Best Talk Cloudcasters of 2010
These are the best 30 talk Cloudcasters of 2010 on Mixcloud, according to a combination number of votes received, total number of Cloudcasts uploaded, plays and favorites during 2010.
A special thanks to all the talk Cloudcasters on Mixcloud in 2010, follow them here for more great talk Cloudcasts in 2011!
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Produced in Amsterdam and London, Open Thread Radio is an ongoing interview series about how digital media transforms society. Subscribe through www.openthreadradio.com, or listen to the best bits here on Mixcloud.

29. claremorrisfm
Claremorris Community Radio Limited was formed in March 2004. It is a limited liability company with no share capital, having its Registered Office at The Town Hall, Claremorris, Co. Mayo. A full-time licence to broadcast was granted in June 2006 and transmissions commenced on the 2nd September 2006. The station aims to reflect the diversity of cultures within our catchment area. We promote community development in all its aspects, with a combination of information, light programming, musi...

28. Wired
Wired.com podcasts give you the best seat in the house: tune in for game reviews, interviews with industry movers and shakers. editors' picks of the best gizmos releases each week. Lore Sjoberg's satirical take on tech culture, tips on parenting in the digital age and video features from Wired magazine.

27. Naked Scientist
The Naked Scientists - interactive science, medicine and technology weekly live radio show with Cambridge University's Dr Chris Smith. We strip down science and lay the facts bare answering your science questions, interviewing top scientists and catching up with the latest top science news stories.

The Guardian's head rock and pop critic Alexis Petridis takes the helm for a new-look Music Weekly. Joined by music writer Rosie Swash and a roster of top Guardian and Observer critics, Alexis introduces an eclectic range of interviews and live tracks from new and established artists. Plus, don't miss Singles Club, our review of the best new release

25. Spark London
We tell true stories live. Held at venues across London, Spark London has attracted a cult following largely through word of mouth. The show appeals to people's very basic desire to connect. According to The Evening Standard, 'The feel is somewhere between a stand-up night without the jokes and an AA meeting without the alcoholics - though both are theoretically welcome.' This series captures some of the stories from our ongoing shows. FIND OUT MORE: www.sparklondon.com SUBSC...

The RSA: meeting 21st century challenges by showcasing ideas, undertaking innovative research and building civic capacity around the world. We encourage public discourse and critical debate by providing platforms for leading experts to share new ideas on contemporary issues, through our public events programme. All of the audio files are recordings of talks in our public events programme. http://www.thersa.org/

22. Barack Obama's weekly address
Stay in tune with the President's agenda with his weekly addresses released at the end of every week.

Weekly Cloudcast of the award-winning radio show "This American Life." First-person stories and short fiction pieces that are touching, funny, and surprising. Hosted by Ira Glass, from WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. Updated Mondays.

20. London School of Economics
Audio recordings from LSE's programme of public lectures and events

19. Low Budget FM
Marc Chambers and Mike Cioffi deliver a comedy podcast that's been called genuinely funny, honest and free-form, a must-listen, boring without guests and more. New episodes every weekday!

What are Internet memes? How do fiber optics work? For insightful and entertaining discussions of tech topics like these, tune in to TechStuff, a podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

17. Webgun
WebGun is two web/user-experience designers telling you about the brilliant and rubbish websites and online things they've come across at the cutting edge. So you know what you should be spending your online time visiting. It's your director's commentary for the web. See lots more at www.webgun.net

MirrorFootball presents a weekly football podcast with expert comment and opinion from our award winning writers. With previews and reviews from the Premier League, Champions League, Internationals, The FA Cup and The Football League.

15. David Hooper
David Hooper's Disgusting Electronica is an unsettling mix of the rudest electronica and audio comedy nonsense occasionally broadcast on BBC Radio 1 http://bbc.in/davidhooper http://facebook.com/pages/David-Hoopers-Disgusting-Electronica/22387998185 http://twitter.com/hoopdogg

14. Kevin Smith
SModcast is the meandering palaver of a pair of dudes whose voices are so dull, they don't deserve to be on the radio (and, hence, aren't). Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier are SModcast. The best thing about SModcast? It doesn't cost nothing.

13. Dave Gorman
Dave Gorman is live on Absolute Radio with Danielle Ward and Martin White, every Sunday morning from 10am. They share the strange and unusual stories from the last seven days, Ward's Weekly Word, Pun Street and a weekly improvised song. Each Cloudcast features Dave's favourite tracks from the show.

Digital Music Trends is a weekly podcast geared at providing you with the hottest news and the trendiest startups in the business, email digitalmusictrends@gmail.com with comments/articles/questions!

11. Democracy Now
A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 800 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.

10. Off The Post
A quirky and offbeat football blog featuring the funniest news, videos and photos, and of course this popular Podcast.

9. Background Noise
Broadcasting like clockwork for over a year, Background Noise is a weekly comedy and talk Podcast released every Friday by writer Luke James, aspiring film-makers Devin Deuville and Derrek Ord, and computer programmer Jon Sangster. As they say on their profile - "listen to it in the morning as you drink your coffee or relax with us after work!"

8. BIG IN WIGAN with Seb White
BIG IN WIGAN is the radio show of Seb White. We like to describe him as the funniest man on Mixcloud, and he's also been described as the next Chris Moyles. His hilariously chaotic show is well worth a listen.

7. Roland S Martin
Roland S. Martin is a national award-winning and multifaceted journalist. He is the author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith", "Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America", and his newest book, "The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin." His show on Mixcloud features discussion, interviews and his perspectives on the latest in US Politics.

6. THE MOTH
The Moth features people telling true, engaging, funny, touching and eye-opening stories from their lives. Hailed as "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by the Wall Street Journal, The Moth has been producing sold-out storytelling shows for over ten years. Stories are told without notes to a live audience by a wide range of people. The best have been captured here.

5. JonWilliams
Jon Williams is a broadcaster for The Zone@913, a Modern Rock Station in Victoria, Canada. He's 51% Sarcastic, 49% Professional, and he regularly uploads excerpts of some of the best and most amusing bits of his show to Mixcloud. He's a funny chap!

4. Henry Scott-Irvine Presents
London's Resonance FM presenter Henry Scott-Irvine presents his regular music/film/TV heritage based broadcast. As it says on his profile - "Rock Music Shows, Retrospectives, Music & Arts Docs, Speech Radio, Factual, Cult, Mondo, Oddball Music, and Movie Soundtrack Shows, and much more to come each week."
An incredible archive of content including documentaries/interviews about The Sex Pistols, Tony Wilson, Southend Rock, London's 100 Club, glam rocker Marc Bolan and much more.

3. IDS (UK)
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading global charity for international development research, teaching and communications. Visit their profile for over 80 fascinating and inspiring Cloudcasts - interviews, discussions and debates on a wide range of topics in international development.

2. This Week in Geek
Mike "The Birdman" Dodd is presenter of This Week in Geek. He has an extensive background in radio and television presenting, and this amusing series of Cloudcasts sees him reviewing video games and talking about general news in the world of "geek"!

1. The Football Ramble
A celebration of football! A podcast released every Wednesday, which dissects the finer points of the beautiful game, both here and abroad. It's a whole new breed of entertainment.
"… think an audio version of Baddiel and Skinner´s Fantasy Football without the irritating laddishness. A welcome antidote to the glossy, predictable and sycophantic outpourings from some of the more established sports media." - The Guardian








