August 22, 2008, 2:41 pm by Jennifer

Here are some podcasts to check out for Monday’s class. If you are not already familiar with a variety of podcasts, check on one or more of these.

• You have to subscribe to Grammar Girl, but you can check out another Quick and Dirty Tips podcast:
  • Money Girl: quick and dirty tips for a richer life
  • Mighty Mommy: quick and dirty tips for practical parenting
  • Legal Lad: quick and dirty tips for a more lawful life
  • Traveling Avatar: quick and dirty tips for a better second life
  • Mr. Manners: quick and dirty tips for a more polite life
  • Make it Green Girl: quick and dirty tips for an earth friendly life
  • The Public Speaker: quick and dirty tips for improving your communication skills
  • Small Biz Tech Girl: quick and dirty tips for growing your business with digital tools
  • Nutrition Diva: quick and dirty tips for eating well and feeling fabulous
• Escape Pod: The Sci-Fi short story podcast I mentioned in class that our guest speaker does. Very popular. Available on iTunes or http://escapepod.org/. Or consider the sister podcasts:
  • Pseudopod: A short story horror podcast. Available on iTunes or http://pseudopod.org/
  • Podcastle: A fantasy short story podcast. Available on iTunes or http://podcastle.org/
• TED Talks: From the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, these audio or video podcasts (most are available in both formats) include some of the world’s “most fascinating people: Trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons, and geniuses” (ITunes). Available on iTunes or http://www.ted.com/talks
• I Should Be Writing: “A podcast by a wanna-be writer for wanna-be writers. Let my stack of rejection letters and battle scars benefit you.” (Site) Available on http://shouldwrite.blogspot.com/or iTunes.
• Dragon Page: Cover to Cover: “Conversations with the creators of the best in science fiction and fantasy. If you love SF literature, are an author or aspire to become one, you’ll enjoy this podcast.” http://www.dragonpage.com/ or ITunes
• The Sci Phi Show: “The podcasts that deals with the big questions in Philosophy as found in Science Fiction” http://thesciphishow.com/
• Slacker Astronomy podcast: “Astronomy news as told by [professional Astronomy slackers Bad humor, sci-fi jokes, and clips are the norm.” (iTunes) on iTunes or http://www.slackerastronomy.org/wordpress/index.php
• Astronomy cast: (a very popular podcast): “Astronomy Cast takes a fact based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology” (their site). Available on iTunes or http://www.astronomycast.com/about/
• Podictionary: A Podcast for word lovers: Is a “word of the day” podcast where Charles Hodgson goes into the background for ht word, often including interesting stories. Available on iTunes or http://podictionary.com/index.php
• Screen Space: My podcast for everyday and non expert web, blog, and new media designers. Got a website, blog, or other new media? Then this podcast is for you to make it more usable, effective, assessable, and efficient. Available on iTunes or http://screenspace.org/
• Talking Traffic: “Traffic, Transportation, and Mobility Issues for the Everyday Person.” Available on iTunes or http://www.talkingtraffic.org/
• Midwest Teen Sex Show: A video podcast about teen sexuality. It is funny and often irreverent show about teen sex issues. Available on iTunes or http://midwestteensexshow.com/
• By Women. For Women.: A podcast with Sela press authors about a series of women-focused topics from marathons to loosing parents to women in jail. Available on iTunes or http://www.sealpress.com/podcasts.php
• Say it Plain: Great African American Oratory: This podcast focuses on the great speeches of African American orators and fits nicely into the theme of the class. Available on iTunes.
• Great Speeches in History: This podcast also focuses on what are considered great speeches and often includes the actual speeches by the speaker. Available on iTunes.
• The Speeches of President John F. Kennedy: The title is descriptive and the speeches are recordings of the actual speeches given by Kennedy. The podcast is produced by the John F. Kennedy library. Available on iTunes.
• Presidential Archives Uncovered: This series includes clips from the archives including conversations, speeches, and more. Available on iTunes.
• The New Yorker: Naked Campaign: A video podcast with the New Yorker political cartoonist that focuses on political issues. Available on iTunes.
• Digital Media Insider: This podcasts covers audio, video, and photography, but focuses on audio—such as podcasting. Available on iTunes.
• Gear Media Tech: A video podcast by Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne and Alex Lindsay. It covers the tools and techniques of developing media. Available on iTunes

Also, check out the ones in the book, or recommend others in the comments!