it's good to know that i'm not the only disgruntled person out there

[rone]

> What is "podcast" compared to "MP3 for download on some kind of RSS
> feed" anyway?

That description only captures the facts and completely misses the
self-congratulatory wankfest.  Podcasts are nothing without the "we're
changing the world and are at the forefront of technology" wankfest.

Thank you, allbery.

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[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

The two podcasts I listen to are both music programs: jwgh's periodic performances and They Might Be Giants' sporadic online show. The talking kind are just amateur talk radio, and I don't go much for talk radio.

But I like my iPod and I like those two podcasts, and I'm not going to stop listening to either because somebody else is a wanker.

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

I listen to a handful of podcasts which are just archive radio shows, either from the BBC or local public radio. In some cases, they call them podcasts despite the lack of a feed; they're just an MP3 available for download, period. And in most cases this is the same service they've offered for years, but now, as above, the hosts of the shows get to bleat that they're cutting edge with a podcast.

Naturally there's a disclaimer that you don't need to have an iPod to use a podcast.