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About twenty-five people are sitting here listening to Patrick talk about his background in podcasting. Perhaps better known for his podcast originally broadcast on The South magazine website and also found on iTunes, Patrick seems to be a great new voice in podcasting. I’m not so sure the people sitting here are interested in podcasting beyond just subscribing but it’s interesting to hear how easy podcasting has become. I can remember when podcasting had to have audio ins and outs and adaptors and blah, blah, blah. I recently purchased a Behringer beginner podcast set and I think I had two cables to plug in.

Beyond the traditional how-to information I think this session seems to be especially cool because of the wealth of knowledge offered in terms of legality of using music, copyright infringement, reproduction, etc. I had no idea that any sample over 30 seconds got into some really rock waters, legally speaking. Patrick’s podcast was aimed at the Savannah music scene so he is pretty knowledgeable in terms of how to approach artists and artist reps in order to podcast their music.

I think personally that podcasts are a great resource to broadcast more personal tastes and more personal ideas than maybe even blogs. With podcasts you can download and listen on your iPod whereas blogs require a bit more dedicated attention. I am not so sure I can drive while perusing my RSS feed. I know that I particularly enjoy religious and spiritual podcasts that allow me to “go to church” anytime I want as well as hear from pastors and religious leaders from around the world without ever having to find some parking at that awful airport we have.