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21 January 2010

Ask MeCha: SHORT daily (or weekly podcasts)? →[More:]Lately I've really gotten into listening to podcasts during my commute. But I find I prefer a bunch of short, 5-minute kind of things, because my commute length varies (depending on time of day, if I miss a train, etc) rather than hour-long programs.

Do you know any cool, 1-minute to 15-minute podcasts that (preferably) update every day? I'm pretty well covered in news and politics... would like to maybe find some arts/music type things.

Podcasts I currently listen to are things like: NPR Shuffle, the Media Matters Minute, the Writer's Almanac, Talkback w/ Wendy Austin (that page says it updates weekly, but it's actually daily Mon-Thurs), and Voice of America's news headlines.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 15:10 | 7 comments

In a rush to head to class, so I don't have time to build links, but you may like KEXP's Song of the Day and The Moth's Podcast (stories told live, "without notes").

posted by ufez 21 January | 17:42

Hey, those both look cool, esp. the Song of the Day. Sweet! Thanks, bud!

posted by BoringPostcards 21 January | 17:58

Do you like David Edelstein? I always enjoy his fairly short movie and TV reviews on Fresh Air. It looks like he has a podcast here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4473010

posted by LoriFLA 21 January | 18:03

Yes, I do like Edelstein! Cool, thanks Lori.

posted by BoringPostcards 21 January | 18:06

*waves from Chem class*

A couple of others I thought of on my drive in:
WNYC's Radio Lab has shorts, but I think they're closer to 20+ minutes. Still worth checking out.

There's also a show called The Dirtbag Diaries that does shorts ~ once a month. Their podcasts are a little on the hippie-drippy side, but for the most part they're good outdoorsy stories.

I listen to a lot of podcasts, but I'm kind of the opposite of you - I'll go 4-5 hours straight, so I prefer longer ones.

posted by ufez 21 January | 18:21

How about one out of two criteria?

Nate Dimeo's Memory Palace is short, about 5 minutes long, however he only does a new one about once a month. But I love them. Each one is a little gem. There's a backlog of about a dozen of them.

posted by marsha56 21 January | 23:26

That sounds intriguing... thanks marsha56!

posted by BoringPostcards 22 January | 09:19

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