Thing 20 -- Subscribe to Podcasts

I searched for podcasts using a variety of methods. First of all, I searched using both the links to EPN and Podcast Alley. I found both sites fairly easy to use, although I liked Podcast Alley more. I listened to several student podcasts on EPN, but found more (and perhaps less relevant to the classroom) content on Podcast Alley. There were a few podcasts I wanted to subscribe to on Podcast Alley, but I couldn't figure out how to without downloading an additional podcast player.

I downloaded iTunes and subscribed to several podcasts. I subscribed to Mad Money Machine, Mad Money with Jim Cramer and MarketWatch Morning Edition because I think they can provide me with useful updated financial information that I can use in my Finance and Investing class. I also subscribed to Stuff You Should Know because it's fun. I don't like the iTunes site that much because I found it difficult to find the podcasts. Although I was able to sign up for the four I just mentioned, it took me a long time to use this site because it kept freezing on me.

I also did a Google search on podcasts and found two I liked. The first is the NPR Podcast Directory (http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php) which had lots of podcasts organized by channel. I was able to subscribe to a podcast (Grammar Grater) and have it feed right into my iTunes player. That was handy. The other site, podcast.com had a lot of good podcasts, too, but I couldn't figure out how to save them without having to download another podcast player. It was easy to search on this site, too.