None of the ones that I listen to are like that.

I like just about all of the 1Up podcasts, along with The Hotspot, CAGcast, and Short Attention Gamer. To a lesser degree, I like the Major Nelson podcast (though it can be a bit tiresome), the OXM podcast (the hosts can get grating after a while), Infendo Radio (the hosts don't always seem very well-informed), GoNintendo, and UncleGamer. I'm ready to give up on the Joystiq podcast because Justin McElroy is an insufferable prick.

As for the Luke debate, he sometimes got on my nerves with his "I'm always right and that's the end of the story" attitude and his strong anti-Nintendo bias. On the plus side, he was a funny guy and a good counter to Shane. So...I don't really miss him all that much, but he did add something unique to the show.

Forgot about that one. And you are spot on. That is exactly why I quit listening. Grating is a great choice of words.

The main problem I have with Retronauts is sometimes they just don't know wtf they're talking about. I mean, for the SMS and C64 episodes I was thinking that I sure know a lot more than they do about these consoles and that shouldn't be happening coonsidering they're paid professionals. Sure, they may not have spent as much time as a kid as I did on these, but it's their job to do the research, or bring in the guests, to fill in these knowledge gaps.

The thing is, I get really bored at work, so I can put up with a lot if it takes my mind off of what I'm doing. :)

The only ones I can enjoy are dreamstation.cc and ChatterBox. Every other one I listened to had way too much filler.

Chatterbox I unsubscribed a while back. 2 main problems. First one, the host would always list off this agenda of the interesting topics at the start of the show, but then they would cover maybe 1 of them, and poorly at that. Part of it is due to time constraints of the radio broadcast, but also poor time management is an issue. The other problem, sometimes the host really just does not know what he's talking about. There were a number of times when I thought "huh? that's not even true, and even the average forum poster knows it".

Even with the loss of Luke, I still enjoy 1up Yours the most. I just wonder when the trio will decide on a permanent 4th guy. I did crack up when the young kid Patrick showed up on the podcast, and Shane made a few snide remarks about young people these days.

While Luke was annoying at times, he was also very entertaining. "I'll wreck your shit with math". He has a passion for the business.

The IGN Wii podcast is solid but Bozon and Matt should cut back on the "We know lots of cool stuff but we can't talk about it". It seems like they mention this at least once or twice in every podcast. There's more banter when Chobot appears.

Major Nelson is solid if you're into Microsoft. Hopefully E becomes a regular and Trixie never appears again.

"wreck your shit with math" was actually Shawn Elliot from GFW guesting on 1UP Yours. He was talking about griefing in some flight sim game I wasn't familiar with. But yeah pretty hilarious. Luke definitely had some choice moments of his own.

I wouldn't mind either Jeff Green, or Shawn Elliot from GFW as the permanent 4th seat (or even rotate them weekly). It would give it that PC perspective which is mostly missing right now. Also the times they've been on 1UP yours have always been good shows I think.

I believe it was a submarine sim.

I like the Wiire's podcast.
I am unsubscribing from IGN's podcasts, after listening to (parts of) three or so of them, they all seem to be intolerant, too-cool, elitist, "hardcore" gamers (in the bad sense of the word). And not all that entertaining because they're too busy complaining about the "average" person getting into gaming.
I'll try a few more of the ones mentioned above.

My favorite podcast is Gamertag Radio. These guys work their asses off (just check out all of their E3 interviews), provide insightful interviews and are always giving back to the community.

I also like The Sports Game Guy: Sports Anomaly since sports games are my favorite genre of games. Plus, they got wicked yackers. ;)

IGN Wiikly is definitely like this. I don't get why Matt C. is so friggin' popular on that site. He comes off as an arrogant asshole most of the time. At least Shane(1up/EGM) is comical in his arrogant fanboy way.

I listen to the CAGcast and Sidewinders from the Screw Attack website.

I like what I've heard from EGM and 1up.
However, you do have to be careful.
I subbed to a podcast that was theoretically about the wii and the 360....Apparently the kid who did it is like 8. I'm all for kids expressing their creativity, and being involved, and learning communication techniques, but, well, I don't want to listen to it.

I listen to all the 1up podcasts(egm live, gfw, legendary thread, 1up yours), PC gamer podcast, and gametheory podcast. I really miss Luke Smith, he was the one that really got me hooked on the gaming podcasts. I still listen for guys like Jeff Green. He can still make me laugh my ass off.

I listen to 1UpYours, Legendary Thread, and DualScreenRadio regularly (or in DSR's case whenever there is a new podcast). I downloaded the latest Hotspot, and Gamerswithjobs mentioned here. So far I've only listened to Hotspot, but really enjoyed it (was their E3 wrap up show) so I'll grab it again.

I'm hooked on 1UP Radio. 1UP Yours isn't quite as good without Shane's opposite in Luke, but Jeff Green and others come in on occasion to pick up some of the slack. EGM Live usually has a segment or two I enjoy. The story about a drunken Garnett this week was awesome. I love Retronauts and listen to GFW as well.

The weaknesses in their shows seem to be the females.

Jennifer is not very good on EGM Live, but she tries and she does at times bring a nice balance to some of the rants from Shane and others so I have gotten used to her.

Kathleen on the 1UP Show is just an irritating ****. I have no idea if this is just her character on the show, but I would imagine any one that walks around all day at work with their dog dressed up under their arm would be someone I would end up pushing down a staircase. She usually adds nothing to discussions and it is too bad she was brought over from IGN to replace Jane.

Retronauts also has a girl on occasionally that sounds completely drunk and clueless. Can't remember her name, but she again rarely adds anything to a discussion.

These are minor things though and I think 1UP has done the best job of humanizing their staff and building a network gamers want to watch and listen to. We will see if it pays off in bringing in the readership to 1UP that IGN enjoys.

I have tried several times to listen to IGN and GameSpots podcasts, but they all come off like arrogant douches. Especially super fanboy Matt.

Yeah the gamespot guys just seem to try to hard to be funny and it comes of as false to me. I guess they've improved a little, but still I think if they dropped the 2 main guys Jeff and Rich, and it would actually improve the show.

Yeah, all the 1up chicks are pretty terrible, the exception being Karen from Legendary Thread. She's pretty laid back and talks a good game I think. Not heaps into WOW myself, but sometimes it's still interesting to listen to.

I listen to PCGamer, EGM Live, Game Theory, Gamers with Jobs, and occasionally the Maximum PC podcast. I tried (really hard) to listen to the GFW podcast, but I had to stop because the guys kept talking over each other (very annoying) and there was one guy (I think his name was Sean) who I found to be extremely annoying. He kept using a ton of his "creative" voices that weren't funny in 8th grade, and are still completely lame. There is just something about him that I can't stand, so as a result, I don't listen. In contrast, the PCGamer podcast is much more civil and informative than the GFW podcast, and I also enjoy the fact that they don't talk over each other.

BTW, I can't recommend the Broken Pixels segments enough. They can be viewed or downloaded individually. The sad thing is I own all those awful 3DO games.

Yeah, Karen from Legendary Thread is pretty cool, and hot too! Proof that there are some hot chicks playing WOW. rotfl

since getting an ipod, I been listing to a lot of podcast and I like 1up and EGMLive, these guys seem pretty cool, I liked the podcast before e3, them telling there storys of past e3's

You got 50% of your wish. Rich is outta there after this weeks podcast.