Women in podcasting

Amy Gahran, of Contentious, is maintaining a list of the women in podcasting:

Since I’ve been talking about women in podcasting, I figured it would be a good idea to create a running list of podcasts which feature women as hosts or cohosts. Here are the ones I know about so far. Some of these I listen to regularly, others I’ve only heard once or twice. But all are the product of women’s efforts. Please check them out…

'Podcasts' are regular audio shows that are automatically delivered over the internet to subscribers, and can be listened to at any time, e.g. on your iPod while you're commuting to work.

Listen to Amy's own explanation of why more women should start podcasting, and read her response to Adam Curry's position on women podcasters (i.e. “I just see podcasters as podcasters, I don’t see them as male or female.”).

Somewhat related: Kottke's explanation of why the History Channel doesn't generally allow the use of female narrators. Apparently, they're thought to seem less gender-neutral than men, and also less authoritative.