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Do you listen to podcasts? Are there any you’d recommend?
Inspired by Alex.
I love podcasts, they’re the best thing to happen to broadcast media since the web became popular back in the 90s. On average, I’m quite confident that I spend more hours per week listening to podcasts than I do watching television.
I’m not sure where I come down on the podcast vs netcast debate but I agree that a new name is needed. One thing that I’d love to be more widely known is that you don’t need an iPod to play podcasts!
My favourites are definitely the TWiT netcasts from Leo Laporte and the gang, they’re professional and informative. I love the discussion from the panel of This Week in Tech but I really think that awards should be give to Security Now, that show has taught me so much about IT security that I’m somewhat of an expert amongst my peers (and I do work in IT).
Other favourites are the Video Game Show from the guys at Gamercast Network, it’s informal but the guys really know their stuff and the last episode was so funny I was practically in tears. Another hilarous but informative show is the MeanDawg Top 5, each week the guys pick their Top 5 movies in a given category and debate eachother’s choices.
Oh, and as a final word – you can’t forget Ask a Ninja.