podcasts

The past week or so I've been downloading podcasts. It is really enjoyable to listen to the radio again. I can even get a CBC broadcast! There are lots of radio broadcasts and stuff about science and politics - unfortunately, much of the politics is people yelling and screaming about Bush and his administration (discussion I like, screaming hurts my ears). You can pretty much find podcasts on any topic and the number seem to be growing daily.

Podcasts are broadcasts for your iPod (or other mp3 player), for those who haven't heard the term. You can download them for free thru iTunes.

So, in addition to radio talk shows, there are also a lot of podcasts produced by individuals. I've been thinking about doing a podcast and photoblog during our round the world trip rather than a regular blog. Describing the things we see or interesting things that happen that day, as well as possibly capturing some local sounds, seems like it would be much more interesting. Not to mention, I suspect it would be faster than typing something out. There would still have to be a blog with some minor commentary, but the detailed stuff would be via podcast. The blog could then mostly consist of pics from the day in questions.

What do you think?