Thursday, 31 July 2008
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So many podcasts...
I've been thinking that it's time for me to get back in the swing of my blog. I've fallen out of the regular swing of writing and I'm finding it really tough to get back into it, so I'll start slowly.
Anyone who knows me in my day-to-day life knows that I have a hefty drive to work (45 minutes each direction) so to pass the time instead of just listening to the idle chatter of the radio, I have, for the last couple of years, turned to podcasts as my refuge. I will listen to the occasional "book on tape" although they're not on tape anymore... CD's or my preferred mode of listening, the MP3. Still, the books are the once-in-a-while thing. My daily diet is podcasts, specifically, Orthodox podcasts. Being a convert to the Orthodox church I am always looking to learn new things and gain new insights about this gift that has been given to me. For that reason, I am always scouring the web for new Orthodox podcast sites. With the help of my husband (who knows of and encourages this penchant) I have come up with a list of resources for podcasts. For those of you who don't have a 45 minute commute, or access to a portable MP3 player, these are readily available to listen to right from your computer.
Of course, I am sure that many are familiar with the "Ancient Faith Radio" website. The cool thing about them is they now have two "stations" of online listening available. One for music and the other for talks/ discussions/ lectures. You can access their site at http://www.ancientfaithradio.com/. From there you can choose either the music or the "talk" station for live streaming or you can go to the podcast section for downloading previously recorded shows. They podcast will link you to 30+ different options for listening. Some short and some longer. Of the longer podcasts, one of favorites is "Our Life in Christ" which can be accessed from the AFR site or from their own site at http://www.ourlifeinchrist.com/. Their shows run about an hour, but they move along quickly and usually I can't wait to get to the next one.
Another site which is newer and mostly geared to a younger audience is "Icon New Media Network." The folks that are doing this are also involved in the Death to the World zine, which I have discussed in an earlier blog. There are several podcasts here as well as their own blog site and other online interactions. Their site is here http://iconnewmedianetwork.com/. You can find their menu of various blogs and podcasts on the menu to the right on their main page.
For those who want more music options as well as some other podcast options, there is the Orthodox Christian Network, or OCN. They have two music stations plus many podcasts to choose from. Their main web page is here http://www.receive.org/. From there, you can choos "The Ark" or "The Rudder" for music or their podcasts are listed separately.
Some of you may have heard of Constantine Zelalas. He is an Greek Orthodox speaker who is a native Greecian that now lives in this country. The lectures that he gives, both his own, and his translations of the works of Fr. Athanios Mitilinaios are excellent resources for learning about the Faith from a Greek who is grounded in the teachings of the Church Fathers and the Bible in the original Greek text. Be forewarned though, Constantine Zelalas does not pull any punches. His words often sound very harsh, critical, or some might even think judgemental to our Western more ecumenically minded ears and minds. Yet, the teachings he hands down are the teachings of the Fathers and the Faith. His podcasts (and there are many of them) can be found at the following web sites: http://www.pantokrator.info/en/, http://www.philokalia.org/, http://www.pigizois.gr/. There are many duplications of recordings between each of these sites, but I think that between the three sites they cover the majority of what Constantine has available as MP3.
These are just a few of the websites availabe with podcasts on them. I will try to cover more of them that I am aware of in an additional posting. But this should get anyone started who is interested in listening to the Orthodox teachings that are being shared by so many of our brethren on this journey.
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