Wow Podcasts

I have recently discovered, and become slightly addicted to, Wow related pod casts. Personally I’m sick of radio and their contrived stories which always lead to call ins. I used to listen to Triple J all the time then I switched to a combination of News Radio and Hamish and Andy, but I’m getting over American politics and wars and it seems like Hamish and Andy are just rehashing old material. So podcasts burnt to CD are making the perfect drive time listening.

So far I have three shows that I have enjoyed plus the official Blizzard pod cast.

Wow Insider – May favourite so far this is basically an amalgamation of the stories posted on the Wow Insider website along with some extra discussion and fluff. It is well balanced as the presenters come from different aspects of the game and topics are varied. There is however some very lame wow based songs which make you cringe. It airs weekly on a Saturday afternoon (in the USA) but can be downloaded from their archives here or you can subscribe to it via iTunes.

Casually Hardcore – Runner up this show is a lot of fun, I have only listened to one episode so far but it was full of tangents, amusing discussion and laughter. Quite similar to Team speak in a typical Ch8ildren of Stormwind raid. The best thing is that it is targeted to the casual player, the presenters themselves typify this with one of them trying to quietly occupy her toddler (guessing) son while doing the show. The topics are also focused on casual players which is nice for those of us who work full time or are trying to finish their Phd. The show airs once a week on a Sunday, you can view their archives here or subscribe via iTunes.

The Instance – This is a podcast produced by the team at Extra Life. I stumbled upon this one after looking at their comic strip (which is quite good). Content wise this is very similar to the Wow Insider show, it is amusing and well balanced with some good discussion. I haven’t listened to a huge number of these but entertaining if you have some extra time. I couldn’t find a show schedule but you can view their show page here or subscribe via iTunes.

Blizcast – This relates to all of Blizzards franchises so includes news and information on Starcraft and Diablo as well as World of Warcraft. The biggest pull of this podcast is their access to guest which no other podcast would easily get, Blizzard staff. It’s a good production and worth a listen, the transcript is also available if you just want to read about it. You can find project homepage here or you can subscribe via iTunes.

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