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You always were a slacker, McFly

Discover the best astronomy-related podcasts, including Slacker Astronomy, combining real astronomy with laughs.

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So I've got this astronomer friend named Aaron who works for the American Association of Variable Star Observers, and one day he says to me, "Have you ever heard of podcasting?". My immediate response was to back away slowly and see if anyone could help me restrain him. Come to think, that's my normal reaction to anything he says. Anyway, podcasting is pretty cool. It's like an on-demand web broadcast. People record a show of some kind (topics range from -- you guessed it -- sex to food to just random silliness) and put it on a server. You can then subscribe to their show on your PC or iPod and it will automatically download a new show when it comes online. This idea may revolutionize the web, and radio. It's an audio blog!

Aaron and me during the podcast, showing my lame self-timer camera abilities There are a few ...

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