I’ve been trying to listen to several epsidodes of each podcasts before making a decision on keeping or chucking them. This is a dynamic process, much like the shows one watches on TV. Some tend to stick around, some fall of the screen, and we check in on some without catching every episode. One that I tested almost as an alternative is Nature. I’m glad I did. Nature produces a weekly 20 minute or so podcast that is international in its outlook. I’m still playing around with the Naked Scientist and New Scientist podcasts, but I keep coming back to Nature. I’m still having high hopes for New Scientist, mainly because it comes across as The Economist version of weekly science magazines: top notch (the Economist is my pick for the best weekly current events magazine. See this prior post).
I’ve been impressed with Nature’s breadth. Recommended – at itunes or via Nature’s podcast link.