So, with my newfound discovery of Scott Sigler (remember, to be scared witless and a few other things-less, read INFECTED, coming out at your local indpendent bookshop on April 1st, and its no joke), I have gotten drawn back into the world of podcasting. I only visited for a little while because of 2 interests. I went to Scotland and got drawn into a few radio personalities there, and when I got home, I could continue to listen to them! Also, Veronica Mars, one of my FAVORITE girls ever, had a set of podcasts and videocasts that I was listening to for a time. She has been cancelled now… but thats a different sort of rant!
If you are unsure of what a podcast is, have no fear, we all were like you! It is basically a blog post that someone reads to you, with fewer pictures. Some individuals use it for news shows, radio talk shows, or like Scott Sigler and a few others, reading a novel in chapters, like old time radio programs. A good website to learn about them is The Wiki page. Sidenote, most people use either Itunes to play and keep track of the sections they have listened to, or RSS Feeds so that they automatically get the next “issue” of the podcast of their choice.
Anyways, I wanted to review a few podcasts that I knew were good, and a few that are recommendations.
First, of course, my man Scott. I am 4 chapters into Earthcore right now, and yeah, still scared. Scott Sigler has changed the world of podcasting by reading aloud his novels. These are not published books that he then reads. Nope, he writes the book and then podcasts them for our pleasure… well maybe not “pleasure” because his writing is very very scary, but for us to listen to anyways. I found all of his stuff though Itunes by just searching his name and then clicking my favorite button, “get all.” Scott provides two levels of information at his website, ScottSigler.com. You can listen to his OWN books, and he recommends other podcasts that he has listened to with a Sig rating system.
Next, one of my other favorite authors, Shana Norris. Don’t forget to read her book that is available in stores, Something to Blog About. Her most recent blog post at her website there is on…. *wait for it*…. PODCASTING!!!! Indeed, it is Shana that gave me the idea for this post, her and the wonder of Mr. Sigler. So Shana lists a variety of podcasts there, and I am planning on signing up for a few myself! Here are the two that I will be signing up for shortly,
Notes In Spanish invites you to “Learn Real Spanish with Notes in Spanish!
Our Spanish audio and worksheets bring you real conversations in Spanish about real-life topics. We go beyond the textbooks to the Spanish you’ll never find in a classroom! Listen here, or on your iPod or mp3 player as podcasts.”
Betty in the Sky with Diamonds invites you to share the plane traveling stories of Flight Attendant Betty. This just sounds too too funny.
Another podcast that I found through Scott is Buffy Between the Lines. This just seems like pure brain candy. The most recent edition of this podcast involves a vampire getting sidetracked by Infected as he works to find a particular candle. A self-description from their website,
Buffy Between the Lines is a fan-based, audio drama podcast that tells stories between the seasons of Buffy. Fans from all parts of the world including South America, Australia, Sweden, the UK, Canada and the US come together to create each episode via technologies such as Skype, Google Groups, blogging and podcasting. Started in Oct of 2006 by Tabitha Grace Smith and Kim Butler, Buffy Between the Lines has become an instant fan phenomenon.
That is all for now, if you have other great podcasts that you view worthy to share, drop a comment!
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