Here are my 10+ things about today's New Thing.
- Podcasts are awesome. You can find bunches of them for every area of interest, download them to your phone (for free), and listen any time you want.
- If I am in my car or getting ready in the morning, I am usually listening to a podcast.
- Each week, I probably listen to 4-5 hours worth of podcasts. If I am traveling, they provide an awesome, free way to pass the miles.
- The first podcast I ever even heard about was the WTF podcast. Host Marc Maron does wonderful, long-form interviews with mostly comedians, but also movie people, musicians, and one time he did Barack Obama (but that was a one-time thing because the White House called him, and I do not expect he will be doing any other politicians).
- Over the last four years or so, I have probably listened to over 300 of Marc's podcasts.
- Other favorites include general interview shows with Alec Baldwin and Katie Couric; a show that focuses on the business side of the movie industry, with veteran comedy manager Barry Katz (managed Dane Cook, Louis CK, etc.); and a movie review show called SlashFilmcast.
- My original plan was to contribute $25 to the SlashFilmcast. They are always asking for donations as one of their primary sources of income -- they also do commercials -- but something must be wrong with their site because I could not find the donor button that they always say is there.
- So, instead of donating to SlashFilmcast, I went to the WTF site and discovered that they do not take donations at all, but they do sell merchandise to support the show.
- Honestly, I did not really like the design of most of what the WTF site sells, so it was actually tough making my choice.
- As you might have guessed, I finally bought the WTF t-shirt you can see above. I am sure it will be lovely.
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