Want to avoid making eye contact with the other zombies on the subway? Try a few podcasts to break up your playlists. Listen to enough of them and you'll be able to contribute to conversations and eventually form meaningful relationships.
Here are some great podcasts I'm listening to lately. Podcasts are essentially downloadable programs and essays that you to listen to on your computer or on your MP3 player. Once you subscribe (free) you receive daily or weekly updates automatically. I make a point of taking a few on the iPod to break up my constant stream of music.
To receive a podcast, you need version 4.9 of iTunes installed: http://www.apple.com/itunes. It is free to use and is my music software of choice, easiest to manipulate, more intuitive than other programs.
Podcasts
- CBC Radio 3: Breaking New Sound - Sooo much good music to find here. It contains 100% Canadian music from new and emerging artists from a variety of genres. I've found some great new artists here and even though it may not be all to your taste, you'll find something new to love. One of the top podcasts worldwide. Bonus: most of these bands tour relentlessly. You can see 6 or 8 shows from these guys for the price of a Nickleback ticket.
ITunes Podcast Link: CBC Radio 3 - The British are funny. It's been proven. For some good laughs, Ricky Gervais (creator of TV's The Office) has been offering The Ricky Gervais Show for downloading:
Karl Pilkington, unencumbered by any meaningful degree of intellect, continues to elicit exasperation and exultation in equal measure from Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant.
- He is making a set of 12 (up to episode 9 right now) and is just a silly show. Episode 8 features readings from Karl's diary which were so ridiculous and spins on so many tangents I almost choked trying not to laugh right out loud on the bus.
- Slate's Daily Podcast offers a selection of stories, interviews, and weekly American political roundup from Slate online magazine.
ITunes Podcast Link: Slate Daily Podcast - KCRW.com station in San Diego offers of some of the live sessions performed by unsigned and independent artists.
ITunes Podcast Link: Mornings Become Eclectic - There are about 20 other programs avalable, spanning news, politics, arts and business. Check out the list: KCRW Podcasting
ITunes Podcast Link: The Ricky Gervais Show
Website: Ricky Gervais
Podcast Website: Guardian Unlimited - Ricky Gervais podcast
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