I pod, and you?

I just came back from my exploring expedition into the world of podcasts. At the beginning of my wandering through this jungle I went to look for podcasts for ESL students. The result was that I found myself listening to conversations that were so slow and unnatural that I almost fell asleep. I soon realized that I have to omit the word ESL in my future searches. Well, maybe this is not the case with all ESL podcasts, so let me know if you found anything more interesting to listen to. So, I concentrated myself on podcasts that are interesting, that help me discover and learn new things, that deal with topics that are familiar to me, that are about current issues, and that are food for my soul as well.
The first podcast I chose is Discovery news.
I don't know for you, but for me keeping concentrated when listening to world news or other types of news is quite impossible. I usually loose myself in thoughts somewhere between a report and an other. So, I opted for news that usually appeal to me because they are different and interesting. The duration of podcasts vary from 5 to 30 minutes. Participants are scientists or just common people who love science. The conversations are spontaneous and I think this is very important because in this way we can learn how people really interact in English. And above all, this kind of programe helps us build up our vocabulary.
Then I would recommend Morning Stories. These are very interesting podcasts in which different people tell us their life stories, curious events... in short, they share with us their experiences, both pleasant and unpleasant. There are even music inserts that help the listener feel with the narrator.
The last one is Vanessa Feltz Radio Show. I found this podcast on the BBC web page. It is a talk show where people call in and discuss about different things. This time however the people involved are Londoners, so they discuss local issues as well as more global ones. Again I find it useful from the discourse point of view as well as from the "culture learning" point of view.

I think listening is quite a demanding activity when it's not accompanied by images, so I chose podcasts that are enjoyable but which at the same time don't fail to be informative. If you want to check other podcasts I found go to del.icio.us. My username is evapremrl.