Podcast love

I am a radio nerd.  I utterly adore speech based radio which is, sadly, are fading away.  NPR is, to my knowledge, the largest broadcaster in the United States for speech programing.  There is of course the BBC and the multitude of programs from them.  Since I now live in the States in not in England I get my BBC fix in the form of podcasts.  I do not only get BBC but NPR, PRI and independent podcasts. Majority of which I listen to at my desk will working on whatever project is around. 

 

I defiantly have my favorite shows, and today I will share some of those.  Hopefully, this will become a monthly article.

 

First on the list and on my daily playlist is The Archers.  This is a 15 minute radio drama that has been airing on the BBC since the 1950s.  The show follows life in the village of Ambridge.  Wait, Ambridge life but the show is called The Archers.  Well, there is a family named Archer and they own/run one of the major farms in the village.  The program does not center on just one family but the whole community and the issues of the day.  It really makes me feel I am back in my flat in Bournemouth for about 15 minutes every day.

 

Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR is not daily but weekly program that is just amazing.  I am not sure how to describe this show.  It is such a blend of all my geek-dom.  They make me giggle and think.  Beware this show is addictive and distracting!! Listen only when doing projects that are done on autopilot.  Per the NPR site this show is described as:

NPR's entertainment and pop culture round-table podcast features spirited discussions of movies, books, television, nostalgia, and — every time — what's making us happy this week.

I would say give this podcast a try for about a month.  You will be hooked on the conversations.

 

My last share for today is StarTalk.  This is podcast hosted by Neil DeGeasse Tyson.  You know him; he is the one currently teaching us about the Cosmos.  The way I see this program is as an eclectic look at science.  He goes everywhere and anywhere in the name of science.  The interviews always have a great conversational tone to them and make it very easy to follow what the subject matter being presented.

 

Now to how I find and listen to podcasts.  I use the podcasts app for iPhone/iPod/iPad this is my favorite app by far.  So easy to find and listen to all my podcasts.   I just add a show to "my shows" and the app will automatically download new content when it is uploaded.  So nice!  It is like TiVo for podcasts!