Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Some podcast recommendations

Quick and Dirty Tips has several podcasts; the one I've enjoyed is Grammar Girl -- check her page for some grammar tips and links to the podcast. You can also sign up for her e-mail list, which is also fun. Other Quick and Dirty Tips podcasts are listed, from Mighty Mommy to The Digital Marketer. I've not listened to anything but Grammar Girl, but thought I'd let you know there's other stuff there in case you think I'm weird for enjoying grammar.

Another fun word-oriented podcast is Podictionary, "the podcast for word lovers." Each podcast looks at the etymology of one word. The podcast is pretty short but guaranteed to make you say, "I didn't know that!"

Not so interested in this stuff? Give Agatha Christie Radio Mysteries a shot. Search for it in iTunes if you'd like -- that's where I usually get it. Now it appears that this website is the same thing, but I can't swear to it. It's a really cool production some of Christie's mysteries, with great actors involved, not just some dude/chick reading from a book. Although, for a dude who does a great job with that, check out The Classic Tales podcast and extra stuff available on that site.

As long as I'm listing podcasts I listen to regularly....

Anything Ghost -- Lex Wahl reads paranormal stories sent in by listeners. There's some fun creepy stuff, and Lex's voice is really easy for me to listen to.

Dean Koontz -- Unlike his books, his podcast is pretty free of creepy stuff. I enjoy the stories he tells about the publishing world, and he is a big dog lover, so his dog stories are always fun to hear.