Archives for March 2008

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Thanks very much to David Miles for letting us replay his wonderfully amusing "sheepcast" available in full on Blindcooltech, Algomantra for taking us on a mobilephone tour of Bombay and Ask a Ninja for updating us to web 25.6

Tags: bbc radiopods and blogs

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If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast, by far the easiest way to get it, click here This week's Pods and Blogs is a day early because of the Five Live podcasting special, get it here, or tune in to Five Live 7pm Monday 24th. This week we featured:

• Blogging professor PZ Meyers is refused entry to a screening of the film Expelled as the battle over teaching evolution enters the cinema.


• Podcaster Christian Payne talks about Our Man Inside


• An interview with the director of They Killed Sister Dorothy


• A plug for the Britblog Roundup - to be found here

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Tags: bbc blogging radiosxswevolution

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For the Love of Pod (5 live's special programme looking at podcasting, presented by Colin Murray) was available as a download for 7 days after broadcast, but you can still listen to the whole programme online using the link below.

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If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast, by far the easiest way to get it, click here: A reminder that next week Five Live airs a podcasting special on Monday 24th:

• Twitters from Tibet and China reveal the thoughts of ordinary people there.


• The Spyblog on the difficulties of being an online whistleblower. His guide to whistleblowing is here


• Matt Wardman with the Britblog Roundup


• A promo for The World/BBC co-pres podcast


• Dr Carlos Brown talks about blogging his life as a military surgeon in Iraq


• The staff of the Onion News Network discuss news cliche and how to exploit it for comedic purposes


• Lastly, FYI, there's more from SXSW over at the iPM blog too

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Tags: bbc blogging radiosxswTibet

Please note the podcasts are only available for 7-days - so please download early for your later listening pleasure.

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If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast, by far the easiest way to get it, click here: This week's podcast is later than usual as it's a compilation of several bits of audio which aired on Five Live and elsewhere. More from SXSW to follow next week and in the Five Live podcasting special on Monday 24th:

• Icanhascheezburger explain why they are the 8th most powerful blog in the world


• Jonathan Coulton talks about being a professional musician using creative commons


• Can you have a private life online Girl With a One Track Mind, Violet Blue and Jonathan Moore


• A promo for The World/BBC co-pres podcast


• Life after the mouse with Cynergy Labs (video here) and the SXSW panel (details here)


• Nerdcore Rising a film about MC Frontalot.

If you have a suggestion for next week's programme please email podsandblogs [at] bbc.co.uk

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Tags: bbc blogging radio sxsw

Please note the podcasts are only available for 7-days - so please download early for your later listening pleasure.

Right click this link to download to your computer or the blue arrow to listen.
If you'd like to subscribe to the podcast, by far the easiest way to get it, click here: This week we featured:

• Ken Silva of VeriSign on the threat to internet infrastructure (More here)


• Tony of The Roadhouse Podcast on the death of Jeff Healey


• Joe D'eon on flying in gusty winds and turbulence if you want to see the landing video we mention click here


• The Britblog Roundup with Suzanne Lamido get your suggestions in for next week at britblog [at] gmail.com


• Eric Coulson's excellent post on military hairstyles and the difference between UK and US army cultures


• Birthday boy Alexander Graham Bell surely never contemplated it, but Jamillah Knowles takes a look at the long history of hacking the phone system or phreaking as it is called.

If you have a suggestion for next week's programme please email podsandblogs [at] bbc.co.uk

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Tags: bbc blogging radio

Please note the podcasts are only available for 7-days - so please download early for your later listening pleasure.