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This is a listing of a wide variety of podcasts. If your interest is podcasts by blind people, please go to the Blind Podcasts and Online Audio page.
This section has no rhyme or reason except that the podcasts are curious or interesting in some way. They are arranged by subject, and most have tags appearing in square brackets by the entries, so you can search either way.
DogCast Radio - The Internet radio show and podcast for dog lovers.
Web Site
Latest Show
Roger Smalls - Daily Smalls Code. The ramblings of a camp English ?comic genius?
Web site. [comedy] [opinion]
Yeast Radio - Madge Weinstein gets into some pretty adult conversation. Was the original gay and lesbian podcast, probably pretty mainstream now.
Web site. [gay] [podcasting] [comedy]
CSUN 2007 Webcasts = recorded from presentations at the conference on disability access technology.
Disability 411 Podcast - for disability professional, including audio workshops and disability news.
Web site.[disability] [disabled]
Disability Nation Larry Wanger (Phoenix, Az).
Web site. [disability] [disabled] [mental health]
Audio Books for Free - most popular genres
BMW Audio Books contemporary fiction, in co-operation with Random House. The audio books are free, thanks presumably to product placement by a certain motor manufacturer.
Story Spieler Audio books - news, reviews and extracts.
Web site. [fiction]
WGBH Morning Stories - "stories that stay with you all day".
Web site. [fiction] [true life]
DVD Talk Radio - film talk.
Web site. [films] [movies] [dvds]
Reel Reviews Radio - Films worth Watching [filmns] [movies] [dvds] [videos]
Wiltshire Ltd. Podcasts - classic radio, TV and films from the 30s, 40s and 50s that are no longer protected by copyright. [radio] [tv] [television] [films] [movies]
CyberFeasts Foodcast a celebration of good food, good wine and good friends.
Web site.
EatFeed - go back in time and around the world, then back to your table - foodie stories from different times and places.
Web site. [food] [cooking] [travel]
Kitchen Radio - all things culinary, including food and wine, from a restaurant chef. presented by Weaver Lilley.
Web site. [food] [wine] [cookery]
ReMARKable Palate - Chef Mark presents food and culture. Web site. [food] [drink]
Wiggly Wigglers - organic gardening from Herefordshire, UK.
Web site
Daily thoughts for business - short podcasts (about 10 minutes) that help you discover your innerr greatness.
Web site.
EyesToEyes - ask a Therapist - Julia Johnson tackles a wide range of therapy topics. This isn't a visual impairment thing.
Web site. [health] [therapy] [psychology]
Family Health Radio - wide range of health topics of interest to anyone.
Web site.[medical] [health]
Health Ranger Show - associated with Natural News.
Web site
Word Nerds - a programme about words and why we say the things we do.
Web site. [language]
12 Podcasts for the Creative Class - aimed at the apparentlyu amorphous creative community that's becoming more important in America. Includes podcasts for chefs, museum workers, blues musician, and Web 2.0 professionals.
All Things Radio - radio people, radio stations, technicalities, jingles, etc. [radio]
Audio Books, Podcasts and Video You Can Learn From - LearnOutLoud.com - many factual podcasts from science to self-development, from spirituality to sports and hobbies.
BBC Podcast Directory - growing list of podcasts from BBC Radio. May not be usable outside the UK.
Dawn and Drew Show One of the original podcasts, where a couple of self-styled gutter-punks tell all their dirty secrets from a farm in Wisconsin. Profanity warning!
Web site.
E-Learning Queen Training and education issues in many sectors. The podcast feed doesn't have any episodes at present, but you can find them as mp3 files on the web site.
Web site. [education] [training]
Financial Therapist - Daniel J. Graham offers down-to-earth money advice.
Web site. [money] [finance]
Gendertalk - Nancy Nangeroni and co-presenters present life as a transgender person, and some top-of-the-range interviews with researchers and activists. Great podcast whether you have gender concerns or not.
Web site. [gender] [human rights] [news]
In Our Time (BBC Radio 4) - Melvyn Bragg presents discussions on social and philosophical movements from any other time but our own.
Web site. [history] [philosophy]
Beyond Science - alternative take on science, including energy.
OTR (Old Time Radio)
Web site. [radio]
PodQuiz - weekly trivia quiz. Web site
Stone Pages Archaeology News - world-wide archaeology news.
Web site.
1st Eva South African Music Podcast - challenging music from the Rainbow Republic. [music] [Africa] [south africa]
Audio Collective - Music, chat, sound-seeing tours and all sorts.
Web site. [music] [sound-seeing]
Blue Distortion - experimental and underground music and artwork. The podcasts seem to be a clearing house for a number of sound artists.
Web site.
[music] [sound] [art]
Celtic Music News Podcast
Web site [music][celtic][irish]
Irish and Celtic Music Represents freely downloadable Celtic music.
Web site. [music] [folk] [irish] [celtic]
Lynn Parsons - BBC presenter does her own podcast from the shed at the bottom of the garden.
Web site. [music] [rock]
Rare Frequency - Experimental, Electronic, Improv, Noise and Other Music.
Podcast #7 - Turkish psych gives you a glimpse of Turkish psychedelic music since the 1960s. Web site.
Republic of Avalon - Jim Fidler in Newfoundland presents life and music.
Web site. [music] [folk] [newfoundland]
SmallPiper - how to play the small Scottish pipes.
Web site. [music] [scottish] [celtic]
Sonic State news - music, recording, making a noise.
Web site
St Keverne (Cornwall) Music Podcast Web site.
[music] [celtic] [cornwall] [cornish]
Tantra Podcast - the Belgian folk-trance band Tantra, not the Yoga system! The
Web site automatically plays some tracks. [music] [folk] [world]
Tartan Podcast - unsigned Scottish bands.
Web site.[music] [rock]
The WildeBeat - recording environmental sound.
Web site.
[sound] [audio] [nature] [wildlife] [recording]
2600: The Hacker Quarterly Topical issues, big issues, controversy. Recent podcasts from the HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) Conference.
Web site [news] [opinion]
Audio Anarchy - anarchist books in audio format.
BBC News Pod - world news from the past 24 hours. [news]
Bicyclemark's Communiqué - political comment on situations in many parts of the world. [news] [opinion]
Candid Radio - Zman & Littleflurry present their rant-cast.
Web site.
Caribbean Free Radio Topics on the Caribbean area, and also the Global Voices podcasts that feature people from many parts of the world. There's a house band called Free Canal who are also worth a listen!
Web site. [opinion] [Caribbean] [West Indies] [news]
Global Voices - a roundup of a wide range of stories.
Web site. Please note that there is a detailed
RSS Feed page that connects you to different parts of the site. [travel] [news]
Jerusalem Post RSS Feeds - these are assembled as news comes in, using text-to-speech technology.
Left, Right and Center - provocative political discussion.
Web site. [opinion] [politics]
Newsweek - For Your Ears Only - well-known U.S.A. news magazine hits the web.
Web site. [news] [politics]
On The Media from NPR/WNYC. If you're in the USA, you can go to the web site to find out the time when "On The Media" is on air in your area.
Web site. [news] [opionion]
Overnightscape - talk show by Frank Nora.
Web site [news] [opinion]
These are short podcasts, each episode having one news item, automatically updated and spoken by a voice synthesiser. The Web site also has some videocasts. [news]
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Slate Explainer Podcast - comment on current issues.
Web site
ChuckChat: Technorama - a light hearted look at the world of tech, science, and sci-fi. [technology] [science] [sci-fi] [science fiction]
Dr Karl - popular science phone-in from Triple-J, Sydney, Australia. Dr Karl also does a phone-in in the UK at 3a.m. GMT / BST Thursdays during "Up All Night" on
BBC Radio 5 Live.
Web site. [science]
Naked Scientist - Dr Chris Smith injects humour into heavyweight science.
Web site.
Nature Podcast - from the prestigious science journal, "Nature".
Web site.
Planetary Radio - latest astronomy news from the Planetary Society.
Web site. [science] [space] [astronomy]
Science Friday Podcast - Ira Flatow presents the science news, originally on NPR.
Web site [science]
Skepticality - the challenge to belief systems that aren't thought through.
Web site. [science] [religion] [occult] []beliefs]
Slashdot Review - science and technology news. [science] [technology]
Anthony Capstick Business Technology Podcast
Web site. [technology] [BBC] [world service] [radio] [films] [movies] [computers] [DVD] [podcasting]
Between the Lines - "the blog for discriminating tech buyers" - Mac, Linux and Windows tech news. [technology] [computers] [mac] [windows] [linux]
BBC Radio Five Live Pods and Blogs current news and trends in the blogosphere.
Web site.
Daily Podcast News from Ireland. Includes a lot about putting a podcast together in different ways and other techie/programming stuff. [podcasting] [technology] [computers] [irish]
Diggnation with Kevin Rose & Alex Albrecht - technology stories submitted to
Digg.com by users.
Web site. Profane language warning! [technology]
Digital Planet (BBC World Service) - technology news and information (was Go Digital).
Web site.[technology]
Engadget Podcasts - technology news.
Web site. [technology]
Evil Genius Chronicles - podcasting, the culture, caring about what you do and life in general, with Dave Slusher. Some profanity.
Web site. [podcasting] [technology]
Free Utilities and Software Alternatives
Web site [technology] [computers] [software] [mac] [linux] [windows]
Frequencycast UK - Radio and TV, including equipment.
Web site
Geek News Central - Todd Cochrane
presents one of the best tech podcasts from Hawaii twice a week (Tues and Fri).
Web site. [technology]
Geekcast - tech tips and answers to listeners' question.
Web site. [technology]
IT Conversations - All Programs, including Tech Nation.
Web Site [computers] [technology]
It's a Different World - introduces all sorts of gadgets to non-expert people (you and me!). [technology]
Laporte Report - Audio Edition - Leo in Toronto present tech news for the week.
Web site. [technology]
Macromedia Developer Relations Podcast - podcast for anyone working with the Macromedia Suite.
Web site.
MAKE Magazine - tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives.
Web site. [technology] [diy] [do-it-yourself]
Microsoft News Log - sorry, no idea what that's about.
Web site. [computers] [technology]
New York Times Techtalk
Web site.
NosillaCast - if it's Mac, it's here. With Alison Sheridan. [technology] [computers] [mac]
Photofocus - It's All About Photography
Web Site
[technology] [photography]
Podcast Paul (Paul Nicholls), the Broadcasting Lawyer "The musician's music show", it says here.
Web site. [podcasting] [technology]
Podcast Pickle - a podcast for podcasters. You can download a
Podcast Pickle Toolbar for quick access to your e-mail and the Pickle Tips 5-minute podcasts. Plenty of info and links. [technology] [podcasting]
Podcast411 - guess what, it's about podcasters and podcasting.
Web site. [technology] [podcasting]
Portable Podcast - latest on Apple portable devices.
148apps Web Site
Project Studio Network - come on, all you recording musicians, get all your tech news and reviews here.
Web site. [music] [recording] [technology]
Security Now - Steve Gibson of Gibson Corporation and Leo Laporte of techTV discuss security issues in computer systems.
Web site.
Spyware Warriors: The Digital Underground - Wayne Porter and Chris Boyd have gathered evidence on cyber criminals and turned it over to the authorities. Get a glimpse of their world.
Web site. [technology] [computers] [web]
Syberworks E-Learning Podcats - includes guidance on accessibility for training manages and Human Resources professionals.
Web site.
Direct links to episodes:-
Teach42 - education and technology..
Web site. [education] [technology]
The Linux Link Tech Show - weekly show about GNU/Linux.
Web site.
Tiny Screenfuls PodCast - Josh Bancroft talks tech, including mobile phones, pocket PCs and podcasting.
Web site. [technology] [computers]
Wired's Gadget Lab Podcast
Web Site - wide variety of technology topics. Video podcasts also available from the web site.
Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase (not Betty in the Sky with a Nutcase as I once thought it was - though sometimes you're right the first time!). Air crew members tell their funny?/alarming? stories.
Web site. [travel] [transport] [aviation] [true stories]
Flying Pilot - some of the naughty things polots do when no-one's looking.
Web site.
IndiCast - Indians about India.
Web site. [travel] [india] [indian]
One-minute Vacation - go somewhere else for a while!
Quiet American Web Site. Can't find a working feed, but there are extensive archives on the web site. [soundscapes] [sound-seeing] [travel]
PolarBear Podcast - life in Sweden.
WWeb site. [places] [sweden]
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