Sunday, September 5, 2010

PODCASTS! I heart podcasts!

A few years back I saved and got an iPod nano! I loved it! Then the iPhone came out and I wanted one soooo bad, I had to have it. About a year ago I got one! I was so excited and I still am. One of my favorite things to do is to listen and/or watch podcasts. I wanted to take a few minutes and mention the ones I listen to on a regular basis. I'm gonna list them in alphabetical order so I don't play favorites. They are all from iTunes (I don't even know where else to look for podcasts...) Let me know if you check any of them out and what you think. Also, let me know about some of your favorites.

Best of YouTube: video, they show all kinds of things, usually entertaining, funny or educations ranging from about 30 sec to 10min

Brian Stuff: audio, from How Stuff Works (Love these guys!) host answers a daily question, Why do some doors open inward? is in my que right now, usually less than 5min

The Coolest Stuff on the Planet: video: again from How Stuff Works (HSW), sorta a travel and mini history lesson of places all around the world, it is a slide show format not an actual video is the only think I don't like about it, typically 5 to 10 min each segment at end for viewer mail

The Crafty Pod, audio, host typically interviews someone that works in the craft field and is an expert in their field often topics are how to create or run your craft business, this host seems so helpful and personable, I want her to be my friend! 20 to 30 min

Easy Entertaining with Cindy Harris, video, host select a dish and very thoroughly takes the viewer step by step also gives helpful hints and tips. The few dishes I have made from the podcast have been super! 5 to 10 min

Farmer's Market Gourmet, video, also with Cindy Harris, she selects a product that is in season and bases her dish on it, 5 to 10 min

Gardenerd Tip of the Week, audio, quick gardening tip or idea, have been pretty useful in my gardening, 2 to 3 min (I wish they were longer!)

Get Fit Guy: audio, from the Quick and Dirty Tips folks (Q&DT), host discusses exercise techniques and common misconceptions about fitness, 5 to 8 min each

Get It Done Guy: audio Q&DT, host gives tips on how to be more assertive and organized in the work place setting (I think a lot of it applies to life also) I also in enjoy his quirky humor and examples, 5 to 8 min each

The House Call Doctor: audio, Q&DT, host is a doctor and discusses common health issues and diseases explaining the condition and treatment, he is very down to earth and practical, 8 to 12 min sometimes doing series on more involved topics

Let's Quilt, video, host selects a project and breaks it down into steps, several steps are in each podcast, 10 to 15 min

Matt's Today in History, audio, host selects historical topic and discusses it, I like the podcast buy find the host tends to spend a lot of time explaining his format, 10 to 20 min

Modern Manners Guy, audio, from Q&DT, I love this podcast, it's about how to be polite and proper etiquette in modern times, there is a new host and I have yet to listen to him... 5 to 8 min each

The Nutrition Diva, audio Q&DT, host talks about eating and food- awesome! Topics often discuss diet or food fad and how our bodies use those foods, she is very good at telling listeners both sides of a health argument and lets you decide what's best for you and your needs, 5 to 10 min

One Minute How To, audio, each week the host has a different guest talking about a topic they know something about, topics really vary anything from how to invest in stocks, to making stock (soup), to surviving a zombie attack, I always expect the podcast to only be a min (it's in the name!) but they are around 3 to 5 min and the guest is almost always plugging something

Podictionary, audio, hosts selects a word and give the background and origin of it, 2 to 5 min

Quilting... For the Rest Of Us, audio, host discusses her quilting progress and selects a topic to discuss, usually pretty educational and thought provoking, considering. She also has a lot going on with the web (facebook, twitter, newsletter, webpage, blog, and forum) if you want to get involved with a web based quilting community, 1 hour talks about listener feedback (which I like!)

Stash Resolution, audio, host kinda talks about life and crafting/quilting, easy to listen to and gives useful tips. She seems to be a very DIY kinda gal. 1 hour

Stuff from the Science Lab, audio, from HSW 2 hosts and they select a topic in the science field and talk the heck out of it. I find I only listen to things I find interesting, 20 to 30 min segment at the end for listener mail

Stuff Mom Never Told You, audio, from HSW 2 hosts discuss women's and gender issues, sometimes serious, sometimes playful, 20 to 30 min segment at the end for listener mail

The Stuff of Genius: video, from HSW, quirky short videos about inventors and what they did that was so awesome, 2 to 5 min

Stuff They Don't Want You to Know, video, HSW, conspiracies from secret government agencies to UFOs, some times creepy but thoughtful and entertaining, 3 to 6 min

Stuff You Missed in History Class, audio, HSW, 2 hosts discuss historical figures or topics. They explain complex issues very well and topics are always interesting, I usually want to find out more or look at pictures afterward, 20 to 30 segment at end for listener mail

Stuff You Should Know, audio, HSW, 2 hosts are very entertaining and select interesting and intriguing topics, by the end of the podcast, you may not be an expert buy you could hold your own in a conversation with an expert, 20 to 30 min with a listener mail segment at the end

Threadbanger, video, this was one of my first podcasts and favorite, DIY fashion how tos, I'm not sure if they are still at it or not, haven't had a new episode since May, they were changing the format and getting at least one new host (I should re-subscribe?), 5 to 10 min very viewer based, it was cool to see the viewer submissions

Vegetable Gardening, audio, hosts quickly discusses one garden topic, 2 to 3 min

Weird Worm, audio, wacky topics in a list, for example 6 Weird World Championships, always entertaining, writers are very witty, 5 to 10 min

60 Second Civics, audio, in less than 60 seconds one topic of civics is discussed, often segment are spread though out several episodes, not that much info but educational none the less, 1 min

Yikes, that's a lot!! Again, let me know if you listen to any of these or if you check em out, what you think! I'm always looking for new things so let me know your favorites!!!