The marvellous thing about podcasts is the diversity from shows that are put together by someone in their back bedroom to ones that are produced by big corporations like the BBC here in the UK. And then there is the fact that you can listen to podcasts from anywhere in the world. Now, I’ve chosen … Read more
Strictly speaking, this is a vodcast – and it’s something I watch, rather than listen to – but let’s not be pedantic! I have written about TED Talks before. For some time now (maybe 3 years?) I have been watching videos on the TED website. TED (Technology Entertainment Design) has the motto “ideas worth spreading”. … Read more
This is the first of a series of posts in which I will describe some of the podcasts I listen to. I spend a lot of time travelling, often by car, so have a lot of potentially dead time in the average week. A few years ago I realised that a good use of this … Read more
The Folkways Collection ‘The Folkways Collection’ is a 24 part series available as a freely downloadable podcast. Each episode is an hour long. Here is what the site says: “This series of 24 one-hour programs explores the remarkable collection of music, spoken word, and sound recordings that make up Folkways Records (now at the Smithsonian … Read more
TEDTalks (audio, video) I was led to ‘TED’ by David Gurteen who wrote about it in one of his recent newsletters (well worth subscribing to – it is free!) TED stands for ‘Technology, Entertainment, Design’. It is an annual event which hosts talks, music etc. But it is much more than that description implies. If … Read more
Back in June 2005 I wrote about using music legally in podcasts. That page has become one of the most visited pages on this site, so I thought an update was long overdue. At the time I wrote that first post, it was difficult and probably near impossible to use music in podcasts without breaking … Read more
I’ve not been listening to podcasts for a little while. It’s something I have just returned to – thanks to a little gadget which makes it possible for me to listen to them in the car through my iriver mp3 player. Before I got this gadget the only way to listen to podcasts was by … Read more
Happy New Year … at last In spite of all the promises I stayed away from the computer for the whole of the festive season. There are times when it is important to have a break from the gadgets! Three things preoccupied me over the festive season: Music – I listened to a fantastic range … Read more
There is an interesting tension building on the internet between the whole principle that anyone who blogs or podcasts might want to get to the situation where they can monetise what they do (an Americanism for “Make Money out of!”) – and the concept that the web is the means by which to provide vast … Read more
[There’s an update to this article for March 2007 – follow the link] Hopes for legal music podcasts rise Tech News on ZDNet Follow the link for an article about the potential for licensing of music for podcasts. The whole podcast world is going through enormous growth at the moment. Over the last 12 months … Read more