Producing, listening to and worshiping podcasts (and videocasts, for the audibly challenged) is what my generation replaced smoking pot with when they got out of college. It makes it so much easier to pass a drug test and score an entry level marketing job that way. I have very recently gotten into the podcasting game, joining fellow critic Kevin Carr on Fat Guys at the Movies. If you dig movies, and fat guys who are funny, then digg us. Alright, enough with the puns, I have compiled for you a cool list of the top 5 podcasts currently gracing my iTunes library. Behold:

1. VeerCast - Tim, Josh and Adam muse about all things pop culture. The are lewd, crude and absolutely hysterical. If you need a good hour of laughs, then head out to the VC!

2. Diggnation - Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht discuss what is hot on the popular social bookmarking site Digg.com. The show always has something interesting to say. Plus, Kevin Rose shops at Whole Foods. That is two points in my book.

3. HypeCast - My good friend Alex and his friends over at FirstShowing.net wax intellectual every week about the world of film.

4. SModcast - My idol, Kevin Smith and is right hand man Scott Mosier are funny normally, but in Podcast form they are gold. Think about this: An Evening with Kevin Smith, just once per week. How can you pass that up?

5. Ask a Ninja - It is what it says it is… People asking questions to a Ninja. He answers, then kills them. It is entertainment genius!

Those are the essentials, as I see them right now. Do you dig Podcasts? Have favorites? Let me know in the comment area below.

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