I've just been introduced to the world of Podcasting and was wondering if there are any podcasts that users here might recommend...

I have found that each average podcast lasts about 30 minutes and is usually encoded @ 128 kbps in MP3 format. So, expect sizes of around 25 - 30 MB. In any case, downloading it takes time on my measly and choking Net connection so I resort to lining up the download URLs and downloading them @ night when my PC isn't in use (except for SETI). I think Podcasting can, in layman's terms be described as "downloadable talk-radio". In all honesty I can also say with some degree of understanding - I now understand why only some people sound good on Radio !

Have a look @ The Best Damn Tech Show Period. Podcast

Podcasting is many recommendations worth, also mine.

A quick tutorial:

You can find many podcasts at:

www.PodcastAlley.com & www.Ipodder.org

At a podcast site you can see a "RSS" or a "XML" button. Press it and copy the URL into a podcast reciever, see under here

To subscribe to a podcast, you need a podcast reciever. You can download a very good one at: http://ipodder.sf.net


Last but not least; you can publish you own podcast at www.libsyn.com
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Recommendations to listen:

1. The Daily Sourcecode @ www.dailysourcecode.com
2. The Dawn and Drew Show @ www.dawnanddrew.com
3. Catholic Insider @ www.CatholicInsider.com

Is this definitely 100% legal, because you are not supposed to post anything illegal or links to anything illegal in Astahost forums?

I fail to see what's illegal about it. The authors of the podcasts want you to listen to their views and the only way to do so is by downloading the MP3 file.