Ideology of Madness

"If we geek about it, we speak about it."

Ideology of Madness is a website which is home to my favorite podcast, Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie. It is also home to Knights of Reignsborough and Star Trek: Aegean actual play podcasts. It is one website that packs in a large amount of entertainment in one spot.

Why, you may ask, am I talking about a website? For one, I've not really done much with my penchant for podcasts in some time. Secondly, This one website hits on several things I enjoy all in one convenient location. Finally, the production values on this site and its podcasts are phenomenal and deserve discussion.

It is easiest to start with all the ground that this site covers. I've mentioned before that I am a big fan of podcasts. I listen to them at work while I am doing data entry and when I'm working out at the gym. I learned of Ideology of Madness when I started listening to Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie. It was this podcast that lead to my re-entry into comic books. When I began visiting the site itself, I discovered several reviews of different table-top RPGs as well a weekly serialization of a world of darkness game entitled Austin by Night. I was in heaven. I could now get my dose of comic book info and a glimpse of an ongoing game that was both entertaining and well written. It was not long before the site added actual play podcast into the mix with the Knights of Reignsborough. It was a treat to listen to the world-building of a good group of players as well as educational in how to apply the modern gaming sensibility to a more traditional supers game. I was happy when a Star Trek actual play was added to the roster and have been looking forward to the release of each new episode.

The breadth of content contained at the site is what started me visiting the site, but it is the quality that keeps me coming back. The sites release schedule is weekly and I believe it has not missed keeping this schedule the entire time I've been listening. Actually, there have been many weeks where there have been two to three releases a week which have filled my geeky heart with glee. Even during the holidays, when posting can be difficult, there has been something interesting. I especially enjoyed the Christmas music episode. The sound quality of the podcasts have been excellent as well. To my memory, there have only been a few where there was some minor audio issues that did not detract from my enjoyment of the episode. The hosts themselves are also highly entertaining. I look forward to hearing Aron, Paulie, Tim, and Wayne discuss comics, and the people that have been added for the actual play podcasts have brought refreshing points of view. They also run contests on occasion and I find this very refreshing.

I have to say that Ideology of Madness is a phenomenal website. The podcasts are first class, the reviews on the website are entertaining, and the people involved with the site are pretty darn cool. I highly recommend checking the site out and giving a listen to the podcasts.