Can someone explain to me what the big deal is about podcasting? I just do not get it. It annoys me to no end. Like, I understand if it's an interview or something that would be a pain in the ass to transcribe, but for something that should be a plain old blog entry? Sheesh. It rankles me when I'll read something interesting on someone's blog, they'll give an link, and I find out that if I want access to the full commentary, I have to stop my music, hunt down my earphones so I don't annoy my husband, and basically quit everything else I'm doing so I don't end up just tuning it out. And then, once I'm listening, I can't do anything else with my hands or eyes and I get all A.D.D. and just CAN. NOT. DEAL.

Not to mention, it's about fifty times harder to surreptitiously listen to podcasts in meetings than read blogs.

Man, I hope this trend dies soon.