Podcasts #21

Podcasts are a lot of fun. I especially enjoy listening to my favorite sports announcers who basically just tape their shows and put them online (Mike and Mike are my personal favorites from ESPN Radio). I plan to listen to a lot more podcasts when I get my mp3 player for finishing my 23 things!! I used Podcastalley to find some other sports podcasts that I think I might enjoy. I was surprised once again at how easy it was to add the feed to my bloglines account and there it was. I think there is a lot of potential for library use, but I wonder if the time is right. There needs to be a compelling reason to listen to the podcast. I could see local libraries taping podcasts by authors who come in to talk about their new books, or I heard someone suggest that children's librarians tape themselves as they read their favorite books. I think that Podcasts in general are a ton of fun and definitely have niche' market appeal, we just need to find the right way to produce meaningful library podcasts.