Ever since the great iPhone purchase of 2008 (and, more recently, the great music-obliterating hard drive crash of 2009) I have become completely obsessed with podcasts. It doesn’t help that the iTunes store is one of the more addictive things in this world, and shows you all sorts of great podcasts you might like based on what you have already subscribed to.

You can find a podcast for anything! Want to learn Spanish? Try Coffee Break Spanish! Dig indie music? IndieFeed!  Can’t get enough of LOST? The Lost Podcast is for you!  There are more topics than I could ever name in one short article, but trust me: if you’re interested in it, it’s out there.

There are several factors that make me predisposed to podcast lovin’. I enjoy walking absurdly long distances. I live in a city where long public transportation rides are de rigeur, and some days my poor shoulder just cannot bear the weight of another book. Even were these not true, I would probably still be on the bandwagon. Podcasts are fun, they’re informative, and best of all: they’re free! Yeah baby – I said free!

A rundown on my favorites: Read More »

Not being particularly tech savvy, I tend to come into most fun computer-related things fairly late. And so, I’ve only really just started to get into podcasts in the past six months — but I’m pretty thrilled that I have because my incredibly boring desk job would be almost unbearable if I didn’t have these gems to listen to.

5. Sound of Young America

The title of the podcast is really fitting because the interviews they get are, and excuse me for using this word, cool. Really, really cool. Host Jesse Thorn (who has the hostiest host voice I’ve ever heard) has talked to everyone from Nick Hornby to the Upright Citizens Brigade to Elmore Leonard to my favorite, Dave Attell. Read More »

Need a little entertainment while waiting for class to start? Well, Redken has partnered up with Vogue magazine to create weekly podcasts featuring the top Spring 2007 hair trends straight off the runway.

Each week a new podcast will go live on redken.com featuring one new hair style. The podcasts include quotes from the infamous Vogue Beauty Director Sarah Brown, backstage segments with Redken’s creative consultant, Guido Palau, and in-salon segments with steps to create the looks you see with Redken artist and salon owner, Rodney Cutler. Log on now to take a look at the first hair trend – “Bejewled.”

So now I have another reason to put off studying for finals …