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Rhonda the Sly

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Simple thread. This is what I listen to and watch, you? All audio unless labeled otherwise noted. Go ahead and post up links to any casts you listen to or watch frequently.

NEWS
BBC World Service Global News
Bloomberg.com
» Bloomberg Economics
» Bloomberg News
» Bloomberg Politics [Video]
» Bloomberg Views [Video]
CNN AC360 - video
» CNN State of the Union [Video]
» CNN News of the Absurd [Video]
» CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS [Video]
NBC Meet the Press - video

TECH
.NET Rocks
Behind the Code - video
Worth watching:
Peter Spiro (Head of SQL and WinFS a while back, if I remember correctly. Kinda interesting to see who was at the top.)
Hasn?t been updated in forever, it?s likely dead. ; ;
Cranky Geeks - video
NASA Goddard shorts HD - video
» LRO-LCROSS Launch
» NASA HD Lunar Flyover of the First Images from the LRO Camera
The History of Microsoft - video
Worth watching:
Microsoft history from Microsoft?s point of view, still awesome. Up to 1996 now.
This Week in Tech

OTHER
Just Vocabulary
TED Talks - video
Worth watching:
Running without legs - Aimee Mullins (1998)
Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions - Dan Ariely (2008)
My quest for the dodo bird, and other obsessions - Adam Savage (2008)
Nostalgia for a future that never happened - Bruce McCall (2008)
How my legs give me super-powers - Aimee Mullins (2009)
Inventing a super-kite to tap the energy of high-altitude wind - Saul Griffith (2009)
Joachim de Posada says, Don't eat the marshmallow yet - Joachim de Posada (2009)
Mary Roach 10 things you didn't know about orgasm - Mary Roach (2009)
Qi Zhang's electrifying organ performance - Qi Zhang (2009)
The real crisis We stopped being wise - Barry Schwartz (2009)
Why we think it's OK to cheat and steal (sometimes) - Dan Ariely (2009)
Sometimes they invite some real kooks... :) In these I think the kite thing is just plain bad ass.
 

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I don't watch any webcasts on a regular basis. Not counting sermons from John MacArthur on gty.org or oneplace.com.

Of your list, I do watch Fareed Zakaria/GPS, but on CNN tv, not web.
 

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Wow, Just Vocabulary is awesome. There more grammar podcasts out there?
 

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Originally posted by: ChaoZ
Wow, Just Vocabulary is awesome. There more grammar podcasts out there?

Wow, "Just Vocabulary" is awesome. Are there more grammar podcasts on the internet?
 

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I listen to this podcast on a daily basis. It's called the Chickcast, done by Leslie Gold, the Radio Chick, and her producer Butch. They used to be on Sirius and a couple rock stations in NYC. It's very funny and worth checking out.

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Rhonda the Sly

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Grammar
Behind the Grammar
Grammar Done Right!
Gammar Girl'ls quick and dirty tips
Same gal behind "Behind the Grammer", just a longer, more informal show with things like interviews with authors and such... or so says the bio.
Grammar Grater

Audio books!
Great Books Audio
The cast here isn't nearly as valuable as the site. This guy basically makes free audio books of classics (Dracula, Ulysses, The Great Gatsby).

While getting links for grammar shows I stumbled upon a link to http://www.podiobooks.com/, which is supposed to host free audio books. I haven't checked it out yet but I'm gonna put it out there.

Radio? Music!
KEXP
» KEXP Live Performances
» KEXP Presents Music that Matters

Edit:
Just suscribed to the Skeptics Guide, Chickcast, and Skeptoid. I'm not sure how I'll ever fit the time in my schedule... :) Thanks.
 
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