I’m addicted to podcasts. Podcasts take up about half of the space on my iPod Touch and I spend more time listening to them than I do to music. They’re amazing! They’re free, and there really is something for everyone. Comedy, news , sports, arts and crafts, movies, books, audio journals, public radio, hobbies, language learning, cooking…there’s a podcast for almost anything you could possibly be interested in. Here’s what’s on my iPod (you can subscribe to any of these on iTunes):
American Public Radio’s The Splendid Table is “the show for people who love to eat”, according the the show’s host, Lynne Rossetto Kasper. My cookings skills don’t reach any further than toasting bagels or brewing coffee at work, but I sure do love food! And I love hearing about food. They do talk about cooking equipment and techniques, but it’s so much more than that. You hear about food from around world and around the country and at the end of the show, listeners of the show can call in and ask Lynne a question about food, cooking, or culture. The Splendid Table is an hour-long weekly show on NPR, released for download every Saturday.
American Public Radio’s The Story is all about stories. Hosted by Dick Gordon, The Story is another hour-long NPR radio show I’m in love with. In short, it’s basically a show that interviews ordinary and extraordinary people about particular events in their lives. Each show consists of two interviews, one long and one short. Interviewees have ranged from a family that traded homes with a French family for a few weeks to a woman telling her story about her life as a train-hopper. Dick Gordon is an amazing interviewer.
Best of YouTube is, put simply, the best of YouTube. They release a few video episodes each week of funny and/or interesting videos you might have missed otherwise.
The New York Times’ Book Review is a 20-minute long weekly podcast from the NYT. They review and discuss bestsellers and hidden gems, so it’s great for those times when you just can’t find anything to read. I’d recommend listening this when you’re in a position to jot down the title of a book that intrigues you.
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