How do you measure, measure a year evacuation route? Self-described new media artist, kanarinka is undertaking a project to evacuate Boston and count every breath taken. She's up to 20,271 to date over the combined eight runs. Each leg is mapped out on a Google map and recorded as a podcast you can listen to. She's estimated that by the time she's done with the project she'll have taken 154,000 breaths while running the entire......

This past September something innovative happened in Boston. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum launched a webcast. It wasn't just any webcast, it was a creative commons licensed release of concerts performed as part of the long standing museum concert series. It's allowed users world wide to take in a little classical music culture by downloading the file and playing it on their iPod, in the windows media center or whatever MP3 compatible device they choose.......

The Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is taking a giant leap into 2005. Deval Patrick will podcast. Shoot he might even blog. Local leaders are already doing it. Menino is doing it. O'Malley is doing it. So why shouldn't Governor Patrick jump at the chance to bring his message directly to the people? It's a cool idea, we just wish he was going to make it a warm and fuzzy fireside vlog. The......

Once upon a time in a land far, far…oh. No. It was Brockton. Back in 1890 James Edgar of Edgar's Department Store in Brockton sported a white beard and a belly laugh, he suited up as Santa Claus for an appearance in his Brockton Store. It wasn't Macy's, it wasn't Coke, it was a store in "The City of Champions" where the department store Santa was born. In the interest of full disclosure it appears......

We just love listening to all the great 'casts out there. Sure, we have to wade through mountains of manure to find the ones worthy of calling our shiny little MP3 player home. Bostonist thinks it might have found one such 'cast: Love and Radio. Love and Radio is just what you would expect from a show that is available via alt.NPR. It contains the interesting accounts and stories collected by two twenty-somethings spending their......

Even though Apple has yet to release the "true video iPod", Bostonist digs the video podcasts. This week, we offer up a gem of a vodcast, Hello the Podcast. Hello the Podcast is a video podcast that tells the stories of twenty-somethings living in the Boston area. This is, essentially, season two of the Hello Simon podcast. Episode one of this season of the podcast begins with Simon leaving Harry (the narrator). Wait, should we......

Every once in a while a webcast comes around that Bostonist just adores. Of course, we want to share this adoration and what better way to accomplish this than to drop a review on the intertubes for your consumption? This week we review a 'cast that is produced by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: The Concert. Let us get the geekery out of the way. The folks over at the Gardner have done something great......

Another week, another webcast review. This week we went looking for a webcast that focused on giving us the lowdown on all the cool, hip things to do in Beantown. Sure, we have our finger on the pulse of Boston. Sure, we already know all the cool places to be each week. But, we do these reviews as a service to our loyal readers and not as a selfish endeavor. Boston Union's Dirty Water describes......

Are you ready for some football? Rather, are you ready for a fantasy football podcast? If you answered yes, then this week's webcast review is just up your alley. Bostonist likes participating in the occasional fantasy football league. Unfortunately, despite coming close, we have yet to win (although, by the amount of smack-talk we spew, you might think we had). Given our track record, we can use all the help we can get. Thankfully, a......

Bostonist likes it when we come across a webcast that isn't your typical talk show or music show. In fact, this week we are looking at a 'cast that not only isn't your typical talk show or music show, it isn't a show at all. The 'cast we are reviewing is an informational series for tourists (or others) wanting to know a little bit about this fine city of ours. This week's 'cast is Tourcaster......

Bostonist isn't the sort to not listen to a podcast just because it is from Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net or, in this case, the Boston Globe. Sure, we dig that podcasting has been a haven for vanguard content, but that doesn't mean the mainstream can't do podcasting right. This week, we take a look at the Boston Globe's Page One Podcast. The Page One Podcast is exactly what you would want and, quite frankly, exactly what you would......

Every once in a while we find a podcast that is simply great. Thankfully, we found one only one week after a not-so-good 'cast was reviewed. This week we take a look at the Band In Boston podcast. The Band In Boston podcast is a podcast, of course, about music. What this podcast does is provide the listener with suggestions of local music to check out in the upcoming week. In addition, they will often......

Yes, Bostonist is a tad tardy in posting this week's webcast review. We could blame it on being overworked. We could blame it on sheer laziness. But, the truth is simply that we weren't looking forward to writing this review. However, it is not only our duty to help you locate good 'casts to fill your iPod, it is also our duty to steer you away from ones that will occupy otherwise useful storage space.......

Bostonist spends the morning hours in a car commuting like many of you out there. Finding podcasts that makes the commuting experience enjoyable can be a tall order. Well, we think we found one such podcast. The Morning Stories podcast has made sitting in traffic on Route 9 a much more pleasant experience. The Morning Stories podcast is produced by Tony Kahn for Boston's own WGBH. The idea behind this 'cast is to bring you......

Sometimes you want to use your portable audio player to actually listen to music. Yes, we know that sounds crazy, but there are actually podcasts that focus on music. In Boston, we have a good selection of music 'casts. This week, we take a look at CC Radio. Chris Conly serves up his personally picked offerings of (mostly) pod-safe music. If you aren't familiar with the term, don't worry. All you need to know is......

Being Bostonians, we know that there are two things that the people of this city become passionate about this time of year: politics and sports. Currently, there is a rather competitive race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and, of course, the Sox are in the hunt for the A.L. East title. Surely, there must be a podcast out there that covers both. Well, the gods must be listening, as they have brought us Saint Kermit.......

As you know, its the halfway point in the baseball season and Bostonist's favorite team is in a good position. We are always looking for a new webcast to listen to and during this All-Star break, we thought we would take a look at the Without a Curse podcast. The Without a Curse podcast is hosted by Alex Reimer. Alex shows that he has a passion for baseball, a passion for the Red Sox, and......

Sometimes we want more from a podcast. Yes, it is nice to listen to some independent music artists, get some financial advice, or get your geek on. But, sometimes we want to be inspired. For those times, we have the Old South Church Sermons from Boston's Old South Church. The congregation of the Old South Church has its roots extend back to the late 1600s. It is an open and diverse congregation with parishoners of......

It has been a while since Bostonist has reviewed a video webcast. This week we take a look at a 'cast that is sure to be enjoyed by cooks and aspriring cooks alike. This week, we take a look at Simply Ming, a video webcast from one of Boston's most well known chefs, Ming Tsai. In culinary terms, the Simply Ming video webcast can be seen as an appetizer to his public television show of......

We at Bostonist like our Apple computers. Ok, it does distress us a little to hear that our shiny iPod might have been produced in a sweatshop. But, if we turn the volume up really loud, we forget all about it. If you want to hear the latest Apple talk from four local enthusiasts, then MassMUG is the podcast for you. We are always looking on the intarweb for Apple news and rumors. What will......

The shorts, t-shirts, sandals, and bathing suits have come out of storage and we feel the urge to get outside and have some fun. Maybe your idea of fun is rock-climbing, or maybe hiking, or maybe you just want to have a picnic. Whatever your preference, A Life of Play podcast might be a good place to get some tips and advice on how to best plan your next excursion. A recent episode spoke of......

So, what's a purl anyway? Bostonist has to admit that we cheated and looked it up in the dictionary. Apparently, a purl is related to knitting, as in a purl stitch. Beyond that, we are clueless. However, if any of you didn't need a dictionary and, quite frankly, are like "Duh, I knew that!" then this week's webcast review might be right up your yarn-filled alley. This week, Bostonist took a llisten to the It's......

Ever wonder what makes a city tick? That is exactly what the Boston Behind the Scenes webcast attempts to answer. This is a new webcast and only has a couple of episodes, but even so, it has already proven itself exciting. The latest episode of Boston Behind the Scenes talks about Mike's Pastry. Bostonist knows we don't have to tell you how good the cannoli are. You will find it interesting to learn a little......

Usually we use the Wednesday Webcast to listen to local podcasts and give our opinion on them in the form of a review and rating. This week, Bostonist thought we would take a break to mention one particular episode of a podcast that is produced on the other side of the Atlantic. The story begins with the murder of Bobby Mendes in Boston back in 1995. Isaura Mendes lost her son and Alex Mendes lost......

First of all, Bostonist wants to make something crystal clear: This review is not an endorsement or critique of Mr. Patrick's campaign. This is simply a review of a podcast being used by a candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election. With that out of the way, we think it’s interesting that a couple of the candidates are attempting to embrace podcasting as a way to mobilize their grassroots campaigns. Deval Patrick is certainly not the......

Bostonist likes to live in the fantasy that we are completely hip and cool and down with what is hot and fresh (see, that sentence proves we are living in a fantasy). One niche of hipness that Bostonist knows little about is sneaker fashion. Thankfully, there is a podcast that just might help educate us in the areas of sneaker art, clothing, and music: the Weeklydrop. Hosts Rob and Jeff bring the world of hip-hop......

NPR is sometimes seen as the "gold standard" of broadcast radio, and Bostonist thinks the same could be said for webcasts. The On Point with Tom Ashbrook podcast contains the same content that can be listened to on WBUR. Bostonist likes being able to listen to it when and where we want. On Point is a news show that delivers everything you could want from a news program. The show takes a close look at......

The basics and the business wraps up today. Busy webcasters will likely retire after the reception this evening to their video camera or microphone and their favorite editing software package and put together a file they’ll enclose in a post on their blog before the sessions get up and running tomorrow. Today, April 28, is the first of two days of the Spring Podcast Academy hosted here in the Hub by Boston University College......

A little bit of comedy, mixed with political commentary, some pop culture, and interesting interviews. This is exactly what Baratunde delivers on his podcast, the Front Porch Podcast. When Baratunde Thurston isn't appearing in local comedy clubs or writing down his thoughts and opinions, he is creating some pretty darn good podcasts. At press time, there are only 15 episodes out for consumption, thus the show is in its infancy. Despite the show being young,......

When watching the Boston Marathon each year, we feel inspired by all the runners making the long, arduous journey from Hopkinton to Boston. We continue to dream, but running a marathon probably isn't in out future. Thankfully, we can live vicariously through Peter and Eliza's audio training travelogue, the Marathon Minute. This podcast is a record of two people training for the Boston Marathon. Listening to the podcast means listening to discussions of training, and......