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Comedy panel shows

Do the right thing - UK comedy panel show hosted by Danielle Ward and team captains Michael Legge and Margaret Cabourn-Smith.

Pappy's flatshare slamdown - Comedy panel show hosted and captained by UK sketch comedy group Pappy's.

InKredulous - Skeptical comedy panel show.

News and current affairs

Citizen radio - Independent left-wing political show.

The Bugle - Satirical news podcast hosted by Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver.

Skepticism

Be reasonable - A skeptic interviews people whose ideas are "outside of the mainstream" in a polite and respectful way.

InKredulous - Skeptical comedy panel show.

Skeptics with a K - UK based skeptical podcast. Light-hearted, with a focus on scientific skepticism.

Skeptoid - US based skeptical podcast. Each episode dives into debunking a single topic.

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe - US based skeptical podcast.

Science

The Infinite Monkey Cage - Comedic panel discussion show about science hosted by Robin Ince and Brian Cox.

Factual entertainment

The Allusionist - A podcast about words and language hosted by Helen Zaltzman.

Answer me this! - The hosts Helen Zaltzman (sister of Bugle's Andy Zaltzman), Ollie Mann and Martin the Soundman answer questions submitted by the general public.

No such thing as a fish - Some of the QI Elves that research for the TV show get together to discuss their favourite facts they've discovered in the past week.

Serial - Each series is an ongoing story/documentary. Season 1 is an investigation into the murder of a young woman and whether the correct person was convicted for the crime.

The Struggle Bus - An advice show.

Programming/Technology

Hanselminutes - Scott Hanselman interviews people about programming/technical related things.

Factual Comedy

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast - UK comedian Stuart Goldsmith interviews other comedians about comedy, performing and their writing process. The majority of the guests are UK based, but with a good number of Australian, New Zealand and US comics.

Michael Legge - UK based stand-up comic Michael Legge sporadically reads out his blogs.

Richard Herring's Warming Up - UK comedian Richard Herring reads out his daily blogs.

Richard Herring

Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast - Richard Herring interviews comedians at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast - Richard Herring interviews various celebrities.

Richard Herring's As It Occurs to Me - UK comedian Richard Herring performs a mix of stand-up and sketch comedy based on the past week with co-performers Dan Tetsell, Emma Kennedy and Christian Reilly.

Richard Herring's Warming Up - UK comedian Richard Herring reads out his daily blogs.

Tabletop Gaming

Ludology - In depth discussions around the topic of table-top gaming. Occasional interview with board game designers.

Dudes Talking

The Collings and Herrin podcast - UK comedian Richard Herring and presenter Andrew Collins in the "two dudes talking" genre.

Harmontown - Dan Harmon (creator of Community) and Jeff Davis chat on stage in front of an audience, often get drunk, interview guests, and play Dungeons and Dragons.

Hello Internet - CGP Grey (CGP Grey YouTube channel) and Brady Haran (Numberphile, Periodic Videos, Computerphile, BackstageScience, Bibledex, BradyStuff, Deep Sky Videos, FavScientist, Foodskey, Nottingham Science, Objectivity, PsyFile, PhilosophyFile, Sixty Symbols, Words of the World + more YouTube channels) in the "two dudes talking" genre.

Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social - Two Vegas based improv comics and a sound engineer in the "dudes talking" genre.

Penn's Sunday School - Magician Penn Jillette and co-hosts Matt Donnelly and Michael Goudeau in the "dudes talking" genre.