Well that was fun! I started iprocrastinate because that's what I felt like doing. It had a mod, minimalist "plunking" intro that led into what sounded like an average Joe trying to wax philosphical about procrastination. Podcasting might be his way he procrastinates!?! I gave up on it when his theories got convoluted and he asked me to recall my college psych class and started trying to connect psych theory to his procrastication theory. A big thumbs down.
Discovery Channel stuff never disappoints and a podcast of the Cash Cab show was an entertaining way to try to continue procrastinating. If you haven't watched Cash Cab, it is a must! It is a trivia show in a NY cab. You earn prize money and a free ride to your destication if answer a series of questions correctly. The worst that happens is that you have to pay for your cab ride if you lose.
I checked out musician Jamiroquai's Greatest Hits body of work podcast. Cool if you are a fan of his music and video. He explains his choices, ideas, and the process. I also watched Kira Plastinina's Fashion Life: Fall Fashion Tips. It was a hoot...techno music beat the background and a 16 year old fashion designer's picks for what to wear this Fall: the "vampira" look is in, lots of black and pink. Highlights of her collection include oversized bags and converse with 2 color laces. I highly recommend these if you are my middle school students.
The one I like the best, and the one I got serious for was KQED's Quest: Chart the Ocean Floor. This is about a 6 minute video with great graphics and an interesting and understandable description and history of mapping land we don't see. Old school weighted line measurements have been replaced by multibeam sonar for detailed high resolution geographic maps of underwater areas. This type of podcast would be perfect for classroom use.
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