I came to talk about podcasts with a customer today. I had two hours of driving in each direction, but it felt like no time at all. Both because I have so nice colleagues (thanks Jocke), friends and customers to talk to (yes I use a headset), but also because I listen to podcasts on my Zune.

So what podcasts do I listen to then? Perhaps you can recommend some for me. Here are my list of recommended podcasts to listen to:

• .NET Rocks – Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell are the hosts for probably the most famous podcasts about .NET development. Listen to them and you will keep up to date about what’s happening regarding Microsoft and development related technologies.
  Rating: C# C# C# C# (four out of five C# symbols)
• Hanselminutes – I confess, I had never heard of Scott Hanselman before I join Microsoft and went to Tech Ready 9 (an internal Microsoft conference) this winter. Sense that, Scott himself, his work, his blog and his podcast, Hanselminutes has become one of my favorites. Scott’s personality is just great and he really tries to make every one understand what is said on his shows.
  Rating: C# C# C# C# C# (five out of five C# symbols)

I listen to a couple of Swedish podcasts as well, and I really recommend those as well.

• MSDN Radio – My friend and colleague Dag König is the host of this Swedish podcast about software development with Microsoft technology. The show is really easy to listen two and Dag and some other of my Microsoft colleagues talks freely about current subjects. Really keeps you, Swedish developers, up to date.
  Rating: C# C# C# C# (four out of five C# symbols)

But the podcasts I actually started to talk about with my customer was neither of those and actually are not about software development neither. The following to podcasts are actually humorous sketches, with reoccurring characters. Both are created and hosted by one of the public radio stations in Sweden, namely P3. So if you only are interested in technology stuff… stop reading here.

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If you are still reading, you probably feel like me, that it is necessary to relax from computer some times so take the time to listen to these, they are hilarious when you have listen to a couple episodes and starts to know the characters. Both of them is also available on radio, once a week. Tune in P3.

• “Mammas nya kille” (eng. “My mothers new boyfriend”) - Really funny humor from a bunch of comedians from the north of Sweden. There are so many characters to love: Mangan, the hairdresser, etc. Thanks Petter for letting me know about this great podcast.
  Rating: VB, VB, VB, VB, VB, VB (six out of five VB acronyms)
• "Cirkus Kiev” (eng. “Circus Kiev”) – My new favorite show. Really sick Swedish humor with great characters. I cant help laughing out loud when I listening to this show, especially the character “Teknik Pata”. I guess you have to be a nerd to appreciate “Teknik Pata”, but he is so funny.
  Rating: VB, VB, VB, VB, VB, VB, VB (seven out of one VB acronym)

Sorry all you non Swedish talking people, you are missing some really good podcasts.