I enjoy a good podcast. They are a great way to keep to learning from others and stay informed. I usually listen to when I’m driving to work or doing something around the house (e.g. like folding laundry or cleaning). The problem with podcasts or radio shows? You have to remember to sync, download them, or stream them individually via the iTunes store app or go to a website to listen.

My friend Neal, shared with me an iPhone/Blackberry /Android/Palm app that I love, called Stitcher. This app lets you listen to podcasts on-demand (no syncing or downloading required). What’s really slick about this app is you can sequence the order in which you want the podcasts/radio shows to continuously play. Essentially, you can piece together a custom playlist. Then, at anytime, you can pause, fast-forward, rewind, and jump to any of the Podcasts you’d like. If you like NPR as much as I do, they have many of their programs broken-out by segments. For example, I have the business segment on my favorites- which I typically I miss in the morning, because it’s only on at 8:50AM.

You can see in the screenshot, my favorites playlist has a variety of topics on it. However, I was a frustrated to find that the catalog of podcasts is not the same as the iTunes store. I wish it was integrated (which might not be possible). In retrospect, there are great shows on Stitcher that you can’t find on iTunes. Here are other shows on my favorites you can’t see on the screenshot:

• Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Chris Pirillo
• The Wall Street Journal Report
• ESPN Radio: SportsBeat with Mike Tirico
• NPR: Fresh Air Podcast
• PRI: Whad’Ya Know?
• NPR: Car Talk Podcast
• Mac Tips Daily!
• Techcrunch Headlines

If you like podcasts, or listen to news segments frequently, check out this app. You can download “Stitcher” in the iPhone app store for free. It has a 4.5 start rating. Go to the Stitcher website to download it for Blackberry, Android, and Palm.
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