Cereal podcasts

Are you looking for more cereal fun? Perhaps listening to a cereal podcast is what you need.

Last fall podcasting got a major shot in the arm with the very successful Serial podcast that came from WBEZ in Chicago and the creators of This American Life radio show. Podcasting technology has been fairly geeky up to this point, but Serial along with the ubiquity of smartphones has generated a whole new interest in this audio media.

Recognizing the opportunity for a play on words, several creative individuals have initiated their own spin-offs of Serial, utilizing the homophone, cereal. At least two podcasts have launched, and a very brief spoof. One Cereal Podcast, even featuring a knock-off logo from Serial, seemed to fizzle after only four episodes. But, the bowl looks much fuller for Cereal from the Heritage Radio Network, which is now on their fifth episode and provides entertaining shows bantering about different cereals and cereal news.

Is podcasting the best vehicle for pondering the wonder of cereals? There are so many visual and sensory dimensions to cereal that would be greatly enhanced if brought to video. Perhaps someone will do the same with regular video episodes on YouTube, like was done with the now defunct Cereal Wednesday.

In any case, if you can't get enough cereal in your life, here's an enjoyable way to get more during your commute, while preparing dinner, walking the dog, etc.