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I’ve been listening to (and greatly enjoying) a *lot* of podcasts lately, so I thought I’d share my current subscription list.

• Speaking of Faith – This is public radio’s “conversation about belief, meaning, ethics, and ideas”. In this podcast, Krista Tippett performs hour-long interviews with religious leaders, philosophers, and others.
• Geeks and God – Rob Feature and MF host a really great weekly podcast in which they talk about how we, as Christian geeks, can help our churches and ministries make better use of technology.
• Lightroom for Digital Photographers
• Lullabot – Lullabot is, perhaps, the current premier Drupal consulting shop. In this bi-weekly podcast, they discuss what’s currently happening in the Drupal world. Apart from the first 10 minutes or so (which usually consists of random chat), the podcast is very informative.
• The Moth – The Moth broadcasts short stories by various writers, performers, etc, told live, without notes. Without fail, they’re incredibly entertaining.
• Mustardseed Media Video Podcast – Bob Christenson, half of the Geeks and God crew, puts out a short Drupal videocast every few weeks. I’ve found them to be very helpful.
• Car Talk – What more needs to be said about Tom and Ray?
• Planet Money – In response to the ever-quickening rate of change in the current economy, NPR started producing this daily podcast, in which they discuss the day’s economy-related news.
• This American Life – IMHO, this show is *the* single most entertaining, most consistent, and most well-produced hour of audio one could listen to every week. For each episode, Ira Glass and crew pick a topic and bring us a variety of stories on that topic. Yes, it sounds dry and boring, but you *need* to give it a try. I implore you to listen. It’s that good.
• Radio Lab – I love Radio Lab. This is a more science-related podcast produced by the WNYC, the NYC NPR affiliate. It’s extremely well-produced (second only to TAL, in my opinion), and they do a great job of explaining some very complicated concepts in a way that non-science people can understand.
• Woodland Hills Sermon Podcats – I have a great respect for Woodland Hills church, and take a keen liking to the sermons from their senior pastor, Greg Boyd. I listen to this weekly, and it never ceases to challenge me on a very deep level.

So that’s my current list. What have you been listening to lately?

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We’ve been quite busy the last few weeks getting to know Toren, enjoying time with friends and family, and trying to catch up on our sleep. :-) Following are a few picture highlights from the last few weeks.

We’ve started learning how to entertain two kiddos at once:

We’ve been blessed by many visits from family:

We discovered that 1-week old babies can indeed accumulate toe jam:

We took a trip to the Coon Rapids Fire Department annual open house:

On this, the day after our seventh wedding anniversary, Meghan and I are overwhelmed by how lucky we are. The Lord has given us two beautiful children, an incredible marriage, and so many supportive friends and family. Thank you all so much.

(the rest of the photos from the last few weeks can be found here)

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