The New York Times has an interesting profile of MIT’s Walter H. G. Lewin, 71, a physics professor that has a new generation of fans thanks to his video podcast. Professor Lewin delivers his lectures with the panache of Julia Child bringing French cooking to amateurs and the zany theatricality of YouTube‚Äôs greatest hits. He […]

Colette Cassinelli covers the basics of educational podcasting. See our How To Podcast category for more podcasting tutorials and our Educational Podcasts category for more info on podcasting in education.

Libsyn, a popular podcast hosting service, has debuted a new site for heavy-hitting podcast customers, LibsynPRO. Libsyn currently provides many podcasters with hosting, syndication and blogging services. Their new offering provides the same types of services, but aimed towards corporate publishers. Early adopters of LibsynPRO include the National Geographic Society, National Public Radio (NPR), and […]

At the NAMM Summer Session, a convention for music retailers held July 14-16th in Austin, Texas, iPlayMusic was showing a guitar tutorial video system.The system features Mac software that lets you play videos and read tutorial information on playing guitar. A unique feature, though is that you can export the videos to iTunes and sync […]

Yahoo! wants you to have A Public Affair with Jessica Simpson, with no strings attached.Yahoo! is selling personalized versions of the new Jessica Simpson song A Public Affair from their Yahoo! Music web site. What makes it newsworthy is that Yahoo! is letting you get the track personalized with your name (a large list of […]

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has introduced a series of free podcasts in English and Spanish to provide travelers with information about parking, restaurants and shopping.According to DFW Airport Chief Operating Officer Kevin Cox, the DFW Airport podcast is the first podcast in the world provided by an airport. “It’s a big place,” Cox said of […]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has introduced Architecture Knowledge Review, a podcast series for design professionals, featuring interviews, discussions, and best practices by architects and others at the forefront of the profession. The current episode looks at The Architect as Civic and Community Leader (MP3). Other topics have included the Choreography of Architecture, Feng […]

A new video podcast promises to reveal the Secrets of Second Life.Franklin McMahon Studio, producers of Media Artist Secrets and the Rumor Girls video podcasts, has introduced a new video podcast, based on the virtual world Second Life, entitled Secrets of Second Life. The new podcast explores Second Life with video tours and provides tricks […]