What's your favourite pod cast?

[Brandnewtorugby]

I really enjoy the Flats and Shanks pod cast, quite like Five live, but struggling with the Egg Chasers and wish I liked Andy Goode's one more than I do.

I have a pod cast app so I can download and listen to casts on car journeys for work through the car audio.

[NellyWellyWaspy]

I don't know why, but I find it really difficult to listen to podcasts. I can't find myself connecting. I like small, two or three minutes at most.

[Chilham]

Yep.  I'm the same as Nelly'.  Usually get bored with them.

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Seems like there's a theme here.  I've never really found a podcast on any subject that I followed.  Once or twice I've made it through an entire episode, but I'm more an audiobook person if I'm driving any distance.

[Raggs]

Listen to eggchasers, flats and shanks and rugby pod.  Occassionally BT sport podcast (since I can't watch the show).

Have tried Alex Corbiseiros pod, but gave up on it after it just seemed to be a variety of people interviewing Corbs.  Tried Full Contact too, but whilst it has some interesting parts, it's less accessible and I disagree with some of what they're saying too much .  Also tried the wasps podcast thing, but found it too opinionated and complaining about the ref etc.

I would enjoy a podcast that had a bit more analysis, rather than chats with the boys, which is what most seem to become.

[Harry the wasp]

Currently I subscribe to The Rugby Pod but previously I tried Eggchasers. The problem that I found with Eggchasers was that they were long and sometimes came twice a week so I had trouble keeping up with them. I tend to listen to them at work as we have an open plan office and it keeps the noise and distraction out.

[Raggs]

Eggchasers comes out twice a week if there's domestic and internationals going on, otherwise it'll be one or the other.

[Lwasp]

I like the Blood&Mud podcast, although it is long, often over 1.5 hours each week. And the editor has an online feud with Hask that leads him to lay in to young James rather a lot. I find it funny, but some might see it as Wasps bashing.

Horses for courses with Pods I think. The 2 B&M guys seem to have a similar sense of humour to me to I find it funny. Friends of mine can't get on with it at all though. Makes the commuting pass a little easier though.

[Brandnewtorugby]

I was drawn to them due to the looping news and lack of rugby sports news on the radio when driving (can understand, given the popularity of football). There would definitely be a place for one in the format of a news bulletin with a little analysis once per week during the season. In fairness I would probably already know about Wasps, but would still (usually) enjoy hearing about it.

[Rossm]

Can someone please explain what a podcast actually is? It seems to me that it is something on the radio rather than TV. If that is the case, what is different about it?

[Brandnewtorugby]

Yes, they are radio (or audio) shows that you download over the Internet.

[Rossm]

Thanks, notso. All I have is a desktop PC that is over 7 years old and runs Windows 7. No tablet, no smartphone, no laptop. Can I access them with my internet connection and, if so, how?

[Vespula Vulgaris]

Thanks, notso. All I have is a desktop PC that is over 7 years old and runs Windows 7. No tablet, no smartphone, no laptop. Can I access them with my internet connection and, if so, how?

Technically all a podcast is is an audio file you can download to any machine.  So as long as your PC can access the internet (clearly it can or you wouldn't be here) and has speakers you should be perfectly able to listen to them.  All you need is the link to follow.

[Brandnewtorugby]

Here is a link to some rugby podcasts, hope it works;
https://player.fm/featured/rugby

[Rossm]

Thanks. I'll give it a go.