My last post took a dump on iTunes and their dirty "protected files cannot be converted into other formats" deeds. Well, today I'm going to talk about one of my greatest iTunes related pleasures... Yes, folks, I'm talking about the This American Life podcast. This American Life is a radio show on NPR. I'd listened to it several time while journeying up and down the east coast in my driving days. But I don't drive anymore, or really listen to the radio like I used to (with the exception of Opie and Anthony). So now, thanks to iTunes, I can download a free weekly podcast of This American Life for some talk radio when I'm on the go.
There's a theme to each episode, and a variety of stories on that theme. It's mostly true stories of everyday people, though not always. There's lots more to the show, but, like we said, it's sort of hard to describe. [source]
And now it's a television show on Showtime, which I don't have, and I'm reminded of that everytime I see the subway posters for This American Life on Showtime. I hoped I could find full episodes of this quirky, odd show on YouTube, but I guess Showtime is smarter than HBO.
I don't know if you've ever heard the show, but you should check it out sometime (iTunes or otherwise).
