Podcasts. Should cultural heritage/local history sites be adding such to our offerings?

I think there is great potential in local history groups providing downloadable podcasts for tours and such, in association with other marketing and promotion activities for the organization and its sites, neighborhood, commercial district, city and/or region.

Visit Dublin has two tours available now, and nine more in process. The podcasts will feature Irish writers and other personages.

I think the idea has a lot of promise. I'm not sure if it's being realized quite yet. Still, I can see a nice U Street podcast on the horizon, featuring music and other great sounds.

Still, there's a difference in the excitement quotient of podcasts done by cultural organizations (think the commentary on a classical radio show or the subtitles of the conversation between Woody Allen and Diane Keaton after the tennis match in "Annie Hall") compared to those by people like Adam Curry or the travel publisher Rough Guide (See "Rough guide to podcast tourism"). That's an issue that will need to be addressed as cultural heritage groups market to new and different market segments.

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