ThisLife.org much better then it used to be…

I’ve been a Big Fan of the NPR show This American Life for a long time.

I’ve always liked the fact that they let you listen to every show they’ve ever made for free as long as you streamed it off the web. The only problem was you had to use Real Player, which we all know is on it’s way down the tubes.

Luckily, I assume that partially due to an influx of popularity, leading to a forthcoming television show, leading to a better budget for the website, They’ve upgraded to a Flash Based MP3 player. Now you can actually jump the playhead to the part of the show you want to hear, and your stream is MUCH more reliable.

Also, They’ve started Podcasting all their New Shows, which we can assume will boost the sales of their old shows on Audible…

It’s just great to see that people are gradually getting this whole internet thing.
ROI for Podcasting hasn’t really proven it’s self, but I’d bet This American Life is making some money giving their product away for free.

It’s the Number One Audio Podcast on the iTunes Music Store, and it’s the Number Two Podcast Overall.