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Your Top 25 Podcasts for September

jug — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:43:55 +0000

We just tabulated your Top 25 podcasts on Podcast.com for the month of September. The Top 25 is representative of the podcasts you are listening to and watching on the Podcast.com website. We have six new podcasts were in our Top 25, and all of them were in our Top 25 two months ago. How’s that for consistency?

Will there be six new podcasts in the Top 25 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 September. For now, here’s the Top 25 podcasts for September with the new entries into the list in bold letters:

These podcasts dropped out of the Top 25 this month:

Spotlight: Edutopia

jug — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:56:12 +0000

The George Lucas Educational Foundation has started a new educational and podcast project called Edutopia, an attempt to raise the standards of education in the 21st century through the use of leading-edge interactive tools and resources. The project features a large podcast presence with eight unique podcast feeds on subjects including integrating new technologies, assessing student progress, developing learning techniques through unique projects such as gardening and recreating communities from faraway countries, and much more. Check out the Edutopia channel on Podcast.com to learn where this acclaimed Hollywood producer wants to lead the educational field in the years to come.

Your Top 25 Podcasts for August

jug — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:14:19 +0000

We just tabulated your Top 25 podcasts on Podcast.com for the month of August! The Top 25 is representative of the podcasts you are listening to and watching on the Podcast.com website. As was the case in each of the past two months, we had eight new podcasts in the list this month, and — same as last month — six of those podcasts were in our Top 25 two months ago. Looks like you have been consistent in the podcasts you want because the same podcasts keep appearing in our top 25.

Will there be a new eight (or more? less?) new podcasts in the Top 25 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 August. For now, here’s the Top 25 podcasts for August with the new entries into the list in bold letters:

These podcasts dropped out of the Top 25 this month:

Podcasting Politics in the USA

jug — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:29:46 +0000

For a good recap of the action and preview of what’s to come, we made a couple new channels for both last week’s Democratic National Convention podcasts and this week’s Republican National Convention podcasts. Check them here:

Republicans: rnc.podcast.com
Democrats: dnc.podcast.com

In case you didn’t see it before, we also have an (archival) channel for Barack Obama podcasts (does McCain do podcasts?). Or check our previous update on the Politics of Podcasts from early 2008.

Feature: Labor Day podcasts

jug — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:27:13 +0000

Labor Day USA has come and gone … by why does it have to go? It doesn’t with Labor Day podcasts. Each month we collect podcast episodes about a general subject of interest, and September’s feature on Podcast.com is Labor Day USA. Check out our playlist to see our short collection of five different podcast episodes that celebrate our fathers and all the great things dads do for us — and can do for themselves on their day. You can subscribe to our playlist here. Hope you enjoy this Labor Day feature on Podcast.com, and send an email to info at podcast.com if you have an episodes (audio) or feeds you’d like to add to this feature.

You can find this and other features at my.podcast.com/features (make sure you click on the ‘View All Episodes’ icon in the middle of the screen to see every episode we collected).

Podcasting the Last Bits of Summer

jug — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:17:37 +0000

The Olympics are over; the fall season is on the way. Our company resides in the Boston area, and we found a podcast that we must take advantage of before the dog days of summer and all the nice flowers and leaves are gone: a podcast tour of our fine public garden, presented with a equally fine New England accent.

Also enjoy other last remnants of summer activity , such as camp and cycling and a bit of vacation, to keep you in a sunny mood for a bit longer.

Feature: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Podcasts

jug — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:23:13 +0000

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are underway, and we’ve collected a few podcasts about the Olympics along with a feed featuring a few episodes from non-Olympic podcasts that specifically celebrate the games. Enjoy the sporting celebration from wherever you are with our Olympic feature on Podcast.com!

Your Top 25 Podcasts for July

jug — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:06:30 +0000

We just tabulated your Top 25 podcasts on Podcast.com for the month of July! The Top 25 is representative of the podcasts you are listening to and watching on the Podcast.com website. As was the case last month we had eight new podcasts in the list this month, and six of those podcasts were in our Top 25 for the month of June. Looks like you have been consistent in the podcasts you want.

Will there be a new eight (or more? less?) new podcasts in the Top 25 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 July with the new entries into the list in bold letters:

These podcasts dropped out of the Top 25 this month:

Flipping Channels podcast turns 10

jug — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:21:15 +0000

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.

Spotlight: Tour de France Podcast Coverage

jug — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:08:12 +0000

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.