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For Immediate Release is one of my favourite podcasts, which has Shel Holtz, Neville Hobson and a host of other contributors talking social media, web 2.0 and how it affects public relations and business communications. It’s good stuff.

Yesterday, Neville needed someone to step in to fill a few minutes, so I stepped up to the plate and spoke about barcampukgovweb. Neville has been very sweet and praised my efforts, but I think he might just be trying to make me feel better Seriously, though, it was real honour to be a part of the show.

Anyway, you can download the episode here. I come in at about 16 minutes. I’d really like some feedback, as online audio is something I would like to do more of in the future. In other words, see this as your chance to stop me.

I like podcasts. I certainly hope the current developments in streamed video don’t mean the death of downloadable audio and video in the near future. Here’s the list of ones I am currently subscribed to and listen on a regular basis. There’s a lot of ‘em, but not every episode gets listened to all the way through - with a couple of exceptions…

• For Immediate Release - Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz talk social media, communications and PR, and discuss the latest fads and spats on the way. Indispensable listening for me
• Guardian Unlimited Football Weekly - Great discussion of the week’s footy news
• Guardian Unlimited MediaTalk - I love hearing about all the media gossip and scandals. This is a world I will never be a part of, but I delight in hearing about it
• Mark Kermode’s film reviews - flawless. Has he ever been wrong about a film? And Simon Mayo is the perfect foil for him.
• Scobleshow - Very interested in what he does next.
• Rocketboom - OK, so I just subscribed to this to see how video worked on my iPod. It’s stayed in my subscription list, and serves as a distraction now and again
• In Our Time - Marvelously eclectic. My personal favourite was the one on negative numbers, which left Melvyn Bragg thoroughly bewildered
• Start the Week - Again, high quality, mixed up discussed, ably chaired by Andrew Marr - whose A History of Modern Britain I really need to get round to reading.

Am I missing anything amazing?