The Best (And A Few Of The Worst) Podcasts of 2012

my top 5 comedy podcasts of 2012:

1. Nerdist – the best guests, affable host, and terrific co-hosts. the ultimate package.
2. Todd Glass Show
3. Monday Morning Podcast w Bill Burr
4. The Champs
5. Who Charted?

honorable mention: Smartest Man In The World
best year to year consistency: Jordan, Jesse Go
Kudos to a pod I’m just not into but respect: Comedy Bang Bang
props for sheer volume: Kevin Smith/Smodcast
Up and Coming Podcast: Four-Eyes and Beard (scott mosier and matt mira figure out if they like each other)

top 5 podcast guests for 2012:

1. Paul F Tompkins – the master of podcast guesting
2. Greg Proops
3. Adam Carolla
4. Jordan Morris
5. Pete Holmes

Best Video Games Podcast: Indoor Kids
Best Comics Podcast: Paperkeg
Best BSG Podcast: Radio Free Echo Rift
Best Politics Podcast: The Bugle
Best Advice Podcast: Savage Lovecast
Best ESPN Podcast: BS Report
Best Earwolf Podcast not involving Howard Kremer: How Did This Get Made?

Most Overrated Podcast: WTF with Marc Maron
Most Oversubscribed Podcast: Adam Carolla Show
Worst NPR Podcast: Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
Biggest Difference Between Each Episode (in regards to quality) : Joe Rogan Experience
Worst ESPN Podcast: Cowherd
Biggest Blowhard On The Interwebs: Penn Jillette on Penn’s Sunday School

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No Longer Making Mistakes, Simply Bored

So I’ve decided to stop updating this thing. I still follow the Phillies, Sixers, entertainment and mindless crap, but I simply can’t update in a timely enough manner to make it interesting or worthwhile for others.  There are plenty of blogs where I will continue to get my info and laughs (read: click on the links on the right and on the links page).

However, I will be updating my other blog with another somewhat lame title, I’m So Bored This Actually Became Interesting.  It’s a good dumping ground for mindless entertainment, and I may post the occasional sports topic as well. So check it out in your spare time and thanks so much for reading this spot over the years.

And I still have my twitter feed at twitter.com/hugetinymistake

Mayor Michael Nutter Is Twittering???

Seems everyone’s favorite Philadelphia mayor is sending tweets from all over Philadelphia. Mayor_Nutter on Twitter, he’s been writing 140 characters on a somewhat daily basis.  Let’s check out a couple choice tweets:

DiNic’s roast pork always hits the spot.12:47 PM Apr 27th from web

Excited about that Phillies sweep in D.C.!5:05 PM May 17th from web

Anyone out there visited the Art Museum of late? Thoughts? Retweet this7:47 PM Jun 14th from web

Jesus christ, he has the lingo down!  One assumes this is a young staffer, but could it be from the man himself?  Who knows?  America’s Mayor (screw you Guliani!) is reaching the people through social networking.  Enjoy it while it lasts!

Huge Tiny Mistake Is Now On Twitter

That’s right, doing what all the cool kids do, tweeting and twating and twittering! I’m following THE_REAL_WHEELS, T_Mac_On_TV, and The700Level. Get on it.

Minnesota Wants To Stop Terrorism By Banning Online Poker

Via Always Bluff, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety wants to block access to online poker sites by spreading the falsehood that online gambling is illegal in the United States (it’s not).  They contacted the various internet services providers around the state to comply with their request or else their ‘cash flow’ will be negatively impacted.  One wonders whether this is an idle threat.

They’re the first state in the nation to full out request such a thing:

Believed the first attempt by a state to employ this federal statute to restrict access to online gambling sites, the letters cites U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1084, (d); notices were delivered Mon., April 27. Congress enacted the statute in 1961 in recognition of the need for states to control illegal gambling activities and granted authority for use of the statue to state law enforcement agencies.

The juiciest, and scariest, bit of news out of a recent press release involves the explanation of their reasoning:

“In Minnesota, and for Minnesotans, the primary issues are legality, state self-governance and accountability,” says Willems. “In broader context, the long-running debate on online gambling continues to raise significant issues, including absence of policy and regulation, individual rights, societal impact, international fair-trade practices, and funding for criminal and terrorist organizations.”

So, yeah.   Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker, and other ‘gambling sites’ are included on their list of sites they wish to be blocked.  Which urban warrior decided to get a bug up their butt about online gambling and what people do with THEIR money?

The Sports Guy Is Doing The #1 Podcast In The Nation

Why, he’s doing the Adam Carolla podcast of course.  You didn’t think I meant The B.S. Report, did you? Love the Duke Sucks T-shirt Bill, and love the made up movies.  Keep ‘em coming. Pedoph-isle! Simmons and Carolla talk diddling of underage celebrities, Charles Manson’s mindset and story, the ability for widowers to bag some tail, old Negro Leaguers, and discusses the made up movie Head Games.  Somehow Carolla casts the same people over and over in his made up movies, almost like a real Hollywood studio! Pick up a stone – Summer 2010.

Adam Carolla Will Be Streaming Live On Stickam

Stickam has stepped in and will be streaming audio and video of the #1 podcast in the nation.  Adam Carolla’s podcast, which has skyrocketed to the top of the podcast world, will be exclusively streamed on at Stickam.com, and only Stickam.com.  Congrats for the terrific business move . The podcast, live from Adam’s den, has been gaining steam since its inception just a few short weeks ago, and this will only bring greater attention to the best talk on the net.

Links for Linking

Traversing the internet for the best stuff in the past week:

New sites: Huff & Stapes, Ramblings, 1000 Awesome Things, A foot and a half

There was the must-see interview by Jon Stewart with Jim Cramer, where Stewart said ‘what the heck’ and Crame was all like ‘I know, I know’.
Then there was Philliesflow breaking down the Phillies in yet another meaningful way.
And Joaquin Phoenix decided to ‘attack’ a ‘fan’, and Film Junk breaks it down.
Lee Stranahan of BobCesca.com interview Kevin Smith. Part 1, Part 2.
Phil Hellmuth spouts off while playing (and losing) online poker.  Pure gems inside.
Glenn Beck may actually think the X-Files was a documentary or something.
CBS is releasing its own version of The Office, re-done for its audience!
Finally, True Hoop put up a terrific assessment of playoff benches. The conclusion about the Sixers is theirs ain’t flashy, but they all know their roles.

Radio Is Dead, Podcast Your World

Do you have a 9 to 5 office job?  Do you have to drive somewhere on a daily basis?  Are you just one of the millions around the nation who likes to listen to the radio, but are tired of top 40 and ‘hot talk’ bullshit?  Well you’ve come to the right place!  Here’s a non-comprehensive list of suggestions for you to download from iTunes, from the interwebs, wherever.  These are podcasts I listen to at work, or podcasts I recommend to others. Check ‘em out:

Adam Carolla Is Reborn On The Interwebs

Aceman and his glorious rants will now be beaming purely via the internet, as his new podcast starts later tonight.  Follow this link to adamcarolla.com where you can follow his blog and podcast.  He’ll apparently be broadcasting nights, so one can download the hour long gem for tomorrow’s workday.  Keep hope alive, and keep on ranting about Labrea, traffic lights, crappy music, and much much more.  Here’s hoping some great guests will drop by for Adam to bounce ideas off.  Perhaps one T. Strasser?

Baby Eagles Fans And Other Internet Pages

Sorry, I just can’t help myself from laughing at pictures of old ladies with cats and baby Eagles fans all dressed up.

To the newspapers! Tom Friedman breaks down why the economic stimulus should include far more than highways and bridges…A Nashville councilman brings a pointless ballot measure up about the English language and government…William C Rhoden blames the NY Giants’ offensive struggles on the loss of wideout Plaxico Burress, and I can’t disagree…There are editorials in the Inky on Fairmount Park, Obama not staying at Blair House due to former Aussie PM John Howard, and a nuclear plant fine! I mostly just read these so I can read the comments section at the bottom; they’re special. Page Six finds out Marc and J Lo are worming their way into Obamaville! Malcolm Smith of Queens Borough now heads the New York State Senate. Good luck, you’ll need it, says The NY Daily News…Embattled Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s attorney is loud as hell and he’s not going to take it anymore!

And now, for the new links: Design with Intent, io9, Cinematical, The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.

So The Eagles played, and they won 23-11. McNabb made a phone call, Dawkins went crazy, and they march on to Glendale, AZ. Oh, and John Bolaris got a lot of TV time right in the middle of the game!

Deadspin steers us towards an article about girls wrestling! OH NOEZ! WHAT WILL ALL THOSE BOYS WITH HOMO EROTIC TENDENCIES DO NOW?! Empty The Bench is all about Paul Millsap over Carlos Boozer…Erin Andrews has a sister. Let the stalking commence…

We report that The Big Lead reports that Jay Glazer reports that Tony Dungy is done in Indianapolis. Everyone saw that coming.

TV Squad finds something Comedy Central is filming which I won’t watch. Hint, there’s a cable guy involved.

You think you know the top 10 most reliable car brands? Think again, sez The Consumerist.

Beerleaguer answers the question about what we should expect from Sir Jimmy Rollins in 2009…The Fightins’ do not like autograph sessions…Phillies Flow puts up more good stuff about walks.

Finally, get yourself over to FiveThirtyEight.com for some serious political analysis with a statistical bent. My man is putting out good stuff on a daily basis. Now that he’s no longer on the election trail, he’s breaking down everything from the stimulus to asking about the chances of a depression to breaking down future elections. OK, so there’s always elections.

Why Bill Simmons Is Better Than Rick Reilly

He’s actually fun! Their most recent columns:

Bill Simmons
Mickey Rourke in a movie about pro wrestling? Bill is sold.‘Wrestler’ wins
Rick Reilly
Everyone hates Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina’s All-American poster boy. And it’s pretty obvious why … even to Psycho T.
Sure, his shtick may be tiring a bit after so many years of Saved By The Bell references, and 80s and 90s pop culture references, but it’s much better than Reilly’s sap and ‘wit’. Reilly’s latest column looks suspiciously like an FJM-style blog post. Plus, Simmons throws out an enjoyable podcast every week or so, while Reilly makes horrible appearances on the mothership.

Previewing The Upcoming Sixers/Cavaliers Games

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The Blogdome Atlas!

Much love to Tom Ziller for creating this terrific atlas putting popular sports blogs on a scale of opinionated-informative and sexiness-staid.  Not surprisingly, Curt Schilling ain’t sexy: