Podcasts

I've been listening to a lot of podcasts in the last month or so since I got my iPod. Podcasts are short audio broadcasts, designed for people on the go. They have shows about everything and by all kinds of people - professional and amateurs. I thought I'd share a few of my latest favorites.

Two Boobs and a Baby

This is a podcast by Dave and Heather. She's from Tenessee and he's from Toronto and they have a four month old baby boy named Sam. It's really cool to hear them talk about being first time parents and trying to figure out what to do with this new little addition. They were kind enough to mention me in their last episode, so I want to help them out and encourage my parenting friends to stop by and visit them too.

Daily Breakfast

This is a podcast by the enthusiastic Father Roderick, a Dutch Catholic priest who does a weekdaily show that is perfect for my morning bus ride. It's about half an hour and he talks about North American culture, movies, TV, books, food and health, has a little bit of music and a thought for the day. It is a very positive start to the day and never fails to be interesting and exciting.

For those of you who are new to podcasting, it's very simple to listen to these. You can go to their websites and download the latest episode - or any archives. You can listen to them on your computer, or copy them to a portable mp3 player. You can also use a variety of software programs to subscribe to the podcasts and have the new episodes downloaded automatically every day (and in my case dumped into the iPod).