I pass every day at work by listening to a lot of podcasts. I listen to nearly every popular gaming podcast out there. I'm pretty acquainted with the pros and cons of each, so I've thought about writing up a quick little blog post on the three best that I've come across.

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You can't toss a stone without hitting a podcast in the modern-day shaping of the video game industry. Every publication has one, and some of the bigger gaming juggernauts produce multiple podcasts to further satiate the demanding masses of fans who pass the work day with them, myself included.

Bored at work one day, I decided to run a search for some new gaming podcasts to listen to. I was disappointed when I couldn't find too many decent podcast lists to use as reference. After downloading and listening to quite a bit of them, I decided to construct this brief write-up to help out those searching for a way to make their nine-to-five move by a little bit quicker.

The Giant Bombcast

The Giant Bombcast is one of the most polished, hilarious, and enlightening podcasts on the internet. Made up of four ex-Gamespot editors with a bottomless heap of gaming knowledge, the show is simply the best all-around gaming podcast on the internet. Whether you're looking for laughs, reviews, or breaking news, the bombcast is the place to go first.

The Joystiq Podcast

While Joystiq doesn't tout the big names like the bombcast does, it does come more reliably and more consistently with laughs. Host Chris Grant has a hilariously dry sense of humor that plays perfectly with Justin McElroy's more obvious style. Joystiq editor Ludwig Kietzmann rounds out the cast to create the funniest video game podcast on the internet.

The Freelancers Podcast

The Freelancers Podcast is a relatively new show created by freelance video game journalists Xav de Matos and Kyle Horner. Xav and Kyle discuss the inner workings of the industry biweekly and interview some of the biggest names in gaming journalism today. While this isn't the place to come for breaking news or reviews, getting a peek into the inner workings of the industry from the point-of-view of a freelancer is both eye-opening and entertaining.