Time Magazine’s Top Ten Podcasts of 2006:

Here is a link to the article with descriptions of each.  Here are their choices:

1. THIS AMERICAN LIFE
2. THE SHOW WITH ZEFRANK
3. BBC | FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
4. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN’S 60-SECOND SCIENCE
5. COOL HUNTING VIDEO
6. SLATE MAGAZINE DAILY PODCAST
7. WFUV’S TAKE FIVE
8. WSJ’S YOUR MONEY MATTERS
9. TWiT (THIS WEEK IN TECH) WITH LEO LAPORTE AND FRIENDS
10. LEARN MANDARIN CHINESE

Hey Time, way to be edgy with your choices.  I like the really “outside the box” thinking that went into this list.
Oh wait, this is exactly what I would expect from Time Magazine.  Talk about playing it safe.  How about a couple of indie shows represented in there for good measure?  These are the best that they could come up with?!  This should have been called “Time Magazine’s Top Ten Best Public Broadcasting Shows of 2006.”  I could name 10 shows that are better than any on this list that are being put together by a few individuals for the love of it rather than repackaged content from a radio station.
I listen to TWIT, but that is all from this list.  At least you got one right.  Save me your “Best of” lists, Time.
Speaking of great indie content, Shane and Tom have done something cool to get the word out about their show.  They have taken a clip of a recent show and posted it on YouTube.  If you have never heard them before, now would be a good time to check it out since you obviously don’t have anything better to do than read this.  Here’s the link.

If it works, I told Shane that I might have to steal their idea.