[Dialogue] Podcasting

[Karl Hess]

George,

I'm sure that someone out there is more knowledgeable than I, but 
I've found it extremely simple.  Go to 
http://www.apple.com/podcasting/.  You can download iTunes for 
Windows or Apple.  Instructions on that page tell you how to 
subscribe through iTunes to podcasts.  You can listen to them on your 
computer but the wonderful part is you can download them to an mp3 
player and listen to them anywhere, anytime. There are other ways to 
do it, but it is against my religion to do things the hard way. 
[The downside of going to the apple web site is you might get seduced 
by the ease of using their products, and the freedom from spyware and 
viruses. Don't say you weren't warned.]

I don't know of any listing of alternative news podcasts.  On the 
Media from WYNC is very good.  Now I don't have to schedule my 
workouts at 4 on Saturdays any more, which is when they are broadcast 
in Cleveland.  The Cleveland City Club started podcasting about 6 wks 
ago and has some excellent speakers, www.cityclub.org.

And I owe thanks to someone on this list for telling me about 
alternet RSS feeds.   Thanks whoever you are.

Karl