#21 - Search Tools for Locating Podcasts

After searching the podcast directory Podcast Alley, I discovered that some podcasts won't play on your computer until you download a Podcast Aggregator like the highly rated and easy-to-use Juice Cross-Platform Podcast Receiver 2.2 which you can download at http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/


Once you have installed Juice 2.2, all you need to do is simply cut and paste your favorite podcast's URL from Podcast Alley into Juice's subscription folder. Click download updates and it automatically updates to the most recent program. This is especially helpful if you are interested in programs that broadcast on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis.


After searching Podcast Alley, I discovered MVY Radio's weekly Blues@8 program out of Martha's Vineyard, MA. Each program program features a different style of the blues from the 1920s to the present.


LibVibe (http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibVibe) - is an eight minute newscast of serious and quirky library news from around the world. Updated every 3 or 4 days.


Recent stories:

• Young librarian pens book about humor in the profession, says he likes the quirky patrons


• Director describes flood damage at Lexington MA Public Library's historic East Branch built in 1883.


• A strike by library workers at Vancouver Public Library (Canada)

Podcasting and blogging is posing a serious challenge to the mainstream media by offering listeners an alternative source for music and news. Blogging and podcasting is slowly maturing into serious journalism that stimulates informed discussion of issues that matter to us. For example, bloggers are leading the charge in the consumer backlash against harmful Chinese toys and providing links to American- and European-made alternatives. Blogging and podcasting is a natural extension of the core mission of journalism: helping foster a vigorous public dialogue.