Listen to your favorite radio program at your leisure by downloading it to your computer or mp3 player.  Get news, foreign language practice, advice on investing or knitting-- just about anything under the sun-- by downloading a podcast. It's easier than you might imagine.  Try it once and you'll be a convert.

Podcast Alley
Find hundreds of podcasts (subscription-based Web audio broadcasts, often homegrown), podcasting software (much of it free), explanations of podcasting , how-tos for would-be broadcasters, popular podcasts , and much more. Maintained by a podcasting enthusiast.
URL: http://www.podcastalley.com

Podcast .net: The Podcast Directory
Search or browse through hundreds of podcasts (subscription-based Internet audio broadcasts). Topic areas include music, comedy, arts, computers, science and technology, news, sports, and more. Includes links to popular podcasting software, which allows you to subscribe to automatically receive audio broadcasts.
URL: http://www.podcast.net/

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iTunes has a great assortment of free Podcasts available for download, from reliable sources such as the BBC and NPR-- even foreign language news sources such as Radio France and Radiotelevision Espanola, and a wealth of other professional and amateur podcasts on every subject imaginable.  Go to the iTunes store and look under the podcast link.