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Flipping Channels, an audio podcast from us folks at Podcast.com, just turned 10 — meaning we just finished our tenth episode, a feature on our nonprofit channel. If you haven’t tuned in yet, FC is a 6-10 minute podcast that features a particular channel on Podcast.com, and we excerpt three unique podcasts that represent the variety of shows you can find on that channel.  We produce a new podcast every two weeks on all sorts of subjects from comics to eco issues to food.  Learn more at the Flipping Channels site on Podcast.com.

The most prominent bike race in the world, now in its 95th year, is getting some podcast love. Go to cycling.podcast.com and find special tour-specific podcasts such as the Daily Tour (brought to you by the excellent year-round cycling podcast the Fredcast) as well as coverage from BikeRadar.com. The tour’s 28 stages stretch out until July 27th, which gives you plenty of time to get in the action.

A recent marketing study revealed that businesspeople who buy computers and related equipment also listen to podcasts.  Go figure!  Podcasting, technology and business will always be intertwined.  As for you, you’ll find plenty of ideas for your next tech purchase through the Podcast.com Tech channel, and see how other businesspeople are using that technology through our Business channel.

We just tabulated your Top 25 podcasts on Podcast.com for the month of June! The Top 25 is representative of the podcasts you are listening to and watching on the Podcast.com website. We have eight new podcasts in this month’s list, and the biggest jump up the charts was from 60/20 Sports with James Carville and Luke Russert, due in part to people searching for content following the premature passing of Luke’s dad Tim Russert on June 13.

But our Top 25 will be different next month: if your favorite podcast is missing from this list, all you have to do is listen to it or watch it on the Podcast.com site for it to make the top 25 podcast list for the month of July.  For now, here’s the Top 25 podcasts for June with the new entries into the list in bold letters:

1. World Soccer Daily Podcast
2. Oroscopo di Leonardo.it
3. Dictionary.com Word Explorer
4. CNN News Update
5. 60/20 Sports with James Carville and Luke Russert
6. Midwest Teen Sex Show
   
7. Open Source Sex
8. 60 Minutes Podcast
9. NOVA (PBS)
10. BBC Global News
11. Sex is Fun
12. Slate Magazine Daily Podcast
13. Il Ruggito Del Coniglio
14. Voices from the 2006 ACLU Membership Conference
15. Geek News Central Podcast
16. ABC World News (Enhanced Video)
17. BBC NewsPod
18. ESPN Radio Daily Podcast
19. New York Times Music Popcast
20. CNN Marketplace Update
    
21. Scott Mills Daily
22. Best of Chris Moyles
23. MSNBC News Headlines
24. Flipping Channels: a feature program by Podcast.com
25. Get Laid Radio Show

These podcasts dropped out of the Top 25 this month (but we still like them):

• SuicideGirls Radio
• Disney Channel Shorty McShorts’ Podcast (Video)
• Filmspotting
• CNET News.com Daily Tech News Podcast
• Fetish Flame
• BBC World Service Documentary Archive
• AP NewsPulse
• Comedy 365