I have had a few inquiries about doing some "podcasting". I was only vaguely familiar with the concept.

Dave Winer at Ipodder.org describes it this way:

"Think how a desktop aggregator works. You subscribe to a set of feeds, and then can easily view the new stuff from all of the feeds together, or each feed separately. Podcasting works the same way, with one exception. Instead of reading the new content on a computer screen, you listen to the new content on an iPod or iPod-like device. Think of your iPod as having a set of subscriptions that are checked regularly for updates. Today there are a limited number of programs available this way. The format used is RSS 2.0 with enclosures."

This sounds like a great way to learn and enjoy on a long airplane ride. Please point me to some good Podcasting programs if you are familiar with them!