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To celebrate the fact that I’m up to date on all my podcasts. In alphabetical order, from iTunes:

• 1UP FM. Weekly review of new game releases and previews.

• 1UP Yours. Weekly discussion of new games and other video game industry things.

• Apple Keynotes. Yes, I’m a fanboy. So sue me.

• Battlestar Galactica. The audio quality is normally terrible, but Ronald D Moore’s episode commentary does make up for it.

• Coverville. One of the best music podcasts out there, dedicated (duh) to cover songs.

• Crikey. Production needs some work, but still some interesting political commentary from some of the people behind the newsletter.

• Downloadable Content. The Penny Arcade podcast. Hardly ever updated (they’ve done two since June 2008), but a must listen when they do – a horrifying glimpse inside the minds behind the webcomic.

• Escape Pod. A Science Fiction short story podcast. Short SF is a perfect fit for audio, although I seem to end up skipping about half the stories these days for one reason or another.

• gdgt weekly. Gadget nerd podcast. Lots of discussion of new cell phones and such.

• Irregular Podcast. Pretty much impossible to describe. Weird and insane.

• Joystiq. Computer and console games discussion.

• Lan party. PC games discussion.

• Lyrics Undercover. From the makers of coverville, a 5 min dissection of some song. The only paid subscription podcast I have.

• Napoleon 101. A detailed (~45) episode history of Napoleon’s life. Now finished with the main run, and doing some special topics. If you’re interested, start at the start.

• Retronauts: History of computer games, going into a different title each week.

• The Talk Show. Mac and Apple discussion.

• The Biography Show. From the maker’s of Napoleon 101, each episode looks at the life of some historical figure.

• Wall Street Journal. Technically pay, as this is a freebie with my Audible.com subscription. The front page and selected stories from the WSJ. A good way to start the day.