I have a new iPod nano. I love the idea of hearing and seeing my favorite radio & TV shows on my iPod during my morning subway commute. So, last night, I scanned the iTunes store for free podcasts. I think I’m a little behind the curve on this. Don’t get me wrong. I knew there were podcasts on iTunes; I just didn’t know that there were so many of them. New York Times. TMZ. NPR. Best Week Ever. It’s all there, and it’s free. Sexy, right? I wanted to subscribe to all of my shows, but it was a bit overwhelming. I didn’t know where to start. I googled around the Internet to find a simple list of “10 Best Free Podcasts on iTunes” or something like that. I found a few lists here and there, but no particular list won my heart. So, I decided to create my own and share it with you:
10 Sexiest Free Podcasts on iTunes
- New York Times. Get up to speed on snippets from NY Times front page headlines from around the world every weekday.
- Savage Love Podcast. Get the podcast version of this newspaper sex advice column. (Maaan, I would have made him #1 if he wasn’t pro-war.)
- This American Life. Get down with Ira Glass, David Sedaris and the rest of the TAL crew.
- NPR. Get the quick and dirty NPR news summary or listen to programs like “Car Talk” and “Fresh Air”.
- Best of YouTube. Watch the best clips from YouTube on your iPod.
- VH1 Best Week Ever. Best podcast ever.
- Comedy Central. Sit down while you watch stand up comedy on your iPod.
- BBC Global News. Hear British-accented news stories and interviews on your way to work.
- National Geographic Video Shorts. Watch animals get it on … and other things.
- People.com. Hear the latest celebrity news gossip whispered into your ear.
Subscribe to any of the podcast above (or use the comment section to share links to some of your favorite podcasts with the rest of us). If you’d like to subscribe to audio and video podcasts but you don’t know how, the iTunes Store has a page dedicated to podcating. Their support section has an FAQ for podcasts, too. You can also check out “How do I subscribe to podcasts with iTunes?” over at Ask Dave Taylor.
Related FBC page: Listen to Dating Roadkill podcasts.
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Thanks for that list. Unfortunately I’m way too uncool to have one of those hip, happenin’ “iPod” thingies, so the list won’t do me any good personally. But I’m glad you have something to do on the way to work, like watching animals humping. That’s always fun.
I don’t have an iPod either = (
Did you just add your picture to your header? You’re purdy.
Hey, your header changes every time I click on your site. Cool.
@ Baba Doodlius: Trust me, this is the exception. I’m usually the *LAST* person to get any gadgets.
@ nessa: Yeah, I’m trying to teach my blog how to do tricks. The changing header is one of them. ;)
I have one of the old video biggies (60 or 80GB). I quit watching those podcasts because of the TiVO effect, i.e. you subscribe to too many shows, then get stressed because you need more time in the day to catch up on those you didn’t finish watching yet.
My tip: the Harvard Business School lectures.
Ooooh! I’m gonna add those.
And, I know what you mean about the “TiVO effect”. I think threre’s a backlog of all 51 or so Savage Love podcasts on my iPod. And, new ones are added each week. It can be a bit much.
Oops sorry guys about the comment above, my younger brother done that. He has downs syndrome and insists on messing with my computer if i turn my back on it for 5 minutes. He has no idea what he is doing, sorry Fuzu!
Dag nabbit good stuff you whirppesnappers!