Well, I must confess that had never actually listened to a podcast before today. I don't have an mp3 player (yet). And I spend so much time on the computer during the week that I try to stay away from it on the weekends. I have been quite curious though, and I feel sure that it is something I could get addicted to really easily.
I tried all three directories and personally liked podcastalley.com and podcast.com the best. I found loads of book reviews and film reviews, which I love. Not to mention language tutorials and Brazilian-themed podcasts. I can't wait to load my mp3player up with stuff!
I chose to listen to a podcast from Studio 360 which is a great show I know from npr. They do a lot of book and movie reviews amongst many other topics--hence the title "Studio 360." I saw a review there of David Gilmour's recent book Film Club. (This David Gilmour is a Canadian novelist/film critic, not to be confused with the other one from Pink Floyd.) His latest book is a memoir about his relationship with his troubled teenage son. Gilmour decided to let his son quit school in exchange for watching three films a week with him. The idea of film watching instead of high school really made me wish I had a film critic for a dad. I would have totally traded chemistry for Italian neo-realism!
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