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This week the podcast is taking you around the world online, in real life, through the habits of young folk and through a series of beeps and blips. If you would like to follow up and visit the sites you heard in the show, here's where you can find them:

• Solana Larsen, managing editor of takes us through some of the news that bloggers are discussing.


• Toby Moores of tells us about the importance of bringing online social networks together.


• Mimi Ito is one of the authors and researchers on the and can tell us why your kids should be allowed time online.


• Mike Rosenthal is one of the organisers of the forthcoming in New York where 8bit is best for music and fun.

If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblog -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you.

This week the podcast is mixed bag of treats. If you would like to follow up and visit the sites you heard in the show, here's where you can find them:

• Cathy Brooks is best known for her work at but also takes time to get involved in activism online. She talks about how the internet is changing political decision making.


• Always happy to have him visit - Chris Vallance talks to Dan Jellineck of about getting things done locally.


• Rupert Howe explains to the uninitiated.


• John and Jon of the podcast talk about the art of conversation and well, using adult language. This pod cast is not for children and maybe not the best of you are sensitive to strong language.

If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblog -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you.

This week the podcast is all about reading online. Freebooks, Ebooks, podcasts and tweets.

Rhod and Jamillah talk about reading and writing on screens and in this bumper issue we have a cast of great names who explain how the internet is shaping publishing.

Here's a cast-list of experts on the podcast, just in case you want to visit them yourself:

• George Walkley of talks about big publishing houses addressing new issues online.


• James Bridle of prints adult books on demand and discusses the future in this medium.


• Joshua Rothass of makes things that are small and beautiful.


• Alex Millway is the .


• Stephen Ely, editor of tells us about making great stories into a great podcast.


• Award winning author and podcaster talks about spinning grippng yarns on the web.

Plenty there for relaxing with a great story or fiction podcast, though don't forget to come back to us next week for more news!

If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblog -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you.

The podcast is dedicated to American politics. This week's edition was recorded before the US election night.

Rhod had some round table discussions about how the web is tied to politics.Here's a note on who joined in so you can visit them yourself:

• Mark Lane of Daytona Beach News-Journal on .


• Justin Sayfie of .


• Michael Froomkin of .


• Andrew Rasiej of

Jamillah finds out more about how organised citizen journalists are over the election period with Jason Barnett of

More than enough there to keep your ears entertained and your online political appetite sated as the world looks to America and it's new President.

If you have seen a blog or heard a podcast that you think we should know about, drop me a line at podsandblog -at- bbc.co.uk I'd love to hear from you.