[Hold My Own]

I was just wondering what Podcasts you guys subscribe to...I just got a new Ipod so I'm thinking I'm going to start listening to some.


Do you listen to any radio shows that are podcasted or what?

[Hold My Own]

Oh and has anyone ever made podcasts of old school TRBC? I say old school but I really just mean back from when Doc was preaching?

[qkslvrsrfrboy]

no, i frequently search for podcasts of Docs messages and have never found some. One of the thing that frustrates me the most about TRBC is they charge for alot of their sermons, and they havent realeased any of Jerrys messages, but you know they have them, hes been on TV since he started preaching. Somewhere they have at least ten sermons of his, and they need to share them with others.

[El Scorcho]

My current podcast subscriptions are as follows:

<ul>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 7">Stories from Skid Row</a> (stories from the Union Rescue Mission in LA)</li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 9">newhope church: sermon series podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... >Brentwood Church Teachings Online</a></li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... Diggnation (in HD)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 62517">The Totally Rad Show (in HD)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 59062">The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe</a></li>
<li><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 87345">NPR: All Songs Considered</a></li>
<li><a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 72899">NPR: Live Concerts from All Songs Considered</a></li>
</ul>

Thus far I have not found very many quality sports-related podcasts. Take a look in iTunes and ESPN dominates the Top 25, which I think is unfortunate. It would have been nice to see someone use the alternative media platform to leapfrog them. Maybe sports shows are just too region-specific to really take off. If anyone knows of a good one, I'm all ears.

[Fumblerooskies]

Bob Alvis has a pretty decent local sports podcast, which unfortunately has gone on hiatus:

http://thesportsbuffet.mypodcast.com/

http://bobalvis.blogspot.com/2008/12/fu ... dcast.html

[Hold My Own]

no, i frequently search for podcasts of Docs messages and have never found some. One of the thing that frustrates me the most about TRBC is they charge for alot of their sermons, and they havent realeased any of Jerrys messages, but you know they have them, hes been on TV since he started preaching. Somewhere they have at least ten sermons of his, and they need to share them with others.

Now thinking about it all this should change b/c TRBC is going digital big time in March

[phoenix]

If you like tech, anything on the TWiT network is good - http://twit.tv . Revision3 has some good shows, too -- I watch System and Techzilla regularly. G4 has a few podcasts, too, but the only one I ever watch is Gadget Pr0n. And if you like tech at all, you have to subscribe to Geek Brief TV (http://geekbrief.tv).

For music podcasts:

Coverville -- couple times a week, features interesting covers of popular music.
JT's Indie Christian Podcast -- I actually helped this guy get started podcasting. He does an outstanding show every week.
The Bored Again Christian -- "Where Christian Music gets saved." One of the longest running Christian music podcasts on the internet (I think that Lifespring is the only one that's been out longer, and I'm about two months behind him). Just Pete features a lot of indie music that you won't get to hear anywhere else.
The PewCast -- Of course I was going to list my own podcast! I'm planning on bi-weekly updates this year, hoping to get back to a weekly show by summer, when I get decent hosting (don't have the time or the money to move and redesign right now). I play heavier stuff than JT or Just Pete, except when JT plays hardcore music.

Thomas Road podcasts the new stuff -- the feed goes back to before Jerry died (in fact, I listened to Jonathan's first sermon after his dad's death last week), but it doesn't go back very far. My church podcasts, too (http://fbcgreenup.podomatic.com) -- I used to produce it, but handed it off to someone else when I took the church in WVa.

I've got more, but those are my favorites. I've gotten into podiobooks lately -- like audiobooks, but they're released via podcast. Scott Sigler, Tee Morris, J.C. Hutchins -- bunch of good books available in serial format. Podiobooksis the best place to go to find them.[/url]

[Sly Fox]

I was just about to give your podcast some love and you beat me to it, Phoenix.

I don't subscribe but download Ed Young Jr. and Andy Stanley from time to time. Both of those guys play better as podcasts than actual church services IMHO.

Frankly I don't listen to podcasts near as much as I did a couple of years ago. Perhaps that explains my expanding girth.

[PAmedic]

what is a pod cast?

I have a mental image of a farmer throwing something across a field- guessing that's not quite right.

thank you.

[phoenix]

what is a pod cast?

I have a mental image of a farmer throwing something across a field- guessing that's not quite right.

thank you.

A podcast is a series of audio or video digital media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. Though the same content may also be made available by direct download or streaming, a podcast is distinguished from most other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added. Like the term broadcast, podcast can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The defining characteristic of a podcast is the use of RSS to distribute the audio or video file.

And no excuse, Medic -- I think I'm older than you are

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[PAmedic]

um. ok. It's basically a pre-recorded internet radio show? not live, right?

a few follow-up questions, then:

1. what is an RSS?

2. does it ^^^ come with my computer?

3. if these things download automatically, does it go into a special file? and how do I find it when it does download?

4. what does it cost?

EDIT: ok, listened again- questions 3 and 4 appear to have been answered: I need a "PODCATCHER" and most shows are free.

[El Scorcho]

um. ok. It's basically a pre-recorded internet radio show? not live, right?

a few follow-up questions, then:

1. what is an RSS?

2. does it ^^^ come with my computer?

3. if these things download automatically, does it go into a special file? and how do I find it when it does download?

4. what does it cost?

EDIT: ok, listened again- questions 3 and 4 appear to have been answered: I need a "PODCATCHER" and most shows are free.

1. What is an RSS? - An RSS feed is a link to a special file that contains information about the available episodes of the podcast you want to subscribe to. Every time the publisher comes out with a new episode, this file gets updated. You give your Podcast client the link to this file and it will regularly check this file to see if it has been updated with information about a new podcast. If there's a new one, your client downloads it automatically.

2. Does it come with my computer? - I know people will hate me a little for saying this, but iTunes really does do a great job of managing podcasts. There are plenty of alternatives out there if iTunes isn't your thing though. I just think it's the best all-in-one client since you can browse available podcasts in the iTunes store. (And no, just because they're in the store doesn't mean they cost anything. Most are free.)

Hope that helps.

[phoenix]

RSS in podcasting is like having a DVR that will record radio and TV. You get to watch or listen when YOU want, and not when someone decides to release the program. You can use any feedreader to get podcasts (I know people who use Google Reader) -- you just have to download the show yourself when it's released. And some podcasters have started streaming their shows as well as offering them for download; Leo Laporte is notorious for this. You can watch streaming video of him recording all of his shows. With the proliferation of cheap digital camcorders and services like Stickam and Ustream, it's getting easier to do that all the time.

Dedicated podcastchers (like Juice) automatically download the file for you, putting them wherever you want them stored on your hard drive. What iTunes does is automatically send those files to your iPod whenever you sync it. If you've got an iPod, you should be using iTunes as your podcastcher; it simplifies things a lot. I started out using Juice, but that was before iTunes had anything to do with podcasting (way back in the old days, three years ago). Right after I started podcasting, iTunes updated to include podcasting support so I switched and haven't looked back. I think that the Zune store has similar capabilities, but most other MP3 players don't, so you'd have to send the podcast files to your device manually.

And I'll stop here, before I get on my soapbox about how every church in America should be podcasting .....