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Submitted by dcornwall on Wed, 2005-07-06 08:47.

Podcast

Podcasting is a way to deliver audio content to portable players. Despite the "Pod" in the name, you do not need an iPod to listen to the downloaded files.

An increasing number of governments and elected officials are finding podcasting a useful channel to inform their citizens. While not endorsing podcasts as the ultimate channel of government information (Do you want to hear the statistical abstract podcast?), FGI wishes to commend the governments and elected officials below for their innovation in communication. If you know of a government podcast not listed here, please send the URL where the podcast can be found to dnlcornwal AT alaska.net.

If a state or federal entity has an one-stop podcast listing, only that page will be listed. Otherwise we will list all podcasts for that entity separately.

Federal Podcasts

USA.gov Federal Podcasts listing - Official listing of federal podcasts by subject.
Elected Officials
- President's Weekly Radio Address
- House
- Senate
  - Senator Barack Obama's weekly podcast

Federal Agencies
- Agriculture
  - Economic Research Service Podcast - Audio items on a number of agricultural economic topics.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
  - Weekly Recall Review - 3-5 minute "audio recording summarizing recalls and other product safety news"
- Census Bureau
  - Al Día: Programa radial producido por la oficina del Censo - XML/Podcast Feed
  - Profile America, a daily feature from the Census Bureau - XML/Podcast Feed
- Department of Defense
  - Air Force:
  - Army
    - Army Racing Podcast - Join the US Army as they race the NASCAR circuit. RSS Feed
  - Navy Podcasts - Service wide podcast portal. Features Navy/Marine Corps Radio News - A two-minute recap of current events for and about The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps.
  - Pentagon Channel Podcasts - Daily newscasts from America's military.
- Energy
  - Oak Ridge National Laboratory Podcast
- Environmental Protection Agency - Podcast portal
- Health and Human Services
  - Aids.gov Podcast - Broadcast since February 2007, mix of news and discussions about AIDS.
  - Daily HealthBeat Tip - "Launched on July 11, 2005, this service provides health promotion and disease prevention tips 5 days a week in audio and text formats." Site encourages broadcasters to use tips with attribution. Probably good for podcasters.
- Interior
  - CoreCast from US Geological Survey - Earth Science oriented podcasts from 5 to 20 minutes in length.
- NASA Podcasting Page - Links to several audio AND video podcasts of education and science programs at NASA.
- National Archives
  - Presidential Libraries Uncovered Podcast - From the website, "Each month, we broadcast historical clips from the Libraries' collection, ranging from serious policy discussions to conversations with family members. Listen to the voices of Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. We'll add a new podcast often." A feed is also available.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Laboratory. - These MP4 podcasts contain an audio recording of the seminars, plus copies of the slides used by the speakers, synchronized approximately with the audio track. Currently one must subscribe to this podcast through the Apple iTunes store using keyword NIST.
- National Library of Medicine - MedlinePlus: NLM's Director's Comments - Weekly highlights of What's New in MedlinePlus.gov are narrated by the U.S. National Library of Medicine's Director.
- NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) Podcasts
  - National Weather Service
    - Podcast Forecasts for southern New Mexico and far west Texas
- Office of National Drug Control policy - Brief stories relating to drug abuse and control efforts.
- SAMHSA Radio Newsline Podcast - 60-90 second public affairs reports and substance abuse news segments.
- State Department
  - International Information Programs - Speeches from Secretary of State and other officials.
  - Rewards for Justice podcast feed - Daily roundup of rewards being offered for information regarding international terrorists. (XML)
- Smithsonian Institution Podcast Portal- Variety of audio and video podcasts on arts, science, history and more.
- Voice of America - Portal page offering a variety of news and culture programs. Offers a "Special English" news podcast which uses a limited vocabulary of 1,500 words. Broadcasters read at a slower pace than standard English.

District of Columbia Podcasts

Mayor's Weekly Press Conferences
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency - Brief video programs for the public on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system. Some episodes in Spanish.

State Podcasts