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LearnOutLoud.com
http://www.LearnOutLoud.com/
LearnOutLoud.com, an online resource for audio and video learning material, has a directory of educational and self-development podcasts. This directory contains podcasts for people interested in learning about business, politics, science, technology and many other subjects. Unlike other podcast directories, LearnOutLoud.com's directory is not a free-for-all directory. Rather, all podcasts have been hand-picked to ensure quality of content and production.
Features of its podcast directory include one-click subscriptions through Apple iTunes, the ability to listen to podcasts through streaming audio, user ratings and reviews and the RSS feeds for downloading past episodes of a podcast. Each category has an overview of what you can find in that category. Some of the podcasts are available for a fee while others are free. You can hear a sample of the podcast and discuss it in the forums. The site also has a blog, articles and an e-magazine.
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Yahoo! Podcasts
http://podcasts.yahoo.com/
Yahoo! Podcasts is a directory of podcasts for browsing and searching. It also has introductory articles on the topic and publishing. Use the search box to find podcasts or browse by category, popular tags, most popular podcasts, highly rated podcasts and staff picks. Click on a podcast title to get its details, ratings, reviews, episode list where every episode can be rated, a link to listen to it and a link to subscribe to the feed.
The guide notes adult material with an "explicit" tag. The category and tag lists have a summary of each podcast along with the reviews, links to listen or subscribe, cost, number of subscribers and number of episodes. If you have a Yahoo! account, it works here, so no registration needed. Yahoo! Podcasts isn't the same thing as Yahoo! Audio Search as it's a tool to search for ALL audio, not just podcasts.
Submit your podcast feed here: http://podcasts.yahoo.com/publish.
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The Podcast Network
http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com
The Podcast Network (TPN) is a network of TPN-produced programs and it's not a site for submitting podcasts. Its shows fall under the categories of Tech & Science, Business, Entertainment, Sport, Lifestyle and Radio Drama. TPN occasionally posts a call for people interesting in hosting a show and this information is posted in its blog, which also provides info and news related to the network.
You can download the full network feed list through its OPML file. All of the current shows appear on the left column under their respective categories. The links take you to the show's information page or you can grab the RSS feed. You can listen to a specific episode by clicking on the links that appear on the show's information page. Episode information includes a summary along with the episode's time line and related links. You can leave comments. Search the network through the search box or clicking on any of the tpntags on the home page.
Look them up by topic, title and provider. To get more information about a podcast, click on its title and a description appears along with the subscription link. Each podcast description also provides more information in which it takes you to the program's Web page. You can't submit podcast feeds to TPN as it's for its own programs.
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EveryPodcast.com
http://www.everypodcast.com/
EveryPodcast.com is a directory of podcasts for finding and submitting podcasts. To find podcasts, just "Look Around" and click on Podcast Directory to get a list of categories and browse. Podcast entries display the title of the program, its description, the date it was added to the directory, the number of hits and a link to rate the podcast. New entries are identified with a "new" icon.
You can find podcasts by using the search tool, looking at the Top Podcasts list on the left of the page or the checking out the Recently Added list on the right side of the page. The Top Podcasts come with link comments, additional details and editor review. When clicking on a Recently Added podcast, it takes you to the site or the feed rather than its description like the other entries. The site also has podcasting forums and you can create an account.
Submit your podcast feed here: http://www.everypodcast.com/modules... and submit news here.
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SHOUTcast Wire
It frightens me more than a little that AOL still rules the media player roost. After flubbing the launch of the Winamp 3.x series, they redeemed themselves with Winamp 5, completely bypassing a v. 4.x release. The newest version of Winamp Player 5.1 has received a face lift and a healthy dose of new features. As with previous versions, Winamp supports audio and video playback. This update includes support for AOL radio, including XM channels.
Possibly the biggest boost to the player is the inclusion of a podcasting directory, offering the first viable alternative to iTunes for an all encompassing media player/podcasting experience. One quirk about subscribing in Winamp is the podcast feature is set to never update by default, so subscribed podcasts aren't downloaded.
The SHOUTcast Wire Podcast Directory makes it easier to discover new feeds and listen to podcasts without additional software or Web sites. The directory is a media RSS browser and subscription service. Winamp lite doesn't come with Predixis MusicMagic, an application that manages the music library. You can get it separately from Predixis.
