I guess I'm not a pod person... not yet at least. All the download options intimidated me, and so I decided to wait and try it at home with a podcast from someone I know. I realize there's so much out there that I'd like to listen to... all the 'This American Life' episodes that I miss now that I work on Thursday nights.
I went back to Sarah's post and found links to some new podcast sites. I went to PodcastPickle and was a little overwhelmed by what I could find. It was easy to use, but I felt like I was randomly browsing for something that caught my attention. I looked at the Top 100 podcasts, and came across Grammar Girl's Quick & Dirty Tips to Better Writing. I learned that when writing something that's to be read aloud, you can use the 'k' sound in order to add more humor. Don't know why, but she talked about research using variations of a similar joke, where the variation with more 'k' sounds got the most laughs. Go figure. (Oh, and let me know if you want to hear the joke!)
Realizing how easy it is to listen to a podcast from the computer, I decided to check out This American Life. It was nice to look for something to listen to through a familiar space, rather than on a general podcast search site. I was able to listen to any episode for free, but if I'd wanted to download something from the archives- anything but the most recent show, it would cost ninety-five cents. Since I don't have an MP3 player yet I haven't tried downloading, but I can imagine using that later.
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