My Top 3 Podcasts Of All Time (and a few others that aren't Top 3)

3 is not only the magic number, but it is also the magic number of podcasts that I listen to. There are only 3 and 3 are the only ones. There is 2 but there is also another one, which is 3. There are no 4, although 4 has come and gone before it has not remained which leaves us right where we began at 3. These 3 are the ones of which are the ones (meaning the threes, or 3.) 5 is just out of the question.

I do indeed highly recommend the following podcasts to... well, myself, whether you choose to listen to them or not is inconsequential to anything except that maybe you'll like them, but if you don't, I will still continue to like them.

Video Game Outsiders - One of the earliest podcasts in existence, probably. It started in August 2005, and I started listening not too long after that. Back in those days there weren't many options for podcasts, so upon searching for 'Video Game Podcasts' this one came up. I liked the hosts so I kept listening. It is either underrated, or just under-known, but I'm glad that I over-know it, because I over-love it.



Comedy Bang! Bang! - The next podcast that I listen to regularly... this one started way back in 2009 (although sorry CBB but Video Game Outsiders beat you by like 4 years!) It started as Comedy Death Ray Radio, which was an offshoot of a UCB comedy stage-show of some sort. The dude, Scott Whaterman is hilarious, and he has guests on, who aren't really guests but are "other" guests and it's ongoing, but not like a serial, but sometimes it is. If you don't know, well then you don't know, but check it out. You'll laugh, or at least, I laugh.

Hollywood Handbook - Way back in 2013 is when this gem of a podcast started shining. Sean and Hayes are real people who are funny, but they also play characters who are funny too, so it's all mixed up, and although they started by giving us a glimpse at the "backdoor hallways and carpeted spots of Hollywood" (or something), it has evolved into a whole different, although similar, type of thing. Hilarious isn't the word for it, but, it's the one I use. I like this one the most... sometimes.


These three podcasts are interchangeable as my favorite podcast, sometimes it's 2 that's 1, sometimes 3 is 1, often times 1 is 1 but they are all 1 in my book, so technicalities be damned!

Some mentionable 4's that sometimes try to creep into my 3 (which would then be my 4, so it just wouldn't work) are:

Stuff You Should Know - This one is OK, sometimes they dig into the history of stuff or the theory of things or the way things work, and sometimes it's interesting and fun. Good hosts with a good rapport, although they talk about a lot of topics that I couldn't not care any less about, so they will never make the 3 by doing that.

Rebel Force Radio - Star Wars stuff. I like the hosts, but near and around the release of the new sequels, which aren't very good, they kept saying that they were very good, and I said to myself, "uh, nope," so that became the end of that one (for me.)

Big Brother Gossip - Again, the hosts are what make the shows. There's a few hosts on this, and they are funny, witty and full of snark. This is very niche for a podcast because it's all about the niche reality show, Big Brother. Unless you like Big Brother and unless you like snarky hosts who talk a lot about Big Brother, you probably wouldn't like this. I do, so I do. Since it's seasonal (Big Brother Seasons) it'll never make the 3 either, but it's worth the mention.

There are a few other podcasts I sometimes frequent, but for the most part I only listen to an episode here or an episode there based on guests or topics... those podcasts will remain secret.