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Besides popular ones like, the Daily Source Code and Dawn and Drew, i listen to Not Your Usual Bollocks. Some great new music being played on there most of the time.
I know there are something like 4,000+ podcasts out there. so what are you listening to? share the feed. If you dont listen to podcasts and prefer AM, FM, or XM, great, no need for you to respond!
I know a lot of people will answer "MacCast!," but all i hear on there are repeats from my rss feeds and newbie questions and answers.
so, anything interesting out there?
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Being a political junkie, I've subscribed to John Edwards' Podcast, though he's only done one so far.
And On The Media, really a radio show, is great analysis of the week in media.
The BBC show In Our Time is a really neat program, where a set of guests talks about something interesting from the history of ideas.
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Originally posted by mishap:
Besides popular ones like, the Daily Source Code and Dawn and Drew, i listen to Not Your Usual Bollocks. Some great new music being played on there most of the time.
Hey, that's a great show! Thanks!
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Originally posted by Mithras:
Hey, that's a great show! Thanks!
I know 
and i know there are more great ones out there, anyone got any more? 
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Is there a general overview of Podcasts? I keep hearing about them but have never taken the time to investigate the concept.
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Originally posted by Mithras:
Being a political junkie, I've subscribed to John Edwards' Podcast, though he's only done one so far.
And On The Media, really a radio show, is great analysis of the week in media.
The BBC show In Our Time is a really neat program, where a set of guests talks about something interesting from the history of ideas.
I'm a big fan of In "Our Time" too. I'm gonna give "On The Media" a try.
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Just out of curiosity, how does one listen to a podcast? Do you download an MP3 into iTunes and sync your iPod? Or is there a way to dump it directly onto your iPod?
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I'm also trying to figure out podcasts. I have tried a half dozen apps and none of them seem to work with enclosures. Right now I'm using NetNewsWire Lite. For podcasts with a clickable link to an mp3 file, of course I can dowload them. But there are a lot of podcasts out there which (apparently) use enclosures, not mp3 links. The NetNewsWire documentation says the enclosures should be detected automatically, but nothing shows up for me.
E.g., Science Friday . I can't see any enclosures and there are no links to mp3 files from this feed: http://www.sciencefriday.com/audio/scifriaudio.xml . However, I am pretty sure the enclosures must exist, because they have been archived here on podcastingnews.com.
I have tried a number of podcast feeds, not all of which are archived, but can't ever find enclosures. As I said, I have tried a number of applications, too, even on Windows. And on different networks (none of which have ever given me firewall problems -- I don't think there are firewalls). I feel like I am going crazy. Is there something trivial I'm missing here?
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i did some searching using some of the links posted here.
Podcasting FAQ
Note: This FAQ is published under a Creative Commons license. This means that you're free to reproduce it or publish information from it at your site, if you'd rather not reinvent the wheel. See details at the end of the FAQ. If you have questions you'd like to see added, or other comments, please contact us.
Q: What's podcasting?
A: According to Wikipedia, "Podcasting is the practice of making audio files available online in a way that allows software to automatically detect new files and download them." Technically, this is accomplished using RSS 2.0 news feeds to provide information about a collection of audio files in MP3 format. In common use, podcasting is often used to refer to independent audio shows that can be downloaded from the Internet.
Q: What's cool about podcasting?
A: Podcasting lets anybody with a microphone, a computer and an Internet connection publish audio shows that can be listened to by people anywhere in the world. Because the barriers to entry are very low, podcasting is rapidly becoming a popular way for people share audio shows. Podcasts are free and can be automatically downloaded to portable media players, so you can listen to them whenever it's convenient.
Coolest of all is that if you've got a great idea for a podcast, you can probably do it!
Q: What sort of shows are available as podcasts?
A: There are already many types of podcasts, including audio books, music shows, news, humor and sports. Most podcasts are created by amateurs, but there are also commercial podcasts and independently produced podcasts. There are podcasts in Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Mohawk, Spanish, and many other languages.
Q: Do I need to have an iPod to listen to podcasts?
A: No. The first podcast clients were designed to subscribe to audio shows, automatically download them and sync them to iPods. As podcasting has evolved, podcast clients have become available that work with most portable digital audio players. Many podcast sites support downloading shows directly from the site, and many directories support playing podcasts directly.
Q: Do I need special software to listen to podcasts?
A: No. Many podcasters and directories let you listen to podcasts as streaming media, directly from the site. Podcasting clients are used to streamline downloading podcasts and copying them to portable media players.
Q: Where can I find podcasts?
A: The most popular places for finding podcasts are the directories at iPodder.org, PodcastAlley and Podcasting News. There are many other podcast directory sites. Many podcast applications also include a list or directory of podcasts.
Q: Who invented podcasting?
A: Podcasting is based on capabilities built into the RSS 2.0 specification, which was developed by Dave Winer. Adam Curry catalyzed the podcasting concept in September of 2004, when he released a script that automatically downloaded audio files referenced in RSS files.
While there are many precedents for Curry and Winer's work, they put the pieces together and popularized the idea of podcasting. Because of this, they are generally considered the "podfathers" of the podcasting community.
Q: Do I need to use a Mac?
A: No. You can create and listen to podcasts using Windows, Mac OS X and Linux podcasting software.
Q: What are some of the top podcasts?
A: There are several ways to rank podcasts, and depending on how you rank them, different podcasts come out on top.
* Measuring activity: One way to rank podcasts is by the amount of click activity that they receive at popular podcast directories. Podcasting News' Top 25 Podcasts are ranked in this way. This is an effective way to look at what podcast listeners are interested in, to the extent that site visitors reflect the podcasting community as a whole. It doesn't measure actual downloads of a podcast.
* Measuring downloads: Another approach is to compare the number of downloads that various podcasts get. Because accurate data on downloads is not available for all podcasts, it's not currently possible to rank podcasts in terms of actual downloads or listens.
* Voting/ranking - Another approach is to have users vote on or rate podcasts. This approach provides a measure of a podcast's ability to motivate listeners to vote, but doesn't measure interest in podcasts or actual downloads. Examples of this approach are Podcasting News' Top 25 Rated Podcasts and Podcast Alley's Top 10 list.
* Reviews: There are also several sites that review podcasts. As reviewers become established, they may become an effective way to learn about new podcasts.
What is RSS?
RSS files are text files that contain information about things available on the Internet. For podcasting, RSS files are used to syndicate information about a podcast "channel" (the show as a whole), and also individual podcast episodes. The article Understanding RSS News Feeds discusses how to use them for podcasting.
Q: What can you do with a podcast?
A: A browse through a podcast directory shows the variety of podcasts that are available. Here are just a few things podcasting can be used for:
* On-demand versions of radio shows
* Personal audio blogs
* Audio books
* Music shows
* Audio tour guides
* Educational content that depends on audio (language, music, etc)
* Marketing for musicians
* Distributing sermons and other religious content
* Storytelling
* Sports coverage
* Distributing/synchronizing audio and video files for business.
Q: I've got a show that features top 40 hits. Do I need to worry about copyrights and stuff like that?
A: Yes. The best advice, for now, is to feature independent or Creative Commons licensed music in your podcast. Podcasts are downloads. When people access your podcast, they are copying an audio file from your server to their computer. If your podcast has traditionally copyrighted music in it, you're probably infringing on somebody's copyright.
So check out some independent or Creative Commons music. It's a little more work, but a lot more rewarding for everybody involved!
Q: I'm planning on podcasting some audio books. What software and microphone will I need?
A: Two of the most important things for this are the quality of your microphone and the acoustics of the room you record in. At a minimum, you'll want to have a good mic that you can plug into your computer's input & a pair of headphones. You can record directly onto the computer with Audacity on Windows & Mac, and Garageband is a popular choice on the Mac. Podcasting News has a list of podcasting software.
For more advanced setups, check out the Podcasting News article on setting up a home podcasting studio.
No matter what your setup, the environment you record in can have a big effect on the sound. In general, you'll want a quiet location that is relatively "dead", meaning that it absorbs sound instead of bouncing it back at you. A room with a sofa & a carpet will be a lot less "live" than a room with tile.
Experiment with how close you speak to your microphone, too. If you place the mic further away, you'll get more room noise/sound. If you place the mic closer, you'll get less room sound. If you get very close, though, you may notice that the mic overemphasizes the bass in the speaker's voice.
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LugRadio.org - a Linux fortnightly show from the UK full of childishness and swearing - but very good show.
Also a fan of 'In our time', 'In Business' - and the recently finished (for this year) 'Reith Lectures' - all from Auntie Beeb.
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Seems like iTunes 4.9, released within the next 60 days, will have built-in support for podcasts!
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What makes you say that Busemann?
Personally - I prefer to listen my podcasts outside of iTunes - since I listen to them once, then delete.
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I guess I've figured it out. It seems most Podcast apps are extremely flaky. Upgrading to 10.4, iPodderX could download some podcasts, but would fail at least 90% of the time. I found the program iPodder, and everything works. Unfortunately, the interface is extremely slow, and the app is 60 MB (seems rather large for something so simple). It also doesn't display the new items/RSS summaries associated with each podcast. But it works, it does download enclosures, unlike all these other apps.
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On the iPodder subject: I've tried almost all of them and I'm now using NetNewsWire. It does what i need it to do and now i dont need to use a separate app. Can't wait until we get this RSS Podcatching in iTunes.
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Some US networks are going to start offering podcasts soon. Looks as if it's about to go mainstream in a big way.
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Originally Posted by tie
I'm also trying to figure out podcasts. I have tried a half dozen apps and none of them seem to work with enclosures. Right now I'm using NetNewsWire Lite. For podcasts with a clickable link to an mp3 file, of course I can dowload them. But there are a lot of podcasts out there which (apparently) use enclosures, not mp3 links. The NetNewsWire documentation says the enclosures should be detected automatically, but nothing shows up for me.
E.g., Science Friday . I can't see any enclosures and there are no links to mp3 files from this feed: http://www.sciencefriday.com/audio/scifriaudio.xml . However, I am pretty sure the enclosures must exist, because they have been archived here on podcastingnews.com.
I have tried a number of podcast feeds, not all of which are archived, but can't ever find enclosures. As I said, I have tried a number of applications, too, even on Windows. And on different networks (none of which have ever given me firewall problems -- I don't think there are firewalls). I feel like I am going crazy. Is there something trivial I'm missing here?
I think SciFri's feed is a bit messed up.
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Just discovered http://www.podcheck.com/ I like it.
lots of talk about podcasting in general, but I like the host. Hes funny.
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Podcasts. What are you listening to?
Hate to resurrect a two-year-old thread, but I'm wondering which podcasts people are listening to and I thought it made more sense to build on this thread than to start a new one.
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Free Talk Live
A libertarian-oriented political talk show where YOU take control of the airwaves. Call in and bring up whatever's on YOUR mind.
1-800-259-9231
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CreativePastors Blog & Podcast
Digital Photography Tips from the Top Floor (not really good)
IGN Games Podcasts
Learn Spanish with Coffee Break Spanish
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
The RELEVANT Podcast
Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott
Photography 101
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One of the good podcasts I listen to is the Radio 538 Dance Department podcast. It is a weekly podcast with lots of new dance music and some of the world’s best DJs.
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1UP Show (this one especially rocks)
I got less interested after Luke left. I thought he brought a unique perspective into the podcast.
I will say it's the best gaming podcast out there. I just wish there was a bit less swearing. I've actually stopped listening several times because it started sounding like a few high school freshmen in a locker room trying to impress each other with who could drop the most F-bombs.
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ
I'm going to have to come up with a prude graphic for you, if only to use as a recurring theme.
I probably sound depressing, but I'm really not THAT big of a prude, I promise.
Or maybe I am and all of you are just mindless heathens. 
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Maybe I'm not the crazy one. Maybe I'm the only sane one and the world is insane! MUHAHAHAHA!
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I used to listen to a bunch, but just like RSS readers I've given up on them. I haven't got the time.
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