FreelanceSwitch

FreelanceSwitch is a site for freelancers. The site provides lots of useful features, in particular, a job listings board. There is also a forum for information, support and advice plus helpful podcasts.

If you are interested in contributing to FreelanceSwitch, you can submit an article about freelancing and earn a $60 writers fee, if your article is published.

English Pronunciation Pod

English Pronunciation Pod is a free podcast aimed at people who want to improve their English pronunciation, with the focus on American pronunciation of English.

CraftSanity

CraftSanity is a blog and podcast for those who love all things handmade.

Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood is the writer and CraftSanity Podcast producer. Her impressive podcast/blog is about her plans, "...to interview artists and crafters from around the globe, review the latest books and products and share fun project ideas..." which sounds like a tall order but she is succeeding!

If you enjoy crafting, you will certainly enjoy reading and listening to CraftSanity.

Shrink Rap Radio: The Premier Psychology Podcast

If you are interested in psychology (the scientific study of mental processes and behavior) and keen to learn more about it, “Dr. Dave” (David Van Nuys, a psychology professor) has a fascinating website called, Shrink Rap Radio: The Premier Psychology Podcast with the tagline, "All the psychology you need to know and just enough to make you dangerous" with a weekly podcast of interviews with experts in the field of psychology.

I Should Be Writing - a podcast for writers

I Should Be Writing is "The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers, by a wanna-be fiction writer who’s still learning. Writer Mur Lafferty discusses rejection, cover letters and getting the oomph to keep going."

Mur speaks with a friendly, conversatinal manner on her podcast which offers advice, and encouragement for aspiring writers.

The Murverse is the clever name of Mur Lafferty's home page.

A Way with Words - public radio language show

I love words and learning about the history and origin of words, so I was delighted to discover a site called A Way with Words, which is an hour-long public radio show about language, presented by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett.

You can hear episodes for free by listening in the browser or downloading an MP3.

There is a forum on the site too.

The Mr Science Show & Plus Magazine (living mathematics)

The Mr Science Show "is an award winning science program" on a fascinating blog that you can listen to via podcast.

The blog and podcast are created by Marc West, co-editor of Plus Magazine (about the world of maths) and Marc also does a podcast for Plus Magazine.

The Creative Mom Podcast

The Creative Mom Podcast is a weekly podcast that is always interesting and enjoyable to listen to. The Creative Mom (Amy) offers lots of inspiration and encouragement to be creative plus book reviews and inspiring music too.

Amy also writes a delightful blog called Threaded Thoughts where she writes about the "...strands of motherhood and creativity that define me."

Astronomy A Go Go! - a podcast about the stars

Astronomy a Go Go! is the name of a fun and fascinating astronomy podcast. Listen and learn about the stars and their movements.

Audio Literature Odyssey - a literary podcast

Audio Literature Odyssey is the name of a wonderful literary podcast (and blog) by Nikolle Doolin, a writer, voice actor, and producer.

Enjoy!

Cast On - a podcast for knitters

Brenda Dayne, an American living in Wales, produces a very popular knitting podcast called Cast On. Brenda has a way with words and her soothing voice and thougtful musings about knitting, means that her podcast is always informative and entertaining. Brenda's friendly and lively chat is interspersed with lively music too.

I dare say that even if you don't knit, you would probably enjoy listening to Brenda's Cast On podcast. Give it a try and I bet you will become addicted to her podcast like I have!

Free London Walks Podcast

Free Walks in London is the name of an educational and fascinating blog which links to a series of walking podcast tours of London, England.

Read the informative blog to learn about different areas of London and listen to a detailed walk presented by Robert Wright.

Free Walks in London is an excellent resource for information about London. I've just discovered the site and I plan to read through all the past posts and listen to all the podcasts. I'm amazed that Mr Wright offers all of it for free! He will accept donations to help support the site, of course.

ChinesePod: Learn Chinese for free

"With free daily podcasts, lesson review,and guidance from experts", ChinesePod is a fun and educational podcast that will help you learn Chinese. It's for everyone, from absolute beginners to more advanced students.

The Word Nerds - a podcast about language

The Word Nerds is "a podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do."

It's fun, entertaining and educational.

Yarn Thing - a podcast/blog

Yarn Thing is a charming podcast by Marly, "...a stay at home mom who LOVES to knit and crochet..."

There is also a blog for podcast notes called Yarn Thing Podcast and Marly's personal Yarn Thing blog.

I love her motto: "Love, Laugh, Crochet, Knit!"

Podictionary: the podcast (and blog) for word lovers

If you are a logophile (a lover of words) like I am, then you will love reading and listening to the fascinating Podictionary, written and recorded by Charles Hodgson.

The tagline of Podictionary explains what it is about:

Listen to the surprising histories of words you thought you knew

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