My favorite podcasts (2020 edition)
My favorite podcasts for 2020, from NPR's "Code Switch" to "Welcome to Nightvale."
NPR
What are the advantages of NPR?
Noncommercial US public radio broadcaster National Public Radio (NPR) doesn’t get the same level of vitriol from conservatives as its television counterpart, PBS. However, NPR still occasionally sees a spike in
Favorite geeky podcasts of 2019
It’s been a year since I’ve written about my favorite geeky (or non-geeky) podcasts. As I promised in that post, it’s time to look at what my
NPR is the most popular US podcast producer
Podcasts have become a prominent form of audio listening, and serve as an alternative to traditional radio. That said, traditional radio broadcasters aren’t ignoring the medium. Podcast analytics firm Podtrac reports
Favorite geeky podcasts of 2018
A lot’s changed in the podcast world—and what I listen to—since I last wrote about some of my favorite podcasts a year ago. Here’s an
ESPN is shutting down its site's comments
ESPN is shutting down its comments section.
15 of the best geeky podcasts of 2017
Recent podcast successes like “Serial” have kicked off a revival in audio programming that often rises above the state of conventional radio. There’s a podcast on every subject imaginable,
My podcast listening (fall 2016)
It’s been a year since I last wrote about what podcasts I’m listening to. Thus, I thought I’d give an update on some of what I’
How to live stream the election results
Today’s Election Day. Again, I hope everyone’s remembered to go vote. As for watching the election returns, there’ll be plenty of places to turn to for such.
NPR to drop comments from its site
Starting tomorrow, NPR’s dropping comments from its site. NPR made the announcement last week, stating that while they want interaction with their users, very few people visiting their sites bothered to