# Straight Dope now available on podcast **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 16, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830 "2009-11-16T22:07:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/1 "2009-11-16T22:07:53Z")
Cecil’s latest can now be heard on a podcast. In the iTunes Store, search for “Straight Dope,” then click on the “subscribe” button next to the Straight Dope logo. The column will be sent to you automatically each week, masterfully voice by Stan Jastrzebski. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/2 "2009-11-16T22:16:39Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Cecil’s latest can now be heard on a podcast. In the iTunes Store, search for “Straight Dope,” then click on the “subscribe” button next to the Straight Dope logo. The column will be sent to you automatically each week, masterfully voice by Stan Jastrzebski. That’s awesome, but [“No items were found that matched your query.”](http://store.apple.com/us/search?find=straight+dope&mco=Nzc1MjMwNg) ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/3 "2009-11-16T22:26:54Z")
What I meant was, you have to launch the iTunes app, then go to the iTunes Store, same as when getting a tune. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/4 "2009-11-16T22:27:47Z")
Ohhhh okay, my bad. I’m not familiar with the workings of iTunes and it’s related stuff. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/5 "2009-11-16T23:43:00Z")
Yay for the Ska Brewing Co., the sponsors! ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/6 "2009-11-17T00:09:15Z")
> [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > Cecil’s latest can now be heard on a podcast. In the iTunes Store, search for “Straight Dope,” then click on the “subscribe” button next to the Straight Dope logo. The column will be sent to you automatically each week, masterfully voice by Stan Jastrzebski. Does Stan pronounce his last name in the podcast? That could be a SD column all by itself - How do you pronounce a Polish name? ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/7 "2009-11-17T00:22:43Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > Does Stan pronounce his last name in the podcast? That could be a SD column all by itself - How do you pronounce a Polish name? He’s Irish, just comes from a long line of terrible spellers. He pronounces it “Murphy.” ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/8 "2009-11-17T00:24:41Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Ohhhh okay, my bad. I’m not familiar with the workings of iTunes and it’s related stuff. I’m trying to get a version you can listen to without having an iPod, but one thing at a time. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/9 "2009-11-17T00:31:59Z")
You don’t need an iPod to listen to an iTunes podcast. You can play it on any computer that has the iTunes application and speakers or headphones. You can also convert the files from AAC to MP3 format if the podcast is in AAC format. Many devices can play MP3 files. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/10 "2009-11-17T01:05:51Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#): > > You don’t need an iPod to listen to an iTunes podcast. You can play it on any computer that has the iTunes application and speakers or headphones. > You can also convert the files from AAC to MP3 format if the podcast is in AAC format. Many devices can play MP3 files. **LOUNE** sums my feelings about iTunes in [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11784932&postcount=11). Had it before, never again. Point being, I may not need an iPod to listen to the podcast, but I need iTunes to acquire it in the first place. So how do I get the podcast without iTunes? ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/11 "2009-11-17T01:17:06Z")
Here’s the podcast feed - [link](http://straightdope.infoble.com/Podcast/TemplateGenerator.aspx?ukey=c9751a93acbf4c979cf2e11b357e0a77&source=audio) Putting that into any RSS feed reader or a podcatcher such as Juice should work. ETA: Just checked and it’s working in both Google Reader and Juice for me. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/12 "2009-11-17T02:28:17Z")
Cool! I will check that out. Thanks Ed! And thanks Kal for digging out the URL, so I don’t have to use iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![mcott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@mcott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcott)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/13 "2009-11-17T02:59:36Z")
What - no Mike Lucas? He was good, and the “going into the torch of Lady Liberty” piece was what twigged me to the dope 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/14 "2009-11-17T03:02:03Z")
Wow, _podcast_, that’s an awfully modern term for you, Ed! Next thing you know you will discover RSS! ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/15 "2009-11-17T05:27:01Z")
> [@alterego](#): > > Wow, _podcast_, that’s an awfully modern term for you, Ed! Next thing you know you will discover RSS! Way to show your gratitude. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/16 "2009-11-17T11:16:12Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Cool! I will check that out. Thanks Ed! And thanks Kal for digging out the URL, so I don’t have to use iTunes. I was going to suggest someone do that. Maybe we could keep this thread open for someone to do it each time a new podcast is released. Unless, of course, Ed or whoever adds a section to the main page about it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/17 "2009-11-17T11:23:24Z")
> [@alterego](#): > > Wow, _podcast_, that’s an awfully modern term for you, Ed! Next thing you know you will discover RSS! You mean [this](http://page2rss.com/rss/af8685f2732a2e9fb1d4c5e85f6d2348)? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/18 "2009-11-17T11:41:58Z")
Also, cratch my first posts. I thought it was a link to the actual soundfile, not the podcast feed itself. Heck, that’ll even double as an RSS feed, since it has the full text in it (though it needs paragraph breaks). So my previous posts are unnecessary. I need to take more time before sending, especially this early in the morning. Three posts in a row is too many! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/19 "2009-11-17T13:56:09Z")
Great work Ed. I have added it to my playlist, and it gets synced on my BlackBerry. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830/20 "2009-11-17T14:36:00Z")
I used the ‘Listen’ app on my Android phone to listen to this last night, good stuff! That ska tune kinda stuck in my head though… 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830.md?page=2)