Podwhat?
Oh I have heard of them. I see the that little tab in my iTunes and I sometimes accidently click on it and a friendly box says “Podcasts are radio shows that are downloaded over the Internet. You can find a variety of podcasts in the Podcast Directory. Subscribe to them and iTunes will automatically download new episodes.”
But have I actually listened to one? Not that I can recall to be honest. I have always had a stigma against them because I always had the notion that podcasts were just really bored people who were tired of blogs and decided to test out recording their voices.
Perhaps that is how they started out, but now podcasts seem to have become larger than online radios with music. My roommate has over 20 podcasts on his iTunes and he listens to them with religious attention.
I would like to try to get in to them, after all I pride myself on being in the know about new forms of Internet media and this is one of the last hurdles I seem to keep avoiding on purpose.
I just need some suggestions of really good podcasts.
As for making my own podcasts? I have the hardest time listening to my voice when I am transcribing recorded interviews. Imagine the torture I would inflict upon myself by having others listen to my voice multiple times a week! No I think I will stick to the written blog form. Much more comfortable with that. My voice gets too gay when it is recorded for some reason. I think it is the inner diva.
