A lot of people don’t know this, but there is some really good educational, and even entertaining content on the internet.
Podcast is a term that has outgrown its meaning. Today its just a definition for shows and content from the internet. There are many ways to view and watch these podcasts.
At home the easiest way is to get something like the Apple TV. For the more tech savvy people, you can hook your notebook up to the TV and watch using a web browser or a media application such as Boxee (which is how I do it).
On the road, both iPhone and BlackBerry have solutions that will deliver this content to your phone ready for viewing at any time. iPhones have it built into the iTunes store and anyone with a BlackBerry can use a program called PodTrapper for $10.
Here are some of the better shows that I watch out there on the interwebs:
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The Digg Reel (Video)
- From Revision 3
- http://www.revision3.com/diggreel/
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This weeks viral videos. Kind of like Tosh.0 (Comedy Central program)
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This Week in Tech (Audio)
- From Twit.tv
- http://www.twit.tv/twit
- Best weekly talk show about everything tech.
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Windows Weekly (Audio)
- From Twit.tv
- http://www.twit.tv/ww
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Another great show from TWIT. A must for anyone interested in Microsoft solutions.
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Mac Break Weekly (Audio)
- From Twit.tv
- http://www.twit.tv/mbw
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Just like Windows Weekly, but for Apple fans.
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Diggnation (Video)
- From Revision 3
- http://revision3.com/diggnation
- Kind of like Digg Reel, but focused on the top stories of the week from the internet.
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Techzilla
- From Revision 3
- http://revision3.com/tekzilla
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Very much like This Week in Tech, but more focused on specific topics.
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Co-Op
- From Revision 3
- http://revision3.com/coop
- A must for anyone that wants very in-depth reviews of new video games.
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NPR Various Podcasts
- From National Public Radio
- http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php
- They have a podcast for almost any topic you can think of.
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Stuff You Should Know
- From How Stuff Works
- http://feeds.howstuffworks.com/DailyStuff
- Really interesting topics.
So if you are tired of the same old censored TV programming, try a podcast. I think you will find them very refreshing.