Previously, I described how I get music from podcasts into my ears. But I haven't yet described which music podcasts I subscribe to, or why.

I started with Salon.com's Audiofile column, which they have now discontinued. With the new setup, I added The Hype Machine, which collates what's popular from dozens of music blogs. Unfortunately, much of what's popular doesn't appeal to me. So, I started focusing on individual music blogs -- often subscribing from The Hype Machine's list so that Juice will recognize & automatically download the mp3 files. Here's my current list of subscriptions, in alphabetical order:

In May, I wrote about my iTunes/Juice setup. It's evolved a bit since then, so I've been meaning to post an update.

I'm still using iTunes to pull down news podcasts, and Juice for "song of the day" (or week, or whatever) podcasts, exactly as described previously. The playlists, however, have gotten more complicated.

I've been using iTunes for years — originally because (in 2001) the other MacOS X mp3 players sucked, but now that I'm on my third iPod (first, second) I'm more or less locked in.

Most of my iPod listening is in the car, or on airplanes. I also take it with me on walks, and recently got a cassette adapter for the built-in stereo in my kitchen. Over time, my general iTunes/iPod setup has gotten increasingly complicated — with a big leap this morning. In this article I'll attempt to document what I've done, and why, both for your amusement and so I can recreate it in the event of a catastrophic data loss.