{"id":30757,"date":"2018-04-23T09:23:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=30757"},"modified":"2023-11-10T13:16:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:16:04","slug":"genealogy-101-listening-to-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/genealogy-101-listening-to-podcasts.html","title":{"rendered":"Genealogy 101: Listening to Podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><em>: In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about genealogy podcasts \u2013 and the websites where these podcasts can be heard for free. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201c<\/em><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=CXaFyHM7znQC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=From+the+Family+Kitchen.&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=Jo6tQVuF3D&amp;sig=nkmxReyZmS2srUIWT3eYF3SS4GU&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=bPoPUK2EIY2E8ATjwICwBA&amp;ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=From%20the%20Family%20Kitchen.&amp;f=false\"><em>From the Family Kitchen.<\/em><\/span><em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite podcasts? Not sure what a podcast is or why you should listen? Podcasts are a great way to learn more about genealogy, history, and technology. Similar to a radio show, you can listen to podcasts anywhere, including during your workout, long commute, or as you cook dinner.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30761\" style=\"width: 793px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/photo-0423-2018-podcast.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/photo-0423-2018-podcast.png\" alt=\"Photo: the Serial podcast being played on a smartphone, through headphones\" width=\"793\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/photo-0423-2018-podcast.png 793w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/photo-0423-2018-podcast-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/photo-0423-2018-podcast-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: the Serial podcast being played on a smartphone, through headphones. Credit: Casey Fiesler; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What Is a Podcast?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Wikipedia, a podcast is \u201can episode or series of digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to.\u201d* The term podcast originated with the Apple iPod and the word \u201cbroadcast.\u201d But you do not need an iPod to listen to podcasts. While a podcast is like a traditional radio show, what makes it different is that it\u2019s available on demand. Unlike your favorite talk radio show where you tune in at a specific time of day, podcast files are available for you to listen to or download at your convenience.**<\/p>\n<p>A podcast may be subscribed to or found via the podcast\u2019s website or host website. Podcasts can also be found via:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/itunes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stitcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podbean<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>and other similar services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of Podcasts to Consider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a genealogist there are several different types of podcasts you may be interested in listening to. The following examples are not meant to be a comprehensive list, simply a few types of podcasts for you to consider.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genealogy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Genealogy podcasts provide you news of the latest products and services in the genealogy world as well as research tips, book reviews, interviews, and websites. Genealogy podcasts include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/genealogyguys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genealogy Guys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lisalouisecooke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genealogy Gems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/extremegenes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extreme Genes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familytreemagazine.com\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Family Tree Magazine Podcasts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/africanrootspodcast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African Roots<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>History, especially social history, is an important component of family history. Look to history podcasts to help refresh your knowledge of historical events or to better understand your ancestor\u2019s time period. The following are two of my favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.missedinhistory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stuff You Missed in History Class<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Professional genealogist Jean Wilcox Hibben and I host a twice-monthly podcast that combines social history and genealogy. You can find it on <a href=\"http:\/\/genaandjean.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genealogy Journeys<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/genjourneys.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podbean<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We could all use some additional help with the technology side of things. So, a technology podcast might just be the thing for better understanding apps, your computer, or mobile devices. A few of these podcasts include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twit.tv\/shows\/this-week-in-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Week in Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/486075932\/everyday-tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyday Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s Your Favorite Podcast?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Podcasts are a great way to learn the latest about the topics you\u2019re interested in. Take some time today to identify podcasts that you would be interested in and turn that boring commute or down time into a classroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cPodcast,\u201d Wikipedia (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Podcast<\/a>: accessed 23 September 2017).<br \/>\n** \u201cWhat is a Podcast?\u201d International Podcast Day (<a href=\"https:\/\/internationalpodcastday.com\/what-is-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/internationalpodcastday.com\/what-is-podcast\/<\/a>: accessed 23 September 2017).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about genealogy podcasts \u2013 and the websites where these podcasts can be heard for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":30771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12715],"tags":[12,1662,29867],"class_list":["post-30757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-genealogy","tag-genealogy-technology","tag-podcasts"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/photo-1018-2016-featured-graphic-classroom-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30757"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95843,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30757\/revisions\/95843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}