Yes, you read correctly! 8 of SQPN‘s fantastic podcasts have been nominated for various categories in Podcast Awards 2008!

Cultural / Arts
Secrets of Harry Potter (rss)

Entertainment
Hands and Feet (rss)

Food and Drink
Grace Before Meals (rss)

Health / Fitness
Healthy Catholic (rss)
Phedippidations (rss)

PodSafe Music
Catholic Rockers (rss)

Religion Inspiration
Daily Breakfast (rss)
iPadre (rss)

Congratulations to a job well done!

Sadly, we did not make it to the People’s Choice Awards, but 8 nominations is still quite a feat!

Congratulations as well to our friends over at GSPN.tv for bagging 6 nominations! Well done Cliff!

Voting begins on October 23rd and closes on November 6th at 2359. (I believe it is PST) If the rules have not changed, I believe you are only allowed to submit one vote a day. So if you want to support your favorite podcasts, don’t forget to vote EVERYDAY!

If you still have not nominated your favorite podcasts for the upcoming Podcast Awards, you have another 2 more days left to do so! Nominations close on 30th September 2008, 2359hrs.

You may submit your nominations at http://www.podcastawards.com/

There are links to more than 80 podcasts which I’m personally subscribed to at my Podcasts page. That should provide some sort of inspiration.

Remember, you can only send in your nominations once, so please make your choices wisely!

Regular readers probably know that I’m a fan of Dan Klass from The Bitterest Pill Podcast. If you’re not a subscriber yet, I really think you should take a listen. The Bitterest Pill is a humorous and oh-so-slightly sarcastic view of Dan’s life as a stay-at-home dad, and (as he calls himself) “a failed actor/former comedian/shut-in”. There are 2 subscription options available. You can either choose to listen to the podcast once a month for free, or you can choose the Premium subscription (like I have) and receive 4 episodes a month for a low fee of US$4/month.

Being one of my Twitter/Facebook friends, Dan happens to notice that I listen to a certain Father D from the a certain podcasts named after a broken halo or something. (I know I’m sounding wierd, but I will explain later) Apparently, Dan and Father D were ex-classmates! What a small world!

Last Friday, I received a Facebook message from Dan that he’ll be appearing on Father D’s show on Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 159 – The Catholic Channel) at 8:20pm Eastern Time/5:20pm Pacific this coming Tuesday (23rd September 2008). (OK, you smart people can start checking the program schedule, and you’ll know who’s “Father D” and what show he’s hosting )

I’ve been wanting to share this piece of news with you all this whole weekend, but I thought I should check with Dan first. He’s fine with me making this announcement on my blog, and getting more listeners for the show, but since neither Father D nor his producer have been notified in advance, he thought perhaps we should be a little discreet about things. Dan’s checking with the “authorities” right now, while I post this announcement so everyone is informed and prepared in time for the show.

Meanwhile, if you are not a Sirius subscriber (like me ), you might want to consider signing up for the 3-day trial to listen to Sirius Internet Radio for FREE! (Hey, you can also catch Greg and Jennifer on The Catholics Next Door on the same channel! Kill 2 birds with 1 stone! )

There, I’ve finally got the secret off my chest. Now, won’t you “siriusly” consider signing up for a 3-day online trial now? I am.

Yes, the Podcasts Awards are here again. Nominations are open from now until “2359hrs on Sept 30th, 2008“. (Interestingly enough, the website does not mention which time zone.. hmm..)

Father Roderick has come up with suggestions for all you SQPN groupies out there. I now have a Podcast page with links to all the podcasts I’m currently subscribed to on iTunes. So you may be able to find some inspiration there too.

You can only nominate once, so please make your choice wisely.

In case you didn’t know, today (Sept 19) is International Talk Like A Pirate Day! (Arrrrrrrr!)

And since I don’t know how to blog or write a podcast review in pirate talk, that means you may have to wait until at least tomorrow before you hear from me on this blog.

Meanwhile, TGIF and enjoy! Arrrrrrr…!