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[1] Introduction

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.

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[2] Podcast Listings

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.

Categories

Comedy

Podcast feed  Roger Smalls - Daily Smalls Code. The ramblings of a camp English ?comic genius? Web site. [comedy] [opinion]

Podcast feed  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]

Disability

CSUN 2007 Webcasts = recorded from presentations at the conference on disability access technology.

Podcast feed  Disability 411 Podcast - for disability professional, including audio workshops and disability news. Web site.[disability] [disabled]

Podcast feed  Disability Nation Larry Wanger (Phoenix, Az). Web site. [disability] [disabled] [mental health]

Fiction

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.

Open Culture Audio Books as podcasts

Podcast feed  Story Spieler Audio books - news, reviews and extracts. Web site. [fiction]

Podcast feed  WGBH Morning Stories - "stories that stay with you all day". Web site. [fiction] [true life]

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Films / Movies / DVDs

Podcast feed  DVD Talk Radio - film talk. Web site. [films] [movies] [dvds]

Podcast feed  Reel Reviews Radio - Films worth Watching [filmns] [movies] [dvds] [videos]

Podcast feed  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]

Food and Drink

Podcast feed  CyberFeasts Foodcast a celebration of good food, good wine and good friends. Web site.

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Kitchen Radio - all things culinary, including food and wine, from a restaurant chef. presented by Weaver Lilley. Web site. [food] [wine] [cookery]

Podcast feed McDonalds Podcasts - yes, a McFeed! This one brings together several podcasts, which are also available separately on the web site. Web site

Podcast feed  ReMARKable Palate - Chef Mark presents food and culture. Web site. [food] [drink]

Gardenhing

Podcast feed  The Natural Way - organic gardening with the Dirt Doctor, Howard Garrett. Web site

Podcast feed  Wiggly Wigglers - organic gardening from Herefordshire, UK.  Web site

Health and Well-Being

Podcast feed  Daily thoughts for business - short podcasts (about 10 minutes) that help you discover your innerr greatness. Web site.

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Family Health Radio - wide range of health topics of interest to anyone. Web site.[medical] [health]

Language

Podcast feed  Podictionary a podcast for word lovers by Charles Hodgson. Web site. [language]

Podcast feed  Word Nerds - a programme about words and why we say the things we do. Web site. [language]

Miscellaneous

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.

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.

Podcast feed  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.

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Financial Therapist - Daniel J. Graham offers down-to-earth money advice. Web site. [money] [finance]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Beyond Science - alternative take on science, including energy.

Podcast feed  OTR (Old Time Radio) Web site. [radio]

PodQuiz - weekly trivia quiz. Web site

Podcast feed  Stone Pages Archaeology News - world-wide archaeology news. Web site.

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MUSIC AND Sound

Podcast feed  1st Eva South African Music Podcast - challenging music from the Rainbow Republic. [music] [Africa] [south africa]

Podcast feed  Audio Collective - Music, chat, sound-seeing tours and all sorts. Web site. [music] [sound-seeing]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast Feed  Celtic Music News Podcast   Web site [music][celtic][irish]

Podcast feed  Irish and Celtic Music Represents freely downloadable Celtic music. Web site. [music] [folk] [irish] [celtic]

Podcast feed  It's a Jazz Thing - contemporary jazz from Wolf Radio, New Zealand. There are plenty of mp3 downloads on the web site. Web site. [music] [jazz]

Podcast feed  Lynn Parsons - BBC presenter does her own podcast from the shed at the bottom of the garden. Web site. [music] [rock]

Podcast feed  Magnatune - brilliant array of original modern music, and classical and mediaeval, that you can sample free. Web site. The feed here has a bit of everything, but there are more specific feeds on the web site. [music] [folk] [medieval] [classical] [electronic]

Podcast feed  Music4iPods.com - Acoustic/Folk - podsafe music. [music] [folk]

Podcast feed  Music4iPods.com - Rock/Pop/Alternative - podsafe music. [music] [rock]

Podcast feed  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.

Podcast feed  Republic of Avalon - Jim Fidler in Newfoundland presents life and music. Web site. [music] [folk] [newfoundland]

Podcast feed  SmallPiper - how to play the small Scottish pipes. Web site. [music] [scottish] [celtic]

Podcast feed  Sonic State news - music, recording, making a noise. Web site

Podcast feed  St Keverne (Cornwall) Music Podcast Web site. [music] [celtic] [cornwall] [cornish]

Podcast feed  Tantra Podcast - the Belgian folk-trance band Tantra, not the Yoga system! The Web site automatically plays some tracks. [music] [folk] [world]

Podcast feed  Tartan Podcast - unsigned Scottish bands. Web site.[music] [rock]

Podcast feed The WildeBeat - recording environmental sound. Web site.
[sound] [audio] [nature] [wildlife] [recording]

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News and Opinion

Podcast feed  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.

Podcast feed  Barefoot Radio Live - uncensored talk show. Paul the Philosopher and co-presenters get into all those "oddly enough" stories from the States. Web site. [news] [opinion]

Podcast feed  BBC News Pod - world news from the past 24 hours. [news]

Podcast feed  Bicyclemark's Communiqué - political comment on situations in many parts of the world. [news] [opinion]

Podcast feed  Candid Radio - Zman & Littleflurry present their rant-cast. Web site.

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  From the Trenches - bi-weekly audio magazine exploring the news headlines, news events, and newsmakers impacting the world of arts education. Hosted by Bob Morrison. From the Trenches is a production of the Music for All Foundation, UK. Web site. [education] [news] [arts]

Podcast feed  Global Voices - a roundup of a wide range of stories. Web site. [travel] [news]

Jerusalem Post RSS Feeds - these are assembled as news comes in, using text-to-speech technology.

Podcast feed  Left, Right and Center - provocative political discussion. Web site. [opinion] [politics]

Podcast feed  Newsweek - well-known U.S.A. news magazine hits the web. Web site. [news] [politics]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Overnightscape - talk show by Frank Nora. Web site [news] [opinion]

Podcast feed  Random Bytes (Ross Rader). Ross talks about items of current interest and plays some hefty rock music. Parental discretion advised! Blog. [news] [opinion]

REUTERS

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]

Podcast feed  Top News
Podcast feed  Business
Podcast feed  Small Business
Podcast feed  US News
Podcast feed  International
Podcast feed  Politics
Podcast feed  Entertainment
Podcast feed  Environment
Podcast feed  Technology
Podcast feed  Science
Podcast feed  Internet
Podcast feed  Sports
Podcast feed  Health News
Podcast feed  Oddly Enough
Podcast feed  In Depth

Explainer Podcast Feed Slate Explainer Podcast - comment on current issues. Web site

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Science

Podcast feed  ChuckChat: Technorama - a light hearted look at the world of tech, science, and sci-fi. [technology] [science] [sci-fi] [science fiction]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Naked Scientist - Dr Chris Smith injects humour into heavyweight science. Web site.

Podcast feed Nature Podcast - from the prestigious science journal, "Nature". Web site.

Podcast feed  Planetary Radio - latest astronomy news from the Planetary Society. Web site. [science] [space] [astronomy]

Podcast feed  Science @ NASA Feature Stories Web site. [space] [astronomy] [science]

Podcast feed  Science Friday Podcast - Ira Flatow presents the science news, originally on NPR. Web site [science]

Podcast feed  SciPod - the New Scientist Podcast. Web site. [science]

Podcast feed  Skepticality - the challenge to belief systems that aren't thought through. Web site. [science] [religion] [occult] []beliefs]

Podcast feed  Slashdot Review - science and technology news. [science] [technology]

Technology

Podcast feed  Anthony Capstick Business Technology Podcast  Web site. [technology] [BBC] [world service] [radio] [films] [movies] [computers] [DVD] [podcasting]

Podcast feed  Between the Lines - "the blog for discriminating tech buyers" - Mac, Linux and Windows tech news. [technology] [computers] [mac] [windows] [linux]

Podcast feed  BBC Radio Five Live Pods and Blogs current news and trends in the blogosphere. Web site.

Podcast feed  BoingBoingBoing - podcast by the poeople who bring you - er - BoingBoing. Really, it's not too clear what section to put this in, as the presenters discuss many wonderful things!

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Diggnation with Kevin Rose & Alex Albrecht - technology stories submitted to Digg.com by users. Web site. Profane language warning! [technology]

Podcast feed  Digital Media Cast Experiment - Michael Carrino, LogicAssistance, Ltd., presents information for those involved in, or learning about, podcasting and other digital media. Web site. [technology]

Podcast feed  Digital Planet (BBC World Service) - technology news and information (was Go Digital). Web site.[technology]

Podcast feed  Engadget Podcasts - technology news. Web site. [technology]

Podcast feed  Evil Genius Chronicles - podcasting, the culture, caring about what you do and life in general, with Dave Slusher. Some profanity. Web site. [podcasting] [technology]

Podcast feed  Free Utilities and Software Alternatives Web site [technology] [computers] [software] [mac] [linux] [windows]

Podcast feed Geek News Central - Todd Cochrane presents one of the best tech podcasts from Hawaii twice a week (Tues and Fri). Web site. [technology]

Podcast feed Geekcast - tech tips and answers to listeners' question. Web site. [technology]

Podcast feed  IT Conversations - All Programs, including Tech Nation.  Web Site [computers] [technology]

Podcast feed  It's a Different World - introduces all sorts of gadgets to non-expert people (you and me!). [technology]

Podcast feed  Laporte Report - Audio Edition - Leo in Toronto present tech news for the week. Web site. [technology]

Podcast feed  Macromedia Developer Relations Podcast - podcast for anyone working with the Macromedia Suite. Web site.

Podcast feed  MAKE Magazine - tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. Web site. [technology] [diy] [do-it-yourself]

Podcast feed  Microsoft News Log - sorry, no idea what that's about. Web site. [computers] [technology]

Podcast feed  Morning Coffee Notes Miscellaneous techie topics. Web site. [technology] [internet] [computers]

Podcast feed  New York Times Techtalk Web site.

Podcast feed  NosillaCast - if it's Mac, it's here. With Alison Sheridan. [technology] [computers] [mac]

Podcast feed  Penmachine - Derek Miller's web development tutorials and some podsafe music, mostly rock/blues instrumental. Web site. [music] [rock] [blues] [technology] [computers]

Podcast feed  Podcast Paul (Paul Nicholls), the Broadcasting Lawyer "The musician's music show", it says here. Web site. [podcasting] [technology]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Podcast411 - guess what, it's about podcasters and podcasting. Web site. [technology] [podcasting]

Podcast feed  Project Studio Network - come on, all you recording musicians, get all your tech news and reviews here. Web site. [music] [recording] [technology]

Podcast feed Security Now - Steve Gibson of Gibson Corporation and Leo Laporte of techTV discuss security issues in computer systems. Web site.

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  Syberworks E-Learning Podcats - includes guidance on accessibility for training manages and Human Resources professionals. Web site.

Direct links to episodes:-

  1. Section 508 and W3C guidelines
  2. W3C Accessibility Guidelines Priority 1
  3. W3C Accessibility Guidelines Priority 2
  4. W3C Accessibility Guidelines Priority 3
  5. Flash Accessibility

Podcast feed  Teach42 - education and technology.. Web site. [education] [technology]

Technology Review Audiodizer Podcasts

Podcast feed  The Linux Link Tech Show - weekly show about GNU/Linux.  Web site.

Podcast feed  Tiny Screenfuls PodCast - Josh Bancroft talks tech, including mobile phones, pocket PCs and podcasting. Web site. [technology] [computers]

Podcast feed WOW (World Organization of Webmasters) Technology aimed at web professionals.  Web site

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Travel, Transport, Places

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed Chinastic a boy in Beijing and a girl in Kyoto keeping in touch. She also travels to New York. Web site. [china] [japan] [travel] [fashion]

Podcast feed  Flying Pilot - some of the naughty things polots do when no-one's looking. Web site.

Podcast feed  IndiCast - Indians about India. Web site. [travel] [india] [indian]

Podcast feed  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]

Podcast feed  PolarBear Podcast - life in Sweden. WWeb site. [places] [sweden]

Podcast feed  Tom's Trucker Travels & Audio Podcast Web site [travel]

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