Thing #9: Podcasts; or, How to indulge my not-so-inner fangirling tendencies

Ok, so podcasts--I have to admit that while I kind of understood what they are, I didn't really understand their full capabilities. I've downloaded missed MPR programs, but I didn't think of them as "podcasts" I guess--maybe bc they were on a regular radio station that I can get in my kitchen or car, you know?

But haha, I am now much better informed! I trolled around podcast.net first, but I found the layout difficult to follow, and every podcast I looked at seemed to have not been updated since December, 2006, which I found to be very strange. I switched over to podcastalley and voila! *cue angelic music* Nirvana. (and no, not the group, thank you.)

And don't look at me like that--I did find a non-fandom podcast: Hardcore History. I'm a big fan/student of history, and I'm sure I could become a wee bit obsessive about this podcast and never leave my computer if given the chance. People, this is watercooler history--I love it!! *is geek*

But ok, yes...I did find a fandom blog...or 4. For SciFi in general, there's SCIFI SEEN, for Battlestar Galactica there's Galactica Quorum and Galactica Watercooler, and for Star Wars there's TheForce.net's The Force-Cast.

Ok, and I found lots of gems on the NPR podcast directory, but I'll only highlight Nancy Pearl's Book Reviews, bc she's been recommended to me at least 3 times in the last month, so she must be someone worth listening to. (Plus she has those groovy little Reference Librarian Action Figure sets!)

Now, if only I had the time to listen to all of these! Maybe when I get to the rss feeds I can circumvent some of this. But first up...audiobooks.