Podcasts are a cool thing that I just don't have time for. I'm jealous of people who take the time to listen to the latest installment of shows on NPR or other audio media. After I watch my four sitcoms each week, grade papers, and cook dinner, there's just not time. Maybe if I had a longer commute than 5 minutes that would help too. I miss my hour long NYC commute all time time. Oh how many more books I would read and podcasts I could listen to. Even local radio shows like Drake and Zeke now post their shows online for later consumption.
Like Hulu, we now live in a world of "on demand". It allows us to not be tied down by particular show times. We can access information at our leisure and fast forward through it when we get bored. It's a great thing!
There are a few that I've found that I've used from time to time. College lectures often make their way into usable podcasts which is nice. I wonder if there are academic websites forming that make usable search tools for such things? I'm sure if there's not a repository of the kind now, there will be as universities move more toward online courses and instruction.
I've not considered their creative use in class. Once again, this becomes a technological issue. Most students don't have access to microphones and equipment advanced enough to do recordings at home, and to record at school in a classroom setting could be chaos. I did a form of this last year when students had to do an audio recording of a poem that was spliced with a powerpoint. It worked, but it is a challenge to get everyone through the process.
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