brand

  

  One of the single most simultaneously irritating and talented men in the UK. Brand is a true genius: he dresses like a buffoon, looks like a collision between Marc Bolan and George Michael, and yet manages through sheer weight of talent to make you laugh with him and not AT him. Pure comedy brainwash.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/russell_brand/
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 4. This Week in Tech - TWiT

  

  The best tech show on the internet by a long way. Hosted by Leo Laporte in a weekly round-table conversation. Think of him as a soothing, gravelly voiced uncle who will guide you gently through technology-land. He'll hold your hand and chuckle as he talks tech. You won't want to be without him or his chatty co-hosts. As Leo says: "The tech industry does such a lousy job of supporting us - we have to bind together."

  http://www.twit.tv/
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 3. Ask a Ninja

  

  Hilarious part-improvised comedy and zany opinions put over in a ninja mask. This video podcast blazed a trail for comedy on the internet before podcasting even had both feet on the ground, never mind cutting a ninja move. Snappily written and edited, this videopod set the tone for what internet video content was going to be all about.

  http://askaninja.com
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 2. SModcast with Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier

  

  The funniest conversational podcast ever. And probably one of the most profane bits of audio on your iPod. Swearing is not big and is not clever - except when it's done by Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith (creator of Clerks). Whether they're talking about childbirth, pets or Portakabins, you can rely on them to deliver irreverence in slumped-on-the-couch voices.

  http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/?p=3347
  • Subscribe via iTunes

• 1. Danny Baker's All Day Breakfast Show

  

  The lord of them all, the so-called - and rightly so - "future of radio". The warmest and funniest radio show ever conceived for a podcast-only audience. Pulling lint from the back of pop culture's sofa and blowing the dust off the vinyl sleeves of home entertainment, Danny Baker is the Mozart of comedy chat radio.

  http://wippit.com/Danny_Baker
  • Subscribe via iTunes

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