It’s Only Software

Yes, I’ve joined the podcast generation. I just started listening to a few podcasts and figured I’d share my brief thoughts so that you spend your listening time wisely. NB: I have only listened to one episode of each, so it is a distinctly small and statistically irrelevant sample size (although in the case of Ajaxian, it is 5% of the currently available audio content ).

• Audible AJAX - (Monthly:30 Mins) by the Ajaxian guys. I listened to Episode 20, regarding the Tamarin project.  Although Ben does a lot of apologizing about the audio quality (which I didn’t find bad, for a podcast), the content was great. Good interviews with a lot of stars in the web industry. About 30 minutes long. Recommended!
• Java Posse - (Weekly:60 Mins) I listened to Episode 105, an interview with Joe Winchester from IBM. I found the interview (clocking in at almost 60 minutes!) really long and, although interesting to listen to, I didn’t really feel like I learned anything. Based on the recommendation of a friend, I’ll revisit this again before making a judgement.
• Cranky Geeks - (Weekly:30 Mins) John Dvorak ranting for 30 minutes wih various guests. Think “Imus for Geeks”. I found some of the discussion hilarious (yes, I am a nerd). The only (big!) downside for me were the inclusion of ads! The ads showed up 3 times during the 30 minute podcast - really disappointing. Still, the content was humorous, and I actually learned a few things (or, about a few things, since it’s not really a show to “teach you stuff”). I’ll be back for another listen.

Anything else you’d recommend?