When I was younger, I volunteered for my local public library and part of my volunteering was reading the "Story of the Week" and recording it on a special answering machine that was dedicated to having "Call -A-Story". A lot of parents would have their children listen to the story as they were getting their other children ready for bed. This is what podcasts used to be! Now, several libraries have story time podcasts for their customers to listen to (see Denver Public Library and others).
Podcasts are definitely something that I've listened to before--the Onion A.V. Club has podcasts that I regularly listen to, and I've listened to other podcasts while just browsing the web. I also used to subscribe to some podcasts on Itunes but found that I wasn't able to keep up with listening to them while in school, so I unsubscribed to all of them--some of my favorites were KEXP's Song of the Day and some podcasts from Ricky Gervais and Zach Braff. The podcast that I chose to listen to is the "Music Popcast" from The New York Times podcasts from November 17, 2011 that discusses new album releases from Drake, Romeo Santos, and The Fall. It was a really good discussion of bachata music and Romeo Santos in the American music scene, as well as discussion of Drake and The Fall's new albums. The podcast also played samples from the new records. On a side note: it's really funny hearing The New York Times reporters trying to say Lil' Wayne and talk about rap. I really enjoyed the podcast and will probably subscribe on Itunes to listen to the podcast on a regular basis, if I can find the time to actually listen to it! : )
I really enjoyed exploring what the New York Times had to offer with their podcasts? Are there any podcasts that you subscribe to and enjoy? Are there any library podcasts that you know of and enjoy?
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