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Episode 43 dated October 23th, 2009 of the Zune Insider Podcast is now live and is hosted by Matt Akers (skipdeez) and Jessica Zahn (jetherealz).

Show notes:
Matt and Jessica talk about the Windows 7 launch (0:00-4:30). Interview with Wink Thorne, the program manager for Zune video podcasts in the Window 7 Media Center Internet TV section (4:30 - 10:26). We talk about Zune and Windows 7 integration (10:26 – 15:00). Opening of the Microsoft Store (15:00 – 17:54).  Matt and Jessica talk about going to the Consumer Electronics Show (17:54 – 19:20). Answering user questions (17:54 – 27:50. Music users sent (27:50 – 30:45). Video in Marketplace same day as on DVD (30:45 – 34:56).

The mp3 file is 24 MB and runs for a 35 minutes. Subscribe to the podcast in Zune 4.0 software here.  Download the audio file directly here - Stream it

Zune has a steady flow of new podcast series coming into the Zune Podcast Directory and many really great ones never get the deserved audience attention for a variety of reasons.  So, starting with this post will be a regular flow on this blog about new and cool podcasts that are the best of the best. 

Here is this week’s list.

-          SuperNews from Current TV is a full-episode animated video podcast makes fun of current events and online culture.

-          President Obama's Weekly Address and Key Speeches – Video

-          President Obama's Weekly Address and Key Speeches – Audio

-          Coverville is a long-running music podcast produced/hosted by pioneering podcaster Brian Ibbott that has published almost 600 episodes.

-          College Humor original videos are shockingly funny and like a box of chocolates as you never know what you are going to get with this very high quality produced viral video.

-          Digg Dialog is hosted by Digg co-founder and Diggnation co-host Kevin Rose as he shows his more serious side.

-          Smosh Videos are produced by YouTube stars Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox. This series won a YouTube award for Best Comedy.

-          Motley Fool Money podcast is your weekly dose of financial news, commentary and tips.

-          NPR: Planet Money you'll meet high rollers, brainy economists and regular folks -- all trying to make sense of our rapidly changing global economy.

-          Rotten Tomatoes Show from Current TV is a fun and very well produced movie review show. So before you go to the movies this coming weekend check latest full-episode.

The links above will take you to our page for them in our Zune.net podcast directory.

Catch the new third season FREE premiere episode as video podcast from the acclaimed Showtime series "The Tudors" in the Zune Marketplace.  THE TUDORS focus is on the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry 8's nearly 40-year, omnipotent reign of England played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers. This early release premiere episode will not be airing on Showtime until April 5th.   

If you missed Barack Obama's Inauguration speech this morning, then download it now through C-Span - Podcast of the Week audio podcast or CNN's  Anderson Cooper 360 Daily video podcast.  This is the First Presidential Inauguration to be covered by new media as podcasts had just been created back in 2004 and major media sources had not fully embraced podcasting.

You can also visit our Obama Inauguration feature page in the Zune Marketplace that offers links to Inauguration music playlists, videos and podcasts.  

The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is getting up and rolling now and you can catch all the action from the floor and breaking news coverage in video podcasts and G4 videos available through the Zune Marketplace. 

The FREE podcast feeds to watch are CNET News Video, CNET Loaded Video, Geek News Central Video and from G4 TV's Attack of the Show CES Update feed.  You can also find full-length G4 TV Attack of the Show episodes from CES in our video download-to-own store.  

Download the Zune 3.1 Software to get all this coverage on your windows pc now.  Zune is exhibiting in the Microsoft booth on the floor at CES again this year. 

Welcome to episode 13 (audio) of the Zune Insider Podcast co-hosted by Cesar Menendez and Rob Greenlee. This audio episode was recorded the Zune building on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA.

Topics covered this week include: Holiday Advertising kicks off next week, Upgrade Your Zune Software podcast subscribers switch your podcast subscription to the Zune Insider podcast feed, Discuss Latin Grammys in Houston earlier this week, CBSi release a new webisode series “Novel Adventures” as a Video Podcast, New TV Networks like G4 "Attack of the Show" and others added to the video store.

We also discuss 5 of your emails and  blog comments. Visit Zune.net (19:02 min).

Download the (13 MB MP3) audio file directly here - Direct RSS feed - Zune Subscribe

Welcome to episode 10 (video) of the Zune Insider Podcast co-hosted by Cesar Menendez and Rob Greenlee. This video episode was recorded in the main entrance lobby of the Zune building on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA.

Topics covered this week include: The new Gears of War 2 Zune 120 device and discussing the Launch of new Green Room music artist interview video podcast series. We show a sample clip from the Common Green Room interview and speak with Zune Urban/Hip-Hop Music Producer Omid Fratemi about the production of the Green Room video series (7:00-14:00 min) . 

We also discuss our trip to NYC next week to bring you some coverage from the large music event called CMJ and we also are planning a Zune Insider meet-up in NYC next week.  More details about the meet-up will be announced on this blog next week.

We also discuss your emails and comments. Visit Zune.net (23:22 min).

Download the (180MB MP4) video file directly here - Direct RSS feed - Zune Subscribe

Head over to Zune Marketplace and check out the Green Room podcast, an exclusive, inimate look at artists like Common, Oasis, T.I. and more. You heard a little about green room in this week's podcast, and now you can check it out for yourself! You'll get one episode once a week. Here's the list of artists you can get so far:

• 10/7: Common at Showbox SoDo in Seattle
• 10/7: Oasis at WaMu Theatre in Seattle
• 10/8: T.I. at Zune L.A.
• 10/9: Dierks Bentley at Xbox headquarters in Seattle
• 10/10: Seun Kuti at the Moore Theatre in Seattle

On the fence? Download a FREE sample WMV video clip here.

Get the FREE video episodes here: deep-link 

Everyone has switched into fall mode and that has translated into a huge jump in podcast interest in the Zune Podcast Marketplace software.  This is an annual rite of passage, that summer is the time when podcast usage dips and then it comes stampeding back in the Fall and Winter.  Well, this year is no exception and we have seen a 30% or more jump in new podcast subscriptions from August to September.  This heightened activity around podcasts involves Zune users discovering great new podcasts in the areas of politics, money, news and comedy. Current zune podcast users are also doing some significant house cleaning of podcast feeds that are just not of interest anymore.  This means that Zune has seen huge increase in activity around podcast transactions over the past few weeks on the Zune Podcast platform.

Here is the Top 25 most subscribed to podcasts in the past week (Sept 21-28, 2008):

The below deep-links go to the Zune Podcast Marketplace - media player software. You can download the desktop player here to get these FREE podcast episodes from the below podcasts.

1. FOXCAST: Family Guy (audio)
2. Best of YouTube (video)
3. HBO’s Stand Up Comedy (video)
4. Zune Insider (video & audio)
5. Strong Bad Emails (video)
6. Xbox 360 Only Game Trailers (video)
7. Discovery Channel (video)
8. Discovery Dirty Jobs (video)
9. Dane Cook Podcast (audio)
10. GameTrailers.com – Xbox 360 (video)
11. Happy Tree Friends (video)
12. NBC Nightly News (video)
13. Onion News Network (video)
14. G4 Attack of the Show (video)
15. Dilbert Animated Cartoons (video)
16. Comedy Central: Standup (video)
17. Real Time with Bill Maher (audio)
18. Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil (video)
19. G4 TV X-Play’s Gaming Update (video)
20. 60 Minutes Podcast – Full Episode (audio)
21. Xbox Live’s Major Nelson Radio (audio)
22. G4 TV Around the Net (video)
23. HBO’s The Life & Times of Tim (video)
24. CNBC’s Mad Money w/Jim Cramer (video)
25. G4 TV Street Fury Video Podcast (video)

If you are a podcaster with a podcast in the Zune Marketplace Directory then you can also create what we call a Zune Deep-Link that you can use to link to your podcast page in the Zune Marketplace - Media Player software. To get this link go to this page: http://social.zune.net/links/ZuneLinks.aspx and do a search for your podcast to find the deep-link for use on your website. We will give you the complete code to place this link into your HTML code on your blog or webpage.