What's on my iPod?

I spend a lot of time in the car, so my iPod (iPhone in this case) has to be loaded for bear. I can't subsist on commercial radio, with its... commercials. I don't want to turn it on and wait 8 minutes for entertainment. I demand instant gratification. And so, I stock my iPod with only the most delightful and entertaining podcasts. I heartily recommend them all. They're all available on iTunes, just search for the names. Yes, I'm too lazy to figure out the links and them embed them.

1. The Adam Carolla Podcast. New every weekday. He's now incorporating live shows into his already excellent interview-style programs.

2. CarCast. Weekly podcast from Adam Carolla, showing his "car nut" side. There's a lot of talk about headers, which sounds sexier than it really is.

3. Comedy Death Ray Radio. Weekly comedy podcast. Truly excellent.

4. I Love Movies. Stoner comedian Doug Benson's one-every-two-weeks live show in which he jokes about movies with guests. It has games you can play along with at home, if you don't mind never winning.

5. The Sound of Young America. The flagship program from Jesse Thorn, America's Radio Sweetheart (approximately 1 hour of content per week, released in chunks every few days). Interviews with seriously interesting people. I get a lot of books, movies, and music based on what I hear on the program.

6. Jordan, Jesse GO! Released approximately weekly, it's a goofy & hilarious romp with the aforementioned Jesse Thorn and pal Jordan Morris.

7. SModcast. Filmmaker Kevin Smith and assorted guests (usually producer Scott Mosier) shoot the shit for about an hour. Ideally released once a week, although when he's in the middle of filming, or editing, or smoking way too much weed, there tends to be a gap between episodes. Topics range from current events to bizarre flights of fancy, but it's always entertaining. The podcast has spawned books and even art exhibitions, so you know they're doing something right.

That pretty well keeps me occupied on my drives. Although on holidays, or weekends when I'm listening at home, I have to add audiobooks. Such is life. Hope this gives you some ideas for your own mobile entertainment.

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