I get asked by students now and then about my list of podcasts that I use to stay up-to-date. I have to admit I am still ferreting out my list, and some of them are in evaluation mode. But here are the podcasts I like to listen to. I suspect my colleagues will have a few to pitch in as well. I'll put mine in order of preference. I also have to admit that I don't do videocasts (vodcasts, video blogs, etc.). Audio is very time-shiftable for me. I can listen in a lot more places than I can sit and watch. Some of these pdocasts have video variants. If the stream is only available as video - I don't subscribe.
Ok - let's start with out own. At www.hill.com you can go to our podcast link where we do a weekly series focused on telecommunications news and trends. We also have several technical podcasts and are constantly adding to the set. Podcasts are usually 10-20 minutes long. (Ok - so I'm biased!)
CNET has several podcasts to choose from. I get Buzz Out Loud, which is a daily (20-30 minutes), and is basically a daily technical news show. The three people have had a lot of experience, and they are opinionated and entertaining. CNET news.com is a bit more like straightforward news, and they are shorter (5-10 minutes). Both can be subscribed to in iTunes or on the CNET website.
Inside the Net and TWiT are two podcasts that feature Leo LaPorte of Tech TV fame. Inside the Net is a weekly that spends 25-35 minutes exploring a key Internet-related subject (often by interviewing the insiders) and provides a bit of news. TWiT is a general technology round-up and is done as a round-table discussion. It's a weekly that is usually over an hour long. Both can be subscribed to from iTunes or Podcast Alley or by looking up their website.
BusinessWeek has two podcasts, both weeklies, that I am subscribed for: Technology & You, and The Cutting Edge. Both of these can be subscribed to via iTunes or on the BusinessWeek website.
Diggnation is a podcast summary of the week's activity on digg.com. It is hosted by two fairly young folk with a love of beer (not that there's anything wrong with a good beer), and a certain "freedom of expression" (read, they use a fair amount of profanity). However, since Digg is a news aggregator site in the "social" model, the show can be interesting - and sometimes downright entertaining. It also has a video version. But if rough language offends you, it's not for you. You can register through iTunes or on Podcast Alley or the digg.com website.
National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio International (PRI) have a whole host of podcasts. I have a few on my list, including Engines of our Ingenuity (KUHF in Houston; daily, 3-6 minutes, focuses on technological innovations throughout history), NPR Technology (weekly, 30 minutes, technology-related news story), and PRI's The World Technology (weekly, 25-35 minutes, world technology news round-up).
For the more snippet focused, American Public Media does a daily podcast called Future Tense. 3-6 minutes long these are short technology-focused news or analysis snippets. You can subscripbe through iTunes
The Wizards of Technology is another news aggragation podcast. It is a weekly with updates scattered through the week. The host of this podcast (Digital Bill) has to be heard to be believed. He is easily the most dweeby podcaster on the net. But he grows on you and usually he rounds up some good stuff. The weekly is about an hour and is done as a round table. The updates are done as 10-15 minute news updates. You can register through iTunes or Podcast Alley.
John Owens and Chris Saylor host a podcast series specifically focused on Web 2.0 Internet applications and developments. It is a weekly series and episodes are 30-60 minutes long. The information is interesting, and they usually interview the major players. But their style is so low key you need some caffeine to stay focused. You can register via iTunes or Podcast Alley.
IT Conversations has several podcasts each focused on various areas. Although the IT leads you to think all of the topics are related to IT organizations, they really are focused on ANYTHING having to do with technologies, and there are some topics that are definitely not IT-focused (e.g., bio-tech). You can pick the specific topics you are interested in, or you can do what I do and register for the entire set and delete what isn't interesting. You can register at http://www.itconversations.com/index.html.
John Dvorak is a columnist and pundit in the industry. He has a podcast called Cranky Geeks. Usually it's 30 minutes or so in length. I have to give it a so-so. Listening to polka's as the opening music sets my teeth on edge. They also seem to be more enthralled with being "cranky" than with providing value. However, I haven't ditched it yet. You can subscribe to it through I tunes or on John's website or blog.
On a more personal note, I am also subscribed to the NYT Front Page, which is a daily 4-5 minute podcast that runs through the headlines from the NY Times for that day. I am also subscribed to a few "of the day" podcasts from NPR including NPR Story of the Day, NPR Business Story of the Day, and NPR World Story of the Day. You can register for any of these through iTune (do you think I use iTunes?) or via the NPR website (www.npr.org).
That's my list. If you have any good ones not on this list, I expect you to share!
Michel