Just in case any US fans don’t know about this.
Gervais started out doing this kind of stuff on the radio. There’ll be a new podcast every week for 12 weeks IIRC
One bump to catch the day crowd.
It’s actually very funny indeed. The guy Karl Pilkington is very funny (I hope he’s not actually not stupid however)
(I hope he’s not actually not stupid however)
should be
(I hope he’s not actually that stupid however)
I’m slightly confused, how do Podcasts differ from what has been going on using winamp and other products for years and years? I saw a brief report on this on the BBC and they described it as a revolutionary way to broadcast and made out like it was a new invention. So how does it differ from what has been happening for as long as I can remember and why has it been associated with the iPod when you could presumably play the broadcasts on any MP3 player.
Sorry for the blatant hijack, to keep this post slightly relevant i’ll say that i’m looking forward to listening to this, if his TV shows and stand-up are any guide it should be a hoot! 
You can subscribe to the podcast and it will download each new episode automatically to play on iTunes.
Listening to it at the moment. It’s bloody funny.
mittu, IMO there isn’t anything technologically revolutionary about podcasts (apart from the ability to use XML to subscribe to a podcast series, and download the latest one automatically, with a client such as iTunes).
What is new is that the radio stations and other producers have bought into the idea, and are actually producing them, mostly for free. In the past, most internet radio content was streaming only, and recording programmes was a complete pain, and there were copyright issues.
I for one am delighted - listening to the BBC Today Programme and From Our Own Correspondent while driving through the mountains of New Zealand’s South Island was a great experience.
On a second listening, I suspect that Mr Gervais’s skeptical wit would appeal to the majority of the posters on the board (my transcript):
