Just as 1999 was my Year of Basketball and 2001 was probably The Year of Baldur's Gate.
Crazy levels of wonkery. Sharon & I listening to political podcasts while doing household chores and/or putting Rose down for the night, then discussing what we've heard. I'll miss the late night Sarah Palin "jam sessions," but the wonkery will continue as the Obama cabinet fills up and legislation is initated.
On a side note - if any of you do get regular podcasts, and political ones at that, if you get a single one, make sure it is NPR's "It's all Politics" with Ken Rudin and Ron Elving. You don't learn a ton, if you've been paying attention for the week, but they ARE the CarTalk guys of politics.
Second favorite political podcast: Slate's Political Gabfest.
Other oft-listened to casts: NPR's "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me" and "Radio Lab," as well as MPR midmorning shows that I've missed (which are few). And "The Economist" magazine's look at the week ahead.
All on a little $25 Sansa Express mp3 player.
Did this year kick off a lifestyle I will keep for all time? Hard telling. Probably in some fashion or another. It's just crazy that my five year old daughter asks if my "podcaster is charging?" Sounds insanely 21st century (from a 20th century perspective). But little did I know in my youth about DVDs, digital file sharing, or using computers to look up everything. It is what it is and that is a brave new world.
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I've gotten into podcasting downloads in a big way, although the notion of what a podcast "is" is up to discussion. NPR has all the big programs available as a "podcast", and I listen to "This American Life", "Car Talk" and "Selected Shorts" this way.
I like to think that Podcasting refers to a home-grown and posted program, something I've only dabbled in. I'm hoping I can get back to messing with that some more, but I just haven't been motivated enough.
Well, we're all awaiting the next "Stevecast" with great anticipation.
I tried a "Dancast," but my web microphone sucked too bad. I may use my Big Buy discount and get a better one, or at least an adaptor for one of my nice XLR microphones.
Yeah, a decent mic would be nice. I may do the same over winter break and get some half-decent equipment.
Perhaps you, Mixdorf, and I can figure out some sort of technology that will allow us to do a podcast together, from remote locations.
Or two of us could do a 'cast, and the third one could appear as a hologram.
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