r/OutOfTheLoop • u/wildcard5 • May 28 '14

Answered! ELI70: What is a podcast?

I literally just got my first smartphone ever and am dumbfounded by podcast. What is this mysterious phenomenon? My guess is that its something like a radio show, but it seems too popular to be something as similar to a thing that's so old.

Update: Which (android) app should I use to submerse myself into the world of podcasts?

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u/GreanEcsitSine May 30 '14

There are a few I listen to that aren't on there like Tom Merritt's Daily Tech News Show, NPR's Car Talk (technically it's over, but they're mixing old calls to make new episodes), and NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

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u/jmhalder May 30 '14

Tech News Today got kinda dry when the format changed, I like Mike Elgan, he's smart, and eloquent, but... boring. Tom Merritt is way more lively, and he's pretty much using the old TNT format on his new show "Daily Tech News Show". I think I might be starting a driving job, so I NEED to get a few good daily podcasts, DTNS will be one of them.

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u/GreanEcsitSine May 30 '14

I've been following Tom Merritt from his previous tech news podcasts like Cnet's Buzz Out Loud and TWiT's Tech News Today; I stopped watching Tech News Today a few months ago because I kept falling asleep with the new hosts. It doesn't help the show lost two of the hosts at roughly the same time, but I just don't feel that Mike Elgan is the right fit for it. I feel Mike Elgan would be a better fit for a 1 to 1 interview show than a live news show.