The Sweet Hereafter March 21, 2006: Stepping carefully into the 21st century

Hey cool kids,

I closed my eyes, pinched my nose and then jumped into the seemingly frigid waters of PODCASTING. Podcasting, to the uninitiated, is simply a .mp3 audio or video web feed for anyone to download or suscribe. What distinguishes podcasts from regular downloads is that they are published in such a manner that specialized software can automatically retrieve them when a new "show" is available using RSS or Atom syndication.

I finally found some storage place (thanks Noah for the tip) and the show's website has a link to the last show (i.e. which will be the show airing today!) so you can just click on that once the show is done and I've uploaded it to the aforementioned storage space. Where I'm still iffy about is the syndication part. I tested it yesterday on a test podcast and it worked but it was a bit mysterious how it worked and I myself was very surprised to find that it works. In any case, you can find podcast retrieval software easily on the web. The one I'm using right now is Juice from iPodder.org only because it was the first link that came up on Google.

Whichever program you are using, add a new feed and type in http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSweetHereafter Theoretically, the program should get the podcast when I've uploaded it and syndicated it, so close your eyes, pinch your nose and jump into the warm waters of Podcasting won't you. Or just click on the link on the website. I will be simply amazed if this works. Simply amazed


Okay, gotta go talk brain science to a whole lotta kids. See you at 3

Tuan