I've been looking at modernizing my podcasting tools, with an eye toward news-oriented casts that would be useful in time of emergency (like a big earthquake, hurricane or terrorist attack).

I found that none of the major networks has a feed of news-oriented casts that update more frequently than once a week.

I found that even though NPR has dozens of podcasts, they don't have feeds for the news shows you'd want to have in time of emergency: Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air and Diane Rehm. Not one of these mainstays is available as a podcast.

So while we've been very cheery in encouraging the mainstream guys and gals, they haven't really stepped up yet.

# Posted by Dave Winer on 9/9/05; 8:26:20 PM - --