Podland

In our course this semester we have been required to listen to several podcasts. I began to look around at the sites I usually visit and was amazed at the number and variety of podcasts out there. Some of the sites I visit often that have great podcasts are ESPN and NPR. These sites capitalize on their visitors that want more. Podcasting gives everyone the opportunity to be their own broadcaster and distribute their opinions world wide. I am eagerly looking forward to the upcoming podcasting assignment. There are numerous sites out there that can help you refine your podcasting skills. The number of topics that people are podcasting about are virtually innumerable. Besides the trusty iTunes podcast center another good site for finding a good podcast to listen to is The Podcast Directory. One thing I did notice about The Podcast Directory is that there are roughly 4 times as many podcasts relating to entertainment than any other topic. I attribute this to one of two possibilities, either the site is bias towards entertainment podcasts, or this just reflects the popularity of the entertainment world in our popular culture. On a related matter I did notice that in the podcasting podcast assigned in class although it was very informative the speakers appeared almost hypocritical in thier show because they had no mic for the audience questions and they did not repeat the questions for their listeners. I'm surprised no one else in class mentioned this but it was not that big of a deal and did not effect the podcast to dramatically.