This week our library staff was asked to play around with podcasts. I’ve subscribed to several NPR podcasts through my RSS feed for a while — “This I Believe.” “Car Talk,” and “The Tavis Smiley Show.” They are all radio shows that I enjoy “live,” but usually miss. I like having them available on “my” schedule, not NPR’s. I broadcast them from my computer when I have time.
As this was “podcast week,” I explored several new sites that recommend podcasts, Podcast.com and Podcastalley.com, and used iTunes to download several non-NPR recommendations. I put them on my iPod so I could listen to them in the car or at the gym. I’ve done that a few times, but found the radio talk didn’t provide adequate distraction from the tedium of driving and exercise. For both, I prefer audiobooks or music. So, while this podcast exercise was interesting, it wasn’t life-changing. I already had what I like.
