Discovering Podcasts

     I found podcasts to be very informative once I was able to decide what I wanted to look for. I had always heard about their usefulness but had never really explored them. When I started the assignment I found it hard to narrow my search because I was not really sure what I wanted to learn about. There certainly is a lot of information out there through the use of podcasts, which may have been part my my problem when I was aimlessly searching for something that would strike my fancy. One can really learn just about anything by listening to a few different podcasts, I was pleasantly surprised to find so much out there.
    When I finally picked what I wanted to listen to, I found some really interesting podcasts that I would regularly listen to, especially on the NPR website.  I was also excited to see that my hometown NPR station was at the top of the list on the NPR music page with its monthly program, 1370 Connection: Arts Friday Podcast, I listened to a few and learned some really cool stuff about art in Rochester and other music themes. I found that the one on Blues musician Son House, by Dan Beaumont of the University of Rochester to be particularly interesting. I used to listen to NPR all the time but recently have not been listening to it as much. Through the use of podcasts I will be able to catch up on shows and stay informed with all the information NPR has to offer. Putting Podcasts on my iPod is sure to become a new fixture in my life.