Listening to a Tale of…..

August 15, 2007 | Category: Geek Stuff, Personal, Random Thoughts

Lately I have been listening and watching alot of podcasts from such places as The BBC and PBS on both current affairs and history. I tend to go through phases and I am currently in my ‘knowledge sponge’ stage and cannot get enough of these podcasts and when I have listened to all that are available I go hunting for new ones to satisfy my hunger.

I have been listening to several from the BBC World Service Documentary Archive with subjects including the insurgency in Iraq all the way to life in Hong Kong 10 years after the handover. What I find particularly fascinating besides the information is not only the range of topics but the depth of the stories and how easy it is to become engrossed in each report. Today I was puttering about and as I listened to each podcast and moved on to the next one I did not realize it but I had spent almost 8 hours listening to podcasts. I guess I am addicted, but this is one addiction that is not all that bad.

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2 Comments

  1. ubermouth on August 15th, 2007
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    Yes, I think it is amazing how time ca really fly when we are so stimulated. I have never listened to a podcast but what is the differnce between that and a normal radio broadcast? That one listens to it on their ipod?#
    I miss CNN being over here in the U.K
    Have anice day! :)

  2. Anthony on August 21st, 2007
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    Podcasts are recorded and can be radio shows or internet shows or TV shows. Well pretty much anything you can listen to or watch can be made into a podcast and then using software like ITunes (there is other Podcast software as well) you can listen on your computer or IPod whenever you want at your convenience.

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