# NASA  Podcasts, They're Not Just For iPods

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 5, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-podcasts-theyre-not-just-for-ipods/297806 "2005-04-05T06:14:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-podcasts-theyre-not-just-for-ipods/297806/1 "2005-04-05T06:14:43Z")

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[How geeky is that?](http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/21mar_podcast.html)

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> Science@NASA has been providing audio recordings of science news stories for years. Last December, the site began podcasting those stories. By February, Science@NASA was the #1 most popular podcast among users of the Podcasting News website.
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> “We’re pleasantly surprised to get a number one ranking so quickly. The Science@NASA podcast has existed for such a short time. Rising to number one after only about two months is pretty amazing,” says Ron Koczor, manager of Science@NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

🆒 Now I just have to get me some kind of MP3 player or iPod. ☹

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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-podcasts-theyre-not-just-for-ipods/297806/2 "2005-04-05T11:36:35Z")

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Any reason for not playing them on your computer?

Brian

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-podcasts-theyre-not-just-for-ipods/297806/3 "2005-04-05T14:24:23Z")

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Yeah, it’s not as cool.

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-podcasts-theyre-not-just-for-ipods/297806/4 "2005-04-07T04:06:06Z")

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True, but you could put them on CD, and then play them in your car. Well, I guess that’s still not as cool. Eh.