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cardinalfan7

39 posts since
Aug 17, 2004

Dec 5, 2007 12:40 PM

Podcasts

Can anyone suggest any podcasts to listen to? I've got a long run tomorrow and I'm kind of tired of the tunes on my Ipod. I've never downloaded any before so I don't know what's good and what's not. They don't have to be music. They can be talk or both. If they are music, I'm not really into the whole techno thing that I know some Podcasts offer.

Any suggestions?

ElDuderino095

276 posts since
Oct 17, 2005

1. Dec 5, 2007 12:44 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

Do you use iTunes? They have free college lectures from several universities that are generally pretty good. On the iTunes Store page, click "iTunes U" on the left.

Iontach

1,523 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

2. Dec 5, 2007 12:48 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

What interests you?

Politics?
Guns?
Science?
History?
Archaeology?
Food?
Humor?
Jazz?
&c

What operating system are you using? If you're using Windows to XP, then Juice[/URL" target="_blank"> is probably the best podcast aggregator, but Juice does not work under Vista (and the only thing the Juice forums hate more than Vista is a Vista user - they're astonishingly abusive).

If you're using Vista, then Happyfish[/URL" target="_blank"> is the best I've found - it's simple and it does everything I want it to.

ellenshana

467 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

3. Dec 5, 2007 12:49 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

quote:<HR>Originally posted by ElDuderino:
Do you use iTunes? They have free college lectures from several universities that are generally pretty good. On the iTunes Store page, click "iTunes U" on the left.<HR>

Hey, thanks!

Guest

4. Dec 5, 2007 12:49 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

you can search for podcasts on digg.com too

ellenshana

467 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

5. Dec 5, 2007 2:03 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

I just downloaded an episode of "Lobster Mortality on Long Island Sound." It's about 42 minutes. Just about five treadmill miles. Yay!

maryk071

211 posts since
Dec 5, 2002

6. Dec 5, 2007 2:27 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

I like This American Life.

makeda023

825 posts since
Aug 16, 1999

7. Dec 5, 2007 8:40 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

Iontach -- thanks for that link!!!

Mike Watson070

134 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

8. Dec 5, 2007 9:44 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

You can get "A Prarie Home Companion" in podcast form.

makeda023

825 posts since
Aug 16, 1999

9. Dec 5, 2007 9:49 PM

in response to: cardinalfan7

Hey, I downloaded Juice, but lots of the URLs are out of whack. Is that common?

Iontach

1,523 posts since
Dec 14, 2007

10. Dec 6, 2007 7:15 AM

in response to: cardinalfan7

quote:<HR>Originally posted by makeda:
Hey, I downloaded Juice, but lots of the URLs are out of whack. Is that common? <HR>

It's a while since I used it, so I'm not really sure what you mean. What I've always done for getting feeds is to search the web for a podcast I like, copy the address and paste it into the aggregator (rather than using their directories, for example).

Have you tried Happyfish? It works with XP too, I've just found out, and it's just a really simple interface programmed by someone friendly and polite. It's what I'm using, so if you have any questions I might be able to help (my usage is fairly simple, though - I don't synch my device, for example).

janSport

307 posts since
Dec 12, 2007

11. Dec 6, 2007 9:37 AM

in response to: cardinalfan7

We download The Brian Lehrer Show. Great for car trips. Some of the downloads (esp. the ones from ABC etc) are too dramatic...reminds me of Fox News.

mistaSteve

105 posts since
Dec 30, 2002

12. Dec 6, 2007 9:43 AM

in response to: cardinalfan7

quote:<HR>Originally posted by maryk:
I like This American Life.<HR>

Very good one.

I also like the Skeptics' Guide to The Universe and The Sound of Young America, which restores my faith in our young people to be sarcastic smart-a$$es

pigeye097

214 posts since
Nov 2, 2006

13. Dec 6, 2007 10:39 AM

in response to: cardinalfan7

quote:<HR>Originally posted by mistaSteve:
[b] Very good one.

I also like the Skeptics' Guide to The Universe and The Sound of Young America, which restores my faith in our young people to be sarcastic smart-a$$es[/b]<HR>

SGU is usually pretty good (except when they talk about nuclear physics..well, pretty much physics at all).
I found Point of Inquiry a while back. Good interviews with a lot of really interesting people. ~~URL=http://www.pointofinquiry.org/~~HERE[/URL] is the url.

mistaSteve

105 posts since
Dec 30, 2002

14. Dec 6, 2007 10:48 AM

in response to: cardinalfan7

Yeah, they're kind of out of their depth on the physics. I did enjoy when they went to a Psychic's Convention recently and messed w/ the psychics.

I will check out PoI.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by pigeye:
SGU is usually pretty good (except when they talk about nuclear physics..well, pretty much physics at all).
I found Point of Inquiry a while back. Good interviews with a lot of really interesting people. HERE[/URL" target="_blank"> is the url.<HR>

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