Weekly Wrap – June 30

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It’s a wrap for the week: Steven Colbert Gives iPhone Zero Stars Philosophy Bites Miles and Coltrane on YouTube: The Jazz Greats The Online Spanish Education Program 20 Podcasts That Will Teach You Spanish, French, Italian and German (A Reprise) What Feed Readers Don’t See on Open Culture Subscribe to Our Feed and Tell a [...]

Colbert Gives iPhone Zero Stars

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Philosophy Bites

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Back when we started out, we mentioned a radio show — and now podcast — coming out of Stanford that offers a “down-to-earth and no-nonsense approach” to philosophy that’s engaging, if not entertaining. It’s called Philosophy Talk, and you can catch some of the old programs on iTunes. Now, about 6,000 miles and eight time [...]

Miles and Coltrane on YouTube: The Jazz Greats

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One of our readers tipped us off to a couple of vintage jazz clips on YouTube. First up is footage of Miles Davis and John Coltrane playing a nice rendition of “So What,” the leadoff tune from Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue (1959), an album that ranks at the very top of the jazz canon. [...]

French Podcasts – Learn French

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Our collection of podcasts will help you start speaking Mandarin or Cantonese. To learn more languages, see our complete collection of foreign language lesson podcasts. French for Beginners iTunes Feed Web Site Fun, effective lessons for beginners. Provided by the French Ecole. Le Journal en français facile iTunes Feed Web Site Nightly news from RFI [...]

English Podcasts – Learn English

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Our collection of podcasts will help you start getting comfortable in English. To learn more languages, see our complete collection of foreign language lesson podcasts. Business English iTunes Web Site Learn the English you will need to function effectively in an American business environment. English as a Second Language Podcast iTunes Feed Web Site A [...]

Weekly Wrap – June 24

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Another week, another wrap: The Top 25 Educational Podcasts on iTunes – June 22 The Trouble with Judas James Joyce’s Ulysses: A Free Podcast University Podcasts: The New Video Wave on iTunes The Salman Rusdie Affair: Part II Physics for Future Presidents on Video 20 Podcasts That Will Teach You Spanish, French, Italian and German [...]

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What is Open Culture’s Mission? Open Culture explores cultural and educational media (podcasts, videos, online courses, etc.) that’s freely available on the web, and that makes learning dynamic, productive, and fun. We sift through all the media, highlight the good and jettison the bad, and centralize it in one place. Trust us, you’ll find engaging [...]

The Top 25 Educational Podcasts on iTunes – June 22

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We haven’t visited the list of iTunes’ top educational podcasts since April. So it’s time for another look…What we’ve got here is pretty much a case of “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” Or, put differently, even though two months have passed, it is still foreign language lesson podcasts that are ruling the [...]