Gaming Podcasts on the Go
One of the few things that keeps me sane on crazy days are all the gaming podcasts I listen to. I have a bunch I subscribe to and love. With them always on my phone I know that I'll at least get to rest my mind for a bit while I'm commuting to and from work or meetings.
These brief periods of disconnecting from work make a huge difference in my day and my general happiness level. At this point, I never listen to music in the car anymore since podcasts do such a better job of engaging my brain. While I love music, if I listen to it while commuting I find that my mind is constantly on work. If I throw on a podcast, my mind is actively engaged with the discussion on the show.
Finding gaming podcasts and listening to them has truly helped me get through my work weeks better. I would be remiss to not leave you with a list of my current favorite gaming podcasts. These are in order based on how long I've been subscribed to them ranging from multiple years to a podcast I discovered last week:
- Shut Up & Sit Down: The Podcast!
- Radio Free Nintendo
- Wizards of the Coast Podcasts
- Penny Arcade Podcasts
- Daft Souls
- Retronauts
- Ultima Final Fantasy
- Polygon's Quality Control
- Sirlin.net Game Design
- AggroChat: Tales of the Aggronaut Podcast
- Bel Folks Stuff
- The Adventure Zone
- Cat Context
- Temple of the Lava Bears
- WIRED's Game|Life Audio Podcast
- Beyond Bossfights
- Three Bens in VR
Overall, these represent about half of the podcasts I listen to. The other half aren't gaming related (but they're also really good).
If you can't tell, I listen to a lot of podcasts. And when I find one I enjoy I'll listen to the entire back-catalog of podcasts in the feed too. So, when I tell you all the above podcasts are vetted and recommended by me, know that I truly mean it.
I really need to catch up with my podcasts and explore a few others. :)
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