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I love podcasts. Lately, I’ve been listening to more podcasts on my iPod than anything, and I find it’s a great way to keep up with new tech stories (not to mention a nice way to drown out the noise at work when I’m trying to concentrate). Some of my favorites are in the TWIT stable: Windows Weekly, Security Now and MacBreak Weekly. None are development centric, but that’s how I like it when I’m writing code. I want to listen to something that doesn’t require too much attention, but is still informative and entertaining. More than that though the primary reason I listen to the TWIT podcasts is Leo Laporte. I’ve been a big Leo fan since the days of ZDTV and The Screen Savers. He always has a great take on tech issues. If you don’t currently listen to any of his podcasts, I strongly suggest checking them out. I don’t even own a Mac (as long as you don’t count that OSX VM I got downloaded off BitTorrent), but I probably enjoy MBW most of all simply because it’s a fun show.

I bring all this up because as a fan of the shows, I think it’s important to give them support whenever possible. That can be done a couple different ways. Either by purchasing the products of their advertisers (and making sure they know that’s how you found them), buying TWIT gear, or by helping them directly. It seems like the big advertiser on the TWIT network is Audible, but I’m not a huge fan of audio books. Instead, I’m going to make a donation to them this month. I’m not loaded, so it won’t anything spectacular. The great thing is that it doesn’t have to be. That’s where the online community comes in. Lots of people doing just a little can make a huge difference.

Some other podcasts that deserve some love are .NET Rocks! and Hanselminutes. Both are excellent and cover developer related topics. I highly recommend both. I’m always looking for the next great podcast to subscribe to, so I would love some suggestions.

Tags: Podcast