Some Great Podcast Lists, and other thoughts
here are some great podcast lists:
- Podcast Bunker – The Big List
- 31 Podcasts That Keep Freelancers in the Loop
- Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges in the World
they are highly comprehensive in their field of expertise, and should guide you to some great finds. On that note, I should say that Podcast Discovery is one of the last big hurdles in Podcasting going truly mainstream. Apple has provided a stable platform in the guise of the iTunes Store for subscribing, updating, and transferring podcasts for listening. In a way, the hard part is done. What remains is the ’soft part’ – the art of podcasts.
by that, I mean how does one discover great new podcasts? iTunes does it’s best with some podcast promotion and fancy graphics, but a 50×50 icon cover doesn’t do much for the discerning seeker. Neither does a popularity list, which is by its very nature a devolving to the mean.
so new podcasts – how to find? Personal recommendations are the best. You trust your friends and contacts, and if they say something is good, it is, in 90% of cases, good. But that is only such a small avenue. I reached this barrier myself about 6 months ago. After initially stumbling upon a core of great listening, I found my podcast range to be growing more restricted. I knew when each show was coming out – the day, and almost the exact time. It was a waiting game from podcast to podcast. It had grown stale. Don’t get me wrong – the content was as outstanding as ever – but no new voices were entering my sphere. I felt trapped.
hence I started seeking. Earnestly. Through setting up google alerts and live twitter searches, I’m tapping into what the wider world is listening to. Still takes a bit of filtering, but the range is greatly expanded again. Podcast listening is awesome. And fresh. And new. And exciting.
I”m buzzed.
