Podcast Freak!

Am a sucker for podcasts, so much so that the ipod touch and the nokia bh 503 head set have become a part of my anatomy for a year and a half now. 
The USB interface to my car audio system is used infinitely more than the radio or the music cd's.
In short, I am hooked and cannot imagine a life anymore without my daily dose of information through them. 
I typically search for topics of interest on itunes, download a few podcasts, dabble with them for a while and subscribe to a subset on a recurring basis. 


While it may appear that I let my instinct pick my choices, I guess good podcasts have the following features :
Subject Matter Experts
Thorough Research
Objective Analysis
Cracker Host(s) - The voice plays a big role as you can well imagine
Most importantly - They have the WOW factor, information or analysis that makes you rethink convention and sometimes personal convictions. 
Lastly - it's given me a new set of superstars - folks that I look up to for their expertise, information assimilation, voice delivery and hosting skills. 


This was meant to be a short and a quick post, so here's what's on my personal-cast :

• Bloomberg Taking Stock
• Bloomberg On The Economy
• The Economist
• BBC Discovery
• Global Public Square : Fareed Zakaria
• The History of Rome - Mike Duncann
• The History of WW2 Podcast - Ray Harris Jr.
• Smart Passive Income - Pat Flynn
• The Guardian Politics Podcast
• LSE Talks (London School of Economics)
• Tech Stuff Podcast
• TED Talks (less regular than the rest)

My bit to promote the popularity of the podcasting media..