Maybe a little obsessed...

Ever since I've gotten the iPod, and even before that, I've been a big fan of podcasts. There are so many random people with microphones out there. Here are some of my current favorites:

• The Naked Scientists covers different science topics each week, and they always have several experts on said topics. It's humorous and informative, and as an added bonus, you get to hear some fun British slang every once in awhile.
• The Catholic Insider is a website made by Fr. Roderick Vonhögen from the Archdiocese of Utrecht, in the Netherlands. He does a daily show that obviously deals with Catholic topics, but I think that even non-Catholics might find it interesting. He also does podcasts that discuss Narnia, Harry Potter, and other pop culture phenomena, and the symbolism (Christian, Pagan, historical, etc) within them. Very interesting! He's a seems like quite a down-to-earth guy who happens to be up on a lot of the latest technology.
• The Nature Podcast is done by Dr. Chris Smith, the same guy who's responsible for the Naked Scientists. He does interviews with the authors of recent studies from the journal Nature. Some of you more scientifically-minded people might enjoy it (I'm looking at you, Kira).
• Yet another science one. This time it's Slacker Astronomy, which covers the latest in astronomy news. The have bad humor instead of math, so it's pretty good.

• And finally (for now), the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Cause I'm too lazy tragically hip to turn on the TV.

I keep myself amused. The internet, what can't it do? ("Cook," says Kira. "Make my roommate take a shower," says Paul. A plague on both your houses! The internets are great!)