iTunes Podcast Support: A Closer Look

Not all the podcasts on the iTMS are working yet. Al Franken's Air America wasn't showing up, so I unsubscribed from it. Surprisingly, as you can see from the screenshot below, it remains in my podcast list with a "Subscribe" button next to it. I can highlight it and hit the delete key on my keyboard to eradicate all traces of it.

The other interesting bit: Considering iTunes video support, why not make that little preview window for the Nightline podcast I am currently listening to actually display the full show? Why not take the extra step with video here, Apple? With Broadcast news, you could include all the commercials and become the new Internet T.V. I hope that's what they're announcing on July 7th.

UPDATE: Interesting news from Joel in the comments that makes this all the more feasible: "You can use the new podcast option for video blogs. any RSS feed with enclosures that uses video (im thinking only quicktime) can be played in itunes now. Just find a video blog that uses quicktime. Subscribe to it as a podcast using the advanced menu. then click get and you can watch the videos in the small little window or full screen. Not sure if you knew but now you do."