My father just visited and wondered where I got the podcasts I listened to in the car. I explained that I use DoggCatcher, an app on Android to download them directly from RSS feeds, but that with his iPhone, he should be able to get most of them via iTunes.
Below are a list of my favorite podcasts. I am posting them in the order that Doggcatcher lists them. I generally get in the car, tap the top one, NPR news and then continue to listen. This generally is like my own private radio station, with pause. I pick up on the story I was listening to where I left it.
Jeff's Podcasts, November, 2011
| Podcast | Pro/ Am | Network/ Web Page | Topic | Length (mins) | Freq. | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPR: Hourly News Summary Podcast | Pro | NPR/PRI | News | 5-7 | Hourly | |
| NPR Topics: Story of the Day Podcast | Pro | NPR/PRI | News | 10 | Daily | |
| Sonnetoptics: The lions Road | Am | SCA | 30-60 | occasional | on hiatus | |
| NPR: Planet Money Podcast | Pro | NPR/PRI | Economics | 15-25 | 2-3 per week | |
| Stack Exchange | Am | Self | Tech / Programming / Community Building | 60 | weekly | chatty |
| This Week In Google | Pro | TWiT | Tech, Cloud | 60 | weekly | |
| Freakonomics Radio | Pro | self | Economics | 20-30 ? | weekly | |
| this WEEK in TECH - MP3 Edition | Pro | TWiT | Tech | 120 | weekly | chatty |
| Current Geek | Proish | Frogpants /TWiT | Geeky | 5-7 | weekly | |
| Judge John Hodgman | Pro | Max Fun | Entertainment | 20-30 | weekly | |
| On the Media | Pro | NPR/PRI* | News Media | 60 | weekly | |
| WNYC's Radiolab | Pro | NPR/PRI* | Science | 15 or 60 | occasional | |
| This Developer's Life | Am | self | Programming | 60 | occasional | |
| This American Life | Pro | NPR/PRI* | Stories | 60 | weekly | |
| Back to Work | Pro | 5by5 | Motivation/ Life Hacks | 60 | weekly | chatty |
| The Moth Podcast | Pro | NPR/PRI* | Stories | 15-45 | 2/week ? | |
| NPR Topics: Technology Podcast | Pro | NPR/PRI | Tech News | 60 | weekly | |
| Real Time with Bill Maher (mp3) | Pro | HBO | News Opinion | 60 | weekly | poor audio |
| Pennsic Independent Podcast | Am | Self | SCA | 30-60 | occasional | |
| Chivalry Today | Am | Self | SCAish | 30-60 | occasional | |
| Stuff You Should Know | Pro | Discovery | Science/ Information | 20-45 | 2/week | |
| All About Android | Pro | TWiT | Tech / Android | 60 | weekly | |
| NPR Programs: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Podcast | Pro | NPR/PRI | News Quiz Comedy | 60 | weekly |
* A public radio station in some form... link takes you to website...
There are many more on my list but I rarely make it to them in a week. With the change in driving that I have recently had - I doubt I will make it this far down the list on a regular basis.