Starbucks is the latest company to misstep with their initial attempt at corporate podcasting. Their podcast, Starbucks Coffee Conversations, is striking many as hard to swallow. The first episode, Coffee 101 (MP3), features a discussion with coffee farmers and a taste-testing expert. “All the things that give podcasting flavor — natural tone, passion, spontaneity, good […]

The latest episode of the Vallejo, CA Times Herald podcast features a discussion with Isabella Lamb (MP3), described as “the first candidate to unofficially enter the 2040 presidential race.” Lamb is planning to run on the platform “Make Cupcakes, Not War”. Isabella plans to run on kindergarten values, as detailed on her Web site, such […]

UK’s City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has introduced a new podcast, the CBSO Podcast, making it the first major ensemble in the world to launch a regular podcast, according to organizers. The free 30-minute monthly podcast, hosted by music broadcaster Tommy Pearson, includes the latest CBSO news, interviews and discussions with musicians and conductors as […]

Senator Bob Dole today announced the launch of a podcast series featuring Medicare beneficiaries from across the country giving first-hand accounts of their experiences with the Medicare prescription drug benefit. The weekly podcast, titled Success: The Benefits of the New Medicare Drug Plan, will be updated every Monday and can be found on Senator Dole’s […]

Chicago’s WMAQ TV, an NBC affilliate, has introduced a new podcast that “promises to be prescription for passion”.WMAQ’s Better Sex Podcast features Dr. Laura Berman, a Chicago-based licensed sex and relationships therapist. According to the station, Berman “is ready to teach you how to improve every element of your sex life”. The most recent podcast […]

The Bob Moog Foundation for Electronic Music has introduced a podcast, the Moog Foundation Podcast. The first episode (MP3) features an introduction to the foundation and a look at the band Perpetual Groove, a synth rock band from Athens, Georgia.Moog, the creator of the Moog synthesizer and a pioneer of electronic music, died last year […]

The Lincolnshire (UK) city council is offering robo-podcasts, podcasts that are automatically generated using text-to-speech software. The city’s offerings include a news podcast and a jobs podcast.A recent podcast about Authentic Flamenco From Andalusia (MP3) demonstrates both the capabilities and limitations of using text-to-speech software to create podcasts. The technology lets organizations podcast automatically and […]

Vacations By Rail, a Chicago-based specialty travel company focusing on train travel, has launched an audio podcast, The Rail Insider, intended to give listeners a unique prospective on travel by train around the world. Each episode focuses on a specific rail itinerary, train tour, train route or experience.‚ÄúMany people have never taken a rail vacation […]

The latest episode of the National Geographic Podcast takes a look inside Hezbollah.Hezbollah means “party of God” in Arabic. But in the West the name Hezbollah has become synonymous with terror, suicide bombings, and kidnappings. Hezbollah was formed in the early 1980s in Lebanon under the backing of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini. It has since evolved […]

The U. S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) has introduced a new podcast, the U.S. Joint Forces Command Newscast, to help deliver information to the public. The Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified commands in the US Department of Defense.”We’re continuing and complementing work we have done with other technologies like our Web site, […]