Curmudgeon 2.0: Podcasts

I finally followed through on the podcasting segment of BPL 2.0. I'm intrigued by the educational potential for the podcasts, and I did find several Universities offering publicly available podcasts from some of their classes. I haven't checked out the itunes University yet. I have yet to find a real gold mine for this kind of material however. Most of what I've located is spotty and the educational institutions don't seem really keen on keeping things up to date. I suppose what I'm looking for is Learning Company type of educational podcasts (our Learning Company cds tend to be missing pieces).

My little Dell Axim PDA is apparently a more than adequate tool for creating podcasts, which is fun to know although I haven't the slightest idea what I could podcast about.

I'm guessing a library could create a fun/ informative series of podcasts, either stand-alones on a variety of library oriented topics (how to put together a business plan, how to research a paper, how to find a good book to read); or as a weekly or monthly magazine on library events, recommended books and the like. Key to this type of endeavor would be to keep it interesting, energized, and up-to-date.

Another semi-thought: Staff readings from favorite books, or story-time for kids. (Although staff reading styles might leave a lot to be desired from a public accustomed to professionally read books on cd.)