My Technical Podcasts

I have a long commute, and I often listen to podcasts. I thought I'd share what I listen to, and a quick note about a few of them.

• CF conversations: I think this is the oldest ColdFusion podcast. The host, Brian Meloche had stopped recording for a while, but is now back. Sometimes the sound is not the greatest, but it has improved lately. Interviews are with one or more guests, often in the form of a round table discussion, and are about a framework or methodology.
• CfHour(): Michael Sean Becker and Dave Ferguson discuss ColdFusion and related topics. When they talk technology, it's good and interesting, but they wander sometimes into random topics. I know most people find these stories interesting and a nice break from all the geek talk, but I, personally, am not interested in how to kill a fly like a ninja or how to make a celeb follow me on twitter.
• Chariot Tech Cast: This podcasts expands my horizons beyond my ColdFusion/flex cocoon. Topics include Eclipse, Ruby on Rails, Java, HTML5 and many many more.
• Cloud Computing Podcast: I listen to this sometimes, just to try and stay up to date. Sometimes there are parts that I do not understand, but at least I hear the new buzz words and get a feel about the topics being discussed in the cloud computing world.
• Digital Planet: I listen to this just because I like the bbc show Click, and this is a sister podcast. It's not really a technical podcast, it's more about how technology affects our society. I listen to it when I feel like something light that I do not need to focus on.
• The Flex Show: As far as I know, this is the only pure flex podcast. Usually in the form of an interview, John Wilker and Jeffrey Houser have a chat with a guest who is an expert about some flex-related topic. They also have every now and then a 'news' episode where, instead of a guest interview, they chat about the latest flex-related news. If you are a flex developer, you should listen to it.
• InsideRIA: Good show, with a lot of useful information. But, just like the cfhour podcast, I prefer podcasts that get straight to the point, dive right away into the geekiness. This show contains a bit more humor and entertainment.
• RIA Weekly: A very good podcast, also usually an interview on a wide range of topics. What is also great about it is that they post the transcript of the podcast on their website, so if you do not have time to listen to it, you can read it or if you need to come back and revisit something, it is there for you.
• RIA Podcast: This is my favorite podcast. These guys get straight to the point, talk about interesting topics, and the sound is usually good. If you are only going to listen to one podcast, I'd recommend this one.

All these are free, and I imagine take a very long time to prepare, record, edit, post. The developers of these podcasts (podcasters?) do this on their spare time and spend a lot of money on equipment. So to all podcasters, thank you so much for sharing the knowledge.