I've been listening to podcasts since I bought my 3rd generation iPod about five years ago. Although I have stored lots of my favorite music on the iPod, I listen mostly to audiobooks. I began listening to audiobooks while driving to visit my children; the nearest lives 7 hours away. I enjoyed learning a lot about revolutionary and civil war history and the biogrpahies of founding fathers.
My drive to work takes thirty minutes, so I began listening to audiobooks on a daily basis. I subscribed to some library-related podcasts to promote my professional development. My favorite podcast "LibVibe" sadly ceased in June. I have also listened to "Library Geeks" and especially enjoyed the interview with Koha's leadership team.
But, the most enjoyable listening for me comes from the mystery genre, which works well because I love film noire movies and they go hand-in-hand. Recently I listened to Dashell Hammett and I am now going through the Raymond Chandler mysteries.
For this discovery activity I accessed Podcast Alley to search for library related shows, and I subscribed to the Naxos AudioBook Preview podcast using my new Bloglines account. My main podcast directory is the iTunes store where I recently found a wonderful children's literature podcast sponsored by the University of South Florida called "Lit2Go" (http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/). This site includes readings of classic children's books arranged by reading level, and features subscribable podcasts by grade.
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