iTunes U & Educational Podcasts
Of course there are lots of ways to spend money on the iTunes Store, but there are also great resources available to download for free.
You only need the iTunes application installed, you don’t have to have an iPod to listen to podcasts.
If you like, you can go to iTunes U free of charge. You won’t get the prestigious degree, but you can view lectures from dozens of universities including Stanford, MIT, or UC Berkeley.
You don’t have to watch the whole thing, but please watch the first minute or two of the iTunes U Tutorial. It provides a good introduction of the types of content that is available. After that, you’re welcome to continue watching to learn how to download and subscribe to shows, but I’d like you to move on and look at the other podcasts on the iTunes store. (iTunes U Tutorial)
iTunes U isn’t the only place to find Educational Podcasts. Click the Podcasts link in the iTunes STORE menu, and you’ll find more categories of podcasts. There is a section for Kids & Family, an Education section, even and Educational Technology section.
Prompt
For this assignment, I’d like you to go in and to listen to at least 3 podcasts, then share your favorite in the comments below.
I’d like you to look at shows you could use with your class, though that isn’t a requirement. Nearly all podcasts are informational, so find something that interests you or will be interesting to your students.) Tell us what you listened to and what you like best and why. I know it’s hard to link to the shows in iTunes, so I won’t ask for that, just give us the title of the show and the category it’s listed under.
Tip: Click on the “See All” links to view your choices in podcasts more efficiently.
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I’ve been spending the last hour looking at educational podcasts, mostly focused on geographic themes. I found nothing that was particularly interesting; just disembodied heads discussing a variety of topics, usually in a boring manner. Some of the student-made ones sounded as though they were having fun, but I found nothing that I would use.
The only one of interest I ran across was some of the one’s by NASA. They had some science vodcasts explaining some of the principles of flight narrated by the Wright Brothers. They explained concepts such as lift in a way that was easy to understand (sort of). Not something I’d use for class, but something that might be useful when trying to eliminate some of my ignorance.
My current favorite podcasts, in no particular order, are:
1) The Math Grad http://www.mathgrad.com/
“Each podcast is intended to shed some insight into mathematics without boring everyone to sleep.” This podcast is more about developing thinking skills than talking students through equations or word problems. The author (creator?) is a Ph.D. student at Colorado State and a waiter. I like to listen to this before work and then amaze my students with my new knowledge.
2) NPR Science Fridays http://www.sciencefriday.com/
Lots of interesting science shows. Hosted by Ira Flatow who I think was an occasional voice for The Simpsons. The show’s topics range widely and are always entertaining and informative. He discusses the science behind issues and events currently in the news.
3) Ed Tech Talk http://edtechtalk.com/
After I completed the Women of Web OPD assignment for TJ, I subscribed to this podcast. It’s a collection of podcasts from the different events hosted on the site. I don’t listen to everything that is downloaded, but have found some interesting recordings. I feel like I score whenever I find something that relates to a current assignment or thing going on at work. It helps me frame my communication more professionally when I hear the pros discuss a topic.
Here are my favorites from the iTunes library.
1. CNN Student News http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
You can get this off of the iTunes library under the “Podcasts/CNN” area. There are a number of CNN podcasts available and the CNN Student News is one of them. I download them at home and store them in my iDisk and archive them for use in my classes. Whenever a particular news story comes up that coincides with something we’ve studied I always make it a point to watch it with my class. Typically I’ll show this during the first 10-minutes of class during a day when we have 2-hour block scheduling. It’s a great resource to keep students informed on current events.
2. Ken Burns “The War”
For those of you who saw the PBS special “The War” there are vodcasts of select segments of the program available on iTunes. Look under iTunes U and History. The one particular segment that I have used in the past is the “Knew I Killed Men” segment. It recounts the story of one American pilot who tells the story of the first time he knew he had killed men during a combat mission. Very powerful stuff. Gets kids thinking beyond the “video game” mentality that most associate with war and violence.
3. Liberation of Nazi Camps: American Stories
This is from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. A bit dry, but powerful nonetheless. It recounts the stories of American soldiers who were the first to come across Nazi death camps during WWII. They are all relatively short (2.5 minutes or less).
I must say for my subject matter (10th Grade World History) the pickings are slim as far as vodcasts go. I would not consider playing any of the podcasts I came across simply because the ones that I came across sound more like college lectures. They can barely stand my lectures as it is. I think playing one from someone who isn’t present in the room is a sure-fire way to put the class to sleep. The added frustration is that our district in its infinite wisdom has seen fit to block iTunes entirely, including anything educational in nature.
Well, I have been lurking around itunes U and looking for educational podcasts…..frankly, I felt a little selfish with this prompt, and I have searched for music podcasts. Recording, home recording, and a few Beatles podcasts as well. I have settled on a podcast called ‘Sounds Good’ that I not only have subscribed to, but have downloaded all previous episodes. The thing that I like about this podcast is the quality of the recording is actually listenable, and there are images that follow the dialogue in the video window – an enhanced podcast with stills, but this is the only one with any kind of images at all that I have found so far.
This podcast is pretty professional sounding and isn’t littered with ads or product endorsements. There is a sponsor section in the middle of the show, but that is about it. Some of the podcasts I listened to sounded more like commercial radio with ads every minute or so…..
There are 23 episodes dating back to October 06 and the new ones appear about every 2 or 3 months.
Thanks for reading.
I never reaized podcasts were free on itunes until just now. As a result, I’m leaving for a ten hour drive to Mount Fuji with about twenty stored on my Ipod. I never really focused to much on educational podcasts at first, instead enjoying funny or political-based episodes. One did stick out to me though. I’m not sure it is something that you could use in a classroom but it is definitely educational based.
Ask the Naked Scientists: What is cancer and how can it get cured?
What a fun thing to listen to. I actually really enjoyed, this. It basiclly is a group of scientists answering questions put forth. For me this is like my science class wher every second Friday we have Super Dupr Happ Fun Question Time which is when students can ask any questions about science they want and I try my best to answer it using our class resources or the net. This would be fun for them to listen to. This particular epidosde dealt with several questions including what is cancer. For my kids, they would love such a podcst. Poorly worded name for the program though.
iTunes U is so cool. Most of the content is too advanced for my fourth grade students, but my own children 13 and 16 think it is great to be able to “sit in” on a college level course or see science or math in action. This also helps me realize that I am a visual learner. I prefer to see the video, instead of just listening. Therefore the vodcasts are more interesting for me.
Open University has some great vodcasts that I could show to my students. Many of my fourth graders are English learners, so vodcasts work better for them. I especially liked Biology Uniformity and Using Mathematics. Both sites showed how science and math are used in real life.
National Science Digital Library also has some cool vodcasts and podcasts that would be useful for my fourth graders. The Exploratorium site offers vod and pod casts related to science.
MIT has science lectures from Walter Lewin. I found his lectures to be very interesting. They provide me with background knowledge I need to teach magnetism and electricity.
I had a bit of trouble finding something I could use in my 6th grade classroom, but my focus has been science and social studies lately, and many of the podcasts in these areas get a bit technical. I did listen to an NPR Science Friday podcast (a show that I sometimes listen to live on the radio) in which the discussion was of a new type of lenseless microscope. Some of the discussion was pretty technical, but the general idea of a tiny microscope you could plant on a chip and put in a hand-held ipod or cell phone sized device is one that I think the students might find interesting. The host was throwing out some ideas as to what you could use such a device for, and I thought it would be an interesting exercise to have my students brainstorm some ideas and write up a proposal for an application that they have come up with.
So here’s the top three of interest to me from iTunes U:
1. Mini-Medical School:
“The 2008 UW Medicine Mini-Medical School series of lectures and demonstrations is designed to teach about medical education, research, and clinical care at UW Medicine at the University of Washington”
I am always fascinated with medical documentaries on channels such as TLC, so topics here like “Battling Superbugs” and “Twin Epidemics: Obesity and Diabetes” are very transferable to a science classroom. It is a video, so getting to see the doctors speaking is also appealing to visual learners.
2. Ask-A-Biologist w/CJ Kazilek from Arizona’s IDEAL eLearning Platform.
“Each episode revolves around an interview with a scientist(s) and their work in the life sciences. Students from preschool to high school and beyond will enjoy this show.”
This podcast (audio only) is great as well for the science classroom, but can be used at the elementary age. As a bonus, there are logs and transcripts for teachers and parents of young students to help isolate pertinent content.
3. Tempe Elementary Schools: Social Studies
This video podcast highlights and explains the some of the great projects and learning occurring in Tempe Elementary Schools; I especially liked the “Mummification” episode where students mummify Cornish game hens and gizzards in the style of the ancient Egyptians while learning of this culture.
Wow! I had no idea such information was available. I went to iTunes U.
First, I “went” to UC Berkeley and “took” Professor Hubert Dreyfus’s class called “Philosophy 6: Man, God, and Society in Western Literature.” His entire semester course was on podcast. I was thrilled to listen to him discuss Classical, Medieval, and modern texts. In the course I teach, Medieval World History, I introduce students to texts like the Odyssey and Dante’s Inferno, however, we don’t read these. I love that a UC Berkeley professor is discussing his thoughts on these Classical novels. I think letting 7th graders hear a scholar discuss these books passionately, whilst utilizing the technology of today, would be a motivator for my students to want to read such books later in life. That’s what I hope, anyway. It also really made me miss being a scholar again. I am a student, but Ed Tech doesn’t rouse my passions the way classical literature does. I want more time to study ancient literature!!
Next, I went to listen to NPR’s Car Talk for the call of the week. Car Talk is probably the first time I ever heard of podcasts. I finally decided to hear a Car talk podcast. Click and Clack were mocking a caller who had claimed to hate them. They always crack me up, so it was nice to hear them outside of my radio.
Finally, I went to CNN and found that there are Larry King Live podcasts of interviews of people I think student need to hear. Since I’m teaching Social Studies during an election year, I really want to engage students and have students vote. To do this, they need to hear the candidates. It’s really nice that interviews of both Obama and McCain are stored on podcasts and students can learn about the candidates from the candidates. Also, if we download them onto itunes, then students can make PDA’s on candidates and use their own voices. So much potential that I can see!!
More information:) I have learned a myriad of topics in this class, which have sparked my interested to go and learn more about them! iTunes U is an interesting concept, my only wish is that there were more resources for K-12, but I am sure in a matter of time it will be filled!
Below is my podcast list:
1) Tempe Elementary: Language Arts; Caught Reading, Creative Writing, and Pictures and Poetry.
This podcast was great, it gave me bits of information I can easily integrate into my teaching. I am always looking for new ideas on teaching literacy. I love the idea of creating a fun reading environment in which the kids will be excited to read under the rainforest canopy in the room for example. Also the writing podcast she uses Chris Van allsburg books to teach a writing unit, I am familiar with his books and am curious to learn more.
2) Arizona iDeal eLearning platform: Our City: Dunbar Neighborhood-
This was an interesting project for students to create a podcast about their community. It is great for teaching social studies and getting the students involved learning about their community. It seems like the children really enjoyed this project and learned a lot, they even used Google Earth. I think technology is so interesting for students and it enhances their learning!
3) Maine Department of Technology: Mathematics in Technology
Interesting information,.
She spoke about techniques of using manipulatives to enhance math education. Providing our students with a variety of useful interactive math activities to enhance their love for math. Students need to be able to make connections in their learning and setting up your classroom with enhanced math technology opportunities will help these students with connections. The author gave a Maine website for math resources and I will go to see if I can integrate any of them into my classroom.
These were all interesting, I found them to be more appealing to me when there was a video attached to the voice. It gave me some ideas for my podcast.
Forgot how cool podcasts were. I have listened to some in the past, but had never subscribed.
1. My favorite podcast has been Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman. It is found in the News and Politics section of the audio podcasts (although it is available in video as well). It is a show I had gotten into years ago when I lived in the LA area and we had access to KPFK radio. It is a liberal/progressive program that covers current events beyond what you would see in the mainstream media. Although I would not use it in the class (it may be dry for students), it can used as a resource for students studying certain current events. There are always interviews with reporters that can be used as primary source info.
Another cool podcast I found was a lecture on Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat” book. This is something I can use in my geography class when we discuss the concept of globalization and it can be used in Economics classes as well.
I’ve never explored podcasts, so I was really shocked to discover how many there are! I guess I’ll finally have to learn how to download files to my iPod without having someone else do it for me. Podcasts I liked:
1. Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
This podcast provides quick tips to improve your writing, which I do a lot of. (Or is it, of which I do a lot? Not sure, but maybe I can find out in a Grammar Girl podcast!)
2. The Classic Tales Podcast
These are performances of classic short fiction read by a guy with a very nice voice. With no time to read, thanks to the EDTEC program, this is a great way to get my literary fix.
3. Ecogeeks: Science Video Podcast
Trained biologists explain science topics in this vodcast. The hosts are entertaining and they film on location wherever the topic takes place. Very fun to watch.
This was very cool. I had never heard of iTunesU. I can’t wait to use this more. Our district just gave up its license for UnitedStreaming and I thought that was the kiss of death for great educational video, but this is a great resource. For this assignment, I looked in the Science Section of iTunesU, so here were some of my favorites:
Backyard Farmer – University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Their podcasts are fairly long (1/2 hour to an hour), but they are video. I didn’t watch an entire episode, but I did enjoy what I saw. The episode I saw had a panel of experts on topics such as insects, turf and lawn, rocks, and general horticulture. People sent them emails with their gardening questions and the panel provided a response. It wasn’t CarTalk, but it was a helpful and interesting podcast. The one thing that would have made this way better would be if they included pictures of what they were talking about as they explained.
Saturday Morning Physics – University of Michigan
Episode on String Theory. This podcast includes video as well. Such a cute animated intro. The podcast isn’t a show the way the Farming one was. It’s more like a way of webcasting a Saturday morning lecture series that they are doing. The intro made it seem like it could be used for kids, but based on the content, I think it would be too much for even a high school student unless they were in an advanced class. Very cool though.
UA Phoenix Mars Mission – University of Arizona
The length of these podcasts varies from a few minutes to a half an hour or so. The episode I saw was a tour of the science operation center created before Phoenix landed on Mars. This could definitely be used for k12 classes. It’s cool to see an environment that real scientists are working in and all the artifacts, tools, and gadgets they have. Very cool.
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I really liked Open University on iTunes U.
It actually contains hundreds of video podcasts on very interesting subjects as it relates to Arts and Humanities, Childhood and Youth, Computing, Engineering and Technology, Environment, Languages, Law, Math, Science, and Social Science.
1.) My Favorite Podcast from Open U was called:
*Innovation Design. It explores new avenues of technology as it pertains to the environment, energy, and sustainability. The podcasts are done in a high quality documentary style like you might see on Discovery channel or TLC. I am excited about this one because it closely relates to the PBL I created in EdTec570. It will make a great student resource during my project called “Energy Quest”.
2.)Another good podcast series on iTunes is offered by Discovery News. Each podcast is between 1 to 5 minutes and covers “the latest developments in science news, including space exploration, technological breakthroughs, archaeological findings, animals, environmental research and more.” These would make a great intro and discussion piece for any class.
3.) CNN Student News is another good resource on iTunes you. It is “utilizes CNN’s worldwide resources to bring each day’s top news stories to middle and high school classrooms. The 10-minute, commercial-free program encourages student participation and provides classes with context for understanding current events.” That said, it could be a great tool to motivate students and spark classroom discussion.
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My three:
1) The Onion Radio News. If you love the newspaper / website, then subscribe to the podcast. They’re short, often very funny fake news reports that are mostly ridiculous. My favorite is “134-Year-Old Man Attributes Longevity to Typographical Error”. I’m not sure how you’d use this with students, but fun for us!
2) NPR: Sciene Friday. If you can’t catch this on the radio, then iTunes is the next best stop. This is a great podcast for science or math classes, or anyone with a driving sense of curiosity. I liked the “What Your Driving Habits Say About You:.
3) Stuff You Should Know. This podcast is brought to you by the handy site HowStuffWorks.com, so you know it’ll be good. The topics are things most of us have probably wondered up but have no answer for it. I recommend the “How Murphy’s Law Works” podcast.
Here are my podcasts:
1) Stuff You Should Know: How Murphy’s Law Works from HowStuffWorks.com. This is a quick (5 min) audio podcast summarizing the history of Murphy’s Law. Although I can’t really use this podcast in my classroom it is something that interested me. The narrators were funny and worked well together.
2) Tim Learns About the Olympics by StoryNory: This is a great podcast for my class! The actual history part is embedded in a story narrated by a woman with a beautiful voice. It’s a little bit long (10 min) but I can definitely use this podcast during Rest and Read time in my class.
3) Saving a Species: The Manatee Story by Sea World: This is a great video podcast to use with my students since we always take a trip to Sea World. It is hosted by a young girl so they can relate to that and it is filled with wonderful images. I will definitely subscribe to this podcast.
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The podcasts that I listenedd to were through the EdTechTalk site. I cannot get iTunes to work on my PC due to a network error that I need to get fixed (yes Mac users, I hear you!)
I really enjoyed this podcast, which you can subscribe to and listen live to every Sunday morning. The women are a hoot, and the topics are very interesting. Here is the url without the http
edtechtalk.com/taxonomy/term/717
The second one is about Earth Day 2008. This is one that I was interested in listening to because we have been working a lot on setting up earth projects throughout the school year.
edtechtalk.com/earthcast08
This one is teachers teaching teachers about Wikis
edtechtalk.com/taxonomy/term/185
Finally, I found this site that lists university podcasts and what they are about. It’s great as a reference:
http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/university_podc.html
I really enjoy listening to/watching the Photoshop podcasts. I’ve been a subscriber to Photoshop TV for a while now, but can’t keep up with them so they are just camping out on my laptop for now. Occasionally I show portions of these to my yearbook staff. The other podcast I’ve shown to my staff is Indesign-Basics and Tipps. It’s always good to have someone other than myself show them new stuff.
For my ELD class I thought I would look for a good English Language Development podcast. The first one I listened to was “The Word Nerds.” It was horrible. I listened through the first four minutes waiting for something interesting to happen. but nothing happened. I don’t think this episode belonged in the ELL category because none of it was on basic English.
I gave one more shot to another ELL podcast called “English as a Second Language Podcast.” The episode was called ‘Describing the Taste of Food.’ It was ok. It went through a dialogue of a dinner/lunch and the two characters have a discussion about the taste of food. “The food was spicy, but delicious…” It could be incorporated in my class, but the voices were so boring and sounded like robots. After the conversation, the main podcast voice dude breaks down the conversation and explains why certain words were used.
My new favorite podcast is PTI. One of my favorite shows is Pardon the Interruption on ESPN. Now that I know I can subscribe to it, I might never have to miss a show. Well, at least it will be on my computer waiting for me to listen to.
I went to K-12 since that’s where I figured I would find podcasts that would be most useful to me. I didn’t really have a favorite; I found some interesting things at each:
Arizona’s IDEAL eLearning Platform had student-made video podcasts describing the neighborhood around their schools.
New Jersey’s Perth Amboy Public Schools had professional development type vodcasts that showed different language arts games. This is a great way to learn new things to try with your students. Rather than just reading how to do something you can see it all!
New Jersey’s Montclair Public Schools had a vodcast that was an interview with a PE teacher that had incorporated technology into his curriculum using Wii — this was interesting to me because I teach at a PE magnet school. I will share this one with the PE teachers at my site.
Podcast Examples
My favorite podcast was the HTS, Crew Aids and Tools featuring the development of tools and equipment for NASA’s space exploration. Students in grades 4-12 would love this one!
I liked the enhanced and video podcasts the best because I am a visual learner. Audio podcasts, although interesting, are difficult for me to listen too for long periods of time. I lose interest and eventually just tune out.
1. HTS SM4: HTS Crew Aids and Tools
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The Last Mission to Hubble: Vodcast
July 17, 2008
CATS- Crew Aids and ToolS
What an interesting podcast about the creation and development of power and hand tools for the astronauts. Although I never thought of it before now, the crew cannot exactly pick up their specialized tools at Home Depot or Lowe’s. Space environment is not friendly, it can be extremely cold or extremely hot and most of the time the astronauts work in a vacuum.
Tools and equipment must be easy to use by the crew while they are dressed in their spacesuits and heavy gloves, which create special problems. Consider their helmet, vision is limited and so is the ability to maneuver screwdrivers and instruments to drill a tiny screw into a tiny hole. The CATS crew creates instruments that allow astronauts to visualize and manipulate tiny objects.
When replacement parts are not available, crewmembers must rely on the ability to create a suitable alternative using the available tools on board the spacecraft.
Cool Tools…
2. Tim Learns about the Olympics
Storynory- Story for Kids
August 3, 2008
Natasha, an Australian storyteller, narrates the story. The story opens with Tim, who is a tadpole attending tadpole school. Tim is a really good swimmer and is second in his class in the backstroke event, but his silver star wouldn’t stick to Tim because he was too wet! Birdie, a large frog told Tim that only the fastest and strongest frogs can compete in the Olympics. Tim was ignorant and asked about the Olympics, so Birdie asked Natasha to tell them about the Olympics. Natasha didn’t know enough about the history of the Olympics, so she went to the library to look up the topic. Facts:
• Olympics started 2 ½ thousand years ago in ancient Greece
• When games were being played, there was a truce among all the enemies of the land
• First held in Olympia
• Held in honor of Zeus, the Greek god
• There were a total of three major games played, one each year for four years
• Once it was determined that only the Olympic games were to be played, they were held every four years
• Games were abolished by a Christian Roman King, because they were held in honor of a pagan god
• 1500 years later a Frenchman restarted the games as a sign of peace over war and politics
• The Olympics have always symbolized human achievement and peace
The story went on to tell about the many medals that have been won and the many world records that have been beaten over the history of the games. The many medal winners and those whose medals were taken away due to drug use and unfair practices.
3. Wired- Gadget Lab Episode #5 Hardware that Rocks!
Beats by Dr. DRE: Samsung SGH-U900 Magical Touch
August 8, 2008
This enhanced podcast shared the latest gadgets and high-tech consumer equipment including special features and cost. Although interesting, the featured equipment was not educationally based and was very pricey.
They featured Monster Cables’ newest quality sound headphones. They shared that the highs and lows were excellent, but the middle frequency tones were not good. They two speakers were impressed with the packaging, liking it to Apples’ extraordinary flare for packaging items in nice, fancy boxes.
The second item they featured was a Samsung SGHU900 Magical Touch cell phone. It includes a touch pad for an “elegant” display, but a set of confusing soft buttons. It carries an OLED display with a 5.0 mega pixel camera and a price tag of $500 US dollars.
I subscribe to two political podcasts, but I don’t want to share my political views so I will just note the other podcasts I subscribe to. I spent a great deal of time in my car every day, so I enjoy listening to what I have downloaded onto my ipod.
I have been listening to the NPR: Car Talk Podcast for about two years. It is a VERY funny show where these guys take call-in questions about cars. They are funny and I have learned a great deal about cars.
I also subscribe to to Weird Week. News of the odd and stories that I don’t hear anywhere else.
I am an amateur astronomer and I subscribe and enjoy ‘What’s Up in Astronomy’. It is a weekly (sort of) podcast of what is going on up in the sky at night. A very interesting podcast.
My favorite podcast/vodcast found on iTunes U were:
*1. Ladybug Pajama Party This was a short 2:52 vodcast from KQED. It focused on ladybug survival here in California, particularly in Northern California. I chose to watch it because like Misty I am a better visual learner as well as teacher. I also chose it because of the catchy title. My students are always bringing in ladybugs and asking questions so this would be a nice way of informing them. I also like how at the end of the vodcast they say to leave the ladybugs alone. I tell my students that repeatedly but they always want to keep them. 2. Mathematics with Technology the 4:37 long podcast is geared for educators to listen to. I would like my staff to listen to this. We have some people that are stuck in the old textbook era. The podcast stresses how there are alternative methods of learning and that we should step back from textbooks. I could not agree more. 2. After roaming through iTunes U, I found myself back in the vodcast section of KQED Quest, Science, Environment and Nature of Northern California. I watched the Earth Day Special. This was titled,” Earth Day Special, Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Headed.” It is a great vodcast to watch when studying and celebrating Earth Day. Love that is discusses how we have denied our environmental responsibilities in the past. Shame on us
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I listened to a few educational podcasts. One series was called “Famous Americans” and another was called, “What is Britishness?” by Open University. To be honest, they both bored me a bit. However, then I decided to try a vodcast of a wine critic that my husband likes listening to. The series is called “Wine Library TV” by Gary Vaynerchuk. The guy takes some time getting used to because he is so loud and his gestures can be so exaggerated. It’s almost as if he had drank five red bulls. His opinions and reviews are so spot on though, and I love how he tries to open up wine to everyone. Being that I am a wino, this is actually a great vodcast for me to subscribe to in order to expose me to new wines. If anyone is interested is trying wine but doesn’t really know a thing about it, then I would definitely suggest listening to his vodcasts either over itunes or his website, http://tv.winelibrary.com/