Have You Listened to a Podcast?
By Barbara Mattoon A couple of years ago I was looking for something to listen to while I decorated my Christmas tree. Somehow, I had heard about Ezra Klein, so I figured out how to listen to one of his podcasts on my iPhone and I was hooked. Since then, I have explored podcasts on many topics, but recently I have been partial to genealogy podcasts. Marketing guru Seth Godin says that podcasts are the new blogs. (I listen to his podcast Akimbo, every week.) That could be, but I think there is still room for both forms of communication. He also says that the backlist is as good as the current episode, and I totally agree with that. With recently discovered podcasts, I frequently go back and listen to older episodes. “But”, you wail, “I don’t have TIME to listen to podcasts”. Everyone’s needs and schedules are different, but I usually listen to an episode while I am preparing and eating my breakfast. Less frequently, I listen while tra...