iota of life

If you haven’t explored podcasts, but you like the spoken word, you need to get connected. I started by listening to them on my computer but soon found a better way to do it, through a piece of software, Newsbreak, on my Samsung 8525 cell phone.  The challenge for me is finding time to listen. My best opportunities are while working out, traveling for business, or certain projects around the house.

Here are some that I listen to with some frequency:

• Marketplace by American Public Media - daily finanical program
• Marketplace Money by APM - weekly financial program
• Cato Institute - libertarian daily program
• Future Tense by APM - daily technology program
• Electric Politics - current issues
• Geek News Central - daily fix of technology tidbits
• Mars Hill Church - Marc Driscoll sermons
• Acts 29 Network - church planting discussions
• NPR Talk of the Nation - American politics and culture
• NPR Technology Podcast - technology review
• This American Life - stories about life
• Dennis Prager - conservative radio show

Here are some others that I listen to with less frequency:

• Great Ideas Podcast at Johns Hopkins University
• Politics of Culture from KCRW - more politics and culture discussion
• The Sound of Ideas Podcast - Ohio issues
• Hugh Hewitt - conservative radio show
• WNYC Brian Lehrer Show - various issues on politics and culture

I certainly don’t agree with everything I hear, but I like to hear multiple perspectives. It’s also easy to fast forward or move on to the next thing. I’m always looking for new programs so pass along your favorites.